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
Koobra: Thrills EP
The debut ep of Koobra is a combination of Italo disco, eighties’ synth pop sound and Balearic house with female vocal samples, in true nineties’ handbag house spirit.
Text Teemu Fiilin
DJ by the grace of music
Besides spinning at Helsinki clubs for seventeen years, DJ Anonymous is known for running a record store, hosting radio shows and countless club nights, publishing a blog, planning festivals and touring the world playing records. What next?
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Miika Saksi & Kai Kuusisto
Helsinki 78-82: Helsinki 78-82 EP
Helsinki 78–82′s sound is based on melodic italodisco, balearic house, layered synth tracks and tasty pop melodies.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Heartfelt techno
Running an indie record company with its own terms and own policy might seem like an easy job to an outsider. It’s not, however – ask the founders of New Judas, a Helsinki-based label that focuses on electronic club music.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Kai Kuusisto
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