Our first mix in the series introducing Helsinki local Maria Wesander rocking the party house with some proper summer beach vibes. An hour strong mix that was done with only 10 records (with couple tracks played from the same 12"). The same set was actually performed at the  one and only infamous Kätkö midsummer party of 2021.  Sailing between more unknown tracks and bigger classics in a perfectly balanced ratio. 100% eclectic vibes in this all vinyl set from Maria who was also DJing at our opening party of our shop back in August. Press play and teleport yourself back into the hot summer of 2021.

OK MIX Vol. 1 - Maria Wesander

Watch dis! DJ Sofa, local Helsinki selecta brings some proper jungle heat to warm you up during this freezing early winter. Lots of own unreleased production in the mix alongside brand-new chunes & some real classic old school dancefloor burners. Big up to DJ Sofa for keeping the junglist massive alive. 

We still have a couple copies of The Sofa Ep in stock at OK Sound so be quick if you want one!

OK MIX Vol. 3 - DJ Sofa

This is a long one… So buckle up, for OK MIX number four. Four hours and fourty minutes of joy, just in time for your holiday festivities. Crafted with love by the other shop owner himself, who changed his DJ alias recently and is now known as DJ Oltermann. The set, that was recorded live earlier this year at a office cocktail party starts off with some soul, bossanova & jazz-funk, moving onto disco, a little bit of house and then even more disco. A perfect background soundtrack for also for packing gifts, decorating a gingerbread house or building a snowman.  Enjoy, stay safe and have a jolly old time over xmas and a very happy new year from the people of OK Sound

OK MIX Vol. 4 - DJ Oltermann

Just in time for new years eve, DJ Fuckoff delivers a massive rave set for OK Mix Volume Five! The New Zealand-born DJ, producer & MC now based in Berlin was to arrive to Helsinki for a new years party in Kaiku. Unfortunately the party had to be postponed for a later date. This mix covers a wide range of styles from techno to dubstep and her own electro productions with added MCing. 

Get HOT HOT HOT however you can this new years🥴🥵⚡️💥 🔥

OK SOUND Presents The Party That Never Was - DJ FUCKOFF

OK MIX Vol. 5 - DJ Fuckoff

Party and festival organizer, an avid record collector, OK Sound regular, football fan, and disc jockey hailing originally from Nastola, Finland, DJ Jese brings that disco and boogie heat on OK MIX volume number 6. For many years he has been keeping the Jyväskylä city nightlife party scene alive when organising the Ilokivi Dance Night events or Jyrock Festival. Recently he has been also involved in the Solstice midsummer festival up north. DJ wise he’s also known for long sets that sail between all things nice! Keep an eye out for his name when the festivals and clubs open again for guaranteed entertainment.

OK MIX Vol. 6 - DJ Jese

Extra smooth mix this one! A real trip carefully crafted by Helsinki local, Jacob. Nice atmosphere all thoughout the set, mixing through different tempos and moods, ending in a 1970s running championship field recording with Finnish Olympic gold medalist Lasse Virén taking the lead.
If cratedigging would be a Olympic sport, I bet Jacob would also take the lead and rank easily into top 1 position. This year he’s been constantly raiding the OK Sound stacks throughout, concentrating mostly on the cheaper stuff and has been scoring some serious gold. Totally surprised us with some of his finds.
Jacob can seriously also move a dancefloor too. You can catch him this Saturday entertaining the crowd at Post Bar with his fellow friend Julius. Go check it out if you happen to be in town ❤️

OK MIX Vol.8 - Jacob

Next in the OK MIX series we have Helsinki based label owners Romance Relic and Two Heavens. Together they operate World Canvas a platform for experimental club and ambient music with pop sensibilities. You might have heard Romance Relic before with a string of releases on Copenhagen's highly revered label Janushoved. These two former art students have a wonderful approach to new-age Scandinavian Romanticism. 

Romance Relic's cassette releases are available at OK SOUND and you catch live performances from them and their label peers World Canvas reunion at Kaiku this Saturday night.

TWO HEAVENS - Unreleased
TyFontaine - Addicted (Acapella)
dj lostboi - PET SHOP B
airflo - Day One
Malibu -Crosses
city - Unkind (feat. Dis Fig)
Enya - Carribean blue (DjGoranz Version)
Aires - Sinatra Blue
Iku - Sweet Days of Discipline
Ryong - Sirens 
Sangam & Kid Smpl - Found Wings
Judith Myers - truth index
Marco Henri, Neutro Gris - Purgatorio
Adios Adios - ¿Que te espere? (ft. Dr. Satán & firstlin3)
Akira Yamaoka - Ordinary Vanity
bod [包家巷] - Excerpt from ‘Live in Paris’
Otro - GOD I TRIPPT DOWN
Lueurs Nocturnes - Wabiwasayo
011668 - I know that if i touch the piano

World Canvas For OK Sound

1.5 hours of mental rave madness brought to you by the legendary DJ Proteus. He has been DJing since the mid nineties and raving for even longer. Organising parties from smaller scale underground parties to mega events and forest festivals. Hosting several names from the trance scene such as A Man With No Name, Jones and Stephenson, Paul Van Dyk to mention a few. 

If you're interested in knowing more about him, recently he released the book titled "26 years of Techno Riot" about his career, that is in stock at OK Sound.

Catch him play an acid techno set at Ääniwalli alongside Dave Clarke 15th May and not to forget the event that has been postponed 2 years soon - his last DJ gig ever, that will be held at Kaapelitehdas in December this year. 

The mix is 100% vinyl and pure 90s classics, exactly what we need this Mayday, enjoy!

OK MIX Vol. 11 - PROTEUS MAY DAY RAVE

Petteri Norring brings the heat towards summer with mix volume 12. All around nice guy, who visits the store monthly before his IDA Helsinki radio show called Kohotahti that basically translates to upbeat. Been playing records since early 2000s with everything from hiphop to jazz, to disco and house.
Playing a fair 90 minute long balearic set of his personal favourites from 70's soul and pop to midtempo 80's synth-pop, italo and electro, not to forget a couple tracks from this century! Check it out, like and leave a nice comment ❤️

OK MIX Vol. 12 - Petteri Norring

Coming up on volume number 13 is Niffi D! Originally from Ireland, now  living above the record shop in Helsinki. She must be the most fluent Finnish speaking Irishwomen we’ve met. She can really also mix a thing or two, starting off with house, later moving into a dubstep classic and euphoric bliss. All records in the mix purchased from OK Sound during the last 10 months.

OK MIX Vol. 13 - Niffi D

Next up in the series crowd favourite emkay blesses us with downtempo mix of of emotional burners, more intimate compared to her usual DJ sets but still dropping some pitched down productions we are sure you will recognise. Perfect for those late summer nights.. Slow and low is the tempo ❣️🦮

OK MIX Vol. 14 - emkay

Otto Taimela mixin' it up with style for OK mix number 15. Otto is well known for his professional skateboarding skills and also as a skilled pianist / producer. He even has his own grand piano at home!Having releases on local Helsinki labels Vieno, EABE, Ultraääni and others, his sound covers a broad style from ambient & experimental to breaksy atmospheric tunes.

A very cool mixtape for the cooling Autumn weather. Exactly an hour of stylish mixing ranging in the  ambient - downtempo - dubby house / techno spectrum mixed in a way that surely you on a trip. Many own productions in the set as well.

OK MIX Vol.  15 - Otto Taimela

Galactic Mace has been DJ ing around town for a couple decades already. Well known as a soul & disco DJ and also running Zoukous and WMNWM party nights in Helsinki, but uncle Mace has always a couple tricks up his sleeve. So does his contribution to OK MIX prove it. Many of these tracks are most likely 100% Shazam proof, Mace digs deep when it comes into records. Expect some UK Street Soul style, downtempo afro disco, dancehall, and speeding it up a notch to some Italo-House towards the end in the mix! Really cool mixtape with music from many parts of the world. Press play and let this mix bring some sunshine into these dark days of the year.

OK MIX Vol. 17 - Galactic Mace

The Helsinki native now Berlin based mega-producer/dj Sansibar closes the year for the OKMIX series.

Mixing it between many styles: some techy, some housey, some trancey

OK MIX Vol. 18 - Sansibar

New year new mix! Up for Volume 19 we invited our friend Vesa-Matti. He comes all the way from Vaasa (wherever that is). You might know him for his epic live sets not only as Torolf Stendik but also as Vesu, and of-coarse many releases under his own name on the Ljudverket label. Here DJ Torolf trips from OK SOUND to the club life extravaganza. Be sure to catch him live in the future

OK MIX VOL. 19 - Torolf Stendik

Local hit boy Jeku coming in with trancey breaks and deep atmospheres on OK MIX number 20. Jeku recently released his Transcendence ep on Haws & is set to release on Avoidance later this spring. Definitely one to watch out for in the future!

OK MIX Vol. 20 - Jeku

Representative of UG Helsinki Jimi comes sailing thru for OK MIX Vol. 20

1 hour of piano infused house w/ A-class mixing and top-notch selecting to wear your best pair of shoes to

Get dis☀️☀️☀️

OK MIX Vol. 21 - Jimi

Kicking of May our good buddy Florian Kupfer recorded volume 22 for OKMIX. 1 hour journey of robotic grooves and industrial movements. Expect more from the L.I.E.S. alumni this year


Evil Tempest - Mundo Muzique
Hypertelic - Delivery 
New York(rmx) - Konstriuktivists
Body Double - Silk Entry
Derelict - Broken English Club 
March Cherskogo - buttechno
Supply Demand - O-H
Can't Understand - Monojunk
In The Dark (Dave Clark's 312 Mix) - Aphrohead
Insistent Rhythm - Fade To Black
Dispossession - Orphx
Mars The Red Planet - Cusp
Output 1 - Cari Lekebusch
Bread and Circus - Death Posture
A.S.A. - Tornische

OK MIX Vol. 22 - Florian Kupfer

Next up OK Mix number 23 Pyry Lepistö brings the heat in this 70 minute long journey. True selector vibes in this one, Pyry always mixes things up with a twinkle in his eye. Starting off with slower soulful tracks and moving into balearic dancefloor boogie heat, spicing things up with some synth flavoured proto-house tunes and closing things with a romantic disco ending like it should be! Perfect soundtrack for a warm summer night. He’s a regular visitor at the shop and digs through crates on a weekly basis. Some tracks in the mix have been picked up from OK Sound. Remember to check his radio show on IDA Helsinki called På Stugan.

OK MIX Vol. 23 - Pyry Lepistö

This is the mix everyone has been waiting for since the beginning of the series, right? Here it is, want it or not! The first recording by the familiar faces from the shop... DJ Oltermann and KG together in the mix for two and a half hours. 
Successfully recorded live at the 1st edition of CLUB OK at Tanner in Helsinki. The idea of the party js that the boys select records from the shop and each record played will be for sale directly after. Happening every Wednesday night and the entry is free of charge.

Keeping things quite mellow and easy going on that Wednesday a couple weeks back. The evening contained some sweet 80's modern soul, boogie, funk, jazz and disco. The party was a success {hear the cheerful applause at the end} and even one record was sold that night. Can you guess which one? Most of these records are still available in store, so shoot us a comment if interested. 

Club OK is taking place again this Wednesday at Tanner from 21.00 onwards, this week with a downtempo theme. 

Welcome! 💚🧚🏽‍♀️

OK MIX Vol. 24 - DJ OLTERMANN & KG aka OK SOUND

Better known outside of Finland Samuel Van Dijk has a prolific output, having released for labels such as Delsin and Frustrated Funk to name a few. Under his VC-118a alias here is a live recording performed exclusively on hardware a few months back. One for the darker evenings  and late nights, this 1 hour master class takes many twists and turns through different flavours of techno and his own style of electro.

OK MIX Vol. 25 - VC-118a

On the 26th installment of OK Mix we dive deep into the world of ghettotech with Helsinki local Jussi Niskanen. Jussi, originally hailing from "Steel City" Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ended up in “Hesalanmäki” some decades ago. His years of collecting records and playing music encompass several styles, ranging from his first mixtape which included songs from Ceebrolistics, Piirpauke and the label Ninja Tune (super rare cassette tape, approximately 10 copies ever made) to the fast stuff he is all about today. Amongst being a skilled DJ, he has worked also as a painter for many years now. In the mix Jussi plays with an average tempo of about 160 bpm, blends between some sped up classic tracks and more underground ghettotech bangers from the world and even some Finnsh greatnesss. You can hear a lot of love has been pumped into this mix. Play it loud!

OK MIX Vol. 26 - Jussi Niskanen

Next up is local diva and vocalist Suva known for their deep and sexy house stylings and also part of Do U Remember House. Coming in at almost 2 hours they surely deliver. Groovy bass lines, sultry vocals sprinkled with just the right amount of classics 

👌🏽A++ 

Check out their monthly group radio show and their solo bimonthly show here...

https://idaidaida.net/shows/do-u-remember-house
https://idaidaida.net/shows/the-garden

OKMIX Vol. 27 - Suva

The Helsinki based sonic explorer DJ GL4 AKA Glayden is on a never ending journey of catching em all. His search knows no boundaries and is fuelled by his endless passion towards the discovery of sounds from the past and the future. As a founding member of BELOW0 the label and the Club Zero parties he's pushing the sound of our beloved hometown to the world. 

https://soundcloud.com/glayden_0
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GsNEQd9Q8J3Yi721r1Tsj?si=f_zShQPpR5OVtzCZcWDZUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4dvH-G7paM

OKMIX Vol. 28 - DJ GL4 aka GLAYDEN

Local sound prince Viktor Kalima delivers one of the most ambitious mixes OKMIX has released so far out of it's two year existence..

Touching on elements of No-wave, Post-punk, Industrial & Noise to leftfield dub workings mixed with some of their own productions from the most recent release Burnt Rose, Flesh Tones released via Helsinki based Best Things For Worst Living

Such a vibrant mix from somebody who has spent time really honing and developing their craft and sound over they years..

Check out Burnt Rose, Flesh Tones here -

https://btfwl.bandcamp.com/album/burnt-rose-flesh-tones

Viktor Kalima - https://on.soundcloud.com/QLxNs

Ferdelance - https://on.soundcloud.com/JAh9T

Many other projects, dig deep and you will find!

Big up Helsinki UG

Tracklisting:
Doc Watson family - lost soul
animal sounds - michigan red squirrel
Nicolini - Sopratutto
violetov general - haitischen izgrev
mld - dance with shdows
Scary de jong - buzzzz
DNA - Egomaniacs Kiss
das kinn - maschinengötter
African Head Charge - Depth Charge
Cienfuegos - The Seventh Sister
Viktor Kalima - Pedestrian Funk
Human Inferno
Japanese Telecom - pagoda of sin
Nexda - Threeseventyfive
yasuke shimitzu - asate
kosa - over medium heat
viktor kalima - extreme union internal state demo
familie hesselbach - Warnung vor dem Hunde
Hiski Salomaa - Laulu taiteilijoista

OKMIX Vol. 29 - Viktor Kalima

In 2023, I met Sandra and Hendrik, the minds behind Avec Plaisir Records, during their Helsinki trip. Sandra's sets blend Italo and rare disco, reflecting her dedication and warmth. Explore the interview and links below!

What were your first impressions of OKS?

The first time I heard of OK Sound was about a year ago, when I was invited to play at Kaiku and Olli told me about that box of second hand Italo 12"s that no one had seen yet. But the schedule that weekend was too tight to make it happen and see the shop. A few months later I came a second time to Helsinki with my partner Hendrik and we brought enough time. That was when we got to know Kris, who was play-grading HiNRG records in the shop, which caught my attention. I remember how he dropped that Jackie Touché record and I was immediately hooked and that started the conversation. I ended up buying another HiNRG gem that was on my list for a while (Far East Connection – Ready To Go) and which of course made it's way into this mix. I remember the store as a place with lots of stuff to discover. I went though the Dollar Bins (3€ crates in this case) and snatched some uptempo disco maxis as well – and when I thought I was through I got aware of the 7" boxes near the couch where I found that C. Dorian record, which has a great instrumental B-Side.  

If this mix can teleport listeners to some other dimension (or fictional world or whatever) where would it take them?

It is funny that you are asking this, because I recently thought this is really what my mixes do, pulling the listener into some other dimension or parallel world, where there's no boarders and people can move freely and be what they want to be without needing to fit into our recent system. I am finding my music in many different corners of the world – through research but also through the privilege of being able to travel. I usually follow my own personal taste more than trying to fit into a trend, that's probably why you will always hear me playing a lot of unknown stuff. After traveling to Mexico last year, a lot of Spanish vocals made it into my sets. So this specific mix probably takes you to Mexico's HiNRG club Patrick Miller but in this universe they would play so much more tunes with Spanish vocals and freaky Mandarin or Ex-Yugoslavian tunes.

Anything exciting planned this year?

Hendrik & I, we’re constantly looking for adventure. We just put together a small tour in Italy where we will travel from north to south within 10 days. I can’t imagine a year without seeing Bella Italia. Going to play Bellafesta Dublin for St. Patrick’s Day is definitely huge. Also we started planning an Asia tour, it will be most likely towards the end of the year.

What can we expect from Avec Plaisir Records in the near future?

In the very near future we’ll put out a stunning piece of adult listening music — the Crazy Temple LP — which was produced by five young Austrian guys around 1980. You wouldn’t believe they were not even of legal age when they recorded it but their music immediately spoke to me when I first listened to it four years ago. We’re bringing a beautiful selection of their songs plus three own re-edit versions on the flip side coming out by the end of March. We’ve had a long break after putting out the Stefan Egger Sound Station EP and didn’t quite know how to approach new projects, as tracking down rights-holders can be really exhausting. We had lots of ideas but literally no chance to clear the rights. But after stepping out of the shadow we will keep it rolling this year and AP 003 is already on the best way to get released in early summer as well. It’s gonna be a contemporary one by a young combo called “Suncream” from Munich. Working with them has been exciting so far and we can’t wait to see how it will be received by the music scene.
Thanks guys!
xx
Sandra 
Expect to find copies of the Crazy Temple LP at OK SOUND in the very near future!!
https://on.soundcloud.com/bduh8
@frinda_di_lanco

OKMIX Vol. 30 - Frinda Di Lanco

Following in hot hot after Frinda Di Lanco is local beat wizard Essi Eirene. Breaks, acid and bass delivered with urgency on this 60 minute adventure of FUN. Super dope mix for stargazing and pretending that we're already in summer. Bring on the day parties

Check out more of her mixes here !

https://soundcloud.com/essi-eirene

OKMIX Vol.31 - Essi Eirene

April in 2 parts!

First recording is from Oulu native and Elektorni boss Juhani Oivo bringing us a minimalist approach to dubbed out atmospheres and electronics. Moody and deep to match the slow grey start to spring.

Juhani is also involved with the UG scene up in his hometown, organising parties to running a label both under the same name Elektorni.
Sometimes he graces Helsinki with his presence, make sure to keep an eye out for him next time he's in town!

Check out Elektorni here: 

https://elektorni.bandcamp.com/album/tyhj-p-black-gold-dub

OKMIX Vol. 32 - Juhani Oivo

Burnt out, run down vinyl that have been played heavily and stayed in his bag since well before the 90's. Jussi Kantonen gives us a taste of that dirty outsider-disco sleaze he is known for.

Big up for this one!

If you're in Barcelona this weekend catch him play it all out at La Paloma Hall on the 27th

https://on.soundcloud.com/LjfLsLadDwsNMVDz7

OKMIX Vol. 33 - Jussi Kantonen

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