FINRG & FUTURISTICS: THE NEW ERA, 1st March 2013

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 19, 2012
Posted in: Events, Finnish. 5 comments

You can probably imagine what I’ve been doing for the past week, but with all that almost finished it’s time to ease back into the posting with a real stormer of an event. FINRG & FUTURISTICS marks the changing of the FINRG guard, with the ‘newer’ artists stepping up to make their marks. The lineup is a fabulous one, with the main headlining acts making it worth a trip from almost anywhere – Proteus vs Epyx & Cyrez, and an Alek Szahala, Nomic and Aryx Live PA. Whether the atmosphere can match the pure magic of 10 Years of FINRG remains to be seen, but this is still a massive one to look forward to.

I might actually be able to attend too, as once again it’ll be time for Project Get Away From Tokyo, and the vague plan is to head somewhere Europe-ward around February/March time. Check the FINRG & FUTURISTICS event page for full info, but here’s a sneaky look at the lineup in the meantime:

PROTEUS vs. EPYX & CYREZ LIVE [Säde / Finrg]

ALEK SZAHALA vs. NOMIC & ARYX(SI) LIVE [Finrg / ReBuild]

DOUGLAS(UK) & ENDEMIC(UK) [Hard Beats Collective]

THE NEW ERA COLLECTIVE LIVE [Finrg]

J7 & JAYVEE & ILLUVIAL [Finrg]

KABINET ROBOTS [Futuristics]


FUTURISTICS ROOM: 

VERTICAL [Parvati Records]

MACDETHIX [Futuristics]

TREMONT [Futuristics]

SOLAR EMOTION [Wavedata Records]

MIKADO [Futuristics]

J-Mx – Lost Scars

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 10, 2012
Posted in: Finnish, Releases. 3 comments

Most will have seen the upload of J-Mx’s newest track, but it’s more than worth a late mention here too. The progress he’s made with his production is obvious, making this a really nice example of the modern melodic freeform sound. Crucially he’s also nailed the impact of the drop after that long breakdown, it’s more than dancefloor-worthy.

Alchemiist – Filthform

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 9, 2012
Posted in: Finnish, Mixes. 1 comment

Here’s a set I’ve really been waiting for – Filthform is Alchemiist’s production showcase set that shows what a big impacthe’s making in two different scenes. The first half is Hard NRG of the nastiest kind (mostly rounding up his ‘Orrible Noize releases), while the second half gets into the freeform. Tracks like the superb Fate might never get old, and the upcoming Noise of Thunder shows that the dark inspiration is a long way from leaving Alchemiist just yet. A must-listen, and surely a good one to share with non-Freeform listening NRG fans.

1. Intro
2. Alchemiist – Terrible Times [ORRIBLE NOIZE]
3. Sean Grotz & Zoe Holborn – Corruptitude (Alchemiist & Decion Remix) [ORRIBLE NOIZE]
4. NooNoo & Anna K – Sleep Is For The Week (Alchemiist Remix) [ORRIBLE NOIZE]
5. Alchemiist – The Anger Process [ORRIBLE NOIZE]
6. Alchemiist – God’s Grace [ALIEN TECHNOLOGY HQ]
7. Substanced & Alchemiist – Permission To Die [FINRG]
8. Alchemiist – Fate [FINRG]
9. Alchemiist – Noise Of Thunder [TBA]
10. Substanced & Alchemiist – Facemelt [REBUILD MUSIC]
11. Substanced & Alchemiist – Skullcrush [WHEN THE WORLD COLLAPSES] 

Proteus vs CRISS @MINDCORE, 26th October

Posted by PlasmaDancer on December 3, 2012
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I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, as this compilation from one of Proteus’ sets is definitely one of my favourite recent gig videos. I must admit that I’m not familiar with CRISS, and there’s obviously no freeform on show here, but it looks like an awesome time was had by all. It’s also a lesson in set progression – just have a quick listen and check out all the different sounds, from old skool to gabber and back again.

Smiling Corpse Dead Happy Podcast 001

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 30, 2012
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Both sets from the first Smiling Corpse podcast are now online, and both are absolutely essential listens. Sadly I couldn’t make it for the event itself, but they’ve since been on permanent rotation during my endless commutes this week.

Olly Addictive and Wyrm got things off to a superb start with a really well selected set – nice and dark, there’s a good mix of old and new here, as well as some very interesting connections. Bonus points for Cheese in the Machine, the first time I’ve heard it in a set, and also for the quality tracks by Messrs Addictive and Wyrm themselves.

Substanced and Amini’s set, meanwhile, could be one of the very best of the year. Once again it’s incredible to hear the progress Amini’s made, and he’s now only slightly behind Substanced’s super-high-quality production. His tunes tend to be rougher these days too, so there’s a surprising amount of variety on show. Congratulations to Substanced and Alchemiist on Facemelt – it was the first time for me to hear this one, and it might be my favourite Substanced track of 2012. I’ve never used Rx’s toned-down version of Eternal Cannon in my own sets, but here it fits really well, and along with Morokai is an excellent choice to break things up.

Well done to the guys for a great first show – you’ll find links and full tracklists here.

Pain on Creation, Aryx, ikaruga_nex

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 29, 2012
Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Releases. 1 comment

Free tunes aplenty this week, so here’s a brief roundup for those who’ve missed the newest uploads.

The first one has been online for a while now, but discovering a previously unreleased Pain on Creation track obviously sent me into delirium and I forget to post at the time. This is classic PoC with non-stop filtered madness from start to finish and that special mid-2000s atmosphere. An absolutely brilliant track that has somehow only been downloaded 15 times in two months, Night Prey should find a home in many a dark set.

Next we have one of Aryx’s very best tracks, the fabulous Aurora. Anyone who missed the original release should make sure to grab this full-quality version, uploaded to mark Aryx’s birthday.

A new release from ikaruga_nex to finish things off, still downloadable via the ‘Buy this track’ button. The Fallen is another fantastic track, plenty hard enough for the darker side of freeform while sneaking in some Japanese-style melodies.

Smiling Corpse Dead Happy Podcast 001, 10pm tonight (GMT) @kraftyradio.com

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 24, 2012
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Just in time to mention Smiling Corpse’s very welcome new radio show/podcast, Dead Happy. Hosted by Olly Addictive and Wyrm, this first edition features a b2b session from the chaps themselves, and a deadly-looking combination of Substanced and Amini.

No doubt there’ll be the usual madness in the chatroom to enjoy too, so be sure to show some support and head along at 10pm GMT.

Wyrm – Freeformaniacs Radio Show, 1st November

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 24, 2012
Posted in: Australia, Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 1 comment

Not too sure how this passed me by until now, but having checked out Wyrm’s recent appearance on the Freeformaniacs show I can heartily recommend it for all fans of the darker side. A glance at the tracklist shows what sort of hour’s in store, including plenty of Pain on Creation, Aryx and a great Penguin Conspiracy remix of Wyrm’s own Tendrils of Reality. Indeed, there are some quality UK tracks here that fit very nicely into this set of twistiness, broken up with trancier melodies and an inspired finish of Gravity’s Rainbow – Hostile Lifeforms.

01) Re-form – Hold Your Ground [FiNRG] 
02) Dodgee – 2000 Miles [Electronica Exposed] 
03) Substanced – Stockholm Syndrome [Smiling Corpse] 
04) Pain on Creation – V8 [Camel Records] 
05) Transcend & Greg Peaks – Cosmic1 [Electronica Exposed] 
06) Pain on Creation – Lush [FiNRG Hard] 
07) Tazz & Concept – Planet of Dreamz [Digital Beatz] 
08) Wyrm – Tendrils of Reality (Penguin Conspiracy Remix) [F/C Smiling Corpse] 
09) Firefly – Dangerous [Electronica Exposed] 
10) Aryx – Morokai [Smiling Corpse] 
11) Betwixt & Between – Gravity’s Rainbow [HARDCORE TANO*C] 
12) Shox – Hostile Lifeforms [Sinthetic Records]