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There’s something about Love.

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LOVE, 5.7.2009, Poster

During the past weeks and days you might have come up with a new club concept, which is launching in Helsinki in early July. The event series has a big name, Love, but the name also tells it all: it’s been made with love to music, to club culture and to people who share the same vibes. It brings us all together.

If you thought Love is korny, it’s a stupid cliché or that people don’t speak about love anymore, check the Love website which presents Love from Twitter is real time. Love is all around us.

I’m very happy that Misc possé (Oded, Asaf and me) are again working with DJ Orkidea and the whole Unity crew. It’s been more than a year after we got together to think through to the concept even close to this size and after the experiences on Metaverse tour, I just can’t wait Love to happen.

On the opening night 5.7.2009, held at the biggest and finest new venue in Helsinki, The Circus, Pete Tong makes his debut gig in Finland. It’s been estimated that over 30 million people hear Pete’s each BBC Radio 1 show which is just h.u.g.e crowd. In comparison, the last episode of Conan O’Brien’s talk show was seen by 3,5 million people. He is one of the most influencial trendsetters of electronic music and the second oldest radio voice on BBC Radio 1.
Culturally speaking, club culturally to be frank, I think Pete Tong is easily among the most important DJ visitors Finland has seen in years.
(And if you thought Pete Tong is a big name, just wait for the upcoming nights… :)

Below is a Love story of Pete Tong. To get more information about the night, why not visit Love Facebook event

Love Story 2: The Artist

There are many reasons why Pete Tong has been called ‘The most powerful person in dance music’ by Muzik Magazine. Or even ‘The god of dance music’ by The Independent. It might be the fact that on a weekly basis, there are more than 30 million live listeners to his BBC1 radio shows ‘Essential Selection’ and ‘Essential Mix’. It might also be the fact that Daft Punk, Underworld, Tiësto, Basement Jaxx, Justice, Eric Prydz and pretty much everybody in dance music hope to get him to be the first to introduce their music to the world. Maybe it’s the fact that since releasing the first ever house music compilation in the UK — ‘The House Sound of Chicago Vol 1’ in 1986 — he has sold millions of compilations for brands such as Pacha, Ministry of Sound, Cream, Mixmag and his very own FFRR label where he’s signed such artists as Orbital and Goldie.

As the icon that he is, Tong was the inspiration behind the film “It’s All Gone Pete Tong”. As a producer he has assembled the music for movie soundtracks such as The Beach, Human Traffic and 24 Hour Party People, and has produced his own material under various guises. He’s one of the biggest crowd pullers in clubland, including his legendery residencies at Pacha Ibiza and Ministry of Sound in London, and headlining slots all over the globe. It seems as if everything Pete touches turns into a long-lasting memory. Which explains why he’s one of the most sought after figures in a scene that’s built around music that turns into an experience.

The dance scene has changed a lot since Pete started, but one thing remains the same: “People love music, make no mistake about that, whether and how they buy it right now is one thing, but people still want to party… it’s our job to come up with new parties, new nights, new venues, new themes to keep the scene fresh and exciting.” Pete still sees his vocation as he did when he started out, playing other people’s records to get an audience dancing. “We need to constantly remember why people want to come to clubs – which is simply to have a great time and feel the music.” And here we are, ready to do just that.

LOVE is delighted to have Mr. Tong play his debut gig in Finland on a night that will be remembered for a long time.

http://www.myspace.com/petetonghttp://www.petetong.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/InventaProductions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/petetong

P.S. The poster is full of awesome details. Check the full-res version here.

Love Story, part 1

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LOVE - Brings Us All Together. Helsinki 05.07.2009

Helsinki is a city full of passionate people. There are countless individuals that might be considered crazy by doctors, but truly amazing by others. Many of these people come out at night, looking to give birth to another memorable experience. Nothing feels better, than to find yourself surrounded by them on the dance-floor. When there is a break in a song, the lights go off and someone in the back whistles right on time. Like some magic, a warm wave lifts your hands towards the ceiling and it feels as if your feet come off the ground. You knew it was going to happen, but it still comes as a surprise. Time and time again.

‘LOVE’ brings together, for the first time, three passionate groups of the Helsinki nightlife. They have all been here for long and still get excited about the opportunity of giving more then they ever have. The experiences of the past are not forgotten. A masquerade on an Island, a Rock n Roll Rave, an imaginary visit to Renaissance times, the perfect day with Café del Mar, 16 hours in the Sun, or only a One Minute Rave… It is those exact memories that drive these people to build something new. In one of Finland’s most astounding venues, they have the opportunity to create a new now. And it all sounds better with you.

LOVE. Brings us all together.

YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 17.02.2009

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DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 17.02.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. The Prodigy – Omen reprise (Take Me To The Hospital)
02. Solarity – Terminal 6 (Silk Digital)
03. Jeremy Olander – Blade Runner (Matheus Komar remix) (Nellie)

*** BIISIVIERAS CASPER ***
04. Marco Bailey – Colourfest (MB Elektronics)

05. Kim Jofferey, Natalie Konan – Take Me There (Chris Kaeser dub) (Carbon14)

*** VIIKON VINYYLI ***
06. 29 Palms – Touch The Sky (Dub mix) (Perfecto)

07. Sudha – Leche feat. Zoe Johnston (Thomas Schwartz & Fausto Fanizza Vocal Mix) (BishBash)
08. Thomas Schwartz, Fausto Fanizza – Twilight On Mars (The Clubbers)
09. Ashley Wallbridge – Harrier (Auryn)
10. Ronski Speed – Overfloat (Ronski Speed & Sun Decade Mix) (Euphonic)
11. 25st – Seduce Me feat. Martina Kaiser (Richard Grey remix) (White25)
12. Nadia Ali – Love Story (Andy Moor’s Dub Mix) (Direxion Entertainment)
13. The Prodigy – Take Me To The Hospital (Take Me To The Hospital)

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Social Music: Top 5 Sites to Build a Playlist
Daft Punk and Justice win at the Grammys
Lippupiste sähköisen äänestysjärjestelmän uudeksi toimittajaksi
Global Underground’s Nubreed returns with Jim Rivers
Adam Beyer rediscovers early works
Interview: The Roots of Techno
Spotify – Too Good To Be True?
Luomo article
Before The Music Dies documentary
Richard Durand to Helsinki

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/hae?pid=195876

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