Didi Han: Tracks That Shaped My Sound

For Didi Han, music isn’t just something you hear—it’s something you live in. The Paris-based DJ and producer has a gift for sculpting sonic spaces that feel cinematic, intimate, and otherworldly all at once. Her new EP Youth distills that vision with crystalline precision: born from a golden afternoon by the Seine, where strangers painted, read, and swam in quiet harmony, its tracks vibrate with the warmth of connection and the freedom of fleeting moments.

Drawing on inspirations like Four Tet, Jamie xx, and FKA Twigs, Didi has crafted a sound rooted in emotion as much as rhythm—anchored by thick 808s, shimmering synths, and a sense of movement both physical and emotional. On ‘I Dream,’ she threads it all together into a dreamscape of longing, forgiveness, and self-discovery. We spoke to Didi about the tracks that shaped her sound.

Four Tet - Lahaina Noon

The peaceful soundscape that Four Tet creates is always something I aspire to. The unique horn sound in the second half twists in strange ways gives awkward in a good way like two colors that seemingly shouldn't blend but somehow harmonize on a single palette.

A.A.L - I Never Dream

Under his alias A.A.L (Against All Logic), Nicolas Jaar builds this track with a dense, rising buildup that suddenly gives way to emptiness, where warm keyboard chords emerge in a minimal arrangement. It feels as if only the essential parts of my heart remain, while everything else falls away. His rough drum sound design never gets boring.

Koreless – Joy Squad

As FKA twigs’ producer, Koreless brings a sound design that’s clean and precise. Each sound stands out on its own, stimulating us even without dense layering. His blend of gritty textures with modern clarity results in a minimal but there’s nothing to add or subtract.

The Chemical Brothers – Asleep From Day

Listening to this track feels like time and space shift — as if the place the music is coming from exists separately from everything else. The deeply reverberated electric guitar and soft, warm pads form a lullaby-like atmosphere.