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Video: Real Scenes – Berlin

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A really good documentary about techno and clubbing history in Berlin. If all you knew was Love Parade, you’d better check this.

Real Scenes: Berlin from Resident Advisor on Vimeo.

Real Scenes is a series of films, supported by and conceived with Bench, in which we explore the musical, cultural and creative climate within electronic music’s key destinations. We’ll look at the role singular figureheads—producers, DJs, promoters—play in making their city’s music scene a point of world-wide interest. We’ll also look at places, spaces and inspirations, seeking out the essence of what gives these hyper-local scenes a truly global resonance.

Berlin has always been a special place, and especially so when it comes to electronic music. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, techno became the underground soundtrack to the reunion between East and West. In recent years, it’s become an international destination for ravers—a cheap place to party with clubs that are renowned throughout the world.

Techno has become a business in the meantime. Yet Berlin still maintains a credibility that other cities lack. To understand why, RA and Bench have teamed up for another edition of Real Scenes. We went to the German capital eager to find out about its unique history and the reasons behind its continued relevance.

Photos, Vibes & Video: Prima, Jyväskylä, 29.05.2011

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Prima, Jyväskylä. Maanantaiaamu 03:00.

I’m still speechless of the Sunday vibe that Prima had in Jyväskylä on 29.05.2011. I had arrived without expectations, and even though I heard that the party would be good, I’d never expect it would be that good. The promoters KariM and Axxu warmed up the floor with proper underground tech-house/prog vibe and it was really easy to take over after a really well built-up early night.

I must say it’s not that often when you really can musically go just the way you choose without any compromises, but this was just that. My first 45 minutes were all about techno and tech-house, Slam, Kaiserdisco, Butch, Umek etc, before taking the more melodic way towards the final Blur moment (check the video). And all the way, from tech-house to techno, to prog house, some electro and trance vibes the crowd was open-minded and living the Sunday night like there was no Monday in sight.

If you’re in Jyväskylä and there’s Prima night that Sunday, make no mistake, you need to see that. It’s one of the best Sunday clubs in Finland at the moment. Period.

Massive thanks to Kari & Axxu for inviting me over and big, big shouts to Jyväskylä partiee piipls! Brilliant!

Video: Beldina – Here We Go.

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Oh yes, I know. This is poppy and somewhat out of line of the strict electronic content of this blog but I just can’t get this out of my head. Combine vibes from Justice & Daft Punk and add a Swedish singer (Swedes do it AGAIN!) and this is what you have.

Beldina – Here We Go.

Youtube link.

Video: Fiksaatio, Seinäjoki, 02.04.2011

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Amazing party on Saturday in Seinäjoki. 700 people packed to a two-dancefloor venue, the other floor serving the finest dubstep, breaks & drum’n’bass and other being mainly house/trance four-on-the-floor madness. I started with Ashley Wallbridge’s intro version of Gareth Emery’s Arrival, continued in a more proghouse mood and after a couple of more technoish numbers ended the night with some well known trance tunes. It was a pleasure to see 4 Strings version of Slusnik Luna’s going down really fine as well as Feijk’s & Davidson’s Buzz Kill and (naturally) Chase&Status – Blind Faith as an encore.

Big, big thank-yous to everyone coming there and making the night that special and hats off to Fiksaatio possé (always a pleasure to be there!) and my fellow jocks Timo, Sami, Genki and co.

Here’s a direct link to a Youtube video unless you can’t see it above. Facebook version online, too