Looking Forward...

Monday at Tavastia was superb. The legendary club was filled with people and I managed to pull through a great gig without technical difficulties and Square Mode played magically tight dj-set that can't be underestimated by anyone. They are definetly the ones to watch in the big circuits in the future.

The night at Tavastia made made me more sure about my abilities as a DJ. About my ability to play in a big room etc. and made me hungry for more. I'm browsing for future nights and venues here during a day off work and fantasizing about gig at a Indie Fastival in Barcelona etc.

But yeah. Here's a pic taken about 10 minutes after my set ended and this is how it looked like at Tavastia. Real intimidating stuff I reckon

Party with my vinyls tomorrow.

I'll be playing at the epicentre of live music in Finland - Tavastia tomorrow with New Yorkers Sleigh Bells and Finnish/French house soon-to-be-giants Square Mode. Right now I'm going through some material that I've bought during these last few months I've been on dj-holiday - not really playing anywhere, just buying everything thats fun on vinyl. Now it all comes together. I just hope the tech side works for once and the monitoring gives feedback. Well, enough of the tech talk. Let's talk music.

Here's some songs I've picked up during these months of not doing nothing. Let's call them idle tracks.

First off. The sharp, crispy Four Tet track I got on Future Bass comp called Nothing To See. The track brings me back to August at Flow Festival where I had the priviledge to see an extatic Four Tet up-beat set in a factory building filled with people and it was so hot and sweaty I just had to flee but all I remember was the exciting uplifting beats Kieran Hebden managed to push out of his systems. This track also reminds me that why you should buy and play stuff on vinyl. This might sound like crap through cheese box speakers so go and find this on vinyl.



soul jazz future bass-four tet-Nothing To See by The Drift Record Shop


Next off. There's something about Lindsrom and Prins Thomas I just can't figure. Just how the hell do they manage to hold on o their red line and still do remix of tracks like this?! Chemical Brothers anthem turned into an Oslo Psyko Disko takes some balls to pull through and yet they do it classy as also. I think I could eventually play an entire set of Lindstrom & Prins Thomas and be entirely satified but that's something they should do themselves



Chemical Brothers 'Swoon' (Lindstrom and Prins Thomas Remix) by cmjct



Then yet one more cosmic disco act I've fallen in love with. Indianapoli DFA act Bot'ox have something tweaked and great in them that just shouts PLAY ME! Their atmosphere is just so progressive and sophisticated I'd be fool not to play it. Just the perfect sound to be played on vinyl.


Bot'ox - "Babylon By Car" by user8594525

Geeking for twice

Just a few track I want to share as I'm going through dj litterature. Some Scanno Disco etc.

First up, an awesome combination of Lindstrom's cosmic vibes, Kieran Hebden's wackiness and Christabelle's sweet vocal make up a great combo whick I enjoy deeply




Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Lovesick (Four Tet remix) by smalltownsupersound




Second. I used to despise Uffie and I really do that still. Not as intense though. This happens to be her track but my favourite's Azari & III have made it into something completely different. Interesting stuff.




Uffie - Difficult (Azari & III Remix) by Hypetrak




If I'd ever need a dark rowdy dance track for a filled up basement rave I know what I'd choose to play on full volume. Digitalism are back. Well this came out a while ago but I've managed to miss it. I like the varified energy levels here and stuff




Blitz - Digitalism by shiftdcdj2




For the last posting I'd like to share you a great remix by Cut Copy of a Munk song. I actually had the guys from Cut Copy hanging out at one of my nights and they were really nice guys and seemed to like same kind of music as us. They even tried to bum for some drink tickets eventhough they make about 10 gran a gig. Old habits die hard I guess




You Never See Me Back Down (Cut Copy Jackmaster Remix) - Munk by TheSaharaTent.com

Geeking for once.

I was browsing new stuff on rcrdlbl.com and found new tracks to play at Drag Attack and other future gigs I'm working out. Good remixes of Tahiti 80 track made by John Talabot. My new hero he is. I also fould a great track made by Everything Everything and Canyons and other good stuff.

Last weekend I went out for the first time in ages. I was really into what I was provided with. Justus Könchke (Kompakt) played a magnificent set at YK main stage and got me hyped towards German minimalism again. Just something out of this world he is. There was a great live act called YÖT playing at YK basement. It was 4 guys playing analog reggae/dubstep that was really something for the future I reckon. Don't get me wrong. I deeply despise dubstep but they knew what what they were doing BIG UPS for YÖT! There was the guy from Neon Indian playing records at Nolla. He was a bit lost but the place was very funny because there was a gay guy who looked like Spock and one who looked like John Malkovitch in lederhosen. Can't desribe the sight really.

I had fun. Real Fun. Ought to do it more often.

Here's a few notes for you to listen to right now...

John Talabot from Permanent Vacation seems to be the most interesting cosmic disco guy out there today. He seems to tickle y funny bone time and time again.

Tahiti 80 - Darlin' (John Talabot's Oscuro Baile Remix) by wearetahiti80

I seem to get more into DFA-ish cosmic disco day by day and Canyons from Australia have been one of my favourite finds in ages. They have all the ingredients for good psycho disco.

Canyons - "My Rescue" (Dr Dunks Disco Extension) by modularpeople

There's also one track that is more upbeat I'd like to have here. By Silver Columns remixed by Disco Of Doom. A definite party starter this





Silver Columns - Brow Beaten - Disco Of Doom Remix by discoofdoom



Here's also a little something by Justus who rocked YK mainstage on Saturday. He was really something





Justus Kohncke - Parage by jug razovich

Mixtape for the friday night

It's friday. I'm lying in bed with morphine working through my head blocking the toothache and I'm more than envious to the people taking their first beers soon and getting ready to either go to Nolla with Just Paha night with about 15 differend dj's playing. Or then they're way to YK to see magnificent Barbara Panther (which I truly recommend) and Daniel Haaksman palying at a Top Billin party. They could also be on their way to Hertz Club premiere with superb Tuomas Toivonen, Shine 2009 and Upi & Lzrboy.

Either way. They should open their beers and listen to The Twelves mixtape made live to BBC One last year for Pete Tong. This really makes me bounce. It's amazing what they're able to do with a couple of laptops and midi keyboards. This is a lesson to us all Dj's.

The Twelves BBC by deh_ruffs

BV is back

There has happened a lot after the last post here in BV blog. We had our weekly club called Head Over Heels at YK and on my own Club Rainmaker at Le Bonk. They both seem to be in the past now as we approach winter 2011. Now I've kept a break on Djing and concentrating on work and browsing for new music and inspiration. I start to be hungry for more now and I'll actually be playing in Dragattack at Jenny Woo on 30.12.2010. Welcome.

I want to thank YACHT, Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Helsinki 78-82, French Films, Crystal Love, Lil' Tony, The Casbah, Poika & Hirviö, Basse and Emile from Emperatron, Antti Hietala, Zebra and Snake, Juho, Murmansk, Long Sam, Kap Kap, OMSK, The Ran, Sheikki Sheikki DJ's, Manna and many more for helping us the summer and fall happen.

Head Over Heels continues without me at Kuudes Linja in the future and I'm glad it does...

During recent weeks and months I've settled into Punavuori, in an old stone house that used to settle Finnish legends like Runeberg and Cygnaeus. Truly a fine house and I feel cozy here. I've also taken a crash course on deeper house music and djing softwares. Can't wait to get out and play it to you people.

I also took some effort on trying to redo the layout here but can't make up my mind if this works or not. I need your opinion.

I'll also start testing soundcloud etc. here so you'd get to hear whats happening in my ears at the moment.

I bought the Permanent Vacation sampler 2 a month ago and got really into these deep sounds of talented Swede John Talabot. He really has it going on.

Matilda's Dream by John Talabot">

Then there's a great track from Tennishero, fellow swedes called Jens Andersson and Alexander Berg who seem to have a hint of etheric perfection going on. I just love how they do it. Listen to this and smile

Tennishero - Midnight Love by michelledillman

Then there's Shit Robot. An american producer signed on DFA who came out with a killer album which has great guests like fellow DFA-ians such as James Murphy and Juan Maclean but also Alexis Taylor (who dj'd at HOH), legendary Ian Svenonious etc.

This obscure track has James Murphy and Ian Svenonious reminding what's go great about New York.

Shit Robot - Simple Things (Work It Out) (feat. Ian Svenonious) [Album Edit] by reachard

Then there's fun and special remix of Smashing Pumpkins 1979 by StardonE here. I just found it somewhere and like the Crystal Castles / Robert Smith track, this has truly the best of both worlds. The indie rock I've love for ages and the geeky electronics. Listen.

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979(StardonE Remix) by StardonE