Special 100 min dawless live set from our Nasha Helsinki studio opening party ✨ 
This set has some organic techno, dub and house vibes infused with samples from Egyptian, Iranian and Bangladeshi songs that I spiced up with tabla. 

The more western samples are from My Forbidden Lover by Chic and there are also some Karpolla on asiaa clips.

I put the set together in a brief schedule and did a lot of the mixing and composing on the fly to adjust to our new sound system and the studio's acoustics.

Towards the end we jammed with a fellow studio members who were DJ'ing on top of my patterns, unfortunately that wasn't recorded in...

Same set with video in my YouTube  📽️

Gear used: Elektron Syntakt, Digitakt & Analog Heat, compressed with FMR RNC

Dawless Live Set // Organic Downtempo & Techno // NASHA 23.12.23

My debut underground live set in Tampere. I prepared this set for a special occasion and wanted to build a journey from east to west and beyond. 

Starting with mellow and atmospheric downtempo via organic & deep grooves all the way to a psytrance-flavoured techno. 

I added my favourite growling analog basslines and paired them with some punchy percussions. I wanted to create an organic sonic tapestry that wraps around you like a hug from a dear friend 💚❤️

Samples contain eg. my voice, gravel dropping into a water puddle, my friend Piki Rantanen's beautiful poetry, Enbo Chen's shakuhachi flute, trumpets, Dale Cooper's wisdoms and fragments from old Middle Eastern songs.

Hoping to play more sets like this!

Gear used: Elektron Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, FMR RNC

Live Set // Downtempo, Organic, Deep Techno, Psytrance // Tampere UG 19.04.24

Pulled up the old Korgs and came up with this rolling minimal techno pattern, may it be called "Analog Aura". The Monotribe was btw my first ever synth and it's still a beast 🎛️

The samples feature some of my field recordings such as birds singing and the hi-hat that is made from the sound of me stepping on snow ❄️🐦

I routed the Keys and Montribe to the inputs of my Digitakt in the mono split mode, added a bit delay & reverb and recorded the mixdown  straight from the Digitakt.

Gear used: Elektron Digitakt, Korg Monotribe, Korg Volca Keys

Analog Aura

This was probably my most interesting & experimental live set so far. Also most fun to play. A downtempo vibe between 110–115 bpm with an ambient soundscape combined to minimal, rhythmic and repetitive techno patterns. 

Samples feature field recordings of eg. singing birds, shakuhachi flute, 3D printer sounds, creaking locks & doors from the venue (an old mental hospital), traditional Chinese sayings/songs and sounds of snow & water.

I played the set with a bit different setup, pairing the Digitakt only with Korg Monotribe & Volca bass.

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The event was called Mental Hygiene, hosted by a collaboration of artists in a refurbished and converted art space in a historic old mental hospital in Helsinki. There were a number of artists performing live experimental music, dance, synth performances and DJ sets. That gave me the opportunity to try something more experimental as well 🧠.

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Massive shoutout to  @bonas-buden who filmed and edited the video and mastered the audio recording as well! 💎

Visuals & VJ'ing by Inka Jerkku 🌔

Experimental Ambient Techno // Mental Hygiene 11.05.24, Helsinki UG

Live dawless set from Vallilan Varikko Terrace & Bar. This set was quite jamming based with a house groove and an organic techno undercurrent. 

It was the perfect Summer day combined with amazing vibes of the Berlinesque environment of Helsinki's Konepaja.

House & Organic Techno // Live Set // Vallilan Varikko 01.06.2024

Space-themed dawless live set at the Propulsion underground event in Tampere 🛰️

Delivering my organic and raw techno-driven sound with a groovy and dubby twist.

In this live set, you will hear sounds from outer space modulated in a milky way, mangled samples oscillated to new dimensions tied together with minimal but compelling rhythms with polymeters thrusting into uncharted galaxies.

For this set I sampled eg. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien (1979), Interstellar and a NASA space shuttle lift-off. There's also some delicious modular synth loops and Synare samples sprinkled in 🎛️

Organic Deep Space Techno // Live Set // Propulsion UG Tampere 08.06.24

A live techno set for a 30th birthday party! The theme was Marie Antoinette so I "let them eat cake" and introduced some other special samples fitting to the occasion. There are also two kinds of cat samples: one from a real cat and one imitated by a person (can you guess which is which 😼)

The Digitakt is so versatile and I had a blast playing this solo gig with just the 8 tracks provided by the DT  🎛️

Visuals by Antti H / BeigeHarmaa

Let Them Eat Cake | Organic Minimal Techno | Digitakt

Ruustinnan burlesque

Another live dawless set from Vallilan Varikko Terrace & Bar. Also the first live set with my Octatrack! This jamming-based performance had a chill but groovy house flavour with an organic twist 💫

The vibes of this Berlinesque terrace in the heart of Helsinki's Konepaja are truly unique!

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2 and FMR RNC

#dawless #dawlessjam #dawlesshouse #liveperformance #technojam #terracegig #vallilanvarikko #konepaja #elektronauts #organichouse  #organictechno #octatrack #syntakt #digitakt #analogheat #reallynicecompressor  #samplesfrommars #fieldrecording

Chill & Groovy Organic House // Live Set // Vallilan Varikko 06.07.2024

Teknohumppa – tausta

Romanssi

Some raw, rolling techno & dub flavours here from jammed my previous sets but with a higher tempo of 125–130 bpm

This live set was from a support event for the old Lapinlahti Hospital which is a former psychiatric facility situated in a quiet area on the west side of downtown Helsinki and is in dire need of conservation and support.

You can also find some field recordings of the birds of Lapinlahti in the mix 🐦

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Korg Volca Bass and FMR RNC

Organic Dub & Techno (live) // Save Lapinlahti @Ateljee10 31.07.2024

This was the most fun I've yet to have at a DJ gig 🥹

I stepped out of my comfort zone and performed this techno-driven DJ-set at an afterparty of Kallio Block Party in KULT Helsinki. I'm really enjoying these deep, organic, hypnotic and dub flavours ✨

There are few of my own songs (extracted from previous live sets) in the mix as well 🎛️

I was so happy to see the dance floor filling up and some familiar faces in it. This was my first club DJ gig and couldn't have wished for a nicer first touch 🙏🏽

Kallio Block Party Afterparty // KULT 03.08.24

We combined my dawless set and Joeli's bass guitar, looper and some bongos to create this MegaJam at my local cultural hub, Käpylän kiska 💚

We also asked some audience members to chime in and tell us what's best about Summer – and of course looped it as a part of the set ➰

Full set with video & time stamps in YouTube: https://youtu.be/oMH-o6sesEo

Enjoy!

Gear used: Elektron Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Korg Monotribe, FMR RNC + Bass guitar, effect pedals & Boss Looper

MegaJams (dub, house, trance, groovy techno) // Live Dawless & Bass Guitar // Käpylän kiska 25.07.24

My live set from the depths of the Eastern Helsinki, Kontula. Combining sounds and grooves from the Eastern world with driving & groovy techno rhythms.

Hypnotic Organic Techno (live) // Kontula 21.04.24

Testing out the new Syntakt 1.30 update, using all of the new 4 analog tracks: SY CHIP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD ACOUSTIC, and HH LAB. I also have.a couple of tracks running in Euclidean mode. 

This update opened a new door into exploration with the Syntakt for me 🔮

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack mk1, Digitakt, Syntakt and Analog Heat + FMR RNC with the hi-pass-filtered sidechain FX loop.

Deep Groovy Techno Jam

Live from Nasha studio. Playing around with some new patterns and rolling rhythms.

Trying to keep the approach minimal but adding some organic and deep textures. I'm also using some of the new Syntakt 1.30 machines and euclidean sequences here and there – loving it!

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Korg Volca Bass and FMR RNC

Minimal Hypnotic Techno (live) // Nasha Studio 02.11.24

Going at a steady 110 bpm in this deep & dreamy jam. Paired with some ambient and melodic flavours.

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack mk1, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat, Korg Volca Keys, FMR RNC with the hi-pass-filtered sidechain FX loop.

Ambient Techno Live Jam

My live set from Kaista UG in Tampere, Finland

Serving my organic and deep sound, I combined some hypnotic rhythms with dub swells and MENA flavours. It was a somewhat genre-fluid live set filled with improvisation and journeying to the depths of the grooves. I managed to squeeze in a couple of mishaps here and there but it's all in the game...

This was also a special night in the eve of the Finnish independence day, celebrating independent producers and live acts. What an honor it was to be a part of it!

VJ:  Victoria Vuaru

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Korg Volca Keys, Monotribe and FMR RNC

Organic, Deep, & Hypnotic Techno (live) // Tampere UG 05.12.24

Live from our Yalda night event ‪@nasha_helsinki‬ studio where I played this special warm-up set. 

Samples include the Persian legend Hayedeh (from Tire Mojgan, Nemidanam, Nemikheham Bedanam) and some Indian raga clips.

I'm deepening my explorations in the soundscapes of MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) while fitting them to my own organic & hypnotic techno sound.

Sailing somewhere between dubby grooves, rolling polymeters and hypnotic rhythms topped off with some analog bass goodness 🎛️

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Korg Volca Keys and FMR RNC

Yalda Night Live Set // Nasha Studio 20.12.24

Another improvised live jam with @bonas-buden  at our @nasha_helsinki  studio.

This track was made on the spot.

Using our two Digitakt mk1s

Minimal Deep Techno // Jesse & Bonas

#jamuary 3 in 133bpm with @lempiveera and her Analog Rytm @nasha_helsinki studio. We managed to find some tasty techno grooves in this session 👩‍🍳

It was our first jam together and probably not the last.

Gear used: Elektron Digitakt, Syntakt, Octatrack, Analog Rytm, Analog Heat, Erica Synths DB-01 and FMR RNC

Raw Hypnotic Techno // Jesse & Lempi // Jamuary

My 1,5h live set from a Helsinki-based club called Tanner. I was a visiting artist for the local Yalla collective who host nights here regularly.

This was both fun and challenging: keeping things interesting but steady enough for over 90 minutes in a live setting, with a new crowd and without a soundcheck was something I don't do very often. But I'm glad I did now and got the chance to share my music with these lovely people 💙

I blended house and techno grooves with some MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia ) flavours. I feel that my performance was quite genre-fluid and had a good amount of improvisation & mixing things live.

Sailing somewhere between dubby grooves, hypnotic rhythms and sweet analog basslines 🎛️

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Erica Synths DB-01, Korg Monotribe and FMR RNC

#dawless #dawlessjam #dawlesstechno #livetechno #hayedeh #raga #organictechno #hypnotictechno #liveperformance #technojam #elektronauts #octatrack #syntakt #digitakt #analogheat #monotribe #ericasynths #acid #reallynicecompressor #samplesfrommars #shakuhachi #nashahelsinki

Hypnotic Organic Techno // Live Hardware Set // Tanner 01.03.25

My live set from the 15th annual Domestic Techno Inspection aka Kotimaan Teknokatsaus. I was honored to be selected for the lineup and to get to share my music.

I was even more thrilled being paired with the visual wizard Arttu Nieminen (hcnieminen) who did all the beautiful visuals, check out the whole set from my YouTube channel.

This was a moment of audiovisual enchantment and a ritual for casting a techno spell, I hope you enjoy it too 🎛️ 🌌

Gear used: Elektron Digitakt, Syntakt, Octatrack & Analog Heat, Erica Synths DB-01 Bassline, Korg Monotribe, Chase Bliss Clean

Jesse Ukkonen Live // Kotimaan Teknokatsaus XV

This was my first touch with the Elmyra 2. Exploring some drones, deep textures and interplay with the Chase Bliss Clean. 

No sequencer used here, only drones and notes played live.

I haven't really played ambient before but I've noticed that I'm craving for it to soothe me. It's been a nice palette cleanser between the more rhytmical stuff I tend to play.

Video version in my YouTube

Gear used: Neutral Labs Elmyra 2, Zoom MS-50G, Chase Bliss Clean, Elektron Analog Heat mk 2

#dawless #ambient #liveambient #liveperformance #dronemusic #ambientdrone

Live Ambient Drones with Elmyra 2

I just got the SOMA Lyra 8 and this was my first actual jam with it after a brief introduction. Exploring how it interacts with itself and with my touch, seeing where it takes me.

The Lyra truly is a deep, beautiful, subtle, harsh and confusing machine. I've grown to really like it for those reasons. Opening some portals and jumping in.

I got this individual second hand, it's one of the 2017 pre-order DIY pieces so that's why it also looks unique. 

Looking forward to pair it with my other gear!

Gear used: SOMA Laboratory Lyra 8 and Zoom MS-50G
#dawless #ambient #liveambient #liveperformance #dronemusic #ambientdrone #experimentalambient #soma #lyra8

Ambient Explorations With Lyra 8

My 1,5h live from my favourite underground club in Tampere. I started the journey with some generative ambient soundscapes and slowly brought it up to hypnotic, trance-inducing grooves with an Eastern flavour.

This was one of my most enjoyable gigs: the crowd was in the flow with me, the sound was on-point and I had ample time to improvise and see where the music takes me 🎛️

Gear used: Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt, Analog Heat mk2, Erica Synths DB-01, Korg Monotribe and Chase Bliss Clean

#dawless #dawlessjam #dawlesstechno #livetechno #organictechno #hypnotictechno #liveperformance #technojam #elektronauts #octatrack #syntakt #digitakt #analogheat #monotribe #ericasynths #acid #reallynicecompressor #samplesfrommars #shakuhachi #nashahelsinki

Hypnotic Techno Journey // Live Hardware Set // Kaista UG 05.04.25

Delivered this experimental and improvisational set in the annual Mental Hygiene underground event, held in the attic of an old mental hospital.

This was the first time I performed with my Lyra 8 and naturally I didn't know what to expect. I had added some contact mics to the Lyra's case and routed that signal to its external inputs. Got some nice textures & effects from that!

Pairing the Lyra with my existing setup felt quite nice, accepting that you can't control everything was a good learning experience as well. Going with the feelings, letting go and enjoying 🤍

Gear used: Soma Lyra 8 +, Zoom MS-50G, Elektron Digitakt, Syntakt & Analog Heat mk2, Chase Bliss Clean

#dawless #dawlessjam #dawlesstechno #livetechno #organictechno #lyra8  #hypnotictechno #liveperformance #technojam #elektronauts #syntakt #digitakt #analogheat  #synthesizer #ambient #ambientdrone #mentalhygiene

Experimental Ambient Techno // Mental Hygiene 24.05.25

My live set from the lovely downstairs of Harju8, a local restaurant and cultural hub. This was a special night of various experimental live performances curated as a pre-party for the annual Mental Hygiene event.

I actually played the wrong set here by accident 😅 I had my ambient-flavoured project loaded but noticed it only when I had started the set already. So then I went with the flow and improvised! It ended up being a nice journey from ambient to organic and hypnotic grooves.

Live at Harju8 / Mental Hygiene Pre-party 23.05.25

Our first live performance together with @lempiveera at a lovely underground party in Turku with Kaasu Sound System 🔊

We started with ambient washes and gentle grooves, visited hypnotic rhythms and peaked in raw roaring techno.

So here's our 2 hours of straight up dawless hardware flow and improvisation, enjoy!

Gear used: Elektron Digitakt, Syntakt, Octatrack, Analog Rytm, Analog Heat, Erica Synths DB-01 Bassline and Chase Bliss Clean

#dawless #dawlesstechno #livetechno #deeptechno  #acidtechno #hypnotictechno #minimaltechno #liveperformance #technojam #elektronauts #octatrack #syntakt #digitakt #analogrytm #analogheat #ericasynths #samplesfrommars #fieldrecording

Jesse & Lempi Live // 2xKaasu 26.04.25

Organic, Hypnotic, Live.
Dawless Music Producer, DJ and Digital Designer.
Part of @nasha_helsinki.

Helsinki, FIN 🇫🇮

Jesse Ukkonen

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