I’m returning to Turku this Friday to celebrate the local Liquid Crystal Sounds club promoter’s – DJ Progression’s 30th birthday. He is throwing a party at Klubi with Joonas Hahmo, himself and me sharing the sounds.

Funny coincidence – we almost have the same birthdate, I’m having my own 30th anniversary today so it feels great to join the birthday vibes on Friday. In addition to the latest proggy/trance tunes, I’ll be grabbing some old classics with me – just to remind myself that it’s just us getting old, not the good music ;)

I’ll be behind the decks on Friday at Klubi, Turku at 01:30-03:30. See you there :)
Check the Facebook event for further details.

To sum it up, here are two great quotes, which you might have already spotted in my Twitter, but nevertheless they fit perfectly to my thirty-year-old-state-of-mind :)

“The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left.” -Jerry M. Wright

“You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.” -Author Unknown

DJ Orion – At The Club, Radio NRJ, 13.02.2010

Radio NRJ:n viikonloppujen uutena DJ:nä aloittavaa DJ Orionia kuullaan joka kuukauden toisena lauantaina At The Club -ohjelman toisella tunnilla klo 23:00-00:00.

Ensimmäisessä lähetyksessä klubimusiikin trancemmalle puolelle painottuneeseen tuntiin mahtuu uutta musiikkia mm. kotimaiselta Something Good -duolta, Turun Choon-klubin johtohahmo Jussi Sorolta, Jaytechiltä, BT:ltä, Vibrasphereltä ja Ashley Wallbridgeltä. Klassikkopuolella lämmitellään tälle vuosikymmenelle Bedrockin Heaven Scent, Breederin The Chain ja Whiteroomin The Whiteroom. Lisäksi ensisoitossa uusi versio Solarstonen Solarcoaster-hitistä sekä kuukauden vinyylivalinta vuodelta 2000.

DJ Orion – At The Club @ Radio NRJ Finland 13.2.2010 – The Start

Tracklist
01. BT – Every Other Way (Album Mix) (Black hole)
02. Boom Jinx & Jaytech – Milano (AnjunaDeep)
03. Something Good – Alright Cielo (SG edit) (CDr)
04. Bedrock – Heaven Scent (Orion & Flight re-edit) (CDr)
05. Jaia – Out Of Orbit (Vibrasphere Analog Tape Remix) (Tribal Vision)
06. Breeder – The Chain (Fletch remix) (CDr)

*** VINYL OF THE WEEK ***
07. Maurice – Feline (Distinct’ive)

08. Whiteroom – The Whiteroom (Myon & Shane 54 Refill) (Armada)
09. Epica – Under The Sun (Proxoz)
10. Ashley Wallbridge – Chimera (Ava)
11. Aerium – Rainlight (Jussi Soro Remix) (CDr)
12. Solarstone – Solarcoaster (Haris C remix) (Lost Language)

DJ Orion’s podcast
iTunes: http://bit.ly/orionpodcast
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/OrionPodcast/

DJ Orion – Top Choices February 2010

01. Deepsky – Talk Like A Stranger (Orion & Flight re-edit)
02. Jaia – Out Of Orbit (Vibrasphere Analog Tape Remix)
03. Hybrid – Break My Soul
04. Orkidea & Solarstone – Slowmotion (Lowland remix)
05. Breeder – The Chain (Fletch remix)
06. Something Good – Alright Cielo (SG edit)
07. Claes Rosen – Delirious
08. Björk – Hyperballad (Nick Galea remix)
09. Underworld & Axwell – Counting Down The Pipes (Orion & Flight re-edit)
10. Solarstone – Solarcoaster (Haris C remix)

This year’s lineup has just been released.

WAY OUT WEST (UK)
BLANK & JONES (GER)
Darude (Emi)
Orkidea (Unity)
Leo Laker – Live (Tresor)
Anton Sonin (Laserpoint)
Proteus (Säde)
Orion (YleX)
Jace (Monday Bar)
Flight (One)
Casper DJ (Helsinki)
Paul Easy (Clinic)
T. Rio (Hooverdamn)
Pietari (Labyrinth)
Carbon Based (Finrg)

Check the full website @ labyrinth.fi

I’ll be joining Deck Jagger boys at Joensuu Fiksaatio madness this Friday. It’s been nearly two years since I was there last time – that time with Metaverse Tour – and I’m really looking forward to return. Below are the details and a short video of the latest event. See you there!

Friday 12.2.2010, 22 – 04, K20, 12€ @ Night / Joensuu
Orion (YleX, Lost Language)
Deck Jagger (Baroque Recordings)

Here’s a short collection of re-edits, tracks and mashups me & Flight have been working with lately. Hope you like them.

>> YouTube link

Tracks, re-edits and mashups on video:
1. Kenji & Jackson – Jack That Billy (Orion & Flight re-edit)
2. Voorn & Helden – Sweep The Doctor (Orion & Flight re-edit)
3. Underworld, Mark Knight, D.Ramirez & Axwell – Counting Down The Pipes (Orion & Flight re-edit)
4. Butch – Pump Pump, Yeke Yeke (Orion & Flight re-edit)
5. Marc Marzenit – Tarzan’s Assignment (Orion & Flight re-edit)
6. The Prodigy – Narayan (Orion & Flight re-edit)
7. Deepsky – Talk Like A Stranger (Orion & Flight re-edit)
8. Bedrock – Heaven Scent (Orion & Flight re-edit)

http://www.djorion.fi // DJ Orions podcast is a one hour show, hosted by DJ Orion (Radio 1 Finland, Radio NRJ, Lost Language, Solaris) and casted twice a month from Helsinki, Finland. For tracklists and more info, see http://www.djorion.fi

DJ Orions podcast #106 w/ Jori Nissinen interview

01. Christian Cambas – Sirens feat. The Static Age (Devilock)
02. Butch – Pump Pump, Yeke Yeke (edit) (Bangbang)
03. Reboot – Enjoy Music (Riva Starr remix) (Defected)
04. DJ Sneak – You Can’t Hide From Your Bud (Gramophonedzie remix) (Magnetic)
05. Malente – I Like It (Riva Starr Snatch! Mix) (Fool’s Gold)
06. Cirez D – On Off (Sebastien Leger remix) (Mouseville)

*** KUUKAUDEN KLUBIKAUPUNKI – OULU: HAASTATTELUSSA JORI NISSINEN (HAND PRODUCTIONS) ***
07. Funkagenda – Nobody Listens To Techno (Toolroom)
08. Nic Fanciulli – Work The Week (Rejected)

*** TRIBUTE TO JAM & SPOON ***
09. LYS, Omar B – One Day (Rising Music)
10. 8 Ball – Odyssey to Anyoona (Used & Abused)

*** KUUKAUDEN KOTIMAINEN ***
11. Something Good – La Biankini (CDr)

12. Cicada – One Beat Away (Arno Cost Dub) (Critical Mass)
13. Beltek – Running Backwards (Avanti)
14. Underworld & Axwell – Counting Down The Pipes (DJ Orion & Flight re-edit) (CDr)

Orion’s podcast on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914

Feed address:

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/orionpodcast

ONE Love -liput myynnissä.

Kuluvalla viikolla on myynnissä erittäin rajoitettu erä ONE Love-lippuja, jotka takaavat sisäänpääsyn molempiin tämän kevään ONE-tapahtumiin (27.3. ja 5.6.).

Lippua vastaan saa lisäksi 27.3. -tapahtumassa ilmaiseksi ONE-CD:n, joka sisältää musiikkia ONEn vakioartisteilta sekä ensimmäisen tapahtuman vieras-DJiltä.

Rajoitettu määrä ONE Love -lippuja on myynnissä Tampereen Studio 25:ssä vain viikon ajan 8.2.-15.2.

ONE Love -lipun hinta on 10e (sis. sisäänpääsyn molempiin tapahtumiin sekä ONE-CD:n).

Ensimmäisen tapahtuman lineup sekä ONEn uusi venue julkaistaan 15.2.2010

We Are One Family.

Youtube: Moments in One, 21.03.2009

Photo by Joni Tammela.

Sad news from Konemetsä possé:

“The Konemetsä Crew have decided not to arrange the festival in 2010

There have been a lot of speculation about if Konemetsä will or will not be held in 2010. We want to cut the rumors right here and right now and replace the rumors with factual information.

The Konemetsä Crew have decided not to arrange the festival in 2010. This doesn’t mean that we quit doing it for good. We have done Konemetsä for six years in a row and now we think that it’s a good idea to have a year off. This year the core crew of Konemetsä is pursuing another kind of fulfillment in life and we need to concentrate on what we’re doing right now. As festival promotion is something that consumes a lot of time and energy we would not be able to give Konemetsä the 100 % focus that it deserves.

We hope that you have enjoyed the last six years as much as we have. Moreover we wish to see as many of you back on the field in 2011.

Love and Light
Konemetsä Crew”

Original source – Konemetsa.net

Here’s a 323 minutes long chill-out mix, made for DJ Orkidea’s 23 hour set on 01.01.2010. The mix was recorded on 23th of December and the compiler (that’s me) has his birthday on the 23.2. Coincidence? ;)

This one indeed is 5 hours and 23 minutes long, it’s the longest chill-out set I’ve ever compiled and includes lots of my all-time favorites, classic chill-out tracks and fresh newcomers worth hearing. The mix starts with ambient soundscapes, evolves to melodic downtempo, then to more rhythmic tunes and ends with Ulrich Schnauss style “big room chill-out”.

Unlike some of the earlier “From Rural To Urban” mixes, which tended to be more or less melancholic, this mix has a positive, excited and happy, hopeful vibe during the whole five and a half hours. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed compiling it.

Download DJ Orion – 323 > http://www.bit.ly/orion323
Read about DJ Orkidea’s 23 h set > http://bit.ly/9vw9Kj
Download more “From Rural To Urban” mixes > http://www.djorion.fi/downloads/

Tracklist:
01. Mark.Nine – Cellar Door (Forever and Ever) (more…)

BT on Wired Magazine.

“I watched about 8,000 people in Finland dance to this piece of music,” BT said during the 30-minute interview. “And when it began to convolve from 4/4 to 6/8, I thought, ‘OK, here’s the moment where a wormhole eats the room or I wish that the floor would split in half and swallow me whole,’ but people understood intuitively how to move their bodies to it! It was so exciting for me to watch!”

Read More: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/#ixzz0eS6zRD0q

I didn’t see 8,000 people there, but maybe that’s the American way to tell that story ;) I was exciting to watch, nevertheless. If you’re interested to hear more, here’s the full interview we recorded nearly one year ago when BT was planning the release of These Hopeful Machines.

Even though it looks and sounds like Ladytron, they say this could be viral marketing of the upcoming Christina Aguilera’s album. If these really are clips of the tracks the album will contain, this is definitely an interesting move from Christina. Many people have said it can’t be, but there is some resemblance in Christina and the character on the video.

Some nerd had even realized that if you add up all of the numbers before a decimal and attach a letter to its corresponding number (A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.) you’ll notice that each video has a distinct message:
Prelude 699130082.451322 = (38.17) = (CH.AG) = CH. AG.
9.1.13.669321018 = I. A. M. CH.
9.20.19.13.5.723378 = I.T.S.M.E.C.

Now to the videos. If you can’t see anything below, go here to check them out.

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Here are a couple of screenshots and comments about the new Klubitus forum version, currently in private beta. It’s still under heavy development, but the features look promising already. See below.

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15min feed on the main page showing what’s happening currently on Klubitus. Very Facebook Newsfeed-like interface. Probably one of the biggest new features and definitely the most interesting. The navigation font looks awful, hopefully it isn’t the final version.
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