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║ RELEASE DATE..[ May 29 - 2015 ]║
║ RELEASE SiZE..[ 139.54 Mb ]║
║ # OF FiLES....[ 1 ]║
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║ SOURCE .......[ CDDA ]║
║ QUALiTY.......[ 258 kBit/s ]║
║ USED ENCODER..[ LAME3.98.4 ]║
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║ GENRE.........[ Trance ]║
║ YEAR..........[ 2015 ]║
║ ALBUM.........[ Harmonia-CDA ]║
║ ARTiST(S).....[ Orkidea ]║
║ LABEL.........[ Black Hole Recordings ]║
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║ ▒▓▒ [ TRACKS ] ║
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NR - TiTLE ... TiME.
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│ [ 01-va-orkidea-harmonia ] [74:47] ║
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│ .x [ PLAY-TiME [74:47] -*- TOTAL TRACKS [01] ] x. ║
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│ [ TRACK LiST ] ║
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│ 01. Orkidea - My Sunset ║
│ 02. Orkidea - Dreamers Of Dreams ║
│ 03. Orkidea ft Ben Lord - Neo Romance ║
│ 04. Orkidea - p:Machinery ║
│ 05. Orkidea - Revolution Industrielle ║
│ 06. Orkidea with Solarstone - Slowmotion III ║
│ 07. Orkidea ft Sami Uotila - Strange World ║
│ 08. Orkidea with Lowland - Glowing Skies ║
│ 09. Orkidea - Nana ║
│ 10. Orkidea - Valhalla ║
│ 11. Orkidea - Purity ║
│ 12. Orkidea with Activa - The Awakening ║
│ 13. Orkidea with Giuseppe Ottaviani - North Star ║
│ 14. Orkidea - Harmonia ║
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│ [ RiPPERS C0MMENT ] ║
│ ║
│ If thereÆs a term that captures to the nth degree the music of DJ, ║
│ composer and master-producer Tapio æOrkideaÆ Hakanen, itÆs ║
│ æretrofuturismÆ. Passing from simple terminology to his own personal ║
│ genre playground, its past-meets-the-future melange is the driving ║
│ ethic behind every piece of music he makes. ║
│ ║
│ It sees him inhabit a remarkable & singular position in electronic ║
│ music. Remaining anchored to its underground, he nonetheless enjoys ║
│ the type of esteem typically reserved for the biggest trance stars of ║
│ stage & studio. Notable by their cache of rarity, æHarmoniaÆ is just ║
│ the fourth in OrkideaÆs album line, throughout his near-╝ century of ║
│ electronic music creation. ║
│ ║
│ Following previous long-players (æTaikaÆ - 2003, æMetaverseÆ - 2008 ║
│ and Æ20Æ in 2011), the album continues to track the inspirations of a ║
│ man who has himself gone on to influence numerous subsequent ║
│ production generations. ║
│ Through collaboration, sonic reference, cover version and smartly ║
│ subtle nuance, he intensely channels it all into æHarmoniaÆ. Included ║
│ are the Beatport #1 charting æPurityÆ, (per DJ Mag) the ║
│ ôtrance-progressively pumpingö æRevolution IndustrielleÆ and the ║
│ ôcoolly modulating analogue synthsö (MIXMAG) of æSlowmotion IIIÆ. It ║
│ features collaborative works with Solarstone, Giuseppe Ottaviani, ║
│ Activa, Lowland & others, and æHarmoniaÆ fully comprises 14 new ║
│ Orkidea recordings. ║
│ ║
│ Opening the FinÆs 4th opus is æMy SunsetÆ, HakanenÆs cover of Chris ║
│ CocoÆs indolent chillout classic. Introducing notes and elements from ║
│ BerlinÆs neo trance sound, it transforms its ambience into a deeply ║
│ galactic, prog-oriented number. ║
│ ║
│ Referencing and riffing off the frequencies of early ║
│ progressive-house, æDreamer Of DreamsÆ passages early Sasha & Digweed ║
│ influences, brilliantly reframing them in a 21st century production ║
│ context. That line is further extended with æHarmoniaÆs first vocal ║
│ number. On æNeo RomanceÆ, the æHeaven ScentÆ trace of melodic uplift ║
│ kinetically meets Ben LordÆs tones and Future Sound Of London-styled ║
│ FX. ║
│ ║
│ Stretching the albumÆs genealogy further back still, with ║
│ æp:MachineryÆ, Orkidea realigns avant-garde group PropagandaÆs ║
│ mid-80s synth-pop classic with modern day floors. Building it up & ║
│ out with the driving, tech style of Pryda and the peak time prog ║
│ hooky-ness of Anjunadeep, he gives it a radically inventive update. ║
│ ║
│ Tapio continues to swim in the 80s pool with the Sami Uotila-sung ║
│ æStrange WorldÆ, which takes vocal cues from the music of New Order ║
│ and The Human League. Already a single triumph in itÆs own right, on ║
│ æRevolution IndustrielleÆ he brilliantly, assuredly transforms ║
│ Jean-Michel JarreÆs classic into a brooding, thunder-some titan. ║
│ Utilizing masterful chord transposal and emotion-spiking Roland D-50 ║
│ synths, he ring-fences the originalÆs feel & drama. ║
│ ║
│ On æHarmoniaÆ release, Orkidea said: ôIÆve channeled over 20 years of ║
│ DJ & production history into this album. It feels like a natural ║
│ continuation after æTaikaÆ, æMetaverseÆ and æ20Æ, but at the same ║
│ time takes my sound to a new level. ItÆs the most dynamic and varied ║
│ record IÆve done, yet at the same time the most cohesive ║
│ crystallization of my musical expression. And I believe it offers ║
│ something unique for the progressive & trance genres with its ║
│ retrofuturistic sound.ö ║
│ ║
│ Alongside fellow Pure Trance advocate Solarstone, æSlowmotion IIIÆ ║
│ signals a further up-step in æHarmoniaÆs tempo and tone, crossing ║
│ analogue bass with long, almost cinematic synth sequences. Following ║
│ the æ20Æ albumÆs æBlackbirdÆ, æGlowing SkiesÆ meanwhile has Orkidea ║
│ reteaming with æClassical TrancelationsÆ visionary Lowland on a piece ║
│ inspired by FinlandÆs record breaking 2014 aurora borealis. ║
│ æNanaÆ introduces a techy Filterheadz-like groove to the album, ║
│ folding it into a joyful Afro vocal. Every bit as pumping, ║
│ æRedemptionÆ brings darker, more shadowy ether to the album. ║
│ ║
│ Recent single smash æPurityÆ is next to unleash its thrall, setting ║
│ up æHarmoniaÆs final act. Having drawn major deck & radio rotation ║
│ from Armin van Buuren and other A-listers, press-side it was scored a ║
│ red-hot 9.5/10 by Tilllate Magazine. The UKÆs DJ Mag meanwhile ║
│ portrayed it as nursing a ôdoomy dash of æBladerunnerÆ with several ║
│ tablespoons of æOxygΦneÆö. ║
│ ║
│ With Pure Trance at its core, on æNorth StarÆ, Giuseppe Ottaviani and ║
│ OrkideaÆs angle the trajectory up into the 140bpm regions. With the ║
│ albumÆs climactic numbers, more psy-trance elements seize the ║
│ centre-ground, as Orkidea and UK producer Activa fashion the ║
│ equatorially humid coding of æZ21Æ. Programming more psy into its ║
│ drums & percussion, the albumÆs title track injects a dash of ║
│ Vangelis to its upper atmosphere, courtesy of Rutger HauerÆs fitting, ║
│ closing monologue from Blade Runner. ║
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