I’m really looking forward to this weekend in Northern Finland. It’s been already a year I last visited Rovaniemi and I can’t wait get back to the old hoods :) Friday will be spent at Doris in Rovaniemi hosted by Helmi (Facebook event) and Saturday is for returning back to Kalajoki after summer to the Sunburn Winter Event at Dyyni (Facebook event).
Good stuff. See you all there :)
Oh yeah, here’s a video from last year’s trip. Snow and lots of weirdos :)

P.S. Below is a Rovaniemi&Kalajoki TOP3 chart from all of us. Check it ouuut.

DJ Orion Sweep The North TOP3
01 Underworld – Two Months Off (Grayarea’s Four Years Off Remix)
02 Freefall – Skydive (Ad Brown remix)
03 DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Flight&Jontey remix)

Flight’s ‘North goes nuts’ TOP3
01 Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
02 Da Mongoloids – Spark Da Meth (ATFC’s Wildstyle Remix)
03 Reboot – Enjoy Music

DJ Kaasi Top Three For The Road
01 Daft Punk – Around The World (Kid Dub Remix)
02 Leventina – Gravity (Original Mix)
03 Ariel Sierra – Nineties In My Life (Incognet Remix)

See also:

• Weekend in Tampere & Kalajoki
• Club Elite, Helsinki & Sunburn, Kalajoki
• Sunburn 2009 review
• Video: Orion & Kaasi @ HTC & Sunburn, 2008
• Sunburn, Kalajoki

DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 10.11.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. Bent – As You Fall (Guy J remix) (G&E Analogue)
02. BT – Remember (Phrakture’s Unofficial remix) (CDr)
03. Calvin Harris – Flashback (Eric Prydz remix) (Ultra)
04. Underworld – Two Months Off (Grayarea’s Four Years Off remix) (CDr)
05. Steve Angello – Tivoli (Hy2rogen & Fr3cky remix) (Size)

*** BIISIVIERAS DAVE SEAMAN ***
06. Dave Seaman & Andy Chatterley – K Conundrum (Audio Therapy)

07. Shiloh – All That (Lowbit)
08. Luigi Lusini – A Neverending Story (The Clubbers)
09. Loquai – Andromeda (Human8 remix) (MistiqueMusic)
10. Ridgewalkers – Find feat. El (Russell G remix) (Wild Records)
11. Wippenberg – Pong (Tocadisco remix) (High Contrast)
12. Solarstone & Alucard – Late Summer Fields (Forerunners Dub) (Solaris)

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/ohjelma/Tiistain+tanssi-ilta

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 1998-2009
Dave Seaman
Yle pääsee jakelemaan musiikkipodcasteja
Linkage: Daft Punk, Sven Väth, 2 Many DJs…
DJDownload.com closes (or does it?)
Pete Tong interview
Jori Hulkkonen talks about fame
Der Dritte Raum – Swing Bopp

DJ Orion’s podcast
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914&s=143447
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/OrionPodcast/

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ KLUBITUS
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ IRC-GALLERIA
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ FACEBOOK
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ YLEX

See also:

• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 27.10.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 13.10.2009
• Dave Seaman Tiistain Tanssi-illassa 10.11.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 4.8.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 23.06.2009

Alla lyhyt tiedote YleX:n uudistuksista vuodelle 2010 koskien Tiistain Tanssi-iltaa. Mikäli muutokset ihmetyttävät tai harmittavat, suosittelen suuntaamaan edes parin lauseen asiallisen palautteen tiedotteen lopussa oleviin sähköpostiosoitteisiin.

TIISTAIN TANSSI-ILTA 1998-2009

YleX uudistaa tarjontaansa vuodeksi 2010, ja vuodenvaihteessa kanavan ohjelmistosta poistuu myös syksyllä 1998 startannut Tiistain tanssi-ilta. OlliS, DJ Orion, Jori Hulkkonen ja DJ Infekto jatkavat ensi vuonna vuoroviikoin ja entistä puheliaampina maanantai-illoissa tunnin ohjelmapaikalla.  Klubimusiikin osuus on air –ohjelmistosta vähenee siis kolmesta yhteen tuntiin viikossa.

Palautetta voi lähettää ohjelmapalaute@yle.fi (josta palautteet menevät myös yleisötutkimuksen tietoon) ja/tai YleX:n musiikki- ja kanavapäälliköille, satu.keto-kantele@yle.fi ja tomi.saarinen@yle.fi

See also:

• Tiistain Tanssi-ilta updates
• The anatomy of Tiistain Tanssi-ilta
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 27.10.2009
• Tiistain Tanssi-ilta YleX Popissa
• BT interview, 07.04.2009

Dear friends and night life lovers!
Here is a short recap of what we Misc boys have been cooking this year, which was one of our busiest yet… We feel we want to share and thank you all for being a part of these great memories. Knowing when to say yes and when to say no is something we have gotten better at with age and experience. And my my my how many yesses had to be said in 2009!

JACK – Rocking Redrum
We joined Orkidea as the co-producers of Jack’s new beginning at Redrum. Line ups went from the new and old school DJ’s of Finland, to great legends of the world and one solo set by Orkidea. The nights turned out to be some of this year’s hottest, sweatiest and funnest parties in Helsinki. We will be closing our first JACK year with the biggest birthday party to date! Redrum will be headlined by Dave Seaman and the afterparty at Playground by Jody Wisternoff on the 21.11.2009!!!

CULTIVATE – Online TV Show
An online show about what’s bubbling under (and pouring out of the champagne glasses) in Helsinki was issued for Basso TV and Diesel. Oded Peled got dressed up with La Persé, beaten up on Vappu and left thirsty at Helsinki Design Week…

Check the episodes on the Diesel site: http://www.diesel.com/cult/cultivate/

LOVE – Brings us all together…
LOVE arrived in the summer. A fresh approach of building a club concept taught us so much and brought us light… Although there have only been 2 amazing parties to date, it feels as if a complete book could be written about the process of falling in love and the experiences it gave to people involved in it.

Pictures, videos and love stories can be found at : http://www.lovehelsinki.fi

DANCE. HERE. NOW. – All over the country
The club concept was planned to spread the sounds and vibes of our artists all over the country… And so it did. Our trips to Kouvola, Kajaani, Tampere, Kuopio, Joensuu, Hanko, Rovaniemi and Kalajoki have given us some great experiences and a deeper understanding of the club scene in Finland. A big thank you for dancing right there and then!!!

EXTREMELY MISCBEHAVING – Orkidea and his DJ Heros
Another fabulous night with Orkidea and friends at the packed Helsinki Club… A smooth musical journey downstairs and an upstairs filled with new DJ Heros. The after-party at Playground was hosted by Orion and kept you dancing till the morning light. Extreeeeeemely fun !

Check out the pictures of the event from here:
http://www.sessions2.com/galleries.php?gallery_id=355

DJ BOOKINGS – If you book them, they will come.
* Pete Tong and Paul Oakenfold at Love
* Kenny Carpenter and David Morales at Ihana
* Rob di Stefano, Alan Braxe and Chris Lake at Danceteria
* Smokin Jo at Pussy
* Nick Warren, Matthew Dekay, Gavyn Mytchel, Dave Seaman and Jody Wisternoff at Jack
* Ian Ossia and Andy Moor at Extremely Miscbehaving
* Alfredo at Pacifique
* Leama at Clinic
* Niklas Harding at One
* Freemasons at Dance. Here. Now. Joensuu

See them all: http://www.misc.fi/djlist.php

NEW TALENT – DJ Flight is in the House!
We are very happy to announce that DJ Flight has joined our team and DJ Roster. Bringing big smiles and huge sounds to the people is what he is all about, so it feels natural for him to join the Misc family… Check out his hot looks and groovy selection here : http://bit.ly/flightmisc

ORKIDEA 23 HOUR SET – 2010, Here we come!
As if only to keep the bar very high, the first day of 2010 will start with a historical event, when Orkidea will play the longest set in his life. A 23 hour supermegamarathon at Redrum and Copacabana. Probably and possibly the last time something like this happens in Finland. Unless some other nutcase does it :)

A big thank you to all of you, that came and made the nights unforgettable… We hope to share more nights together with you.

Oded, Asaf, Juska and Marko

http://www.misc.fi

See also:

• DJ Orion newsletter – Winter 2009
• Love explained.
• Misc Management news
• MiscBehaving and One this weekend
• Jack 5 years with Jody Wisternoff

Selected links from the past two weeks.

The best tracks of Daft Punk, great selection with good stories.
Sven Väth celebrating his 45th birthday (video)
2 Many DJs to Helsinki, Finland
How the ambient sound at Walt Disney World works
Heavy illegal downloaders buy more music

See also:

• Proteus & Orion – Keskuskomitea-haastattelu streamattavissa
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 4.8.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 19.08.2008
• Facebook links
• Podcast recommendations

10.11.2009 Tiistain Tanssi-illan ensimmäisellä tunnilla biisivieraana on yksi housemusiikin merkittävämpiä tekijöitä jo useamman vuosikymmenen ajalta. Brittiläinen Dave Seaman kertoo biisivierasosuudessaan ajatuksiaan uudesta Renaissance-kokoelmastaan, jonka mukaan nimetty kiertue rantautuu myös Suomeen 21.11.2009. Biisivierasbiisinä kuullaan tuore julkaisu herran luotsaamalta Audio Therapy -levymerkiltä.

Lisäksi lautasilla mm. Eric Prydz, BT, Guy J, Steve Angello, Underworld ja Solarstone. Uutisissa klubimusiikkiohjelmien ja Tiistain Tanssi-illan tulevaisuus vuonna 2010.

Tune in. Nyt tiistaina klo 21-22

Web-stream: http://areena.yle.fi/player/index.php?channel=2&language=fi

Tanssi-ilta livenä myös Twitterissä: @YleX & @Juska

See also:

• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 10.11.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 06.01.2009 – Best Of 2008
• Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 1998-2009
• Misc. Management winter 2009 update & New Finnish talent in the house
• DJ Orion newsletter – Winter 2009

It’s newsletter time. It’s not like these newsletters would come every month or so, now it’s over 5 months I wrote the latest. But it doesn’t mean it has been lazy and quiet – quite the opposite – the past months have been incredibly busy but rewarding.

DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Lost Language)

My debut release, One Sunday, was released last March on Solaris Recordings and I’m really happy to announce the second single, Brotherhood will be out very soon on Lost Language (Release date 23.11.2009). Lost Language is one of my all-time favourite labels which I’ve been following for nearly a decade already (check their massive back-catalogue) and it’s really an honor to see this release happen. Big thanks to DJ Taucher, Ayleon, Flight&Jontey and Anton Sonin for making superb versions of the original and for endless and patient tweaking and fine-tuning :)
Check here for the full length samples of Brotherhood.

Final gigs for 2009 + DJ Orion chart

Twothousandandnine is soon over, but there are still a couple of events worth checking depending on where you live.

On 13.11. and 14.11. I’ll be making a short round-trip in Northern Finland playing at Helmi, Doris, Rovaniemi on 13.11. and Sunburn, Dyyni, Kalajoki 14.11.2009. I’ll join hands with local DJ hero Kaasi and DJ Flight behind the decks – I’m really looking forward to this year’s visit to the very north :)

On 22.11. Jack club turns 6 and 7 years old – double birthday party on one night, whee! Dave Seaman will be headlining the main event (Dave is also my Featured Artist guest aka Biisivieras on the upcoming Tiistain Tanssi-ilta on YleX, 10.11.2009) and Jody Wisternoff rocks the afterparty. I’ll be warming up Playground for Jody between 05-07 – see you there. Check Facebook Event or Klubitus topic for further information.

On 04.12. I’ll be returning to Seinäjoki after many, many, many years which I’m really looking forward to. Syna possé will be hosting a trancey pre-christmas day Fiksaatio party at Karma – luxorius :)

Two days later, 6.12, I’ll be playing a rare 2,5h chill-out set at Sunday Chill club in Tabu, Tampere. Naturally played in From Rural To Urban style, the set will also include loads of Finnish chill-out tunes & classics to celebrate the independence day’s night.

Finally, if you’re into trainspotting, there is also my October/November TOP10 chart, check it ouuut!

DJ Orion & J.Shore productions

For news about our latest productions, check DJ Orion & J.Shore productions news update. There are some previews and pieces of info regarding upcoming Silk Sofa and Mango Alley releases, as well as the new collaboration with Mango.

Twitter / Facebook Page / Podcast

If you’re into keeping up-to-date and getting the online goodies, you might want to check DJ Orion Twitter account, my Facebook Page or if it’s just music which interests you, subscribe to my Podcast, which is currently among TOP10 music podcasts on Finnish iTunes.

Hear soon!

Juska / Orion

See also:

• DJ Orion & J.Shore productions update
• DJ Orion newsletter, summer 2009
• Mango, Orion & J.Shore – Raining In Osaka – Newsflash
• DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Lost Language)
• Mango, DJ Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka (Mango Alley Recordings)

“Dear Label Partner
It is with great regret that we have to inform you that DJdownload Limited has been placed into administration by the Directors of the company effective today.

The Directors have worked extremely hard over the past few months to try and save the company: overheads were reduced and attempts to increase revenues were made but ongoing efforts to raise further finance were unsuccessful. Despite their best efforts the company was not able to continue to trade.

We would like to thank you for your support and business over the years and we wish you all the best in the future.

If you have any questions with regard to UNPAID ROYALTIES from DJDownload Limited please contact:

Marguerite Webster – Case Administrator at Bridge Business Recovery
E-mail: marguerite.webster@bridgebr.co.uk
Phone: +44 207 025 6139

Yours sincerely
Justin Pearse”

Now let me predict – Beatport.com will raise their prices within one year.

Edit (06.11.2009): It seems the story is not over. About 24h after the first news, Juno has acquired DJDownload. If anyone has an official link, please post it below. Here’s the official link (thanks to Homegrove!): http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/11/06/juno-steps-in-to-keep-dj-download-online/

See also:

• New Beatport
• Pros and cons of mp3 shops
• New kid on the block!
• DJ Taucher remix + gig in Germany
• DJ Orion newsletter, summer 2009

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.

See also:

• DJ Orion newsletter – Winter 2009
• DJ Orion newsletter, summer 2009
• Brotherhood signed to Lost Language
• Mango, DJ Orion, J.Shore – Raining In Osaka (Mango Alley Recordings)
• DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Lost Language)

Pete Tong states:

“Well I’ve always said that when Acid House was happening in the say 1987, it was like the equivalent of Punk in how it affected rock n roll and progressive rock that went before it. A lot of people, therefore, don’t remember anything before punk and I think the same goes for dance music, a lot of people just wipe the slate clean and that nothing existed before raves came along and those types of parties.”

A really interesting Pete Tong interview – Where did it all go Pete Tong?!?

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See also:

• DJ Orion newsletter, summer 2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 10.11.2009
• Misc. Management winter 2009 update & New Finnish talent in the house
• Jori Hulkkonen talks about fame
• Benjamin Zander on music and passion

Jori Hulkkonen about fame:

“Sure enough there’s a lot people who never were “big”, but are they still working? Releasing albums, singles, getting remix requests and DJing all over after 15 years? No. But I am. And this I see as my greatest achievement and there’s a lesson to be learned everyone: If you never become trendy it’s impossible for you to become untrendy.”

The whole interview/article is worth reading. Check also his latest album, Man From Earth.

See also:

• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 15.09.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 7.7.2009
• Misc. Management & DJ Hero get together
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 4.8.2009
• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 21.07.2009

Excellent work from JoilDesign, again.

See also:

• Trailer: ONE 21.03.2009
• Trailer: ONE with SolarStone
• Trailer: One with Jaytech
• Trailer: DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood
• Villalobos – the movie

See also:

• Trailer: DJ Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood
• Jürgen Paape – Ofterschwang
• Pretty well done video art
• Mashup of the month.
• Finnish chill-out – Tokyo Boulevard

See also:

• Misc. Management winter 2009 update & New Finnish talent in the house
• Review: DJ Hero hands-on.
• Misc. Management & DJ Hero get together
• Extremely Miscbehaving, 24.10.2009 @ Helsinki Club & Playground
• New Gallery online

DJ Orion @ YleX – Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 27.10.2009

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta tracklist
01. BT – Flaming June (Phrakture’s Blazing August Remix) (CDr)
02. Jon Hopkins – Light Through The Veins (Tom Middleton Remodel) (Domino)
03. Underworld – Two Months Off (Grayarea’s Four Years Off Remix) (CDr)
04. Flanders – Time (Redanka dub) (Ego)
05. Sultan, Ned Shepherd – Roads Under Ramallah (GU)
06. Analog People In A Digital World – Circus (Instrumental mix) (Hysterical)

*** BIISIVIERAS STONEBRIDGE ***
07. Stonebridge – Morning After (CDr)

08. Adam K – Brighter Days (Hotbox Digital)
09. Ashley Wallbridge – Solidaritet (Armada)
10. Lensflare – Shutter (AVA)

*** VIIKON VINYYLI ***
11. Armin – Lost Soul Society (Cyber)

Listen Tiistain Tanssi-ilta again on YleX Areena (works in Finland only):
http://areena.yle.fi/ohjelma/Tiistain+tanssi-ilta

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta links
DJ Mag TOP100 2009
Jon Hopkins – Light Through The Veins
New compilation from Underworld
Benjamin Zander on music and passion
Hiphop in a Japanese way
Review: DJ Hero hands-on

DJ Orion’s podcast
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129522914&s=143447
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/OrionPodcast/

Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ KLUBITUS
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ IRC-GALLERIA
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ FACEBOOK
Tiistain Tanssi-ilta @ YLEX

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• Jon Hopkins (idiomag.com)

See also:

• YleX Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 10.11.2009
• BT interview, 07.04.2009
• Tiistain Tanssi-ilta 1998-2009
• TTI #48, 27.10.2009, featured artist Stonebridge
• Stonebridge Tiistain Tanssi-illassa 27.10.2009