Live recording of my set at Friendship event in Helsinki 18.12.2021 where I played with two dear friends Proteus and Milla Lehto. This is middle of the night progressive house/trance journey. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to share it if you like it <3

01. RÜFÜS DU SOL - Alive (Anyma remix)
02. Meg Myers & Anyma - Running feat. Meg Myers
03. Space Food - Circe Paradigm
04. Joris Voorn, Alex Kennon - Blinding Light (Joris Voorn remix)
05. Stan Kolev - Moira
06. Tube & Berger - Free Tribe 2.0
07. Shouse - Love Tonight (Vintage Culture & Kiko Franco Remix)
08. Orkidea - Nana (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
09. Fred Again & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (We've Lost Dancing) (Orkidea Pure Progressive Mix)
10. Stereo Underground & SeaLine - Flashes (Jerome Isma-Ae Extended Remix)
11. ARTBAT - Flame
12. Cirez D - On : Off (Orkidea edit)
13. Roland Clark, Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc - Free
14. Oxia - Domino (David Guetta Remix)
15. Lifelike & Kris Menace - What Time Is Love (Live at SSL Mix)
16. Dimibo - Amani (Extended Mix)
17. Danny Darko - Squid Game
18. Ferry Corsten - Lemme Take You
19. Cosmic Gate - Feel It (AVIRA Extended Remix)
20. Paul Thomas & White-Akre - Vyote (Grum Extended Remix)
21. Rhodes, CamelPhat, ARTBAT - For a Feeling (Layton Giordani Remix)
22. Age Of Love - The Age Of Love (Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix)
23. Orkidea - Revolution Industrielle

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Orkidea Live at Friendship - Helsinki 18.12.2021

Stream Death of a Star with HALIENE at blackhole.lnk.to/deathofastar

Welcome to the latest in the series of Markus' special themed concept mixes. Now an annual tradition, Deeper Shades symbolizes the transition out of winter hibernation into the spring. With tracks accumulated, edited and crafted across the past 12 months, Markus showcases a selection of favorites across slower-paced trance, progressive, deep and organic house; full of reflective and pensive tones.

Hope you enjoy the set and the concept, and will want to keep in your collection.

Tracklist:

01. Anyma - Sonder
02. Nathan Katz - For You
03. GMJ & Matter - Soular
04. Jares - Sam's Voyage Part III (Kamilo Sanclemente Remix)
05. Ilias Katelanos & Plecta - Camelia
06. Death on the Balcony - Years Gone By (Nhar Remix)
07. Kollah - To the Moon and Back
08. Hyunji-A - Stars & Satellites
09. Pambouk - Hopeless Words
10. RNX & Forerunners - Atlas
11. Rebelski & Madraas - Leaving Places (Matur Remix)
12. Reflekt featuring Delline Bass - Need to Feel Loved (Mass Digital Remix)
13. Antrim - La Fin du Monde
14. Weekend Heroes - Delta (Gai Barone Remix)
15. Anton Tumas - Calling Los Angeles
16. Trilucid - Calling (Instrumental Mix)
17. Solarstone - Seven Cities (Hernan Cattaneo & Martin Garcia Remix)
18. Khen - Homeboy
19. Guy J - State of Trance
20. Cream - Entropia (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
21. Namatjira - Gamasch
22. ARIV3 - Enigma (Ruben Karapetyan Remix)
23. Nōpi - Legend World
24. Pumbum - Retreat (PROFF's Respray)
25. Jardin - April
26. Markus Schulz & Dan Soleil - More Than This
27. Monarke - Deja Vu
28. Cosmosky - Kaleido
29. Yotto presents Something Good - Rhythm (Of the Night)
30. Nora en Pure - Sherwood Forest
31. Mees Salomé - Again
32. Markus Schulz & HALIENE - Death of a Star

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Markus Schulz - Deeper Shades 2024 (2 Hour Progressive and Organic House Mix)

I was invited to play a four set of 90s trance, techno and progressive to legendary VUM open air party in Helsinki. The open air event takes place at Ääniwalli which is the #1 electronic music venue in Finland. Set goes from deeper UK progressive sounds to original German underground trance & techno and ends with late 90s uplifting sound of Dutch trance. This was a really special party to play. Thank you very much Lil Tony, Ääniwalli crew and everybody on the dancefloor for the good vibes <3

Photo credit: Tube Lähdeoja @ Taivas UG 1995

Orkidea - Journey through 90s trance, techno and progressive (Live at VUM 2024)

Amnesia is a nightclub on the Spanish island of Ibiza. It opened in 1976 and won the title of Best Global Club in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 at the IDMA Awards in Miami.The club is located close to the village of San Rafael on the highway between Sant Antoni de Portmany and Ibiza Town.

History:

The so-called Main Room of Amnesia in 2012
The finca (country house) that would become the Amnesia nightclub was sold in April 1970 by the Planells family, who had inhabited the house for five generations, to a widow from an aristocratic background. In May 1976, the widow signed a five-year lease on the house to Antonio Escohotado, a Madrid-born philosopher who had arrived on the island five years earlier to start a new life.

Ibiza, which had become a destination for tourism in the 1950s, was in the 1970s a hive of counterculture and idealists. Escohotado sought to turn the old farmhouse into a place for hippie bands and culture. He launched a discotheque named El taller del olvido ("The Workshop of Forgetfulness"). He wanted to express that when people go out at night it is to forget their problems and indulge in an unknown world far away from ordinary routine. However, co-founder Manolo Sáenz de Heredia proposed the Greek word Amnesia. Initially, admission was cheap, 25 pesetas (equivalent to 1.74 EUR now) including one soda or beer. There were no access restrictions. Escohotado was not interested in the commercial operation and left after 8 months. The dance floor was in the open air and sessions lasted until 12 or 1 pm.

In 1978, Ginés Sánchez, a manufacturer from Madrid, took over Amnesia. Unexpected closings alternated with summers with capacity crowds in competition with the other discothèques, such as Ku (now Privilege Ibiza), Pacha, Glory's, and Lola's.

In the 1980s, Prontxio Izaguirre took over Amnesia, changing its theme to dance music, a mix between pop and funk, and hip hop. Freestyle mixing was permitted, house was about to take over, and Balearic Beat was invented by DJs such as Alfredo Fiorito. In 1984, the drug of choice at Amnesia was mescaline from Valencia. In the late 1980s, the routine circuit was:

Until 3 am, the bars at the port.
Until 5 am, Pachá.
Until 6 am, Ku.
Amnesia.

On 22 June 1991, Amnesia reopened under MFC management. The clubs of Ibiza began to gain international fame. In the mid-1990s, Ezna Sands brought UK promoters and labels, including Joseph Mullen, onto the Balearic Island and into Amnesia. The island, once merely a destination for holidaymakers aged 18 to 30, became a mecca for dance music enthusiasts. While earlier, each club had a personality, now the parties depended on the theme or the hired DJ. In July 1995, techno parties were brought from Germany.

The club expanded, increasing its bars from four to 16, and growing from a staff of 30 to a summer workforce of more than 200, including waiters, go-go dancers, security, and administration staff. As of 2003, the venue had a capacity of 5,000 people and is divided into two areas: Main Room and Terrace.

Since 2005, Amnesia has been run by the Liverpool nightclub Cream, created and founded by Joseph Mullen in 1995. Mullen sold the brand to Cream UK for £4.8 million and retired from the music industry.

In the 2010s, the government of the Balearic Islands promoted luxury tourism.

The club hosts Cocoon, a party by Sven Väth. The club has also hosted popular nights such as La Troya Asesina.

Over the years, the club hosted DJs and live performers such as Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Debbie McGee, Alesso, Marshmello, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Eric Prydz, Sigala, Sigma, Jonas Blue, Sonny Fodera, Gorgon City, Faithless, Chase & Status, Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim, Duke Dumont, Danny Howard, Philip George, Regard and DJ Fresh.

Markus Schulz Live @ Amnesia, Ibiza Spain, Open to Close 10-08-2010

Hel:sløwed live @ Geheime Liefde 2025 / Melodic Stage

Summer is soon here and here are some of my this summer's fave tunes:

01. Barry Can't Swim & O'Flynn - Kimpton
02. Everything Is Art - All The Love (WhoMadeWho & Samm Remix)
03. Jody Wisternoff, PROFF, James Grant, Siobhan Wilson, Takeshi Furukawa - Mui (Ezequiel Arias Remix)
04. RÜFÜS DU SOL - In the Moment (Adriatique Remix)
05. Yotto & Something Good - Love Shop
06. Frank Ocean - Lost (Gabss e Vintage Culture Remix)
07. Tomaz, Filterheadz, Hot Since 82 - Sunshine 2025
08. Pablo Bozzi - Fantasy
09. John Summit - Focus feat. CLOVES (Layton Giordani Remix)
10. Amelie Lens - Falling For You (Orkidea Remix)
11. Castle Trancelott - Indoctrinate (Patrick Prins Full Re-Flex)
12. Boudi - Not Tonight Pamela
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Orkidea - Radio Unity (May 2025)

What began as a heartfelt gesture has grown into an annual tradition - a deeply personal ode to summer from Markus Schulz. The Sunrise Set has become an institution, cherished for its soul-searching, emotionally rich, and melodically driven curation.

Crafted with care for the long, golden days of summer, this set is your perfect companion for watching sunsets fade into night, witnessing the quiet beauty of dawn, or simply finding solace in moments of solitude and reflection.

We hope this becomes a set you'll want to download, revisit, and hold close. Thank you for sharing your ideas and inspiration each year. Please enjoy the sounds of the 2025 Sunrise Set - a soundtrack for the spirit of summer.

All Global DJ Broadcast mixes are available on the podcast feed at https://markusschulzpodcast.com

Tracklist:

01. Chicane - The Sleepless Year (Beatless Mix)
02. Matt Fax - Twilight
03. Airwave - It Rained All Weekend (2024 Version)
04. Marsh & Volen Sentir - Ascension
05. Kiholm - Everything Will Be Alright
06. Anonimat & Soulmac featuring Sensitive - Brainwash (Dulus Remix)
07. ZOYA - Crystal Cove
08. MRPHLNDR - Peaceful Morning
09. Markus Schulz & HALIENE - Death of a Star
10. Avenue One - Call of the Wild
11. Chicane - Day One
12. PROFF & M.O.S. - Namtso
13. Z2 - I Want You (Volen Sentir Remix)
14. Huminal - Mountainside (Hicky & Kalo Remix)
15. Cornucopia - Early Morning
16. Woo York featuring Mark Tarmonea - Feeling (Korolova Remix)
17. Robert Nickson - Spiral (Forty Cats Remix)
18. Estiva & Luke Avalon - Future Memories
19. Siskin - Fly Away (Hel:sløwed Remix)
20. Mees Salomé - Rose
21. Arco - All You Want
22. Alex Gold - A Trip to Tulum (Instrumental)
23. Deep Dish & Eynka featuring Wrabel - Midnight
24. Tinlicker - Never Let Me Go
25. Dosem - Sunsetter
26. Orkidea - Dance of Life
27. Giuseppe Ottaviani & Ferry Corsten - Magenta (Milkwish Remix)
28. Sunny Lax - Raindance
29. David Broaders - Deliverance
30. Stereoclip - Sunset Drive (Calussa Remix)
31. Markus Schulz - Bells of Planaxis

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Markus Schulz - Sunrise Set 2025 (2 Hour Emotional Trance, Dance & Progressive Mix)

Here are some of my favourite tunes for the hot summer of 2025:

01. Sebastien Leger - Hutchula
02. Moby, BLOND:ISH, Kiko Franco - Natural Blues
03. Shakedown - At Night (Anyma x Layton Giordani Remix)
04. Collective States - The Deep
05. Papa Smurf - He Not In
06. Einmusik & Solee - We Talk About Dreams
07. Cristoph - Paradise (Feat. Jem Cooke)
08. Alison Goldfrapp - Find Xanadu (Royksopp Remix)
09. Argy, Omiki - WIND
10. Ben Hemsley - La Sirena
11. CLOSE PROXIMITY - Acid Is My DNA
12. Paffendorf - Be Cool (AUTOFLOWER Remix)


Orkidea - Radio Unity (July 2025)

Silent Horizon

Linkqvist - Risen (Original Mix)

Live exclusive progressive classics set from the Trance Sanctuary boat party on the Thames in London, UK on Saturday 6th August

Tracklist:

1. Chicane - Saltwater (Paul Thomas remix)
2. Lustral - Everytime 
3. Nalin & Kane - Open Your Eyes
4. Nalin & Kane - Beachball
5. Cass & Slide - Perception
6. Andy Ling - Fixation
7. Sander Kleinenberg - Sacred
8. Space Manouevres - Stage One (Tilt remix)
9. Sasha - Xpander
10. Ambassador - The Fade (Oliver Lieb remix)
11. Timo Maas - Ubik
12. Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb remix)
13. Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade (Nalin & Kane remix)
14. Chable & Bonnici - Ride
15. Eric Prydz - Liberate
16. London Grammar - Hey Now (Arty remix)
17. Deadmau5 - Not Exactly 
18. Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin
19. Cirez D - On Off Laser Beams (Blake Jarrell edit)
20. Tiesto - Lethal Industry (Nightraiders remix - Paul Thomas edit)
21. Humate - Love Stimulation (Love mix)
22. Three Drives - Greece 2000

Progressive Trance Classics set live from Trance Sanctuary, London

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.