Tuomas Rantanen: "The Philosopher" EP

Tampere's monotrax (hard percussive techno) artist Tuomas Rantanen celebrates his tenth anniversary -- Rantanen's first release, "Access Denied EP" (Template 8.9) came out on Template/Planet Rhythm in 1999 -- with this new download EP reflecting Tuomas's interest in philosophy (especially that of Martin Heidegger).

Artist: Tuomas Rantanen
Title: The Philosopher EP
Format: download
Label: Armatura Clandestine
Cat.no.: ACS 006
Date: 13 May 2009

Tracklist:

1. Causality
2. Ton Theos
3. Maan
4. Draconian

Downloadable @ Juno Records

Also the Tuomas Rantanen remix for 'Knatterkasten' by Sascha Lupes (Brother Convention, SRR 005) can be downloaded here.

Tuomas Rantanen: Robotan Elbows EP

Yet another banging monotrax techno release from Tampere's "Slaughterboy"!

Artist: Tuomas Rantanen
Title: Robotan Elbows EP
Format: download
Label: Brother Convention(Germany)
Cat: BCR 006
Released: 11 June, 2009

Tracklist:

1. Fractured Lavas (orginal mix) [05:21]
2. Black Tower" (original mix) [05:26]
3. Robotan Elbows (orginal mix) [05:10]
4. Two Syndicate (original mix) [04:46]
5. Tensor Imaging (orginal mix) [05:15]

Downloadable at:

Juno Download

Beatport

Tuomas Rantanen: Two Tracks Off Vector Space @ YouTube

Tuomas Rantanen: 'Dresden' (off Vector Space, 2008)


Tuomas Rantanen: 'Vector Space' (off Vector Space, 2008)

Tuomas Rantanen @ pHinnWeb

Tuomas Rantanen @ Discogs

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Finnish IDM artist Blamstrain also offers now his debut album Ensi (Merck Records, 2003) at YouTube.

Clone No More

Egyptian Lover in Rotterdam 2004 #1 - visiting Clone

[#2: Clone Party Backstage] [#3: Clone Party Showtime]

I've blinked and missed it, as this was announced already in January, but Rotterdam's Clone label, representing electro, techno and Italo, and home among all to Finnish artists Bangkok Impact and Putsch '79 (Bangkok Impact's Sami Liuski with Pauli Jylhänkangas), seems to be no more:

Clone Records shuts its doors @ Resident Advisor (21 January 2009)

RIP Clone Records @ XLR8R (22 January 2009)

Farewell Clone Records @ Ants In My Trance (4 February 2009)

Clone Records: Official Site

Clone Records @ MySpace

Clone discography @ Discogs

Orbital feat. Grant Fulton: 'Belfast/Wasted' (1992)

Orbital feat. Grant Fulton: 'Belfast/Wasted' (1992)

Yet another oldie music video to alleviate the January boredom... This is the magnificent vocal version of Orbital's track 'Belfast', with Gregorian chant samples and Grant Fulton as the guest singer; one of the best things the Brothers Hartnoll ever did, in fact.

This track was originally released in May 1992 on #3 of Volume (1991 - 1997), a British CD booklet-sized music magazine carrying a CD of alternative and indie-dance artists' exclusive tracks, unreleased remixes and interviews from the same artists. Unfortunately Volume proved to be a too ambitious project for the music magazine market, folding after 17 issues and some extra compilations. I remember the magazine fondly, having introduced me to many new artists in its day. 'Belfast/Wasted' received a justified re-release on the 2-CD Wasted - The Best of Volume Part 1 (1995) and even as limited edition 12".

You were brought up like a boy,
but now you think your life's a pill.
With its love for yourself,
ticking to its timeless soundtrack.

You point the finger
as you carry the flag.
I don't pay attention.
Do you like the dust we breathe?
Do you recommend yourself
to my gentle senses?

I feel wasted.

Atari Teenage Riot: 'Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)'

Atari Teenage Riot: 'Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)' (live @ DHR Studio, 1998)

Wake up! Too hardcore for pop fans, too pop for hardcore fans, but I love it. Atari Teenage Riot was a Berlin "digital hardcore" group of Alec Empire, Hanin Elias and MC Carl Crack (1971-2001). ATR were outspoken proponents of anti-Nazi leftist politics, and were joined by Nic Endo in 1997. The band also ran their own label, Digital Hardcore Recordings. Sadly, Carl Crack's death of drug overdose in 2001 also meant the end of ATR; the best-known member, Alec Empire, keeps concentrating on his solo records and waving the red-black flag, often assisted by Nic Endo. Hanin Elias had a brief spell with her own Fatal Recordings, after which she announced retiring to French Polynesia with her family.

Tuomas Rantanen: Dark Water EP

Tampere's "Slaughterboy" Tuomas Rantanen hits with another EP of bone-crunching monotrax sounds!

Artist: Tuomas Rantanen
Title: Dark Water EP
Label: Brother Convention (UK)
Cat.No: BCR 002
Date: 24 September 2008

Tracklist:

1. Metamorphosis
2. Generic
3. Dragons
4. Voicemorphing
5. Helix Turn

Info & sound samples @ Juno

Tuomas Rantanen @ MySpace

Electronic Dance Music: Where Next?

Trips Festival, San Francisco, 1966 - an early "rave" with Donald Buchla sounds

Some food for thought by Philip Sherburne for electronic dance music artists, DJs, clubbers and fans:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/142152-the-month-in-techno

Well, I have no answers or solutions. Personally, at the moment the past and origins seem to be more inspiring than the current state of club culture, as just finishing Analog Days (2002) on the early days of analogue synths (Moog, Buchla, ARP, EMS) proved.

Meat Beat Manifesto: 'Mindstream' (Orbital Remix)

Meat Beat Manifesto: 'Mindstream' (Mind The Bend The Mind mix by Orbital) (1993)

Another golden oldie... a dazzling Orbital remix of a Meat Beat Manifesto song. "Things aren't too clear, and the more I see / things disappear, momentarily." (The original as video version: check the superior (IMHO) album version from their classic Satyricon of 1992.)

Video Clips of Mindfuck Rave Party, October 1992, Tampere

Mindfuck Rave Party Part 1, October 1992, Tampere, Finland

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Video clips from the legendary Mindfuck rave party held at the old Finlayson factory in Tampere, 2-4 October 1992. Footage by Tero "DJ Coma" Civill and Jarno Virtanen. The live performers here were Mighty Rubber Boots and Noise Production (who were then Mike Not and Droid a.k.a. Jazzy-O). Also Mono Junk and Sinthetik appeared on the first night.

Orion's gallery of Tampere rave flyers

Tampere Underground 1993-1996 Facebook group (FB members only)

pHinnWeb's badly un-updated overview on Finnish rave culture

Oldschool Techno Rave, 13 June '08, Tampere

OLDSCHOOL TECHNO RAVE
DJs Bringing Back The Warehouse Vibe
"Tampere Early 90s"

Friday 13 June 2008
9pm - 4 am
@ Klubi (Tullikamarinaukio 1), Tampere
age limit 18
Tickets: 6 euros

DJs:

Mike Not (Noise Production / Kompleksi) plays acid/new beat
3.14Sami (Big Pop / Hang The DJ!) plays techno/house
Sane (M.A. Numminen & DJ Sane) plays jungle/hardcore

+ strobe lights & smoke machines + a virtual flyer exhibition

This event at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13575403820&ref=nf

Also @ Facebook:
Tampere Underground 1993-1996 Group

Tuomas Rantanen: Vector Space

Tampere's "Slaughterboy" of hard monotrax techno, Tuomas Rantanen, strikes again...

Artist: Tuomas Rantanen
Title: Vector Spaces EP
Cat.no: GROUNDFX004
Label: Ground Effect Records (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Date: 15 April 2008

Tracklist:

1. Vector Space
2. Alkaloid
3. First Sector
4. Dresden

Press release notes:

"The fourth release of the Ground Effect Records (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) digital label is ready to rock the floors once again with the Finland mastermind Tuomas Rantanen. The release is scheduled for 15 April 2008, but first two tracks will be available exclusively on junodownload.com as a promo by the start of April."

Tuomas Rantanen @ MySpace

Erikoisdance 9

Forwarded message from Erikoismies a.k.a. Tom Backström a.k.a. Musta Kirahvi:

ERIKOISDANCE 9
ERIKOISMIES "CDR TRACKS" (CDr)

More drum machines. More arpeggiators. More random fuzzy logic melodies. More preset Roland sounds. More compression. More dynamics. More of that friendly home-made hiss and mains hum we all love so much... 7 new Erikoismies tracks with more of absolutely everything!
Includes exclusive Poly-T edit.

RELEASE DATE
April 1, 2008

FILE UNDER
electronics, post-house, synthesizer/drum machine music, outsider dance, techno, electro etc.

BUY IT
- from the Ektro Records web store
- from the Myymälä 2 gallery shop, Uudenmaankatu 23, 00100 Helsinki
- or order a copy by sending us a message via the myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/erikoismies

SOUND CLIPS
CDR Track I
CDR Track II
CDR Track III
CDR Track IV (Poly-T edit)
CDR Track V
CDR Track VI
CDR Track VII

Erikoismies plays at Musa Setting 0002 club in Kantis, Helsinki, Finland, 12 May 2007


Erikoismies plays at Boring as Fuck club in Kantis, Helsinki, 10 November 2007

See also:

Musta Kirahvi (including Tom's graphics)

Erikoisdance 8

"Hey man, I'm not the official artwork of this release, but get it now, or you'll have to deal with me!"

More from Erikoismies whose Erikoisdance 7 was featured here some time ago...

----- Forwarded Message ----

ERIKOISDANCE 8
DIABOLUS IN MUSICA — THE ERIKOISDANCE COMPILATION (CDR)

RELEASE DATE
March 14, 2008

FILE UNDER
reductionist musical output methods, occult electronics, creative automation, techno esoterica, outsider dance, sound experiments, electro, ambient

BUY IT
from the Myymälä 2 gallery shop in Helsinki or order a copy by sending us a message via the myspace page --> http://www.myspace.com/erikoismies

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
"[...] The Method, involving phases familiar to no other musical theory or practice, differs from most every more widely known technique of creative audio production in the highest degree, and is used for the sole purpose of summoning forth what could easiest be described as The Spirit of The Apparatus. Anyone utilising The Method is forced to willingly deny themselves many privileges — such as human control over the process or the right to personally be tributed as the creator of the final recorded work — and subject themselves to the position of being a tool of The Apparatus."

SOUND CLIPS

ELEKTRISK BYDÅRE: Hin onde

TEKOKUU: Vantaalaisprinsessa

CHRIS ANGEL: Mind Freak

JUHANA HERTTUA: Kuonojen sota

BERNARDO WASHINGTON: Uutinen Suomen ydinsaastumisesta

RÖTT HOT: Homage to Jan Johansson

Teemu T Music Videos

Teemu T: 'Formation'


Teemu T: 'Formation v2'


Teemu T: 'Loader'


Teemu T: 'Solipsism 2'

Music videos from Tampere techno/ambient/experimental man Teemu T, featuring also some local scenery.

Erikoisdance 7

From Finnish artist Erikoismies:

ERIKOISDANCE 7
"Stereo Balance in The Phythm Part" - 7 Recordings by Non-baryonic form

(Release date January 1, 2008)

The 7th installment in the Erikoisdance CD(r) series is a collection of recordings by Non-baryonic Form. Tracks cover a wide range of compositional styles and are connected more thru the creative technological approach or production philosophy than any aspiration toward some existing genre or urge to create anything that could be seen as a logically advancing selection of songs or well-balanced album-like entity.

File under - electronics, techno, electro, post-Irdial freeform house, experimental, ambient, home recording, drum machine music, creative automation, outsider dance or any other appropriate genre definition, existing or new.

The only place in the physical world to buy the disc is, as usual, the Myymalä 2 gallery shop on Uudenmaankatu in Helsinki. You can also order a copy by sending us a message via the myspace page --> http://www.myspace.com/erikoismies (Some of the songs can be heard in the player over there too.)

Erikoismies @ Discogs

Vladislav Delay @ The Wire

Berlin-based Finnish electronic artist Vladislav Delay (a.k.a. Sasu Ripatti a.k.a. Luomo a.k.a. Uusitalo) is featured on the cover story of February's issue of The Wire (#288), written by Philip Sherburne and titled "What makes today's Techno so different, so appealing?". The mag also features a stream of the track 'Lumi' from Vladislav Delay's latest album, Whistleblower.

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As a bonus, I noticed The Wire Web archive includes an unedited transcript of the interview of Mad Mike Banks, the enigmatic frontman of Detroit's Underground Resistance label. (UR had a cover feature in the magazine's November 2007 issue.)

Energy Flash by Simon Reynolds: Extended Mix 2008

Joey Beltram: 'Energy Flash' (1990)

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to give you this commercial announcement...

Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture by Simon Reynolds is rereleased next month in expanded and updated form.

With six extra chapters and 40 thousand new words, the remixed Energy Flash--a.k.a. Generation Ecstasy--takes in developments in dance music in the decade since its original 1998 publication: the trance resurgence, 2step garage, the nu-Eighties electro sound, microhouse, grime, breakcore, dubstep...

Further information: http://energyflashinfohype.blogspot.com/

UK press enquiries and review copies: Dusty Miller, Picador/Macmillan
d.miller@macmillan.co.uk

Tuomas Rantanen Live Podcast

http://podcast.techno.fm/emissions/Emissions_-_2_-_Tuomas_Rantanen_-_Live_PA_2007.11.10_on_Techno.FM.mp3

Exclusive live PA by Tuomas Rantanen performed at Sorsapuisto, Tampere, Finland, on 10 November 2007. This recording first premiered on Bring The Noise radio show that is hosted by Adrenalin and airs every Sunday at 12:00 EST on the Techno Channel.

Tuomas Rantanen comes from Finland and his musical style is dark industrial techno. He has created a very unique music expression where strong driving percussion techno combines to cold and dark atmosphere and ambience elements. Prior to his own techno music productions he studied classical guitar and theory of music at Tampere Conservatory, and in 1995 he also started to make his own music productions. In 1999 he released his first release on Template Records (England) with support by British techno producer Glenn Wilson. After that Tuomas Rantanen has released several techno releases also on other labels including Fresh Grind (England), Audio Assault (The Netherlands), Submissions (The Netherlands), Unknown Forces (England), Electracom (England), KK Traxx (Belgium), Definition Records (Germany), Maracas Records (Sweden), Emergence Records (Sweden) and Fak Records (Finland). Tuomas Rantanen has studied Philosophy at Tampere University. He wrote his Master's Thesis about the philosophy of Martin Heidegger; especially Heidegger's concept of understanding, language and art. To find out more about Tuomas Rantanen, check out:

http://www.phinnweb.org/finndiscog/rantanen/

http://www.myspace.com/tuomasrantanen

EMISSIONS - The Techno Podcast of Techno.FM

V/A: Moody Electronic Stuff (Sirius Stuff Records)

[forwarded message]

MOODY ELECTRONIC STUFF:

- Comprehensive Electronic Atmosphere
- Big Beat / Disco / Techno / Downbeat / Chill Out
- Like "Moby / Prodigy / Depeche Mode / Air"
- Finnish Music For International Taste & International Music For Finnish Taste

A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ALBUM AND SIRIUS STUFF RECORDS:

Moody Electronic Stuff album includes 12 different kind of electronic songs and artists. The album's atmosphere is based on somewhere between melancholy longing and powerful angst and it offers experiences almost for everybody... Just as much for a few electronic underground music-lovers as for millions of mainstream radio and music chart listeners.

Moody Electronic Stuff album's national releasing time in Finland is the 9th of November 2007 but you may order the album even now if you like. Just send a message to siriusstuffrecords@gmail.com. Introductory discount is only 15€ (including taxes and posting). Sirius Stuff Records is waiting for your call. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Jani Jokinen / Sirius Stuff Records
siriusstuffrecords@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/siriusstuffrecords

TRACKLIST:

01 - Winter Morning by Planeth
02 - Allright by Trilobiitti
03 - Never Come Down by Deep Impulse
04 - Hongkongking by Deadmanshand
05 - Music In U by Dj Tempo
06 - Wild Ocean by Chillkix
07 - New Breed by Machine Dominatrix
08 - Froggy Weather by Zerone
09 - Sixshooter by Moosefrog
10 - Enlightenment of Gaia by Ayahuasca
11 - Something Revolving by Universum Nationalist
12 - See You by Sirius Stuff


ALL ARTISTS ARE FROM FINLAND:

1. Planeth (TAMPERE / PINSIÖ)

2. Trilobiitti (KAJAANI)

3. Deep Impulse (LEMPÄÄLÄ / TAMPERE)

4) Deadmanshand (KUOPIO)

5) DJ Tempo (KOKKOLA, MOVING TO TAMPERE)

6) Chillkix (VAASA)

7) Machine Dominatrix (TAMPERE)

8) Zerone (ANJALANKOSKI)

9) Moosefrog (HELSINKI)

10) Ayahuasca (JYVÄSKYLÄ)

11) Universum Nationalist (TAMPERE)

12) Sirius Stuff (TAMPERE)