Thanks to Technoid for pointing me in the direction of this new interview with Proteus, marking his upcoming double set epic at Sinistry this weekend. The great man always gives a good interview, and this one has some particularly nice info on his industrial group and upcoming gigs. I can only find the interview on Facebook at the moment though, so probably only those who’ve sold their soul to Zuckerberg’s Procrastination Engine will be able to view this link for now.
B.R.K. – Keep on pushing by FINRG Recordings
Massive congratulations to Italian producer/DJ BRK for his new release on FINRG, Keep on Pushing. His production has improved beyond recognition during this past year, and with this and other new material he’s really nailed the Lab 4-style sound.
I thought the Harder.fi Weekender was starting tomorrow, but Tyranoid/Strongstream are midway through their set right now. Check out the stream here, and there’s a brilliant looking lineup for the next couple of days, too.
Timetable (Finnish time)
Friday
18-19 Aloitusohjelma
19-20 Tyranoid/Strongstream
20-21 DJ Street
21-22 xl8r
22-23 WK9
23-00 Ozma
00-?? xl8r & Ozma: yömusiikkia
Saturday
11:00-19:30 Koneradio esittää: Studio Tampere
– Nomade Vs. Meke, Amini Vs. Sam One, Laskeuma Vs. J-Gear, Decion Vs. Alchemiist, Auacusha Vs. Noesis, J-Mx Vs. Substanced
19:30-22:30 Studio Helsinki
– Shatterling, Yediah, Epyx/Cyrez
22:30-23:30 Mza
23:30-00:30 Grimsoul
Sunday
12-14 xl8r & Ozma: Aamuhartaus
14-15 J7
15-16 Jayvee
16-17 Syntse
17-18 Xelfer
18-19 Orzo
19-20 Tornadoz
20-21 Nomic
Congratulations to Sade on its 13th (!) Anniversary, and for a monster of an event recently. There were a few interesting sets for FINRG followers, though sadly there doesn’t seem to be a lot of footage online yet. For now, here are some short but atmospheric clips from Tyranoid/Strongstream, Carbon Based and Substanced.
experience! vol2 pastmix by raqhow
A week or so ago was the second installment of experience!, a new hardcore event organised by freeform DJ, NRGetic Romancer regular and long-time Horser, raqhow/らくほー. Sadly I wasn’t able to make it along and show some support, so the least I can do is give his recorded set some space on TYFTH. Fans of the melodic side of Finnish freeform and classic filtered synths will be right at home here, and there’s a nice combination of new releases and some oldies I haven’t heard for quite some time.
Some of the connections could have been smoother, but for a live recording it’s absolutely fine, and the actual set construction is very nice. Congratulations to raqhow on what sounds like a succesful event – the number of freeform DJs in Tokyo has dropped dramatically this year, so it’s great to see a new arrival supporting our sound.
Qygen – 721 by Qygen
Here’s a Qygen track that I forgot to post about earlier, but it’s rapidly becoming one of my favourites. Once again, the Goa-style melodies are just fantastic, as well as the deep breakdowns and hardcore section to finish. Most people will have heard this already, but it’s a must-download if you haven’t.
It’s been over a year since the last batch of intelligent drum & bass tunes on TYFTH, but as I haven’t been listening to much freeform during this past busy week it seems the right time to post up a few more favourites.
First of all, big thanks again to Pearsall for linking to Hardscore on Sonicrampage, a truly amazing collection of 90s jungle that will keep me going for the rest of the year and then some. Some of DJ Extreme’s sets are incredible, admirably staying away from a lot of the usual anthems, and even sneaking in some promos I’ve never heard before.
One classic I’ve rediscovered is Atlas’ Second Heaven, a tune I totally fell in love with about 16 years ago…
You have to wonder if the Tokyo scene’s big enough to support all the new events that seem to be springing up lately, but this new project from Kohaku and UK is definitely trying something different. Dark Dimension’s theme is pretty obvious, and there’s a nice selection of darker DJs/genres in the initial lineup.
It’s also time for Destroyed High tonight – the fantastic news is that Zio will be playing an NRG set! Less fantastic is that he’ll be on the 4th floor of Cube, where the infamous speakers make a mess of anything you play through them…
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DJ Taber is responsible for keeping the Finnish sound alive over in Nagoya, and here’s 10-minute segment of his set at ReD ZoNe last weekend. Mad Man, Sucker and the fantastic selection of Awa definitely shows what he’s all about.
By the way, (as you might have guessed) Real Life has interrupted TYFTH for the past few days, and most of the stuff I had planned is on pause right now. Bear with me though, and I’ll be catching up on posts for the rest of the the week, as well as doing a ustream set this weekend.
Qygen’s back to continue his one-man Goacore movement with yet another awesome tune. Ecumenopolis has just about everything – oldskool Goa melodies, pads in the breakdown, and a slightly stronger-than-usual Suge influence in a few of the sounds. Really quality stuff, this.
SoundCloud’s misbehaving at the moment, but check out this link if you can.