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Spotify – too good to be true?

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Due to deals with major labels, Spotify (of which I wrote earlier) had to restrict access to some of the music in their service. Spotify has been the first program to replace iTunes completely on my daily use. Listening to new music has never been easier – and it seems that labels tend to think it’s way too easy.

From Spotify blog:

“These restrictions are a legacy from when most music was sold on tapes and CDs and they have continued over into streaming music, our hope is that one day restrictions like this will disappear for good.”

February 7, 2009

Interview: The Roots of Techno

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Wired Magazine published an article about the Roots of Techno and interviewed – who else than – Juan Atkins.

“I think “techno” is a term to describe and introduce all kinds of electronic music. In fact, there were a lot of electronic musicians around when Cybotron started, andI think maybe half of them referred to their music as “techno.” However, the public really wasn’t ready for it until about ’85 or ’86. It just so happened that Detroit was there when people really got into it. “

The Roots of Techno on Wired Magazine

P.S. While reading, enjoy Mr.A’s and Lil’Tony’s 5,5hour set from Cosmic Dance. 387mb mp3, zipped.

February 6, 2009

Luomo article

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Good article about Luomo, with stuff of which I had no clue. For example this:

“Nonetheless, the [drug related] lifestyle had serious repercussions. Canceled tours, jail time, and failed relationships were nothing compared to suffering two heart attacks in his early 20s, which resulted in two serious heart operations that remain a low point in his life.”

And yeah, there are two free Luomo / V.Delay mp3 downloads in the end of the article. Scroll down, impatient :)

Luomo: Micro Macro on XLR8R

February 5, 2009

YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 03.02.2009

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DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 03.02.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist

01. DJ Mehdi – Pocket Piano (Joakim remix) (Ed Banger)
02. Mike Monday – Stargirl (OM)
03. Mini Viva – Left My Heart In Tokyo (Instrumental mix) (World’s Finest)
04. Arno Cost – Darling Harbour (CR2)
05. Ben Preston – Below The Surface (Lost Language)
06. F-Man – Batsen (Flamingo)

*** VIIKON VINYYLI ***
07. Freefall – Skydive (Renaissance)

08. Liluca – Clear Senses (Urban Breathe remix) (AnjunaDeep)
09. Second Left – Drop Pounds (Electronic Elements)
10. 2XLC – Dante’s Peak (Jerome Isma-Ae remix) (Tetsuo)
11. Tritonal – What I Say (Dub mix) (AVA)

*** BIISIVIERAS AGNELLI & NELSON ***
12. Neal Scarborough – Panama (Paul Webster remix) (CDr)

13. DJ Eco – American Blues (DJ Eco & Martin Roth edit) (Lunatique)

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Agnelli & Nelson
Video: Helsinki Techno City
Free music from Moguai & Roger Sanchez
Video: Laserpoint Video Compilation 01
Trainspotter’s heaven
Way Out West new album title
Rose Garden lopettaa, uusi klubi tilalle
Acieeed! Kaippa publishes old Berlin flyers
The Prodigy – Omen
Muxtape Inches Back To Life
Top Facebook Music Applications
Massive Attack to release samples album
Jean Michel Jarre “IN-DOORS” World Tour 2009-2010

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

February 3, 2009

Visiting Teosto

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I’ll be visiting Teosto (Finnish equivalent to RIAA, roughly speaking) next Monday morning. Me and Miika Kuisma were invited to talk about the possible changes to their DJ licensing policy and to update their knowledge of today’s electronic music culture. Excited? Yes.

I’ve gone through loads to critical posts I’ve written in the past, polished arguments and written stuff down. Still, I’m very very open to all the comments or greetings all you electronic music lovers have. Feel free to drop any thoughts to the comment box below.

February 2, 2009

Agnelli & Nelson Tiistain Tanssi-illan Biisivieraana

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Agnelli & Nelson promo pic

Tänä tiistaina YleX:n Tiistain Tanssi-illan biisivieraana on Turun Chooned-tapahtumaan 14.2. saapuva brittiduo Agnelli & Nelson. Jo yli 12 vuoden ajan tranceskenessä vaikuttanut pohjois-irlantilainen kaksikko kertoo kuulumiset ahkeran keikkailun keskeltä ja pyöräyttää kappaleen verran omaa trademark-soundiaan.

Agnelli & Nelson starttaa Tanssi-illan ulkomaalaisten biisivieraiden sarjan. Ulkomaiset DJ:t tarttuvat Tanssi-illan mikkiin vielä neljästi kevään ja tulevan kesän aikana.

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

February 1, 2009

DJ Orion – From Rural To Urban #6 : Black

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DJ Orion – From Rural To Urban #6 : Black

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66 minutes of chill-out for rainy spring nights. 13 tracks plus field recordings by Arctura, Inchadney, Oyez, Laurent, RHumphries, Abinadimeza and Dobroide. Recorded at Komoka Provincial Conservation Area, Canada; Harzmountains, Germany; River Ain, France; Boquete, Panama; Minneapolis, USA; St.Paul, USA; Spain. Download the first From Rural To Urban parts from the podcast or below.

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February 1, 2009

Viva La Vida remixed.

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Greetings from Tampere. It’s Saturday evening and I just got back from the Hatanpää studios. After a long day, Flight & Jontey and I got a remix of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida pretty finished (see the video below for the original).

It still needs some polishing and tweaking, but I’m super excited of the result. It’s a prog-housey, groovy eight-minute tune with three breakdowns, three different basslines and a fresh structure combining several layers of strings with vocals of Chris Martin.

I’ll post a clip or two to this blog soonish. Viva La Vida!

January 31, 2009

Important LPs of electronic music

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Danceblogga lists a very strong selection of important LPs of electronic music. If you have Spotify, I recommend to add all of those you can find to a single playlist and press play. Pure bliss for a day or two.

“I’ve compiled a list of my 30 “D’essential” long-players of the e-music era, which I define as roughly 1989 to now. I use 1989 as a starting point because it marks the rave explosion in England and the largely British ideal that electronic dance music could transcend the 12-inch and master the album format.”

via.

January 30, 2009

Trainspotter’s heaven

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Trainspotter’s heaven:

“Ever been to a club and heard a DJ drop a great record that afterwards you were desperate to name? Or ever listened to a DJ mix and felt compelled to track down that bomb from 00.15.36? Yes, we have too. That’s why we’ve decided to launch a brand new Track ID section on Beatportal, which we’re calling BeatDetect.”

via.

January 29, 2009

Way Out West new album title

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Way Out West about their upcoming album name:

“Yep, we’ve got one. And it is..’We Love Machine’. Mix downs still going very well, there is an end in sight. There’ll be a Youtube promo up of one of the tracks in the next couple of weeks so we’ll let you know once it’s ready to go. The footage will be filmed at Nick’s show at Babalou Brixton on the 7th Feb.”

via.

January 29, 2009

Rose Garden lopettaa, uusi klubi tilalle

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Lehdistötiedotteesta:

Rose Garden on kokenut viimeisten kuukausien aikana suuret muutokset sisustuksen, äänentoiston ja omistajan vaihdoksen suhteen, niinpä nyt onkin aika kuopata Rose ja aukaista paikalle uusi klubi, Playground. Avajaisia vietetään koko viikonloppu 6.-8. helmikuuta perjantai-illasta lauantai-illan kautta aina sunnuntain aamubileisiin saakka. Read More

January 29, 2009