Forward Forever

Forward Forever (DISCO19 Extended Remix)

« Mon existence ne se plie à aucune finalité qui la surplombe. Elle ne sert ni dessein étranger, ni maître lointain, ni chaîne invisible : elle est sa propre lumière, son propre horizon. Elle est la cime où tout s’achève et tout commence.

Je suis un homme, et ce prodige que je suis m’appartient en propre. Il m’incombe de le saisir avec clarté, de le défendre avec fermeté, de le porter avec droiture — et, si l’heure le demande, de m’agenouiller devant sa grandeur, comme on s’incline face à l’infini qu’on abrite.

Mes richesses intérieures — mes pensées, ma volonté, mon souffle libre — ne se monnaient pas, ne s’éparpillent pas, ne se bradent pas aux âmes creuses qui mendient ce dont elles se sont vidées. Je les garde en moi, tels des joyaux dans un écrin scellé, avec la vigilance que mérite ce qui est rare et pur. Et au cœur de ces trésors, la liberté trône, indomptable, inaltérable.

Je ne dois rien à mes semblables, et je n’attends d’eux aucun tribut. Je ne délègue pas ma vie à autrui, pas plus que je ne ploie sous le fardeau de la leur. Je ne convoite pas leur essence, et je refuse que la mienne soit pillée.

Je ne suis ni le rival ni le vassal de mes frères : je suis ce qu’ils discernent en moi à l’aune de leur propre éclat. Mon affection n’est pas un don gratuit, une charité aveugle ou un réflexe usé ; elle est une flamme que l’on gagne, un hommage que je rends à ceux qui s’en montrent dignes.

Mes compagnons, je les choisirai parmi les esprits affranchis — loin des chaînes des esclaves, loin des sceptres des tyrans. Je marcherai aux côtés de ceux qui m’élèvent, et avec eux je tisserai des liens d’estime et d’amour, sans jamais les dominer, sans jamais m’abaisser. Nos mains se joindront si nos âmes le désirent ; sinon, chacun suivra son propre chemin, solitaire et souverain. Car au plus profond de lui-même, chaque homme est une citadelle.

Alors, que cette citadelle demeure inviolée, intacte, sacrée. Et que, depuis ses remparts, l’homme tende la main s’il le choisit — mais jamais en deçà de ses murailles. »

Anthem (1938), 
AYN RAND (1905 — 1982)

Raving  for the Soul. 
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Trance music lover but also most genres of Dance music, Deep House , Tech and Progressive House , EDM and Trance my favorite genres . #lovemusic

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

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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.

Wow, hadn't realised what a journey SoundCloud would take me on.  After many years of passive listening to music I've dieted on a variety of tastes. My appetite for new sounds is undiminished and SC provides plenty of food. I am not a musician and have only recently started to listen positively to the sounds. My early years began listening to music from ABC, The Beatles, The Carpenters Dire Straits Eagles Fleetwood Mac Genesis Elton John Led Zeppelin Gilbert O'Sullivan Rod Stewart Supertramp Tangerine Dream Vangelis The Who and many more.
If you can't spot a trend in my current likes it may be because it is diverse. I love listening to all my playlists which contain tracks that I like and if you like any of the music you must thank the artists not me.

Supporting some of the biggest names, up and coming producers and legends from the harder side of Trance and Techno.

This is, a Global Repercussion: Turn it up!