live broadcast for Live From The Proxy on Twitch dec 2020 
Vox:  Mindy & Peter .  Pedals & Tape: Clive Clench
Panic interludes: DJ Legs

Xmas 2020 was even shittier so cheer up (Spoke To Soon Remix)

Ruutu Poiss with his second album “II” after his 2021’s debut full length “Palav Aed“, a welcome return to Wake Dream. Recorded in a concentrated period of time during the dark winter days of late 2022 and early 2023, “II” now finds it’s way to the public’s ears in the brighter days of the year.

An album as conceptual as it is emotional, with feelings of transformation and dreaming, hope and arrival, and an aesthetic that is both cinematic and hypnagogic, nostalgic and futuristic, it turns contradictions into harmonies, brings together the dark and the light, spinning and whirling freely around a steady core.

Recorded mainly with one synth and a collection of old drumcomputers, Ruutu Poiss once again shows his futuristic sonic virtuosity within the boundaries of a compact studio setup.

Released April 8th 2024
Distribution by Rush Hour. distribution@rushhour.nl 
All music recorded, arranged and mixed by J. Tomson
Additional mix and mastering by Sam IRL 
Cover photo from the ’Nature Morte’ series by A. Maasik

A1 Ruutu Poiss - Advent (Snippet)

Amsterdam selector Orpheu The Wizard connects oddball and straight forward jams from different decades and different record shelves in a monthly show.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/orpheu-the-wizard/episodes/orpheu-the-wizard-22nd-march-2024

Orpheu The Wizard w/ Ruutu Poiss 220324

Recorded and mixed by Jan Tomson in Tallinn, 2018.
Additional mix and mastering by Sam Irl.

Album out soon on Wake Dream and soundcloud.com/wakedream.

(WADR002)

Palav aed

Last week, on the 2nd of July 2020, we kicked off our brand new streaming setup! Listen back to the Orpheu The Wizard live from the Rush Hour store, who was responsible for the closing set of this broadcast. Expect some new bits of his upcoming label 'Wake Dream'!

Store Broadcast 018 I Orpheu The Wizard

Eyes wide, fixated on the ceiling, she tried to keep herself from drifting off, pinching herself each time she felt her eyes droop. For the past few weeks the same thoughts had been creeping into her dreams, turning them into dark twisted nightmares that felt inescapable. Her solution was to stay awake and avoid the inevitable, but there was only so long she could force her eyes to stay open.

Wake Dream - a new label run by Orpheu The Wizard - enters into the world with an inaugural outing from Amsterdam/Tallinn-based Ruutu Poiss. Following previous releases for labels like Levels, International Major Label and Rets Records, he presents an untitled 3-track EP as a prelude to his first long player which is set for release later this summer. The exclusive tracks only available as a pre-release give us a window into Ruutu's tastes for futuristic machine funk and hypnotic abstract electronics.

PREMIERE: Ruutu Poiss - Untitled A1 [Wake Dream]

In August of last year Amsterdam-based label Wake Dream began life with an inaugural release from Levels and International Major Label alumni Ruutu Poiss. Made up of three tracks, the EP acted as a prelude to his first LP titled Palav Aed, which is now ready to be released into the world.

Recorded in various home studios over a seven year period between 2012 and 2019, the 10 tracks on the album revolve around the same equipment set up, adding a timeless quality and helping to bring the release together as a coherent whole. Across the LP he welcomes us into the sonic world he's carefully crafted over the years, drawing from and referencing the melodic, harmonic, psychedelic and synthesized to chronicle his far reaching talents as a producer and musician.

PREMIERE: Ruutu Poiss - August [Wake Dream]

Label from Amsterdam releasing diagonal music for between the vertical and the horizontal.

Ruutu Poiss - II (WADR006)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/ii-25

Cumbayá - Untitled (WADR005)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/unitiled

Anton Pieete - Brains (WADR004)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/brains

Ghostbusters - Open Mouths (WADR003):
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/open-mouth-ep

Ruutu Poiss - Palav Aed (WADR002):
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/palav-aed

Ruutu Poiss - Untitled (WADR001):
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/untitled-253

A1 Ruutu Poiss - Advent (Snippet)

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