DJ Orion @ YleX – 6.9.2010 – The Finnish Showdown.
Syyskuun ensimmäisessä YleX:n DJ-ohjelmassa käydään läpi loppukesän ja alkusyksyn parhaat Suomi-tuotannot. Lautasilla kisaavat kotimaiset tähdet Super8 & Tab, Heikki L, Joonas Hahmo, Something Good, Tom Fall, Anton Soninin projekti Lovetone, Timo Juuti, Sami Saari, Labtracks sekä Tempo Giusto. Ulkomaisista soittimeen eksyy Junkie XL Inception-elokuvan soundtrackin kimpussa, uusi Pryda-mashup sekä Mark Knight.
Tune in – nyt maanantaina klo 22-23.
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Here’s a re-edit I made for this summer’s gigs – a combination of two of my long-time favourite trance classics, Coast 2 Coast’s “Home” and WhiteRoom’s evergreen “The WhiteRoom”.
You can download the full quality (320kbps) re-edit below, naturally free of charge. When you click, it requests you to Share on Facebook or Twitter the link to this site that others could enjoy the track as well. I hope you’re fine with it. You can edit the text before you share it.
DOWNLOAD: Coast 2 Coast vs. WhiteRoom – The White Home (DJ Orion re-edit)
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Coast2Coast vs. WhiteRoom – The White Home (DJ Orion re-edit) by djOrion
DJ Orion & J.Shore
Goodbye Earth
Genre: Downtempo,
Release Date: Sep 10 2010
Label: Silk Sofa Music
Tracklist:
1 DJ Orion & J.Shore – Your Highness (Original Mix)
2 DJ Orion & J.Shore – Deep Blue (Original Mix)
3 DJ Orion & J.Shore – When All The Ships Are Gone (Original Mix)
Track clips, YouTube link.
Release Info:
Silk Sofa is proud to welcome back the Finnish brothers DJ Orion & J.Shore, who have provided us with a gorgeous 3-track EP. They have had successful releases on labels such as Solaris, Mango Alley, and Lost Language, and while their tracks there have been released with accompanying remixes, it”s now time for their very first single EP to maximize the exposure of these great talents. The mighty “Your Highness” consists of stunning harmonies that really express this majestic feeling you get when listening to the song. The vast array of strings, piano riffs, and pizzicatos in the background all form a pleasant and unique soundscape, and it”s difficult to get one”s ears away from this.
A somber and haunting atmosphere introduces “Deep Blue”, and the floating cellos in the bac! kground help to enhance the soundscape even more. Halfway into the track, the energy builds to an unbelievably catchy and harmonic ambiance, supported by lush and frisky percussion elements.
A sublime intro starts off “When All The Ships Are Gone”; crickets, the wind in the background, and the charming piano line are just some of the ingredients here, and the various woodwinds and guitar notes add even more texture to the track. Imagine standing on a hill and looking at the sea – this is definitely the perfect “goodbye” song.
See the video above (if you can’t see it, check it on Youtube). Skip to 1:20 if you’re too lazy to see the bass tweaking in the beginning.
To refer what’s happening in the video: Steve Angello’s Beatport #1 hit “KNAS” is basically put together from samples taken directly from Vengeance Future House Vol.3 package. You could make the same track with Ableton Live in two minutes. (The “hit melody” riff is “VFH2 128BPM Capone Kit : VFH2 128BPM Capone Melody 2”)
I think it was Sebastian Leger who first wrote on his Twitter about it some weeks ago, DJ Flight retweeted it soon after and finally Beatportal covered it this morning. Interestingly, the Beatportal post was removed in a couple of hours, as well as the video explaining the stunt.
When Angello’s doing tracks like that, I really can’t tell if he is arrogant, lacking skills or just plain stupid. Or is it the customer who is stupid when buying anything offered under the name of Swedish House Mafia? I really can’t tell any other artist who could (or even would try to) bring a track to Beatport TOP10 which is put together just from Vengeance samples.
edit: On his Twitter, Steve Angello was defending himself saying: “Everyone can sample . Its about finding the sample , how you use the sample , how you produce the track .. Look at every single hip hop track from gang starr , kanye west , jay z , to anyone u can name .. They always sample but makes a hit out of it .. Look at daft punk , even prodigy & chemical brothers Its easy to judge after the sample is discovered. Be the first to use it or stop judging.”
Comparing KNAS kind of sampling to Prodigy and Chemical Brothers doesn’t make Steve really look any smarter. D’oh!
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.
UU Island from UU Theory on Vimeo.
UU Island – In the Studio with Orion & Heikki L from UU Theory on Vimeo.
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Some photos from Fantasia, Tropiclandia, Vaasa. Not seeing them correctly? Click here.
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See also the Summer 2010 video, including some footage from the event:
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.
Schedule:
22:00 Lovetone
23:30 Luminescent LIVE
00:15 Orion
01:30 Menno de Jong
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
[podcast]http://www.djorion.fi/orion/orion119.mp3[/podcast]DJ Orion’s Podcast #119, Summer in Music
Tracklist
01. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake Remix) (CDr)
02. Cassius – 99 (Tim Green Remix) (ITH)
03. Crazibiza – Spinning Around (Tommyboy Remix) (Pornostar)
04. Sander Kleinenberg – M.A.N.I.A.C. (Little Mountain)
05. Schodt feat. Aida Fenhel – White Tiger (Mango Remix) (Silk)
06. Playton – Silence (Timo Juuti Remix) (Nellie)
07. Mark Knight, Wolfgang Gartner – Conscindo (Toolroom)
08. Felix Da Housecat – Thee Anthem (Eric Prydz Remix) (Pryda Friends)
09. PROFF – Albina (Anjunadeep)
10. Rank 1, Wippenberg, Nic Chagall – 100 (High Contrast)
11. Coast 2 Coast vs. WhiteRoom – The White Home (DJ Orion re-edit)
12. David West, Andreas Hermansson – Larry Mountains 54 (Juventa Remix) (Anjunabeats)
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http://bit.ly/orionpodcast
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DJ Orion iPhone Application
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UU Island – In the Studio with Orion & Heikki L from UU Theory on Vimeo.
UU Island boys took a day off and joined Heikki L and me in the studio. It’s also a preview of the UU Island theme, “Playing With Knives”.
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.
One of Iamamiwhoami’s videos below or here.
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
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.
THURSDAY 5.8.2010 – ASSEMBLY RAVE @ HARTWALL AREENA
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.
SATURDAY 7.8.2010 – FANTASIA @ TROPICLANDIA WATERPARK, VAASA
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 @ YleX 02.08.2010 – Summer in Music
Tracklist
01. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake Remix) (CDr)
02. Cassius – 99 (Tim Green Remix) (ITH)
03. Crazibiza – Spinning Around (Tommyboy Remix) (Pornostar)
04. Sander Kleinenberg – M.A.N.I.A.C. (Little Mountain)
05. Schodt feat. Aida Fenhel – White Tiger (Mango Remix) (Silk)
06. Playton – Silence (Timo Juuti Remix) (Nellie)
07. Mark Knight, Wolfgang Gartner – Conscindo (Toolroom)
08. Felix Da Housecat – Thee Anthem (Eric Prydz Remix) (Pryda Friends)
09. PROFF – Albina (Anjunadeep)
10. Rank 1, Wippenberg, Nic Chagall – 100 (High Contrast)
11. ID – ID (CDr)
12. David West, Andreas Hermansson – Larry Mountains 54 (Juventa Remix) (Anjunabeats)
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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)
DJ Orion @ YleX – 2.8.2010 – Summer in Music.
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...
Tune in – nyt maanantaina klo 22-23.
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