ALAS by Katusea
Alas is both a club and a radio program run by Helsinki-based label Katusea. The club has run since January 2006 in Helsinki’s top-notch underground venue, Rosegarden, and the radio show is starting its third year on Bassoradio (102,8 Mhz, or basso.fi/radio, every Wednesday from 16 to 18 CET+2). The trademark sound for both Alas and the Katusea collective varies from ambient to idm to minimal techno to dub to dubstep, not to forget the more electronic aspects of hip hop. The range of artists who have performed at Alas reveals something about the whole concept: Andreas Tilliander (SWE), Modeselektor (GER), Po’land (FI), Healing of the Nation Soundsystem (FI), Mikkel Metal (DK), DJ N-type (UK), and Helsinki Ghetto Bass Patrol (FI).As a warm-up for the PixelACHE Friday club at Korjaamo, Alas presents dubstep artist BENGA from London on the previous Friday 23.3.07 at Rosegarden.
Po’ Land
Po’ Land is the duo of Niclas Kristiansson and Kirill Lorech. Inspired by sun salutations, Siberian lullabies and gruesome architechture, their music contains elements of a wide variety of electronic genres. Berlin techno, dub, downtempo, dubstep and even pop with a slight avant garde treatment come to mind. Tangible change is also a source of inspiration, and every show sounds a bit different.Po’ Land are currently working on a follow up for their “Realities Once Possible” EP (Katusea 2006), and preparing for the “Bystander Sessions” project, a series of performances in public spaces around Helsinki taking place this summer.
Rrimöykk
Rrimöykk is the head resident DJ of Katusea’s Alas club and radio show. He is interested in connecting vast, dubby ambiances and tight rhythms, be it dubby techno along the Berlin imprint, or dubstep to make you skank. Finnish music enthusiasts know him for his six genre-dissolving mix tapes, his solo productions and the music of Ceebrolistics. At PixelACHE 2006, Rrimöykk performed with Katusea Soundsystem. He’s known to make Helsinki dancefloors dance to ambient!Alas on Bassoradio every Wednesday 16-18 CET. Rrimöykk DJs at Alas club, featuring dubstep artist Benga, in Rosegarden, Helsinki 23.03.2007Anders Ilar With releases on some of the most influential electronic labels, from Shitkatapult to Audio.nl, and from Merck to Narita, Anders has been productive. His sound is a mixture of Cologne style minimal techno and clickier subtleties, even taken to acidy extremes. Very much meant for the dancefloor.