What would be a better venue than the biggest club in the hometown of FINRG? Who
would be better performers than those how are causing all the buzz in the Freeform
scene right now?
It's hard to describe how excited we are to present these artists
who we consider to include the most innovative Freeform live P.A.'s of the United
Kingdom and Australia, the best hard dance deejay in the world and the best
cross-genre deejay in Finland!
Besides all that we'll present you with a special
10th anniversary live P.A. from Carbon Based with DJ Rx, Alek Száhala - the main man
of Finnish Freeform invasion, probably Australia's best known Freeform deejay Hex,
blinding visuals by tour resident VJ Move and two alternative rooms for friends of
progressive, breaks and house.
Fired by their passion for pushing the boundaries of freeform, Ephexis
return to Finland with their unique live PA. Having spent an extensive
amount of time in studios creating and refining their unmistakable sound,
the Ephexis PA is primed and ready to go international.
Following several releases on compilations such as Bonkers and Hardcore
Heaven and rocking gigs at some of the worlds most prestigious events
(such as Mayhem and Godspeed - Australia, and Konemetsä - Finland), Ephexis
are set to take the world by storm with the future of hardcore and
psychedelic freeform!
With Australia left destroyed after their debut
live-show at Australia's number 1 hardcore party, Mayhem, the Clerics of Anarchy (C.O.A)
have proven to be the country's premier live hardcore act.
Combining leading freeform Dj Seventy-7's passion for hardcore and
live underground breaks king Whispa's thirst for the stage, C.O.A was
formed with one purpose; to turn the tables on live hardcore, country-by-country.
Combining cutting edge technology and an explosive live show,
their ever-changing arsenal of live battle weapons has left a wake of destruction across
dance parties all over Australia.
Labeled as the producers to watch, C.O.A's unique sound has gained
much attention from top producers such as Kevin Energy and Robbie Long, with forthcoming
releases scheduled for later this year.
Don't miss their first Finland performance as they take
to the stage, bringing the sound of the Australian hardcore underground. 100% live,
100% annihilation guaranteed. The order awaits.
After moving to Adelaide from Brisbane, Hex became the pioneer of the UK Hardcore
sound and has made it his mission to get the sound heard in Adelaide. After
branching out and playing freeform Hex gained a residency at Karma at Earth
nightclub and was able to expose the hardcore sounds to the Adelaide masses on a
weekly basis. Hex has supported some of the best dj's the world has to offer
including, Judge Jules, BK, AMS, Brisk, Nick Sentience, Impact, Breeze, Styles,
Hixxy, Re-con to name just a few.
Hex has played at most of Adelaide's and Brisbane's
major raves including Adventjah, Mayhem, System 6, Revolution,
Electric, Rezerection, Twisted and many more.
PROTEUS B2B NEONSäde, FINRG
When tonight's performers were announced at the
end of the night on our Turku event, guess who got the biggest cheers? Yes,
Proteus and Neon are definitely most loved hard dance deejays in Finland.
And why is that, might someone ask. Well firstly, Proteus and Neon go a way back, running
together the pioneering Säde club in Helsinki, before quite anyone else was playing NRG in Finland.
Secondly, they have both done countless gigs
all around Finland from the smallest to the biggest venues for the past 10 years.
Thirdly, neither ever compromises, but always give 100% to the audience and let their passion
for the music they play show.
Fourthly, both are definitely the most skilled and charismatic Finnish
hard dance deejays, which in this case means (charisma + skill + energy) * 2!
CARBON BASEDLIVEFINRG
10th Anniversary Live P.A. with DJ Rx and Mestre Lari
On a dark and extremely cold winter night ten years ago Carbon Based was formed.
We've come a long way from those days on so many ways... Like, at that time humans still held the chess
championship over computers and no one distributed deejay mixes over internet as only universities had broadband connections.
OK back to the topic, Carbon Based will be celebrating their Anno X with a special 10th anniversary live
P.A. together with DJ Rx behind the decks and Mestre Lari
on the drums. The set will be a mixture of bit older tracks remixed and remastered up to date and newer productions.
Master Száhala, a skilled linguist, yet better known
for his pioneering work with Finnish Freeform, releases on such respected labels as
Nu Energy, Electronic, Electrolysis, Electroplates, Camel and naturally FINRG Recordings,
gigs at the legendary Logic club in the UK and tours as far as Australia.
After beginning his studies at the university of Helsinki
some years ago, Alek has drastically cut the amount of his live P.A.s. to concentrate
on his studies and productions, so this is one of the few opportunities to see
this gothic freeform overlord on stage on 2006.
SWOOSHStuttgart Kickers
Swoosh will be serving the beginning of the evening with a
delightful set of uplifting and energetic hard trance.
Aimed for the most cinematic, destructive, bowel-shaking, mind altering sounds known to man (or machine), Dj Genki is set to move and shake this deteriorating planet of ours with each set he plays. Not happy with settling down to only some styles of music, he caters the unexpected yet keeps the flow uninterrupted and true to the moment. Some of the styles he prefers are hardcore breakbeats, chunky house, high-octane psytrance and drum.n bass in its various forms.
An integral part of several music-related crews in Finland, Genki has always acted towards open communication across different musical scenes. Also as an A&R person for Exogenic Music Group, Genki has had his hands in many strange soups that have been brewed in this cold, dark country. He started in 1993 at the tender age of 17, playing the early forms of industrial / psy-sounds in mostly illegal bush gatherings and warehouse parties.
1998 marked as one of the main turning points for Genki.s djing career. He went for a 6 month trip to Australia and heard many of the local dj.s playing all kinds of music mixed together in the parties there, instead of the generic order of playing just one or two styles of music during the night. This journey also lit his interest in rough drum n bass and dirty breakbeats, which became his main interests after drifting away from the psytrance scene. Just to return to it after 8 years of intensive breakbeat schooling.
The future is always open for this guy, and there is no way of telling what he might be up to next. These years have taken him and his music from almost every city or town in Finland to countries like France, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia and Germany. He's had the privilege of playing with such acts as Pendulum, Dom&Roland, Aquasky, Plump Dj's, Dieselboy, Underworld Dj.s, Chris Liebing, TeeBee, Matrix, Klute, )E|B( and many, many others.
VJ Move, one of Finland's most respected club veejays, has been an integral part of the FINRG tour for the past three years now. As images speak better than thousand words check out his compilation from our last event:
Music: Marco V - Godd (Tyrannoid vs. Michael Strongstream remix)
Ephexis LIVE [United Kingdom]
Clerics of Anarchy LIVE [Australia]
Dj Hex [Australia]
Proteus B2B Neon
Carbon Based LIVE with DJ Rx
Alek Száhala LIVE
VJ Move
Lineup Bar Virtanen
Progressive / Breaks / Drum 'n Bass
Genki [6 hour set]
Lineup Lounge
House
Bay City Stompers LIVE
Thoma
Sile
Kunkku
Information
General
Date: Tuesday 5th of December 2006 Remember that Wednesday 6th is Independence day and holiday!
Venue: Diva Address: Hämeenkatu 16, Lahti Age limit: 18 years
Doors: 20:00-04:00 Lounge: 20:00- hosted by Truespirit Main Arena: 21:00-04:00 Bar Virtanen: 22:00-04:00 hosted by Genki
Turbosound, lights, effects and stage constructions: Jamboree Decorations: FINRG crew Merchandise: FINRG vinyl and merchandise shop available at the event
Afterparty
Stuttgart Kickers presents BayCity Aftermath @ Lahti UG
Wednesday morning 6.12.2006 04.00-13.00
Artists:
Mekaanikko
Tres
Rasmus Hedlund
Sile
Swoosh
Dr. Nipert
Kris Kylven