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DJ Orion @ YleX 04.01.2010, Best of 2009

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YleX - DJ-ohjelman logo

Vuosikymmen on vaihtunut ja YleX:llä Tiistain Tanssi-illan seuraajana vuonna 2010 jatkaa “DJ”-nimeä kantava tunnin mittainen ohjelma maanantai-illoissa klo 22:00-23:00.

Vuoden ensimmäisestä DJ-tunnista vastaa DJ Orion, jonka laukusta kaivetaan vuoden 2009 parhaat house-, proge- ja tranceraidat.

Tune in – nyt maanantaina klo 22-23.

Web-stream: http://areena.yle.fi/player/index.php?channel=2&language=fi

Ohjelman infot @ YleX.

DJ-tunti livenä myös Twitterissä: @YleX & @Juska

Iced 23 hour chill-out experience.

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23 Poster

On New Year’s day, 01.01.2010, Helsinki will feel the longest DJ set in Finland as DJ Orkidea plays a full 23h non-stop gig in Redrum. The marathon mayhem starts at 05:00 on New Year’s Day and ends at 04:00 on next day. The main happening takes place in Redrum, but there’s also stuff happening in Copacabana and Ice Bar. Copacabana offers full restaurant capabilities for hungry and possibly tired clubbers while Ice Bar is a literally a chilled-out (-5C) room with non-stop downtempo goodness provided by DJ Indigo and me.

I’ve compiled a 323 minute mix for the event in the spirit of 23 years of electronic chill-out music and the icy location where it’s being performed. To add some more number play, the mix was compiled on 23th of December and the maker has his birthday on 23.2. Crazy, huh? ;)

You can find loads of information about the event on Facebook or on DJ Orkidea’s website. If and when you’re witnessing the longest club gig in Finland, drop by to minus degree chill-out space, too :)

TTI #52, 22.12.2009, Farewell & Goodbye

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DJ Orion’s podcast is a one hour show, casted twice a month from Helsinki, Finland.
Hosted by DJ Orion (Radio 1 Finland, Lost Language, Solaris), the podcast features one Finnish or international guest on each show. For tracklists and more info, see: http://www.djorion.fi

This show is downloadable with voice-overs @ www.djorion.fi/downloads

01. Goldie – Inner City Life (Baby Boy’s edit) (FFRR)
02. Chicane – Offshore (Xtravaganza)
03. Tracey Thorn – Grand Canyon (King Unique Come Home Vocal mix) (Virgin)
04. Jaytech – Pepe’s Garden (AnjunaDeep)
05. Delerium – After All (Beetseekers remix) (CDr)
06. Pete Lazonby – Sacred Cycles (Quivver remix) (Hooj)
07. Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings remix) (Armind)
08. Joonas Hahmo – Tampere By Night (AnjunaDeep)
09. Claes Rosen – Mystify (Dinka remix) (Discoteca)
10. Way Out West – Mindcircus (Distinct’ive)
11. Hybrid – Finished Symphony (Distinct’ive)

Orion’s podcast on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914
Feed address:
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/orionpodcast

[podcast]http://www.wendlandnet.de/juska/tti/oriontti52.mp3[/podcast]

YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 22.12.2009

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Tiistain Tanssi-ilta

DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 22.12.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. Goldie – Inner City Life (Baby Boy’s edit) (FFRR)
02. Chicane – Offshore (Xtravaganza)
03. Tracey Thorn – Grand Canyon (King Unique Come Home Vocal mix) (Virgin)
04. Jaytech – Pepe’s Garden (AnjunaDeep)
05. Delerium – After All (Beetseekers remix) (CDr)
06. Pete Lazonby – Sacred Cycles (Quivver remix) (Hooj)
07. Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings remix) (Armind)
08. Joonas Hahmo – Tampere By Night (AnjunaDeep)
09. Claes Rosen – Mystify (Dinka remix) (Discoteca)
10. Way Out West – Mindcircus (Distinct’ive)
11. Hybrid – Finished Symphony (Distinct’ive)

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/ohjelma/Tiistain+tanssi-ilta

DJ Orion’s podcast
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914&s=143447
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/OrionPodcast/

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

DJ Orion viimeistä kertaa Tiistain Tanssi-illassa

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Farewell & goodbye.

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta päättyy YleX:llä vuodenvaihteessa. Tiistaina 22.12.2009 Tanssi-illassa kuullaan DJ Orionin viimeinen lähetys, johon on koottu kuuntelijoiden ehdottamia suosikkeja Tanssi-illan yli 10-vuotisen historian ajalta. Lisäksi kuullaan kuuntelijoiden lähettämiä Tanssi-ilta -muistoja ja parhaita hetkiä ohjelman parissa.

Tune in. Nyt tiistaina klo 21-22

Viimeinen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta kuullaan 29.12. Ohjelman vetävät OlliS, Leena Lehtinen ja Jori Hulkkonen. Tanssi-illan DJ:t Infekto, Orion, OlliS ja Jori Hulkkonen jatkavat vuonna 2010 maanantai-illoissa vuoroviikoin klo 22-23. Ensimmäinen lähetys kuullaan 4.1, tällöin studiossa DJ Orion.

Web-stream: http://areena.yle.fi/player/index.php?channel=2&language=fi

Tanssi-ilta livenä myös Twitterissä: @YleX & @Juska

TTI #51, 08.12.2009, featured artists DJ Orkidea & Kalle Miettinen

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DJ Orion’s podcast is a one hour show, casted twice a month from Helsinki, Finland.
Hosted by DJ Orion (Radio 1 Finland, Lost Language, Solaris), the podcast features one Finnish or international guest on each show. For tracklists and more info, see: http://www.djorion.fi

01. Blaze – Lovelee Dae (20:20 Vision remix) (Playhouse)
02. Mollan – En Mis Manos (Sick Watona)
03. Gramophonedzie – More I Get (Dub mix) (Oxyd City)
04. Pitto – Feelin’ (District One’s Feelin’ Techno Remix) (Rejected)

*** BIISIVIERAS KALLE MIETTINEN ***
05. Felix Da Housecat – Silver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke remix) (Emperor Norton)

06. Paul Keeley – Everytime We Do (AnjunaDeep)
07. Bedrock – Heaven Scent (edit) (CDr)
08. Björk – Hyperballad (Nick Galea remix) (CDr)
09. Underworld – Two Months Off (Greayarea’s Four Years Off remix) (CDr)

*** BIISIVIERAS DJ ORKIDEA ***
10. DJ Orkidea – Unity (2009 remix) (CDr)

11. All Thieves – Turn And Turn Again (Chrysalis Music Group USA)

Orion’s podcast on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914
Feed address:
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/orionpodcast

[podcast]http://www.djorion.fi/orion/oriontti51.mp3[/podcast]

Photos & videos: Fiksaatio, Seinäjoki

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I had really, really good time visiting Seinäjoki for the first time after ’03 or ’04. Over 700 happily smiling people, awesome lineup, pikkujoulu and one hell of a queue outside guaranteed a p-a-r-t-y. I tested a couple of new edits of ours which went down nicely – one of my favourite moments was the crowd chanting lyrics of Prodigy – Narayan (Orion & Flight re-edit) and going mental with Sami Saari’s Electric Love and Ayleon’s remix of Brotherhood.

Big, big thanks to Syna possé for the invitation (was grreat to see them playing live after a while) and to my fellow DJs Flight, Infekto, Ville Lope, Echostep & Andy K for a good company – not to forget the ever-crazy pohojammaa crowds :) Hoping not to have another 5 year break before returning back there again.
See some photos below and a short video clip of Insomnia played as an encore.

[flickr-gallery mode=”search” tags=”djorionweb_gigs, fiksaatio” tag_mode=”all” ] Photos: Jukka Vähälummukka
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New BT album out on Feb 2

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BT / Brian Transeau press pic
Image by Juska Wendland via Flickr

Very, very good news, happy to see this happening finally. See the press release & tracklist below.

BT Returns With Long Awaited Sixth Album ‘These Hopeful Machines’ On Feb 2; New Single “Suddenly” Out Jan 12

Internationally renowned artist, visionary producer, film composer and technologist BT is back with These Hopeful Machines, a double-disc opus that carries listeners through 2 hours of sweeping orchestral arrangements, pulsating electronic beats, heartfelt vocal melodies and even simple acoustic guitar. Out February 2 (Nettwerk), These Hopeful Machines embodies BT’s ability to weave both his technical prowess and compositional mastery that reminds listeners why he is the composer that all other composers and producers study.
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JACK – And This Is Fresh! 16.01.2009 Redrum, Helsinki

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JACK. AND THIS IS FRESH!

”In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove.
And from this groove came the groove of all grooves.
And while one day viciously throwing down on his box Jack boldy declared,
Let there be HOUSE!
And house music was born.”

New year brings new DJs again! After some foreign legends visiting the Redrum booth recently we’ll have a traditional fresh DJs night at JACK in January. This is surely no bedroom DJ set up but in our opinion a collection of best and most current DJ talent Finland has to offer in the year 2010: SOMETHING GOOD guys who’ve been rocking Diskobar Loop for months and who are debuting at Danceteria in December, JAAGO and NIP ONE from Playground’s finest up’n’coming DJ collective Visions DJs, hypnotic tech(no) house sensei PAUL EASY, YleX/Misc promoter/artist DJ ORION and FLIGHT who rocked big time the Pacifique and Laserpoint main stages in 2009. All the fun will be hosted by ORKIDEA and PELED BROS. Last January’s similar night was sold out and one of Redrum’s alltime record nights. In January it’s again time to Ja-Ja-Ja-Jack Your Body!

SOMETHING GOOD [Diskobar Loop] PAUL EASY [Playground] NIP ONE [Visions DJs] JAAGO [Visions DJs] DJ ORION [YleX] FLIGHT [Misc)

Lights by Jouni Kokko [Redrum] Hosted by DJ Orkidea & Peled Bros [Unity/Misc]

Saturday 16th of January 2010 at 22:00-04:00
Redrum, Helsinki, Finland
Age limit: 19 years
Tickets: 8€

Facebook event: http://bit.ly/jackfresh

Tracklist: Sunday Fun, Tampere, 6.12.2009

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Here’s a tracklist of last Sunday’s “Sunday Fun” chill-out event in Tampere, held on our independence day, 06.12. Not the most underground selection, but the atmosphere was cosy and very friendly – big thanks to Ville & Mika for the invitation :) Why aren’t there more chill-out clubs in Finland?

DJ Orion @ Sunday Fun – 6.12.2009 – 21:00-23:30
Check out the links for YouTube trainspotting goodness.

Jean Sibelius – Finlandia-hymni
Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy (Instrumental)
Mylo – Sunworshipper
Karma – Kon Tiki
Tammetõru – Ajast Ja Arust
Placebo – Pure Morning (Les Rhythmes Digitales remix)
Helios – Velius
All Thieves – Turn And Turn Again
Tepui – Caribu
DJ Orion – One Sunday
Softys – Chordeziks
Aphilas – Blind Matador Techniques
Unknown – James Bond Theme (remix)
Sven Väth – Harlequin Plays Bells (Harlequin Plays Hells-Bells Mix)
FSOL – Translation 2 (Papsico)
Mango, Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka (DJ Orion & J.Shore remix)
The Prodigy – 3 Kilos
Wildach Sonnerkraut – Calypso
Sunscreem – Perfect Motion (remix)
Unknown – Sex and the City Theme (remix)
Ralphie B – Massive (DJ Orion & J.Shore remix)
Jon Hopkins – Light Through The Veins
DJ Orion & J.Shore – Deep Blue
Michael Witness – 18 Days
Flashbaxx – Voodoo Therapy
Nightmares On Wax – You Wish
Feta Kuli – Dusty Road
Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters Theme (instrumental mix)

Brotherhood review @ Musicritics

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Nice guys at Musicritics wrote a review of Brotherhood single. Check it out below.

Also, Flight & Jontey’s remix was chosen as a “featured track” on Trackitdown.net and the original version has now climbed to TOP50 on Audiojelly’s chill-out charts.

Here’s the review – however, I recommend checking it at Musicritics website.

DJ Orion returns to our hallowed blogs, with a follow-up to his debut on Solaris, this time taking the sister label Lost Language for a spin. Brotherhood is a collaboration between himself and one J. Shore, both of whom combined forces with Russian progressive hotshot Mango, to create Raining In Osaka. Along for the ride are Ayelon, Flight and Jontey (New names to me), DJ Taucher (A German veteran of the scene), and Anton Sonin. Read on!

Brotherhood (Original Mix)

This is a simple tune, but it’s simply effective. We steadily slide through, being guided by a piano through waves of strings and french horn. Some barely tangible percussion gives a bit of atmosphere, but really the centerpieces are the piano, strings, and horn. And, ringing in at eight minutes, it is apparent that there is a story to be told (Most chill-out tracks I’ve seen usually clock in at no more than five minutes). It’s earmarked with all the elements of a good organic soundtrack, while being distinctly and synthetically chill-out…On a final note, it’s nice to see dynamics in the waveform, something not too common within electronic music, and even without nowadays.

Brotherhood (Ayleon Remix)

Ayleon appears on on the roster to once again drive us into Finnish goodness. Driving beats and toothed basslines guide us in, but the break reveals the original’s determination, as the bassline unravels and ushers in a breakbeat, which subsequently unravels into piano and strings [guitar(both kinds) and pads alike]…Yes, I just used math syntax. Anyways, the breakbeat winds back in to build us up into that gnarly groove. While Ayleon really does not take this one to the level of atmosphere that the original has, they certainly knock it out of the park on the energy front!

Brotherhood (Flight and Jontey Remix)

These guys are taking the progressive route, judging by their swarthy intro. We are guided forward by the original’s piano and a bleeping arp, which is eventually joined by warm rhythm synths and pads. This one just flutters about, being guided by that arp, which is rather well-programmed; it starts as something bleepy, and morphs into something full and rich. If you are looking for a driving rhythm-based slice of progressive, with atmosphere, look no further!

Brotherhood (DJ Taucher Adult Mix)

DJ Taucher, you say? I say! This mix has a lovely moody intro, complete with an excerpt of spoken-word…No idea where it’s from though. And with that, we plug forward into the darker depths of Taucher’s sound. It starts out with some vocoded rhythm synths and the layers are gelled on gradually, as a riff of acid wolps into the mix. This one is for the darker progressive/techno lovers!

Brotherhood (DJ Taucher Genetic Mix)

The Genetic Mix is quite similar in structure to the Adult Mix, what with the intro with monologue. However, things really take change with the addition of a kick. The bassline is wobblier this time around, bells echo through the fields of stereo, and in general this one is more atmospheric and melody-driven. You still get your daily allotted dose of darker Brotherhood, though.

Brotherhood (Anton Sonin Remix)

Anton turns in a trance remix, but it’s a little broodier than its Ayelon counterpart. We build from the start and casually find ourselves in the piano-driven break. It’s a pretty casual mix, something to wind down to, but it really could use some more energy…But maybe it’s just me.

[Insert “Fins win” comment here]

You’ve heard what we have to say with regards to those Fins, so I need not say it again! I’m offering my nod to the Ayelon remix and the original mix…I love them both! 8/10.

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YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 08.12.2009

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Tiistain Tanssi-ilta

DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 08.12.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. Blaze – Lovelee Dae (20:20 Vision remix) (Playhouse)
02. Mollan – En Mis Manos (Sick Watona)
03. Gramophonedzie – More I Get (Dub mix) (Oxyd City)
04. Pitto – Feelin’ (District One’s Feelin’ Techno Remix) (Rejected)

*** BIISIVIERAS KALLE MIETTINEN ***
05. Felix Da Housecat – Silver Screen Shower Scene (Jacques Lu Cont remix) (Emperor Norton)

06. Paul Keeley – Everytime We Do (AnjunaDeep)
07. Bedrock – Heaven Scent (edit) (CDr)
08. Björk – Hyperballad (Nick Galea remix) (CDr)
09. Underworld – Two Months Off (Greayarea’s Four Years Off remix) (CDr)

*** BIISIVIERAS DJ ORKIDEA ***
10. DJ Orkidea – Unity (2009 remix) (CDr)

11. All Thieves – Turn And Turn Again (Chrysalis Music Group USA)

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/ohjelma/Tiistain+tanssi-ilta

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Kerro Tanssi-iltamuistosi ja lempibiisisi 22.12.2009 -ohjelmaa varten
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 1998-2009
RA’s TOP100 DJs of 2009.
Yle Areena myös iPhone-käyttäjille
Spotify tips: DJ Hero & Mixmag lists
Video: Underworld & Mark Knight – Downpipe
No more Technics SL1210
Picks from the crate

DJ Orion’s podcast
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914&s=143447
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/OrionPodcast/

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

DJ Orion Solaris International Guest Mix

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DJ Orion’s podcast is a one hour show, casted twice a month from Helsinki, Finland.
Hosted by DJ Orion (Radio 1 Finland, Lost Language, Solaris), the podcast features one Finnish or international guest on each show. For tracklists and more info, see: http://www.djorion.fi

Solaris International Guest Mix: Dj Orion
01. DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (intro edit) (Lost Language)
02. DJ Orion – One Sunday (Beetseekers remix) (Solaris)
03. Underworld – Two Months Off (Grayarea’s 4 Years Off remix) (CDr)
04. Freefall – Skydive (Ad Brown remix) (CDr)
05. Allende – Anxiety (Sedna)
06. DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Ayleon remix) (Lost Language)
07. Phonky Asses – Blue Pills (Finity)

Orion’s podcast on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914
Feed address:
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/orionpodcast

[podcast]http://www.djorion.fi/orion/orionsolaris.mp3[/podcast] .

RA’s TOP100 DJs of 2009.

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While DJ Mag TOP100 poll gets more & more critique each year, there’s another TOP100 which is worth looking, especially if you’re tired seeing Armin, Tiesto and likes sharing the top spots one year after another. No matter what kind of electronic music you like the most, there’s no denying that there’s so much happening in the current techno scene. If we still would get as covering and interesting list of most interesting house jocks of 2009, I would be satisfied.
But here it is, Resident Advisor Top DJs of 2009:
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