This one really has the 90’s spirit. Great stuff, I miss these times. Watch it uncensored here.
Can’t see the video? Click here. For best effect, choose 720p quality.
Filming & editing by Sami Huttunen.
Coast 2 Coast vs. The WhiteRoom – The White Home (DJ Orion re-edit)
Free Download here.
It was 2003 when John Digweed first visited Finland. Now he’s coming again.
Remember the video Screen Club made after the visit in 2003? It was state-of-the-art at that time and doesn’t look too bad today, either. I can’t believe it’s not on Youtube – seems like it’s up to you to put it there ;)
Here’s a direct link to the video anyway.
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.
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. :)
Thanks to Kaasi for the video.
A funky weekend in Northern Finland coming up. On Friday 16.7. I’ll head to Kajaani’s #1 venue Club 96 with my dear friend DJ Kaasi. As usual, we play a full 6h set – it’s been a tradition for 7-8 years in a row already and it’s still a bliss to go there.
On Saturday Oulu-possé is organizing AEM Festival where the local music lovers not only share the breaks & beats but also spice the small-scale festival with saunas, beach volley fields and some crazy water activities. Very cool, very Finnish.
I’ll be playing a 1,5h super eclectic set at the festival before heading to Dyyni’s Sunburn event. It’s my 11th time in Dyyni, totally missed the 10th time celebrations, but let’s make the 11th time as special as the previous nights :) Three hour set expected, starting around 00:30. Kaasi does the warm-up, couldn’t be any better.
Good summery vibes, jump in to say hi if you’re around.
And yeah, I’ll be photologging as we go – check the constantly updating photo stream – selected moments from the road.
We Love To Party @ Club 96°, Kajaani – Facebook event
AEM Festival, Oulu – Facebook event
Sunburn 2010, Dyyni, Kalajoki – Facebook event
Video: DJ Orion @ Sunburn, 2009
UU Island | 27.8.2010 | Uunisaari | Helsinki, Finland.
Facebook event.
I think many of us could agree that we had one of the best ONE events last night (Facebook event). With the most probability it was also the last event at Pellava which is really a shame as the place was now really showing what it’s capable of.
It was so great to see loads of oldskool faces – not only from Tampere but all the way from Helsinki, Kouvola, Lahti etc. – coming to rave in the spirit of classic tunes from the past years. Okiru warmed up the floor with superb progressive classics (tracklist, anyone?:) and showed the mad mixing skills have definitely not corroded during the years.
Coma & KimiK followed with 100% vinyl set containing really bassheavy, driving proggy Tampere classics from Miau! and Tunnel era, ending their set to Bedrock’s Heaven Scent and Deepsky’s Stargazer with proper 138bpm.
As said to KimiK in the booth – no matter what you play after those tunes – it just sounds worse :)
I had a very intense 45min set (all-in-all the set lengths were very short due to closing time at 03:00), playing ONE classics – the tracks which have been particularly memorable during the ONE years and tracks which have become classics at Tanssitalo or Pellava. The full tracklist is below.
Finally, Cosmicman took the last hour to early 2000 style trancey direction which seemed to go down very well and ended his set with legendary twothousand-something kixu classic I Love You, which summed up the night nicely.
But the artists didn’t make the night – it was the fantastic crowd. They don’t talk about Tampere-fiilis in vain. It was the most open-minded, happily careless and most intense audience I’ve experienced in Tampere in many, many, many years. Right people in the right place. One family :)
The ONE afterparty couldn’t have been better either. Starting at 03:00 in the very centrum of Tampere, afterhour maestros Flight and Paul Easy dropped quality tech-house and techno choons to nearly 250 party people. Instead of a “morning of the living dead” the atmosphere was high and dancefloor full of energetic, smiling people enjoying to get down. Tampere at its best :)
Another great summer starter behind. Massive thanks to Flight & Uzu + co. for making this happen.
DJ Orion @ ONE Classics, 5.6.2010
01. Claes Rosen – Mystify (Dinka remix)
02. DJ Orkidea – Metaverse (Gareth Emery remix)
03. Mother’s Pride – Floribunda (Big C remix)
04. Joonas Hahmo – Tampere By Night
05. Coast 2 Coast – Home
06. Ali Wilson – Pandora
07. Super8&Tab – Elektra
Thanks to Kajis aka Sami Huttunen for the video.
The second of the most awaited annual events is again at hand. This year’s Labyrinth // Laserpoint will be bringing the largest arsenal of different lasers to Finland so far, and gather up a show which is the biggest in Northern Europe. Held in a very legendary venue, Cable Factory in Helsinki, the show combines the raw industrial environment to the latest top-notch club technology.
I’ll be playing this year a set at the main stage together with my good friend DJ Flight just before Way Out West takes over. As last year, our sound will be a combination of trancey and house tracks – not to forget a small hint of techno. To reveal a bit more, Laserpoint possé asked us a few questions – the interview is pasted below (the original is here).
And yeah, I’ll be giving out one free ticket to the event via my podcast. If you’re interested, subscribe on iTunes and download+listen the latest episode (#111), you’ll know what to do then.
Labyrinth // Laserpoint official site
Orion & Flight Freebie Fridays
Download: Orion & Flight – Live @ Labyrinth//Laserpoint 2009
Vibes after Laserpoint 2009
Video: Orion & Flight @ Labyrinth // Laserpoint 2009
Video: ATB playing Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Flight & Jontey meet DJ Orion bootleg remix)
Labyrinth // Laserpoint // Whiteout – Interview 3/6 – Orion & Flight
01. Orion & Flight – What kind of memories do you have of Kaapelitehdas, the venue where Labyrinth // Laserpoint is being held?
Orion:
Last year’s gig at the main stage was exactly 10 years after I visited Labyrinth for the first time and was blown away by the Kaapelitehdas vibe. Even though it took ten years, I think it’s a great proof that if you push hard enough, you can make anything happen.
Flight:
When I came into this scene not even 4 years ago I could never even imagine all this to happen so fast. 2007 warmup slot at the Laserpoint side stage, then 2009 & 2010 the main stage. I’m so grateful to all those guys behind Labyrinth // Laserpoint events who have been supporting me from the very beginning.
02. You both have been playing in numerous club cities already this year. What are the most enjoyable features of touring Finland?
Orion:
I think we have a privilege in Finland to have so professional and self-demanding promoters who’re making great events no matter where you go. Also – meeting great new people on and off the dancefloor and getting down at the afterparty with the locals – nothing beats a weekend like that.
Flight:
I love those road trips, so nice to chat, meet and have fun with new friends. Laidback guys & chicks from south to north and from east to west. No matter where you go there is always someone who loves electronic music, wants to party and appears beautiful ;)
03. We all remember that Coldplay bootleg and all the re-edits from the 2009 event. What’s currently boiling in the studio?
Orion:
We’ve done together over a dozen new re-edits during the past months and we’ll be selecting the best ones for this year’s Labyrinth // Laserpoint.
On my solo side I’ve done lots of chill-out tracks with my brother J.Shore and just signed a contract with Silk Sofa which should result some new releases still this year.
Regarding Coldplay-bootleg – it was great to see ATB exclusively supporting the tune – he’s still playing it. That bootleg can now be downloaded for free here: http://bit.ly/vivalavida-bootleg
Flight:
Besides the re-edits we’ve made a new bootleg with legendary K-System – Smashing Pumpkins ‘Tonight, Tonight’ – the debut play will be at the Cable Factory. Rumored ‘Amor De La Discoteca’ is a slammin house track by my mate Heikki L and me, our first but surely not the last tune together. And of course the Tampere duo is doing some dancefloor damage: Latest Flight & Jontey track ‘Every Night’ got surprisingly wide support and was just released on Avenue recordings. There are some other collab plans but those results you will explore later this year.
04. Tell us one irritating and one admirable thing about the other?
Flight:
Orion has sometimes a mode known as hyperactive workaholic, but with a right attitude it has good impact for a lazy guy like me. Generally speaking, he’s an earthy and trustworthy character who inspires and encourages the crowd around him. Finest fella I have met via techno.
Orion:
After a gig, I hate early wake-up-calls with Flight. Merely because he doesn’t wake up. There’s no way of getting him out of the bed. But on the other hand – he’s super reliable and fascinatingly talented house DJ who has a great ear for groove. And not to forget – a very good friend.
05. What’s the wildest rumour going around of you two?
Flight:
Yes, it’s definitely about when we met. The worst thing is it’s all true. I was drunk and in a gay bar…
Orion:
… yes, an epic start, indeed. Tampere, gay bar and back in 2006. Good things don’t often start that obviously :)
Trailer on YouTube (HD): http://bit.ly/ONEtrailer
Facebook Event http://bit.ly/onemarchfb
Facebook Group http://bit.ly/onefbgroup
Website http://www.one-event.info
Video by http://www.fullsize.fi/