We organized a totally exquisite day in Helsinki perimeter with my old friend and a skilled photographer Eero Jokimies and a great and professional lad originally from the UK – Tomas Whitehouse. The goal was to shoot some new promotional shots for myself, as the old ones were getting, well, kinda old.
I’ve seen a lot of great pics in the Finnish rave scene. Common thing with them is that those are usually shot by same couple of people. I wanted to bring a bit different view from the outside to the whole thing.
This is where Eero and Tomas step in. I had seen a lot of their work before and really fell in love with that stuff. They’ve spent a lot of time practicing both the shooting itself an post processing. I drove to Helsinki and we spent a great day in a empty mall parking lot and in a total wasteland. The guys had a really impressive setup of cameras, lenses, flashlights, dishes, softboxes, stands etc. And of course a lot of skill to wield them!
I’ve still seen just a fraction of the final stuff but I’m already totally impressed. More of this stuff will definitely be seen in different occasions. I truly recommend these guys if you are in a need of pics yourself. As a bonus, they are extraordinarily fun to work with!
Some finished shot, behind the scenes -shots and a video of our day can be seen at Tomas’s blog.
Huge thanks to the guys, let’s do it again some time!
Finally after some cruel some delays the new Crush On Hardcore is available for totally free. I’m featured, alongside some huge names, on the last CD which a FINRG allstars -mashup mix totally worth checking out.
After several weeks of delays, forced artwork alterations and various technical issues, our most exciting project to date is finally out – which, in Crush On Hardcore terms, means free to download. Go get it.
Over the course of the last 3 years, Crush On Hardcore has been receiving massive amounts of praise and support from the hardcore community all over the planet. COH has given DJs a platform to properly showcase not just their own work, but also a wide range of sounds from both established and up-and-coming artists, consistently raising the bar and ultimately combining two seemingly distant worlds of professional and free of charge into one fascinating series.
The Album That Was Called V is more creative then the name would suggest. It balances musical art and a fresh approach to the concept of a hardcore album. TATWCV is filled with a pleasant variety of music styles, masterfully mixed by Cube::Hard, Shanty, Jnks + Swoosh & DJ RX + Carbon Based. Download the album here – the package consists of 3 full-CD high-quality mixes, cue files for easy splitting or burning and high quality printable PDF artwork. Totally and completely free.
Just a quick one to let you know that my latest track ‘Skywalker’ was featured on the infamous NEC Podcast which was mixed by DJ Solution.
Stepping up to host this week’s NEC Resident Radio Show is south-coast
based DJ and producer Jamie Solution who will be spinning the freshest,
most pure and upfront Freeform around at the minute.
Armed with a bag full of forthcoming goodies, including some of his own exciting new
material, Thursday’s show promises to be absolutely rocking! Make sure
you’re locked in at 9pm GMT on Krafty Radio.
Jnks visits DJ Proteus’s long running hard dance radio program ‘Dark Side’ Wednesday 17.3.2010 for a 2 hour deep interview and some great upfront music & classics.
Show is aired live 22:00-24:00 Finnish time (GMT +2.00) and will be broadcast in Finnish.
Tune in to 102,8mHz or listen the stream at Basso.fi. A downloadable recording of the show will be provided after the show asap. Watch this space!
Hello crew,
Just a quick one to let you know that my track ‘Type O’Negative’ is featured alongside Gammer, Ephexis, Lost Soul + etc. on a new and huge compilation album by ReBuild Music called ‘Worldwide Freeform’. The album was instantly sold out, but keep your eyes peeled for new presses.
After months of blood, sweat and tears, I am happy to announce that the Worldwide Freeform Album is now available to pre order! 20 brand new unmixed full length tracks over 2 CDs, with a whopping 18 tracks never released before and 17 absolute exclusives never to be released on any other format! Full artwork in a shiny brand new double jewel case! All tracks professionally mastered by mastering engineers like Andy @ Mindsurf and Ruffage @ Pure Focus. These tracks sound GREAT!
Freeform is a Worldwide movement, with producers, DJs and ravers from around the World following an ‘anything goes’ attitude to hardcore. This album represents many different styles and tempos, from the melodic beauty of Alek Száhala’s ‘Astraia’ and Sam one & Horzi’s ‘Macropsia’, to the 140bpm breakbeat vibes of ‘Raver’s Legacy’ by Cyrez, to the the intricate landscape of Oli G’s ‘Mood Music’ remix, the downright ravey ‘34m’ by Gammer and the dark and driving psy trance influenced ‘Warlock’ by Lost Soul, and everything in between. I have spent months compiling this album, and I honestly believe there isn’t a duff track on this.
This is the 2010 bible of freeform…
CD1
01. Alek Száhala – Astraia
02. Freestyle – The Sleeper
03. Ponder – Alignment
04. Aryx – Chaldea
05. Phyton – Heroes Of War
06. Jnks – Type O’Negative
07. Grimsoul – Enchanted Mind
08. Sam One – Need For Beat
09. Gammer – 34m
10. A.B – Tekno1
CD2
01. Devastate – Mood Music (Oli G remix)
02. Sam One & Horzi – Macropsia
03. Endemic – Lunar Energy
04. Rampant & Transcend – Stimulant
05. Voycey & Douglas – Surface Of The Sun
06. Alex Sash – Transmission
07. Cyrez – Raver’s Legacy
08. Ephexis – Sick Seduction
09. Lost Soul – Warlock
10. Firefly – Secret Passageway
