One year ago me and my brother J.Shore collaboratedwith Russian based prog house artist Mango and released a track named “Raining In Osaka”. While working with the original version, we also made…
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DJ Orion & J.Shore productions news, winter 2009
Mango, Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka (DJ Orion & J.Shore remix) (Silk Sofa) will be coming out finally early next year (Jan/Feb). The original was released last spring (check the full package incl samples), but our nearly 9 minute chill-out remix found a good home on Silk Sofa sampler and we believe all the wait was definitely worth it. This is also our first release on Silk label group and hopefully a good start of a good and long relationship.
J.Shore and me will be collaborating again with Mango and the new track see the daylight early next year. Mango, Orion, J.Shore – When All The Ships Are Gone (Mango Alley Recordings) is originally one of the Goodbye Earth EP tracks (see below), now put into progressive house form with two mixes – Main Mix and Shoreliners Remix. I will post a preview on my website soon. This is a sequel to our Raining In Osaka collaboration and even the official release is stll far away, I’m excited about this.
DJ Orion & J.Shore – Goodbye Earth EP (Silk Sofa) was a project we started with my brother last summer. It’s a three track chill-out EP which was originally made in Tampere and finally tweaked in Southern Germany. There is a YouTube video sample if you’re into listening. At the moment it seems there will be a remix EP, too – but I’ll post more details when things get confirmed.
Also, we’ve just finished a remix of Ralphie B’s trance classic Massive. It’s an unofficial remix, full-on 97bpm chill-out (what a combo! ;), a fresh approach to one of my all-time-favourite trance tracks with strings, massive drums and woodwinds.
And finally, our next one, DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Lost Language) will be out on 23.11. More about that on the official newsletter.
DJ Orion @ Trance Intercontinental podcast 15.06.2009
01. Mango, DJ Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka (Shingo Nakamura remix) (Mango Alley Recordings)
02. DJ Orion – One Sunday (Beetseekers remix) (Solaris)
03. DJ Orion – Brotherhood (Flight & Jontey remix) (CDr)
04. DJ Orion – One Sunday (Sami Saari remix) (Solaris)
05. Pryda – AfterFlight (DJ Orion re-edit) (CDr)
06. DJ Orion – Brotherhood (Ayleon remix) (CDr)
Hello hello!
The famous Finnish summer has started (famous for not being sunny and warm as summers usually are:) and it’s a good chance to put together a newsletter of some sort. It’s been an incredible 2009 so far and there are plenty of interesting things to come – here are some selected newsbits.
*** Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Flight & Jontey meet DJ Orion bootleg remix) ***
Early this year I joined Flight & Jontey, a Tampere-based house duo, to make an exclusive bootleg remix for this year’s Labyrinth // Laserpoint event. After the event, a couple of copies were given out and the response was really nice. By now not only for example Tiesto and Jaytech have given thumbs-up for the track but over 100 Scandinavian DJs are playing it regularly. A summer tune for sure :) Thanks for all the nice feedback we’ve gotten for the track – and if you happen not be familiar with the tune, you can check it at YouTube.
*** In the studio with J.Shore and Flight&Jontey ***
Talking about Flight & Jontey, we’re still getting together in the studio this June. Their house & dnb background combined with a bit more proggy influenced taste of mine resulted in nice combos last time and I can’t wait to share the much talked Tampere-fiilis with them again :)
A week ago I finally found time to share a studio with my brother, J.Shore, and continue the chill-out project we started last year with One Sunday and Brotherhood tracks. The result was three new chill-out tracks, which still need some days of work, but I’m hoping to have some samples online by the end of June.
*** DJ Orion – Brotherhood ***
The remixes of Brotherhood, a sequel for One Sunday are now ready. I was really, really happy with the One Sunday remixes and once again the remixers went beyond all the expectations. Ayleon, Flight&Jontey and Anton Sonin deliver their interpretations – something for everyone: Ayleon’s trancey remix, Flight&Jontey’s house&proghouse version and Anton’s progressive trance remix are available for listen at http://orion.reaktio.net/2009/02/dj-orion-brotherhood/.
*** Mango, DJ Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka ***
The Russian-Finnish co-op track “Mango, DJ Orion & J.Shore – Raining In Osaka” climbed the Beatport prog house charts after its release and got very nice feedback. The last version, “Raining In Osaka (DJ Orion & J.Shore remix)” will be released on Mango Alley Recordings sampler in August. Available for listen here: http://orion.reaktio.net/2009/03/mango-orion-jshore-raining-in-osaka-mango-alley/
*** Love ***
After last year’s Metaverse tour, we at Misc. Management have been working together with DJ Orkidea & Jack club, running nights at Redrum with guests like Nick Warren and Matthew Dekay.
Over half a year ago we started planning a new concept called “Love” and to keep it short, you can read more here: http://orion.reaktio.net/2009/05/theres-something-about-love/
We’ve been really busy with the Love opening night, happening on 5.7.2009 with Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1, UK) headlining. Busy or not – it’s anyway been great to be a part of the concept and share the Love to music and club culture :) If you feel like looking, the website is now open at www.lovehelsinki.fi
*** Schedule ***
Despite of all the fun described above, lately I’ve needed to say to “no” to several interesting possibilities, projects, gigs and events. I’m having a short gig break until October, 2009 and concentrating on something which has been by far the most fascinating experience of my life. I’m becoming father in early September – and needless to say, I want to save some quality time to get most out of the days before (and after) the birth :)
*** YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta ***
Even though I’ve reduced the amount of gigs, the beats at Tiistain Tanssi-ilta will be served regularly every second Tuesday on YleX at 21:00.
One of the most exciting upcoming shows is on 21.7.2009 when we’ll be having the Tom Middleton retrospective, a show presenting Tom’s whole career in one hour. Not an easy task, but luckily we got help from Tom himself, who will be hosting the one-hour show personally. This is a very, very rare occasion and really worth listening.
Thanks for reading this far – you can catch up with the latest stuff on my blog or download the latest mixes via the podcast, both available at http://orion.reaktio.net
edit: For more news about DJ Taucher remix of Brotherhood & the upcoming gig @ Park Theater, Germany, see here.
Cheeerio! :)
DJ Orion / Juska
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Mango’s musical and cultural interest in the Orient manifests itself once again in the contemplative “Raining in Osaka,” a collaboration with talented DJ Orion and J.Shore. In the Original mix, Read More
Finnish music medium Findance.com interviewed me after the release of One Sunday. Interview available on their site or below (in Finnish)
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Happy news. After my debut release One Sunday, the next release is already in sight. Russia-based artist Mango had heard Brotherhood and asked me and my brother to remix his next track, Raining in Osaka. I felt really priviledged as Mango is one of my favourite progressive house artists with absolutely fantastic soundscapes, very fragile and incredibly beautiful tracks. I really recommend checking his work if you haven’t already.
During the past weekend, before and after the latest One event, my brother and I put together Raining in Osaka chill-out remix, which I still tweaked on in Helsinki. After I played the first version to Mango, the things changed a bit and we ended up making a collab track of the original version, too. This original mix among the remixes will be out in late April 2009 and the chill-out version will see the daylight in October 2009 on Mango Alley Recordings sampler. The full length chill-out remix can be heard above.
