Some of you may remember that we were about to have Pilooski as a guest for Low Phantasy in April. Unfortunately the gig was cancelled (but we were lucky to get Rune Lindbæk to fill in – and he did an awesome job indeed!). Anyway, this Thursday Mr. Marszewski will play at Misf*ts, and Schmami & me are going to spin some records with the residents as well. I’m excited to finally hear the Frenchman. Be there!
We’ll have the local disco heads 80’s Cop and Graalin Mal-Yaacco playing with us tomorrow, Saturday 14th at Low Phantasy. Just in time, the first Low Phantasy mix is ready as well! It’s me during the first ten tracks and Schmami takes care of the second part. Go get it:
01. Janet Jackson - R & B Junkie (Idjut Boys Edit)
02. Sammy Barbot - New Mexico (Lovefingers Barrio Edit)
03. Brandon Cooke feat. Roxanne Shanté - Sharp As A Knife (Acid Attack)
04. Claudja Barry - Sweet Dynamite (Tangoterje Edit)
05. Propaganda - Frozen Faces (My Cousin Roy Edit)
06. Gary’s Gang - Makin’ Music (Dub Mix)
07. Trade Mark - Days Of Pearly Spencer
08. Lisa Lee - When Can I Call You (British Telecom Mix)
09. Out Hud - It’s For You (Rub N Tug’s Panarava Mix)
10. Critical Rhythm - Fall Into A Trance (Brooklyn Funk Essential Mix)
11. Paul Hardcastle - Rain Forest
12. Fallout - The Morning After
13. Low Motion Disco - Love Love Love (L.S.B. Remix)
14. Sinnamon - Thanks To You (Instrumental)
15. Robert Palmer - I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On (Dub Version)
16. Lullabies In The Dark - Code 7429
17. The Strikers - Body Music (Instrumental)
18. Tyree - Acid Over (Piano Mix)
19. The Quick - Zulu (Instrumental Version)
New Finnish dance music – the most prominent part of it at least – may be easily associated these days with bootleg remixes and rather transitory club bangers, but there is always interesting original stuff being made here as well. Probably my favourite of the newcomers is Eero Johannes, a young man originally from the “dynamic maritime city” of Kotka, just like yours truly. Eero’s debut album will be out on Planet Mu soon and you can already hear some of his tracks on Harmönia’s skweee compilations.
Speaking of skweee, this year’s Sónar will feature a showcase with both Finnish and Swedish faces of the community on Saturday 21st of June. Recommended!
Eero Johannes - Leisi Elli (192k)
(from International Skw***, get the whole compilation here).
We are going at it one more time at our Wednesday slot at Redrum. This time with our tropical ghettopop favorites Radioclit! Personally I couldn’t be more excited about a ‘dance act’ at the moment, the ‘clit is where club music should be in 2008 and with the upcoming Esau Mwamwaya album in the pipelineand fully booked dj schedules the future is looking shiny.
Additional fun by CTRL! Free drinks involved!
And I’ll be playing this gem with a diamond of a track name:
Lots of good stuff happening this weekend in Helsinki. Foolish Felix and I-f are in town on Friday and on Saturday it’s time for Low Phantasy. This month’s international guest is JG Wilkes from the mighty Glasgow club institution Optimo (be sure to check out their comprehensive website!). The leading Finnish Optimo fan Marko Makelove will also be playing some records with Schmami and me. The tickets are way cheap and a night full of amazing dance music is guaranteed. See you!
“If you’re all alone and feeling blue,
the basics for love will dawn on you.
If you blew it, get to it.
The basics for love.”
Savvy: Basics 4 Love (320 divShare)
The New York-based dj and producer Jacques Renault, one half of the project RUNAWAY as well, will soon have new material out on Rekids and I’m A Cliché. He was kind enough to share this unreleased edit with us.
If you happen to be in Manhattan on a Tuesday night, be sure to check out 205 Tuesdays, which Mr. Renault runs with DFA’s Justin Miller. The guys also recorded the latest DFA Radio Mix together. And if all goes as planned, Jacques will visit Helsinki on his European tour in the summer. Watch this space!
I’d had an idea brewing for a “beatless mix” for a couple of years already. The final selection ended up including some more percussive pieces as well, but the result is still rather tranquil. No dance music this time.
Neu! - Seeland
Can - Future Days
Bertrand Burgalat - Le Pays Imaginaire
Dennis Wilson - You And I
J.J. Cale - You Got Something
David Crosby - Traction In The Rain
Pharoah Sanders - Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt
Ashra - Midnight On Mars
Trisomie 21 - West Wind
Fummer - Morning Stone (mix)
JG Wilkes from Optimo will play at Low Phantasy on May 10th. Be there.
I don’t know about you, but I did in fact get obsessed with this campy and magical CBS favourite. Here it comes in its full seven minute glory, waiting for the summertime to begin in the Northern hemisphere.
Big Ben Tribe - Tarzan Loves The Summer Nights (320, divShare)
