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Today I discovered a very nice mix Pedestrian. I have to admit that he's a completely new name to me, but he's got a Commix remix coming out on the Re:call To Mind remix album and he's getting some support from Gilles Peterson as well. Not bad.

The mix itself is a nice compilation of techno/house/dubstep and other nice things, the name of the mix kind of tells you already what to expect. Perfect music for the autumn that's already arrived here in Finland. This one's going to stay in my mp3 player for a while i think.

With the mix, he also did a small interview for You'll Soon Know. Check it out.

'Dance Music for Home Listening' by Pedestrian

A friend of ours from, Esc, who's also involved running the Pressure and Cut! nights in Tampere, recorded a very nice drum'n'bass mixtape to celebrate his summer holiday. Deep drum'n'bass with tracks from artists like Stray, Loxy & Resound, Oak, Sabre and many more. Check the full tracklist behind "Read More".

Download link 1 - Download Link 2

What happens when bunch of producers write tracks using only the 808 kickdrum as the only sample, then those tracks get compiled and mixed together? Something like the "Applied Minimalism" project/mix that was launched by microfunk.ru about two months ago.

Eventually, 70 tracks were written and sent by artists like Subwave, Bop, Nphonix, Oak and many more and now the results are here for us to listen.

Download the 320 kbps mp3 or listen to it from the video above.

Raiden's Offkey Music website relaunched today with a nice amount of content such as interviews and a free tune, but this is what interests me the most to be honest:

The Voodoo Podcast #1 with Raiden & Morphy

Morphy - Dusty Stylus [Alphacut]
Digital - Stappaz [Function]
Raiden - Danzon [Voodoo]
Raiden - Baptism Of Fire [Voodoo]
Phuture T - Amazon basin [Alphacut]
Morphy & Nasha Experience - Indus Valley [Voodoo]
Ink & Perpetum - Hollow [Colours]
Raiden & Khanage - 8798 [Voodoo]
Raiden - Forbidden Fruit [Voodoo]
Ricky Force - Konono Riddim [Dub]
Genotype - Cold Reaction [Voodoo]
Jammin J - Tribe [Nerve]
Morphy - Shackles [Voodoo]
Digital & Morphy - Shanty [Exit]
Sly and Robbie - Burial Dub [Trojan]
Moody Boys - Free [XL Recordings]
Les Baxter - Amazon Falls [Capitol]
Walter Wanderly - Summer Samba [Verve Records]

Great news for the Good Looking era DnB fans, makes me feel happy in my pants:

May 24th 2010 see's the release of Alaska's brand new album The Mesozoic Era.

The Mesozoic Era Showcase - Personally presented by Alaska
(Alternative source here)

Blu Mar Ten - Exclusive Household Mgmnt Mix - April 2010 by Blu Mar Ten

Blu Mar Ten are getting a US Tour sorted this this July and sorted a promo mix for their management company. Does it look good? Well hell yeah it does. More info on the tour and stuff on their webpage.

Method One "The Next Day" [FREE 320k download] by Method One

Californian drum'n'bass dj and producer Method One decided to give away a free track for download today to celebrate having 1000 followers on his Soundcloud profile today. "The Next Day" is a nice piece of atmospheric drum'n'bass, as you might expect from this guy whose tracks have been in rotation at Science nights as well.

This isn't an april fools joke, this is real. A free release on Nerve recordings with 2 tracks from me and Dejaru.

Download them from the Nerve website

Let's hear what the label has to say:

Going back to the Nerve roots with this release - two absolutely brilliant tough n techy rollers from Finland's finest - Trisector & Dejaru. Individually they create a beautiful cacophony of noise - with Trisector releasing on Med School and Dejaru delivering for Vampire Records but together it's an even more beautiful thang.

"Dead End" opens with creepy pads and synth work before a crisp breaks rolls in as a wee warning for the approaching bass, which can only be described as "a bit like that bit in Indiana Jones with the giant ball". It's a tough techy roller and guaranteed to get any decent dancefloor on it's feet and on the go. "Aeon Silicon" on the flip is a dirtier affair, again the trademark quality beats and bass are in place topped off with a grungey synth hook that can only be described as "filth" (in the best possible way).

Absolutely brilliant stuff, for more on these guys and other fine Finnish producers - make sure to check out the Finnish Drum n Bass and Dubstep 2010 compilation.

We're definitely having a posting frenzy here today. 2 posts in a day! Whoa. But anyway, last weeks Science guest St. Laurent re-recorded his last weeks set at home and uploaded it to soundcloud.

Some serious sounds here.

01 Alaska & Nucleus - Araicata [Arctic Music]
02 June Miller - Nine [Inside Recordings]
03 Data - Vice [Horizons Music]
04 Photek - The Seven Samurai [Photek]
05 Nucleus + Paradox - Music Box [Paradox Music]
06 Nebula - Chords Of Sorrow [Subtle Audio]
07 Nucleus + Paradox - Clint Van Cleef [Esoteric]
08 Blocks - Tangier [Inside Recordings]
09 Goldie - This Is A Bad [FFRR]
10 Equinox - Vivid Dreams [Planet Mu]
11 Fanu - Cry4U (feat. Swervez / BBA) [Lightless Recordings]
12 Wax Doctor - Heat [R & S Records]
13 J Majik - Tranquil [Metalheadz]

Download - Soundcloud Info

Today was the opening of PixelACHE, festival of electronic music, art and subcultures held in Helsinki for the rest of the week. It's been held since 2002 and it contains various workshops, art exhibitions, performances, clubs and whatnot.

The programme has been interesting every year to say the least, concentrating on more or less experimental and interactive electronic art, vj culture and audiovisual performances, science, politics and environmental issues, just to name a few.