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One Summer Starter this Saturday

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This Saturday One returns to Tanssitalo to start the summer. For me this also means a short break with One – unfortunately I can’t be present at the first One of the upcoming autumn (for the reasons I will tell later), so I will definitely make the most out of this experience. Check the One trailer above (fantastic work by joili) and the details below.

ONE Summer Starter

Saturday 30.5.2009, 22 – 04, K18, 10€ @ Tanssitalo / Tampere

NIKLAS HARDING [Armada, Denmark] OLLIS [YleX] ORION [Misc, YleX]

I’m really excited of hearing Niklas’s set again – the last time must have been on Iglu tour years ago and it was just brilliant. Niklas’s career has been very very successful in the past years and I’m assuming this will a One to remember… :)

For more, check One Facebook event or visit One website

YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 26.5.2009

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DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 26.05.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. Maxence Cyrin – Don’t You Want Me (F-Communications)
02. Kris Menace – Metropolis (Compuphonic)
03. Ad Brown – Hope (Fris)
04. Nifra – Complicated Life (1985 Mix) (AVA)
05. Crossryders – Dynamis (AVA)

*** BIISIVIERAS NIKLAS HARDING ***
06. Niklas Harding – The Soul (CDr)

07. Leventina – Naked (Unreleased Digital)
08. Day.din – Halkidiki (Spin Twist)
09. Andrew Bennett – Break Away (Martin Roth NuStyle Dub Mix) (S107)
10. Sunny Lax – Reborn (Nawarro N.O.U.P.L.I.F.T. remix) (Anjunabeats)

*** VIIKON VINYYLI ***
11. Der Dritte Raum – Hale Bopp (Jackdaw remix) (Addictive)

12. Gareth Emery – Metropolis (Garuda)
13. Filo & Peri – Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Vandit)

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Deadmau5 interview
They call it acid – The story of Acid House culture
Kris Menace new album
Microsoft Reduced To Using An iPod To Sell Zune Pass Music Subscriptions
Musiikki vaikuttaa jo vastasyntyneen aivoihin
The future of Spotify
Interview: Nic Fanciulli
Sasha interview
PvD interview
Joey Beltram talks oldskool

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
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Niklas Harding Tiistain Tanssi-illan biisivieraana

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Niklas Harding promo pic

26.05.2009 Tiistain Tanssi-illan ensimmäisen tunnin biisivieraana on tanskalainen Niklas Harding. Armin van Buurenin Armada-levymerkin julkaisujen myötä maailmanmaineeseen nousseelta miekkoselta kuullaan viimeisimpien kuulumisten lisäksi maailman radioensi-iltansa saava kappale, The Soul.

Ensimmäisen tunnin musalinjaus kiikkuu tällä kertaa vahvasti trancen puolella – mukana on tech- ja psy-vaikutteiden ohella musiikkia Ad Brownilta, Gareth Emerylta, Kris Menacelta ja Filo & Periltä. Labeleista edustettuna on muunmuassa AVA, Anjunabeats, Unreleased Digital ja Vandit. Lisäksi tuttuun tapaan musauutiset ja viikon vinyyli.

Tune in. Nyt tiistaina klo 21-22
Web-stream: http://areena.yle.fi/mediasoitin/ylex/

Tanssi-ilta livenä myös Twitterissä: www.twitter.com/ylex

There’s something about Love.

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LOVE, 5.7.2009, Poster

During the past weeks and days you might have come up with a new club concept, which is launching in Helsinki in early July. The event series has a big name, Love, but the name also tells it all: it’s been made with love to music, to club culture and to people who share the same vibes. It brings us all together.

If you thought Love is korny, it’s a stupid cliché or that people don’t speak about love anymore, check the Love website which presents Love from Twitter is real time. Love is all around us.

I’m very happy that Misc possé (Oded, Asaf and me) are again working with DJ Orkidea and the whole Unity crew. It’s been more than a year after we got together to think through to the concept even close to this size and after the experiences on Metaverse tour, I just can’t wait Love to happen.

On the opening night 5.7.2009, held at the biggest and finest new venue in Helsinki, The Circus, Pete Tong makes his debut gig in Finland. It’s been estimated that over 30 million people hear Pete’s each BBC Radio 1 show which is just h.u.g.e crowd. In comparison, the last episode of Conan O’Brien’s talk show was seen by 3,5 million people. He is one of the most influencial trendsetters of electronic music and the second oldest radio voice on BBC Radio 1.
Culturally speaking, club culturally to be frank, I think Pete Tong is easily among the most important DJ visitors Finland has seen in years.
(And if you thought Pete Tong is a big name, just wait for the upcoming nights… :)

Below is a Love story of Pete Tong. To get more information about the night, why not visit Love Facebook event

Love Story 2: The Artist

There are many reasons why Pete Tong has been called ‘The most powerful person in dance music’ by Muzik Magazine. Or even ‘The god of dance music’ by The Independent. It might be the fact that on a weekly basis, there are more than 30 million live listeners to his BBC1 radio shows ‘Essential Selection’ and ‘Essential Mix’. It might also be the fact that Daft Punk, Underworld, Tiësto, Basement Jaxx, Justice, Eric Prydz and pretty much everybody in dance music hope to get him to be the first to introduce their music to the world. Maybe it’s the fact that since releasing the first ever house music compilation in the UK — ‘The House Sound of Chicago Vol 1’ in 1986 — he has sold millions of compilations for brands such as Pacha, Ministry of Sound, Cream, Mixmag and his very own FFRR label where he’s signed such artists as Orbital and Goldie.

As the icon that he is, Tong was the inspiration behind the film “It’s All Gone Pete Tong”. As a producer he has assembled the music for movie soundtracks such as The Beach, Human Traffic and 24 Hour Party People, and has produced his own material under various guises. He’s one of the biggest crowd pullers in clubland, including his legendery residencies at Pacha Ibiza and Ministry of Sound in London, and headlining slots all over the globe. It seems as if everything Pete touches turns into a long-lasting memory. Which explains why he’s one of the most sought after figures in a scene that’s built around music that turns into an experience.

The dance scene has changed a lot since Pete started, but one thing remains the same: “People love music, make no mistake about that, whether and how they buy it right now is one thing, but people still want to party… it’s our job to come up with new parties, new nights, new venues, new themes to keep the scene fresh and exciting.” Pete still sees his vocation as he did when he started out, playing other people’s records to get an audience dancing. “We need to constantly remember why people want to come to clubs – which is simply to have a great time and feel the music.” And here we are, ready to do just that.

LOVE is delighted to have Mr. Tong play his debut gig in Finland on a night that will be remembered for a long time.

http://www.myspace.com/petetonghttp://www.petetong.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/InventaProductions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/petetong

P.S. The poster is full of awesome details. Check the full-res version here.

Jack – The unofficial Jarre concert afterparty – tonight

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Jack. The unofficial Jarre concert afterparty.

One of my very early sources of inspiration and fascination lands to Helsinki tonight. Jean Michel Jarre’s “Musik Aus Zeit Und Raum” was among the first LPs I’ve bought and as a teenager I was stunned by the TV broadcasts of his shows in Paris and other massive outdoor venues. This tour, however, is held indoors in its whole, but I’m expecting nothing less.

Jack organizes the unofficial afterparty at Redrum after the concert. Indigo, Orkidea and Matthew Dekay serve the beats. What comes to progressive house jocks, Mr.Dekay is certainly among my favourites. Beautiful Monday/Fucking Friday release on Deep Records turned my eyes on him in 2003 and his releases have been on heavy rotation ever since. I’m really happy that Jack had the possibility of bringing Matthew to Helsinki, really looking forward to his set. For more details, browse to Jack Facebook event.

Love Story, part 1

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LOVE - Brings Us All Together. Helsinki 05.07.2009

Helsinki is a city full of passionate people. There are countless individuals that might be considered crazy by doctors, but truly amazing by others. Many of these people come out at night, looking to give birth to another memorable experience. Nothing feels better, than to find yourself surrounded by them on the dance-floor. When there is a break in a song, the lights go off and someone in the back whistles right on time. Like some magic, a warm wave lifts your hands towards the ceiling and it feels as if your feet come off the ground. You knew it was going to happen, but it still comes as a surprise. Time and time again.

‘LOVE’ brings together, for the first time, three passionate groups of the Helsinki nightlife. They have all been here for long and still get excited about the opportunity of giving more then they ever have. The experiences of the past are not forgotten. A masquerade on an Island, a Rock n Roll Rave, an imaginary visit to Renaissance times, the perfect day with Café del Mar, 16 hours in the Sun, or only a One Minute Rave… It is those exact memories that drive these people to build something new. In one of Finland’s most astounding venues, they have the opportunity to create a new now. And it all sounds better with you.

LOVE. Brings us all together.

Copyright claim with UMG & YouTube

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Copyright claim dispute with UMG - Flair

A couple of weeks ago YouTube sent me a copyright claim. Content owner, UMG (Universal Music Group) claimed I was infringing their copyright and having illegal content (= music) on my video, called “Flair”.

In this video, filmed back in the day in Kalajoki, after a gig in Dyyni, shows the bartender flairing. It’s 37 seconds long and – indeed – if you listen carefully, there is some music playing in the background. Turn up the volume and you might even recognize the track being performed by Black Eyed Peas.

The Youtube clip is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65EOI3Q6IUE
and if it’s blocked and you can’t see it, feel free to check it here (2,4mb).

Now, judge it yourself – do you think that this amazing piece of video art is fair use of content or copyright infringing?

After my complaint I got a response today from YouTube which can be seen above.
According to the message this video is now blocked everywhere except Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Guam, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Spain, United States, United States Virgin Islands.
And where it’s allowed to be watched, the users will see ads when watching the video.

Just a short final thought – copyright in the form we know it now is dying. Companies trying to “protect” their content is ways like this are not winning the customers to their side but losing them, one by one.

Even though this wasn’t an important video for me at all, this incident pisses me off – a lot.

Other (and much shorter) thoughts about copyright and music business can be read here.

YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 12.05.2009

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DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 12.05.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. Daishi Dance – P.I.A.N.O. – S.T.R.I.N.G.S. Remix For Grand Gallery (Apt. International)
02. Scope – Descanso (Urbantorque)
03. Humate – Love Stimulation (Tom Middleton Remodel) (Renaissance)
04. Holden & Thompson – Nothing (Ad Brown remix) (CDr)
05. Proff – Breathe (Brown Eyed Boyz)
06. Paul Keeley – Doormatica (Anjunadeep)
07. DJ DLG – Touch (Huge)

*** VIIKON VINYYLI ***
08. Matthew Dekay – Higher Thoughts (Little Mountain)

*** BIISIVIERAS SOLARSTONE ***
09. Winterlight – Mirror (Solarstone Subterranean Mix) (Solaris)

10. Day.din – Halkidiki (Spin Twist)
11. Gareth Emery – Exposure (Garuda)
12. Tritonal – Piercing Quiet (Flashover)

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Deadmau5 tulee Konemetsään
Nostatus: kun rave- ja klubikulttuuri nousi pohjoiseen
Video: Labyrinth // Laserpoint 2009
Video interview – Paul van Dyk
The man behind Sasha – Charlie May
Music Piracy in 1897
Silicone Soul preps 4th album
Video: Steve Angello’s WMC
US customs officials think famous pianist’s piano has funny smelling glue, so they destroy it
Sander Kleinenberg interview
Len Faki interview
Guitar Herosta tulee syksyllä tiskijukkaversio DJ Hero
Why Is No Susan Boyle Download Available?
Warner Music to Warner Music: You are pirates!

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/hae?pid=195876

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Solarstone Tiistain Tanssi-illan biisivieraana

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Solarstone

12.05.2009 Tiistain Tanssi-illan ensimmäisellä tunnilla kuullaan kesäinen kattaus parhaimmistoa uusien house- ja trancejulkaisujen joukosta. Oman aurinkoisen lisänsä tuo biisivieras Solarstone brittilevymerkki Solariksen takaa. Mies kertoo kuulumisensa Electronic Architechture -kiertueelta ja pyöräyttää lempikappaleensa vastajulkaistulta samannimiseltä kokoelmalta.

Kesäsoundeja kuullaan lisäksi mm. Tom Middletonilta, Gareth Emeryltä, Scopelta, Paul Keeleylta, Holden & Thompsonilta ja Tritonalilta. Tuttuun tapaan ohjelmassa myös musauutiset ja viikon vinyyli, joka on tällä kertaa Matthew Dekayn käsialaa.

Tune in. Nyt tiistaina klo 21-22
Web-stream: http://areena.yle.fi/mediasoitin/ylex/

Tanssi-ilta livenä myös Twitterissä: www.twitter.com/ylex

Konemetsä laajenee

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Konemetsän tiedotteesta:

“Pohjois-Euroopan suurin elektroniseen musiikkiin keskittynyt festivaali Konemetsä laajenee tänä vuonna nelipäiväiseksi. Heinäkuun ensimmäisellä viikolla järjestettävä festivaali toteutetaan tänäkin vuonna aikaisempina vuosina erinomaisesti toimivaksi osoittautuneella pelto- ja metsäalueella Marttilassa.

Festivaalin pääesiintyjäksi on varmistunut maailman ehdottomaan dj-eliittiin viime vuoden aikana räjähdysmäisesti noussut kanadalainen tuottaja Deadmau5. Read More

Chart: Top Choices May 2009

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DJ Orion – Top Choices May 2009

01 Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Flight & Jontey meet DJ Orion remix)
02 Mango, Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka (Shingo Nakamura remix)
03 Radiohead – Reckoner (Above & Beyond remix)
04 Planet Funk, DLG & Morillo – Where Are You Sun (Orion & Flight re-edit)
05 Holden & Thompson – Nothing (Ad Brown remix)
06 Humate – Love Stimulation (Tom Middleton Remodel)
07 Dennis Sheperd – Black Sun
08 Paul Keeley – Doormatica
09 Gareth Emery – Exposure
10 DJ Orion – One Sunday (remixes)

Nostatus: kun rave- ja klubikulttuuri nousi pohjoiseen

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“Nostatus on OAMK:n viestinnän koulutusohjelman opinnäytetyönä tehty kertomus elektronisen musiikin kulttuurin historiasta ja nykypäivästä Pohjois-Suomessa. Nostatus on julkaistu nettiversion lisäksi printtinä.”

Täytyy nostaa hattua kirjoittajille. Sen lisäksi, että kasaan on saatu kattava historiikki Pohjois-Suomen teknohistoriasta, mukaan on mahdutettu todella legendaarisia hahmoja ja hetkiä.
Koska keskustelut on litteroitu suoraan puhutuista haastatteluista, ilmaisut ovat paikkapaikoin pikkupoikamaisen naiiveja, mikä rikkoo osaltaan sitä oldskool-romantiikkaa, mitä monet haluavat teknokulttuuriin liitettävän. Totuushan on, että Pohjois-Suomen ensimmäiset tekijät eivät ole olleet mitään ääriviileitä teknotyyppejä vaan juuri suunnattoman innostuneita ja kokeilunhaluisia nuoria kavereita; tämä huokuu hyvin läpi kommenteista.

Kirja on ladattavissa ilmaiseksi täältä:
Nostatus: kun rave- ja klubikulttuuri nousi pohjoiseen

Labyrinth // Laserpoint 2009 vibes

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Labyrinth//Laserpoint 2009

How the time flies… it’s nearly two weeks of this year’s Laserpoint event and I haven’t found a moment to gather all my thoughts. Actually, it’s not only two weeks but a whole year which has passed incredibly fast. One year ago we were equally busy with DJ Orkidea’s Metaverse tour which had its closing moments at Laserpoint 2008.

This year I got a privilege to get into a short chat with Brian Transeau two weeks before the event. Arranging an official interview was a small mess with all the hassle with time differences, phone calls and emails with several managers but I’m happy it finally turned out to be a success and BT’s interview was aired on 14.4.2009 on YleX.
I’m not starting to tell what a great guy he truly is, you can check it out by yourself, the whole interview is listenable here, also including some parts which didn’t fit to the radio show.

The main event was fantastically organized. 3500 people under one roof, but everything from cloackrooms to bars ran smoothly, the lights & visuals were once again superb (thanks for the support, Parker Kane! :), people happily
Labyrinth, 1999, Helsinki, ulkopuolismiling and atmosphere better than ever. Personally I was happy to see Labyrinth returning – it’s mad that it’s already 10 years ago when Labyrinth met Gatecrasher at the same spot. At that time Merikaapeli hall was the mecca of swedish influenced techno and the main trance stars Matt Hardwick and Scott Bond were playing at Puristamo, which was so packed & hot that one could feel the sweat dripping from the ceiling. Talk about hip and trendy raving! ;)

I joined Flight at the main stage to play before Alex Kunnari, the main act BT and Orkidea. We had been preparing re-edits, mash-ups and especially the remix Coldplay’s Viva La Vida for a couple of months before the gig and personally I was thrilled to see the crowd going mental of Sami Saari’s remix of One Sunday and Chase the Sun/Where Are You Now -combo. If you’re into it, see the full tracklist. The video edit of Viva La Vida ended up also on the Labyrinth // Laserpoint 2009 official video .

Sessions2 also made fantastic work and I was happy to find other official photo galleries, too. All the event galleries are gathered together here, take a look if you’re into seeing a couple of photos.

The night ended to the Illusions afterparty where I played a two hour opening set between 05:00 and 07:00. It was nice to see a fully packed morning party, weird to play happy and melodic music at Rose Garden main floor (normally a very techno influenced place), and again thrilling to see people going wild when the sun was already up. The re-play of AfterFlight, a combo of Prydz’s Aftermath and Tiesto’s Flight 643 was a blast and Dan Stone’s remake of Paul van Dyk’s For An Angel as well as Above&Beyond’s remix of Radiohead’s Reckoner were memorable moments.

Thanks for the all the great people I met during the night and morning, it was amazing to share all those moments with you. Big thanks to Joonas, Lauri, Flight, Orkidea, Jontey, Tumpsi, Parker and Juki who were there when needed and made this all happen. You are the lucky ones.

Now, let’s turn the heads towards the sunny summer and let the good times roll :)

Clinic Vappu Aftherapy @ Bangkok by Night

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Clinic Vappu Afterapy, 30.4.2009, Bangkok By Night, Helsinki

Clinic Vappu Aftherapy @ Bangkok By Night.

17 hour Vappu afterparty launches at Bangkok By Night on Friday morning, 1.5.2009 at 05:00.

Bangkok by Night: 05:00-10:00

05:00 Proteus (special old school trance set)
06:15 Joonas Hahmo
07:30 Orion
08:45 Denis Vakulin
10:00 end

Tickets:
Clinic visits booked in advance: 10€ incl. bf from http://www.tiketti.fi & Street Beat,
Charge at the Clinic reception: 05:00-14:00 15€ after 14:00 only 7€
+ Cloak room fee 3 €

http://www.clinic.fi

For the full info, visit the Facebook event.

YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 28.4.2009

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DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 28.04.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. Pryda – Lift (Pryda)
02. Mark Mendes – Gypsy Woman (Starter)
03. Re-United – Sun Is Shining (Flamingo)
04. Jody Wisternoff – Starstrings (Tocadisco remix) (Dirty Soul)
05. Harry Brown – Drift (Ben Preston remix) (Beneath)
06. Gai Barone – Lilith (Jerome Isma-Ae’s Brainfuck Mix) (Afterglow)

*** BIISIVIERAS DENNIS SHEPERD ***
07. TyDi & Dennis Sheperd – Somehow (CDr)

08. Oliver Moldan – Dancing Fool (Dibby Dougherty remix) (Dyami)
09. Proff – Deep Orange (Vadim Soloviev remix) (AnjunaDeep)
10. Radiohead – Reckoner (Above&Beyond remix) (CDr)

*** VIIKON VINYYLI ***
11. Union Jack – Two Full Moons And A Trout (Tektonik remix) (Platipus)

12. Souls In Motion – Sensual Illusions (Forerunners remix) (Solaris)
13. Paul van Dyk – For An Angel (Dan Stone remake) (CDr)

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Paul van Dyk To Launch iPhone Application
Middleton offers mini-mix
Solarstone Interview
Vanhoja Sähkö-flyereitä 90-luvun alusta
Goldie gets classical
Radiohead to Testify Against the RIAA
Tarrentella relaunches RIP!

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/hae?pid=195876

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ KLUBITUS
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ IRC-GALLERIA
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ FACEBOOK
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ YLEX