DARKPROG 2025

JAAKKO - NO LIGHT WITHOUT DARKNESS  , ZENON RECORDS

Dj set @ Labyrinth - Mauritius 04.12.22

00.30 > 02.00 

Psy Stage

Labyrinth - Mauritius 2022 - 12 - 04

"My name is Tiago Jaakko and this is my debut V/A compilation for the Almighty Zenon Records.

NO LIGHT WITHOUT DARKNESS” is my own take and personal view on the Z-Sound.

I will guide you into a deep journey through the full array of the Zenon Soundscapes and Aesthetics, a meticulously crafted selection of gem tracks diving through the solid representation of the Z concept of Music:

Dark Prog, Psy-Prog, Psychedelic Techno, Groovy, Glitch & Squelch, Swampy, Doof & Bush, Industrial, Small Talk and all the way to the immersive and emotional Cinematic Zenonesque.

I will be your pilot on this journey we will embark together from take-off to landing and I really hope you can enjoy my ride 🛸

I will lead you as you step into the hero’s journey, the clash between light and dark is many times not clear but blurred: fear or hope, self or selfish… two beings live inside you, the one that’s stronger is the one you feed, so who will you decide to be ?!

The Mythology of light and darkness, the pursuit of balance comes in full circle at the end of the journey, and waiting for you… there is 💛 LOVE 🖤

Time to start the engines, and remember, the force will be with you … ALWAYS "

Follow JAAKKO:

www.facebook.com/jaakko.fusionporto

instagram.com/tiago_jaakko

1. Florian MSK - Galactic Computer Guidance 
2. DJ Boga - Tropical High (Breger Remix)  
3. Kliment & Airi - Clair  
4. Krumelur & Brojanowski - Motor Sapiens  
5. Sumiruna & Lumen - Visceral (Grub Remix) 
6. Kromagon - Venom In The Veins 
7. HypoGeo & BrainJam - Consorzio Pomposa Scacchi
8. Fungophago & Sumiruna - Stasis  
9. Headweller - The Walls Of Ignorance  
10. Tijah, Dharana & Orecch - SPE  
11. Ace Ventura & Vini Vici - The Calling (Evil Oil Man Remix)
12. Freedom Fighters, Mr Bill & Sensient - Straya (Klipsun Remix)

Get it here: 

https://zenonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-light-without-darkness-24-bit-compiled-by-jaakko

No Light Without Darkness - Zenon Records V/A mixed by Jaakko

Recorded live at https://soundcloud.com/turbinabudapest, on April 6, 2025.

Follow: https://soundcloud.com/krumelur

Krumelur - live at Turbina, Budapest

GURTRUDE presents an exclusive, boundary-pushing DJ set that showcases his masterful curation of cutting-edge psychedelic techno. Drawing from the prestigious Zenon Records catalog, this immersive sonic journey features Gurtrude's carefully selected favorites from the label's recent releases. Hailing from the United Kingdom, Gurtrude is a dedicated dark progressive and psytech enthusiast who has established a formidable presence in the underground electronic music scene. As an official label DJ for the respected Zenon Records, Gurtrude skillfully represents the label's distinctive sound both domestically and on international stages.

https://soundcloud.com/gurtrude | https://soundcloud.com/zenon-records

:: Archives ::

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GURTRUDE | Zenon Records Series Ep. 86 | 21/05/2024

There is a place we all fear to cross: The Void. The space between who we were and who we might become. It is silence. Isolation. The unknown.
But what if the void isn’t the end but a necessary passage? What if on the other side of emptiness is clarity, rebirth and new meaning?
This Story is not about falling into the void; it's about passing through it. About surviving the emptiness and discovering that beyond it, there is still self, still soul, still something real.

This one has been coming!! My b2b set with bro Mounish for Whispers of the Boreas gathering on 03.05.2025

Set time 05:00 - 06:30

"Once you’ve seen it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve felt it, you can’t forget it. There’s no going back." - Haruki Murakami

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” - Rumi


*I do not own any of those tracks! All rights go to the Producers & Record Labels.*


Beyond the Void - Hrik b2b Mounish [Whispers of the Boreas]

Ganpati AUG 2020 Dark Prog Set

JAAKKO is the Progressive Psytrance project of the Portuguese born Tiago.

He´s the founder of the Fusion Gatherings, having thrown hundreds of events under his belt in his city, Porto,  & hosting the “crème de la crème” of Eletronic Music Artists.

Jaakko is now also a member of the iconic label – Zenon Records - surely home of some the most creative Producers & DJs in the Psytrance scene of today.
His personal interpretation of Psytrance goes into a Deep World, the Dark-Prog Zenonesque with a hypnotyc techish flavour . A trully psychedelic aesthetic landscape through a mental & physical journey (un)balanced on a sporadic groovy emotional dive.

He has gone Worlwide, performing gigs in Israel, Goa, Germany, UK, Holland & Morocco at some of the most wicked clubs & outdoor festivals like the BOOM, Psy-Fi, Neopop, Modem Festival, Enter/Minus, Lost Theory, Freedom Festival, the unlikely Transahara in the distant dunes of the Sahara Desert or the Paradisiac “Lagoa das 7 Cidades” in the Azores Islands.

But let's rewind the tape further back into a few years ago...

Tiago was a young student from the University of Porto doing his diploma in Physiotherapy & developing his skills at the best Hospitals of his city, but at the same time, going through some heavy raving on weekends in a Paradise called Portugal.
His influences were coming from Aphex Twin, Laurent Garnier, Luke Slater, Jeff Mills, Afrika Bambaaata, Koxbox, The Delta, Eat Static, Freq, Cosma or the Plastikman. Most of all he´s always been a Music Lover & over the years he became an obssessive collector of all genres of electronic music, which inevitablly led him into the DJ BOOTH.

In December of 2009 just one month after finishing his graduation he founded the Fusion Gatherings.

The rest is happy happy story :)

Naming only a few, JAAKKO hosted the likes of Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer, Dave Clarke, Laurent Garnier, Max Cooper, Minilogue, Mathew Jonson, Agents of Time, Ace Ventura, Astrix, Ajja, Tristan, Avalon, Loud, Perfect Stranger, Emok, Captain Hook, Liquid Soul, Vini Vici & his fellow label buddies, Sensient, Hypogeo, Kliment, Evil Oil Man, Hellquist, Sumiruna & pHaSenVerScHiEbunGeN.

The result was the breeding of a series of top-notch production events with loads of smiles on the dancefloor leading to the renowned concept well known in Porto as FUSIONLOVE <3

“For those who don´t know my work, my approach to the performance on stage & as I´m always looking for the latest technology to add to my setup, includes multi-track mixing & drum-machine played live. It can feel quite weird at fIrst glance but I really love the feeling of the classic drum sounds layering with the wicked zenonesque progressive grooves.”

Enough with the talking it´s time to jump in and take the ride …

www.facebook.com/jaakko.fusionporto
soundcloud.com/jaakkodj
instagram.com/tiago_jaakko
www.fusionporto.com
zenonrecords.com

For bookings please contact: bookings@Fusionporto.com

No Light Without Darkness - Zenon Records V/A mixed by Jaakko

Jaakko (Zenon Records)