Electrified
Indie is the new mainstream, and electro is the new dance. In the early 2000s masses of artists fled to Barcelona. Now Berlin has become the unofficial second home of Finnish musicians.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Johannes Ekholm
Indie is the new mainstream, and electro is the new dance. In the early 2000s masses of artists fled to Barcelona. Now Berlin has become the unofficial second home of Finnish musicians.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Johannes Ekholm
“Choosing typography and illustrations for a poster is kind of similar to piecing together drum sounds and beats and throwing in some samples.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
Machinepop duo TV OFF has slowly built up some hype in the last couple of years. The title track of their debut EP is simply perfect for radio play and MTV rotation.
Text Teemu Fiilin
The classics in album cover art have always been visual representations of the music as well as gateways into the universe of the album. One has to wonder: is this still the case today, as the majority of music is purchased as binary code online instead of tangible, store-bought albums?
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Kai Kuusisto
If you actively follow the electronic music scene, you’ve most likely heard of the Scandinavian skwee movement during the past few years. However, you probably haven’t actually heard the music itself.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Kai Kuusisto

20X0 – A Journey into the Future
8. October 2011
Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre
Seven Connections – Finnish Architecture Abroad
11. January 2012
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Yellow City – Illustrated Stories from Helsinki
16. January 2012
All around the city
20. January 2012
Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art
DesignWorld – Designing the New World
27. January 2012
Design Museum

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