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I recently recorded a dubstep mixtape, featuring stuff from the deeper end of the spectrum. I love the way Last.fm even gives you clips of the tunes I've used on this mix... Check it.

01. Jamie Woon - Wayfaring Stranger (Burial mix) [live recordings]
02. Inasin - Face Cake [7daysession]
03. 23hz & Numaestro - Galleon Dub [immerse]
04. Blackdown - Lata [keysound recordings]
05. Appleblim - Vansan [skull disco]
06. Cyrus (Random Trio) - Paradise Dub [tectonic]
07. Ramadanman - Good Feelin [2nd drop]
08. Cyrus (Random Trio) - Prophecy [tectonic]
09. Rusko - Acton Dread [dub police]
10. Lohan - Mosquito Coast [halo beats]
11. Toasty - Cold Blooded [clandestine cultivations]
12. Gatekeeper - Tomb [skull disco]
13. Gravious - Wormsign [hot flush]
14. L-Wiz - Smogged [dub police]
15. Ceebrolistics - Tanhi [1000 records]
16. Toasty Boy - Guesswork [storming]
17. Scuba - Plate [hot flush]
18. Scuba - Dream [hot flush]
19. Boxcutter - Sunshine V.I.P. [planet mu]

Step 1:Download here...

Step 2: Sit back and enjoy...

Sue Elina for this.

1. How did you get into 29 (Weezer)?
- Hmmh I guess Buddy Holly must've been the first song I heard from then and remember clearly. MTV was playing it and later on some friends of mine got me to listen more of it. Buddy Holly feels a bit worn out.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22 (Tom Waits)?
- I think it was the opening track of Rain Dogs, Singapore.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33 (Apparat)?
- Can't remember any and don't feel like listening to it at the moment. Something from Walls anyway.

4. What is your favorite album by 49 (Paul Anka)?
- Actually I can't stand his voice any more. I listened to Rock Swings a lot at some point.

5. How many albums by 13 (Aphex Twin) do you own?
- 4.

6. What is your favorite song by 50 (Ceebrolistics)?
- Oh they've come a long way. I guess the first Ceebrolistics song I ever heard, Hyviä juttuja, still is one of my favourites.

7. Is there a song by 39 (YUP) that makes you sad?
- Hmmh, not sad exactly.

8. What is your favorite song by 15 (Aphilas)?
- Lifelong fiction? Aphilas is one of the artists I listen to without thinking much. I don't get up and go to read song titles.

9. What is your favorite song by 5 (Aphex Twin)?
- Come To Daddy? Windowlicker? Milkman? Beetles.

10. Is there a song by 6 (Opeth) that makes you happy?
- I wouldn't describe the feeling happy, but I do like them and some of the songs have some remains of hope that prolly could make me happy.

11. What is your favorite album by 40 (Hot Chip)?
- The Warning.

12. What is your favorite song by 10 (Risto)?
- There are many. Lamppu ja lamppu, Discopallo, Unessa mies valveilla nainen..

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
- Oh I didn't have artist numbered 30 (Nine Inch Nails and Weezer on 29. So none.

14. What is your favorite song by 38 (Imogen Heap)?
- Hide and seek.

15. Is there a song by 19 (Deltron 3030) that makes you happy?
- Who the fuck came up with these questions? I don't think so. They're all good.

16. How many times have you seen 25 (Luomo) live?
- Twice. Koneisto festival 2004 or 2003 and then New Years eve Trank 2006. Damn lovely.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23 (Ruudolf)?
- Bodausanthem. I had heard his earlier stuff though.

18. What is your favorite album by 11 (At the Drive-In)?
- Relationship of Command

19. Who is a favorite member of 1 (Tool)?
- MJK.

20. Have you ever seen 14 (Blur) live?
- Nope.

21. What is a good memory involving 27 (Mew)?
- Two things: 45 Special and Mew live at Ruisrock 2006.

22. What is your favorite song by 16 (Refused)?
- New Noise.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
- No 47 on my list either. Cant remember about the artists sharing position 46 (Bloc Party and Quasimoto).

24. What is your favorite album by 18 (2 Many DJ's)?
- Cant say.

25. What is your favorite song by 21 (Death From Above 1979)?
- Dead Womb.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26 (Venetian Snares)?
- Dance Like Your Selling Nail.

27. What is your favorite album by 3 (Boards of Canada)?
- The Campfire Headphase.

28. What is your favorite song by 2 (CMX)?
- Too many of them. Raskas is one of my favourites. Kultanaamio, Aamutähti, Marian Ilmestys...

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32 (Queens of the Stone Age)?
- Dunno really, Go With the Flow?

30. What is you favorite song by 8 (Deftones)?
- Knife Party.

31. How many times have you seen 17 (Maj Karma) live?
- Once or twice.

32. Is there a song by 44 (Millionaire) that makes you happy?
- Petty Thug, first song I heard of them.

33. What is you favorite album by 12 (Incubus)?
- S.C.I.E.N.C.E

34. What is the worst song by 45 (Morley)?
- Uh. I really don't know.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
- I haven't got 34. Position 33 is shared between Paavoharju and Apparat. I've got no clue about Apparat, but I think first Paavoharju song I heard was Kuljin kauas.

36. What is you favorite album by 48 (Air)?
- Moon Safari.

37. How many times have you seen 42 (Depeche Mode) live?
- Zero.

38. What is you favorite song by 36 (Gilles Peterson)?
- None, he is a dj.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28 (Pink Floyd)?
- No idea.

40. What is you favorite album by 7 (The Smashing Pumpkins)?
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

41. Is there a song by 31 (Bullet For My Valentine) that makes you happy?
- Fuck these questions. No there is not.

42. What is your favorite album by 41 (PMMP)?
- Kovemmat kädet.

43. What is your favorite song by 24 (Aleksi Virta)?
- Princess Nebulae?

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
- Two of them, Bloc Party and Quasimoto and dunno. 45 Special again I'm afraid.

45. What is your favorite song by 35 (Tasavallan Presidentti)?
- Can't remember titles. Something from their first album.

46. Is there a song by 9 (Elliott Smith) that makes you happy?
- Yes. Many of them. Can't remember any. Southern Belle? Something like that. Christian Brothers.

47. What is your favorite album by 4 (The Knife)?
- Silent Shout.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37 (Gorillaz)?
- Del tha funky homosapien.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43 (Paul Anka)?
- Dunno.

50. How many albums do you own by 20 (Mylo)?
- 1.

(Originally published 2006.4.27. in Vihrea Lohikaarme in Finnish)

Moi dix Mois Europe Tour 2005 -Invite to Immorality-, La Locomotive, Paris
Imagine my feelings: I'm maybe as the first finnish "ernu" (a different youngster, a name we call the youngsters listening j-rock) to see live one of the greates legends of J-rock, Mana-sama! @_@ The queue to the concert was up to three or four quarters long, I think; we personally managed to get a place in front of the Moulin Rouge (and to the limited edition dvd from that point 8D). And, what a shame, we didn't even notice Mana in the bus before the horrendous screaming, we were so excited... I only saw the hair of Kazuno. The expectations were in the clouds. We were still too back in the line, because we got quite a bad places from the audience; in some place back there behind a column, though in the Mana-sama-side. The concert itself was absolutely the best and the most beautiful and the greatest and the most lovely gig I've ever seen. Mana was BIG and he had trousers... now imagine it; trousers! On Mana! O.O But still, the brand new unmoved, the familiar monophobia and the concert finishing Pageant kept the air in the roof and Mana as the Idol.tm <3

Painajainen ennen Klustermusta II (The Nightmare before Klustermus II)
The best place to be active in a concert place is the backstage. In this event I was there the first time; you have to be an active roadie, but the gig's free and you get fed organized by Klustermus. The exceptations were high at least concerning the first and the third act: Lauri-Matti Parppei, the vocals of the beloved Itkis (Itkevä tyttö, The Weeping Girl) performed to us songs of Itkevä Tyttö accompanied with a piano and a lampet. It was an emotional and quite funny a performance, though PP didn't throw the banana :/. Lads of Excellence was the second act. I didn't except anything from them after I discovered that part of the guys were from Taipuva Luotisuora... also; progressive humppa. Yeah, one watched it as working, but didn't enjoy it; as the boys still can't play. I had heard a lot about the third act; the Dir en grey of Finland, Kuolleet Intiaanit (The Dead Indians) had arrived to our humble little home in the Cultural Center of Pori, Annankatu 6. Their theatral performance was spectacular, especially because they interfered with the audience and Ilmari Tuulenhalkoja (Ilmari Windbreacher) spoke to the phone during the song Olet surrealisti, eikö niin? (You are a surrealist, isn't that right?). As a minus; the threw Baltic sprats into the audience. It wasn't exactly a pleasant smell (it's still there..).. thank God they didn't hit me :D As last performed Lapko. This time we had to stay and watch it, both me and my (future) girlfriend, because we were both working there. They weren't so bad after all. No doubt a bit too "noise", but in the end I've always liked a bit more punkrock-style music... Quite a pleasant event, the feelings lasted 'till Klustermus.

Kirsikankukkacon 2005 (Cherry Blossom Con 2005)
The con was actually meant to be an animecon, but there was still a performance of... Delicious Orange.. from some reason I ended up hanging around in the backstage, though I shouldn't have been there. It might be because the whole band consisted of my friends (also I played temporarily bass in DO in 2005). Also, roadie job again. Pretty boys playing the pillows quite well, although masaru forgot the words once in a while... we co-sung from the audience with the right words, so that bastard (<3) could read 'em from our lips :D Quite a gig, though the lightshow was missing.

Klustermus'05
This marvellous event consisted from my part of three days work in a row... and from a Klustermus Screw -shirt <3. The first act, Euforia wasn't one of the most promising acts according to previews. I'm not a womanizer, but from my point of view women cannot be artists... only writers. And the band was as good as I expected. Nothing big. The bassist had a nice outfit and a bass (Warwick), but that's it. Fun had come all the way from Turku to perform in our festival, and it was funny by name and funny by nature. The guys knew how to play and so on. The best live-band of all Finland, Härkä-äiti (Bull-Mother), a regular band in Klustermus was here again. The boys did a great gig and when they played Kaksi aurinkoa (Two Suns), the rain stopped and the sun started shining :D. But anyways; pretty boys, great rock and so on, Tinde is our idol and Theo had his birthday. Poirot/Poiert was the next act, which I didn't watch at. I was elsewhere.tm. Maybe. Anyways I remember nothing of their performance. The fifth act was also a regular band of Klustermus; Taipuva luotisuora (The Bending Vertical). It just doesn't work even outdoors on a big stage. They guys just don't know how to play. Itkevä Tyttö though is a heavy thing. The concert was very excellent again; pretty guys played pretty music and the feelings where nearly up in the roof. And the heaven was our roof. "Itkis" always lives up to the exceptations. Then performed Lapko, which we didn't watch so intensively, the audience did, though. They didn't have "the thing" then. One couldn't grab of that punk. Nowadays yes, but not back then. Well, there was nothing bad in it. But this time the bands had changed their places, also this time Kuolleet Intiaanit was the finishing act: For Ilmari we had built a plain into the other PA-tower and put there a chair, from where he performed things (Asioita toimittelin [I performed things), a good song). The gig was yet this another time a success, though the band wasn't throwing fish this time, the monitor mixer did that job. We threw one of the fishes back to Ilmari, though.. But, a marvellous thing in all and everything, though the Klustermus "burned up" at 3.13 the next morning. :D

Iron Maiden @ Hartwall Arena
I don't remember, when this concert was held or anything, but it was quite a good gig anyways. And well, I saw a band I had already been fan of when I was younger. The feelings awoke a bit slowly, but it doesn't matter, they still awoke. (I don't remember anything of the warm-up act. ^^")

Karmarock 14
A festival, where it is meant to rain.. but after that frase was invented, it hasn't rained even once. A great weather it was, also. There was alot of neat stuff there; Happoradio (Acid Radio) played some neat music, though I didn't really listen to it. Acts like Soul Tattoo and Ahola & Saari went by as I was waiting for the main act, but I eventually wathched Kauko Röyhkä and Mattila performing. It was quite neat. The main act itself; Maj Karma took my voice away more badly than the Moi dix Mois did a bit earlier the same year. The concert was longer than the two earlier gigs I was in and maybe even better. My luck; their love song-tour had already gone and they served more classics, a few new songs and THAT drum solo. And I was a bit closer again. And touched Ylppö :). It worked. You can't get good kebab in Harjavalta. Hendrix2000, To Separate the Flesh from Bones, Timo Rautiainen, PMMP, Ceebrolistics and Melrose I had to miss to catch the train home after Karma.

Blood, VENGEANCE for BLOOD Tour 2005, Klubi, Turku
The second and the second best j-rock band I had seen since. That's what we had to begin with. It was a oneman. Without a drummer, which was a long minus. Also, the guys played quietly, didn't need any ears. But anyways, beautiful boys playing quite pretty music, although it wasn't the best j-rock I had heard. But I got the autographs of fu-ki and kiwamu (and I wanted just that of kaede's. -_-)

Klustermus-klubi (Klustermus Club) 19.8.2005
In Pori... at Annis! PuNk! A tough thing! Neat! Again, active as a roadie. And just a spoonful of guys. A tough job. Hurt my back :/. But the bands were great! No Shame was no bad punk group; pretty boys, a pretty bass and tough music. Very great. The boys knew how to play. The same can be said of Disco Ensemble, who performed the next and last. The tickets were more than sold out (I redeem 350) and the oxygen was finito. That didn't hurt the audience. A great band. Great things. PuNk.

Klustermus saapuu Kaupunkiin (Klustermus arrives at the City) 10.12.2005
It didn't take long until the Stoat Farm (Kärppäfarmi, a nickname to Klustermus as the main organizator is Koippa aka. Kärppä [that is Stoat]) returned to Pori. They must like us xD. This time only the regular/former groups of the farm were there. The first to go on-stage was Taipuva Luotisuora. It just has to be said again, that the space progressive rock isn't good and the boys aren't skilled... Härkä-äiti on the other hand lives always up to the exceptations. The feelings where higher than before, though the roof was lower. Tinde was getting rid of his social fears and so was the performance more lively, living like the music. Needless to say again what I'm always been telling of 'em. The last act wasn't the second best live band of all Finland, but Itkevä Tyttö, The Tough, The Beautiful, The New Testament... no, but yet again a successful concert. During the song Carlos, robottikoira (Carlos, the robot dog) the feelings were the highest. The lighting of this event was actually the best in ages; a lampet always on and then some spots once in a while. Though job. One of the best Klustermus events ever.

Strange, I got some kinda order to my messages-box concerning my top10. I'm supposed to name 3 favorite tracks from each of them. Well, I'll do this just this once:

1. The Mars Volta (this is a crime)
- Cassandra Gemini
- Cicatriz Esp
- Frances The Mute

2. System of a Down
- Forest
- Deer Dance
- Chop Suey

3. Murmurecordings
- Katveessa kalpean kajon
- Already love
- Tweak

4. At the Drive-In
- One Armed Scissor
- Napoleon Solo
- Non-Zero Possibility

5. Slipknot
- Iowa
- The Nameless (live)
- (SIC)

6. Mew
- White Lips Kissed
- Zookeepers Boy
- Comforting Sounds

7. CMX
- G
- Pohjoista leveyttä
- Punainen Nro. 6

8. Ceebrolistics
- Hyviä juttuja
- Mutmut (yeah I know it's on SRKKPJT-album, but it still is the same group)
- Nämä aallot

9. my man Eikei
- sääilmoitus
- pehmeä tuuli2
- pianotus

10. Kuolleet Intiaanit
- Painajainen?
- Keinu pihaa keinuttaa
- Absinttilapset

that's it. These are not my real favoritebands, I happen to listen at least this much music via other players than winamp too.