This Friday sees one of the most interesting club concepts in Helsinki in a while. Mysterious UU Theory brand puts up a party in Uunisaari, lightens up the whole island, throws in a full scale fireworks show and gathers together a club full of music enthusiasts.
The lineup includes me, Heikki L, Something Good boys and Tim & Tom. In case you missed it, the event also had a different but very fresh trailer and UU guys joined Heikki L and me in the studio and asked us to deliver a track for the night, which will see a full scale premiere at the club.
It’s Taiteiden Yö on Friday so in case you’re around, come join the fun. As I’m writing this, there should be still some tickets available. And for those of you looking for free-of-charge fun, the fireworks craziness starts at 22:00 and will be fully visible next to Uunisaari on Kaivopuisto side.
Dutch wonder Menno De Jong hits Helsinki’s Kaivohuone tonight. Lovetone, Luminescent and me will be doing the warmup (see the schedule below) and terrace should be open with laidback house vibes as the summer seems not to stop :) I’m really looking forward to the night – Menno is sure not to disappoint and it’s been ages I’ve last seen Luminescent perform and Lovetone’s new productions have been top quality, so that should be worth hearing too. BTW, check his brand new remix of Super8&Tab’s “Empire” – grreat stuff.
http://www.djorion.fi // DJ Orions podcast is a one hour show, hosted by DJ Orion (Finnish National Radio YleX, Radio NRJ, Lost Language, Solaris) and casted twice a month from Helsinki, Finland. For tracklists and more info, see http://www.djorion.fi
Like skate boarding? Even if you wouldn’t, I recommend to check this video out: Ride.
Jyrki Lehtola writes (in Finnish only, sorry) about the quality and content of radio channels. Easily the best writing I’ve read in ages: Radio kysyy kansalta.
Iamamiwhoami, a mysterious artist I’ve been tweeting earlier is now selling her music already, the latest track came out yesterday. This is the most haunting, interesting and creepiest music project I’ve seen in a long while. I recommend you check all her videos, they üüübercool. The music is available to buy on iTunes Music Store.
Iamamiwhoami’s Youtube, Facebook, iTMS.
DJ Orion @ Fantasia, Tropiclandia, Vaasa – 7.8.2010
01. Inkfish – Early Morning
02. Heikki L & DJ Orion – Playing With Knives (UU Island Mix)
03. Thomas Feijk & Faithless – Roads to Salvation (DJ Orion re-edit)
04. Slusnik Luna – Sun (Orion & Flight re-edit)
05. Rank 1, Wippenberg, Nic Chagall – 100 (DJ Orion edit)
06. Bedrock – Heaven Scent (Orion & Flight re-edit)
07. Super8&Tab – Black Is The New Yellow
08. DJ DLG – Everybody’s Free (Lazor mix)
09. WhiteRoom & Coast 2 Coast – The White Home (DJ Orion re-edit)
10. Ali Wilson – Pandora
Literally fantastic night @ Fantasia, Tropiclandia, Vaasa – easily the most amazing party I’ve been to in Pohjanmaa area. Big up to Toni, Janica, Kaitsu, Timo, Mika and most importantly all of You for making this happen. Thanks a million!
To be honest, this is something you would not expect when driving 50km from Hämeenlinna to the woods and play at the scout camp. Thanks to everyone at Kilke, especially to Jangler for superb hospitality. Such a friendly atmosphere during the day – and such a crrrrazy atmosphere in the night :)
Some more snapshots available on Summer 2010 photoblog and some background info here.
DJ Orion @ Mixxed Discotheque, Bio Rex, Helsinki – 31.8.2010 – 00:00-end
01. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake remix)
02. Cassius – 99 (Tim Green remix)
03. Joe T. Vannelli – This Is Helsinki, Not Harlem (DJ Orion re-edit)
04. Underworld, Axwell, Mark Knight – Counting Down The Pipes (Orion & Flight re-edit)
05. Sander Kleinenberg – M.A.N.I.A.C.
06. Edwin Oosterwal – Scrub The Tub
07. Iranzo Lasia – Vor Haus
08. Inkfish – Early Morning
09. Playton – Silence (Timo Juuti remix)
10. Dennis Ferrer – Hey Hey (Dim Chris remix)
11. Koen Groeneveld – Air Breaks
12. Crazibiza – Spinnin Around (Tommyboy remix)
13. Butch – Tease Me
14. Hausjacker – Circus Freak
15. Andy Chatterley – Access The Future
16. Heikki L & Houseamigo DJs – God Save The Queer
17. Slusnik Luna – Sun (Orion & Flight re-edit)
+ 18. Mori Kante – Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor remix)
MONDAY-TUESDAY 2.8.-3.8.2010 – STUDIO DAYS W/ HEIKKI L
I bet it can’t get too easily as busy and exotic as this week is going to be. We started on Monday a two-day studio session with Heikki L, doing a cover/remake of an oldskool rave classic “Bizarre Inc – Playing With Knives” (video behind the link & embedded below). Feeling the early 90’s vibe? In addition to updating the rave piano riff to 2010, we also learned those dance moves, dressed up like MC Hammer and watched all seasons of Melrose Place.
WEDNESDAY 4.8.2010 – PLAYING AT 10000 PEOPLE SCOUT CAMP / JAMBOREE
On Wednesday, 4.8, I’ll head to the woods of Hämeenlinna where over 10000 boy- and girlscouts are having the biggest scout camp in Finland. The camp ends on Thursday and on Wednesday night there’s a biiig party where I was invited. In addition to me, Jangler from Ylivieska.org will take care of the breaks and beats. This must be among the most exotic gig experiences and I’m really excited to get there to enjoy the camp atmosphere and rave with the mosquitoes. You can find more information about the camp @ kilke.fi.
The exotic vibe continues on Thursday @ Helsinki’s Hartwall Areena. There’s an annual Assembly demo party, a demoscene and gaming event (see wikipedia), which gathers around 5000 attendees every year. I’ve never been in the middle of 5000 people madly excited about computers – which sounds like a crazy amount of glowing screens and endless sound of tapping keyboards. Where’s the survival guide?
For those needing a well earned break after sitting the whole day at their computers, there’s a three day rave party starting on Thursday at midnight. I’ll be starting the event full-on right after midnight, warming up the floor for DJ Proteus, who never needs any kind of a warm up ;) Thanks to Pasi @ Sequence for the invitation, let’s rave until the blue screen appears! More info about Assembly @ assembly.org
FRIDAY 6.8.2010 – BASS ATTACK @ VAAKUNA, MIKKELI
On Friday I’ll head to Mikkeli, which itself is exotic enough to fit to this week’s theme. The nice possé from Guru entertainment have been organizing a summer club @ Vaakuna and I’ll be headlining on Friday with a proper 2,5h set. The event will be held at Vaakuna, Facebook event is here. It’s actually my first visit to Mikkeli ever, looking forward to see the city and the nightlife. Come drop by if you’re around.
The travel continues on Saturday to Vaasa to finalize the exotic week with some über-exoticness. Fiksaatio possé have been doing some great parties during the past years, not only in Seinäjoki, but also in nearby cities and pulled some well earned attention towards them. Now, to end a memorably hot summer in Finland, Fiksaatio organizes a massive party “Fantasia” in a local spa/waterpark Tropiclandia with 15 top-class DJs and live acts (Alex Kunnari, Joonas Hahmo, Flight, Syna, OlliS, Ville Lope, Sami Saari…), 32C heat and a vibe to remember. Needless to say, the event is definitely something unique in the area and definitely worth checking, I’m really happy to have a possibility to be part of it. Check the official website or Facebook event for more info.
DJ Orion @ Klubitus 10 Year Anniversary, Tivoli, Helsinki – 30.8.2010 – 02:20-end
01. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake remix)
02. Cassius – 99 (Tim Green remix)
03. Joe T. Vannelli – This Is Helsinki, Not Harlem (DJ Orion re-edit)
04. Sander Kleinenberg – M.A.N.I.A.C.
05. Heikki L & Flight – Amor De La Discoteca
06. Koen Groeneveld – Air Breaks
07. DJ PP – Miami Vice
08. Butch – Tease Me
09. Inkfish – Early Morning
10. Crazibiza – Spinning Around (Tommyboy remix)
11. Monaque – Dos3000
12. Marc Marzenit – Tarzan’s Assignment (Orion & Flight re-edit)
13. Hausjacker – Circus Freak
14. Mark Knight & Wolfgang Gartner – Consciedo
15. Dennis Ferrer – Hey Hey (Dim Chris remix)
Elokuun ensimmäisessä DJ-ohjelmassa käydään tunnin ajaksi kuluneen kesän parhaiden house-, proge- ja tranceraitojen pariin. Luvassa katsaus 90-luvun househittien uudelleenlämmityksiin Stardustilta, Cassiukselta ja Phats & Smallilta, Syna-trion Timo Juuti kesän pianohousehitin takaa, uutta Sander Kleinenbergiä lähes vuoden tauon jälkeen sekä lisäksi mm. Eric Prydz, Proff, Rank1, Mark Knight, Wolfgang Gartner, Felix Da Housecat, Coast 2 Coast...
A busy weekend coming up. On Friday I’ll be playing at the ten year anniversary party of a local club related website Klubitus. For years Klubitus has been #1 information provider in Finland for anyone interested in club scene and its birthday is not only a gathering of like-minded people but also a get-together of DJs who normally don’t play at the same event. Legendary Art of Trance will be headlining. An eclectic and interesting night coming up.
On Saturday I’ll head to Bio Rex terrace to probably the best regular summer club event in Helsinki. Mixxed Discotheque has been running for some years now – every summer Saturday hosted by Tony Profondo and Niko Geselle – at the heart of Helsinki with really really nice views and happy atmosphere. Usually there are some queues, not a bad decision to come early – the party starts already at 19:00 and the terrace closes at 02:00. I’ll start my 1,5hours at 23:15 and Kimmo O, Aslak and the residents Tony and Niko take care of the rest.
Klubitus 10 Years Facebook event
Friday 30.7.2010, 22 – 04, K18, 10€ @ Tivoli, Freda 51-53 / Helsinki
Art of Trance (live, UK)
Orkidea, Proteus vs Eliot Ness
Oded Peled, Orion, Muffler vs Genki
Bobby Speed, Kaiu & Sakura, Mekaanikko vs Tremont
Klubitus All-Stars: DJ Anqh, Tres, Mayah vs DJ Skai
Mixxed Discotheque Facebook event
Saturday 31.7.2010, 19 – 02, K18, 5€ @ Bio Rex Terrace / Helsinki
Orion
Aslak & Kimmo0
Tony Profondo
Niko Geselle
Yay! Isn’t it a regular evening in Helsinki archipelago to have a bunch of happy, goodlooking people dancing to techno music on a small cruise ship? I really wish it was :) Thanks to everyone for making a great evening and big up to Madwave possé for an invitation. Here are some photos by Timo Torvikoski, Sessions2.:
Despite the slightly cloudy weather today in Helsinki, the heat is on @ m/s Emma starting at 20:00 – Madwave runs their first official cruise for this summer and I’m joining the fun with Madwave residents Sergei Shkuroff and Dimitry Zoom plus Houseamigo DJs.
Madwave boys also interviewed me regarding the event, you can check that one on Klubitus.
Here are the cruise details:
Madwave & Calvin Klein presents :: KAZANTIP Z18 OFFICIAL SEA CRUISE
Saturday 24.7.2010, 20 – 00, K18, 15€ @ Sunlines M/S Emma / Helsinki
Here’s a video covering the whole last weekend in Northern Finland – definitely one of the highlights of this summer, good vibrations, lots of happy people and techno music. Excellent combination.
There’s also the official Sunburn 2010 video, if you didn’t see it yet.
What comes to the video, thanks again to Kaasi. He delivers. :)
