I have always loved long progressive tracks from the likes of BT, Sunday Club and Sasha who've have made tracks well over 10 minutes. You don't hear that much anymore and I was wondering why is that..? I ended up thinking that it's the 2014 EDM culture which has made DJs so visible stage performers that (at least in DJs' heads) there is a need to do something actively when playing and that has lead into two minute quick mixing and sets loaded with mashups. 

Don't get me wrong: I understand that in a big room/festival setting that works very well, but I also believe that many people still enjoy longer progressions and tracks with many parts flowing seamlessly from one to another. I wanted to try to make a track like that: epic intro, deep & groovy build up part, emotive breakdown, driving D part, uplifting peak moment and percussion driven outdo. Hope you like it :)

Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion III (Orkidea Remix)

Lustral - Everytime (Paul Thomas, Steve Haines & Shadow Of Two Rework)

Above & Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (Jerome Isma - Ae Remix)

Destiny

Andrew Bayer & Ilan Bluestone - Destiny (Intro Mix)

Pre Order :
http://www.beatport.com/track/universal-nation-gai-barone-remix/8958700

Beatport Exclusive

Push - Universal Nation (Gai Barone Remix) LO-FI Sample

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"Tapio Hakanen aka Orkidea - Finland’s No. 1 DJ - returns to Pure Progressive with Epicentre. Constructed around a growling, filtered groove, Epicentre moodily sways and struts, a pair incessant vocal components emerge & dissipate, rich throaty acid punctuates the groove whilst a glossy glockenspiel charms the ear. Enchanting."

Epicentre

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"A blend of sleek electronic rhythms, lush filmic textures and old-fashioned songwriting, 'Tri-State' is the fulfilment of any dance act's ultimate album aspiration: a padding-free, skilled, diverse long-player. In a word...brilliant. 5/5" DJ Magazine

Taken from Above & Beyond's now classic debut album "Tri-State" - released on Anjunabeats in 2006. Includes the singles "Alone Tonight", "Can't Sleep", "Air For Life" and "Good For Me".

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Above & Beyond with Andy Moor - Air For Life

My new single 'Forward Forever' is out now. This is really special one for me because the title defines the whole ethos of electronic music culture to me: "Forward Forever, Backwards Never".

The track has been premiered at A State of Trance, Dreamstate USA, Transmission and Luminosity and people always seem to go crazy and ask what the track was.

Out now in Beatport, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and all other music services. Hope you enjoy and feel free to spread the love and share the track if you like it <3

Buy / Listen

Forward Forever (Pure Trance)

Essence

Bright Star

Bright Star (Extended Mix)

One of Scandinavia's leading DJs, producer, promoter, head of music at YleX, father and a music lover. 

Bookings: paula@silverlining.agency

Orkidea has been one of Scandinavia’s leading DJs since the early 90s. He is best known for his unique blend of trance and progressive: credible and firmly rooted in the underground origins of trance. His music has been supported by a wide variety of DJs from the ultimate taste makers such as Pete Tong and Sasha to stadium filling titans Armin van Buuren and Tiesto. All artists that he has enjoyed sharing the stage with too.

Tapio Hakanen aka Orkidea has released four full length albums for Black Hole, AVA and Universal Music. He is best known for classics such as Unity, YearZero and Nana and timeless remixes of Way Out West’s Killa, Aalto’s Rush and Tiesto’s Flight 643. Lately he has been one of the key creative forces in Solarstone’s Pure Trance movement and has had the pleasure of mixing the first compilation, releasing on the label and performing at their high profile events around the globe. Orkidea is also a member of the critically acclaimed VII DJ collective.

Throughout his career, Orkidea has been voted seven times as #1 DJ in Finland and two times the most popular DJ in Scandinavia and made it to the DJ Mag Top 200 and Tranceaddict Top 100 lists. He has had 32 Beatport Top 100 tracks, one iTunes #1 album, a Finnish singles chart #1 and a Beatport Trance #1 single under his belt alongside over 30 million plays in YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify.

Since his first gigs at illegal squat house underground raves in 1992, Orkidea has played over 2000 gigs around the world at legendary venues such as Ministry of Sound in London, Cafe del Mar in Ibiza, Tresor in Berlin, Pacha in Buenos Aires and Avalon in Los Angeles, as well as some of world’s most prestigious events including Dreamstate USA, Luminosity, Transmission and Amsterdam ADE.

Between his peers, he is known as being driven by his constant need to evolve and create. Something he fulfills by uniting, supporting and inspiring the people and movements he is passionate about. Dedication to the scene and ethos of “Forward Forever, Backwards Never” has kept Orkidea moving and progressing for over 25 years and it’s still what keeps him as relevant and credible as ever.

Epicentre

Orkidea

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