This set is a month or so old, but the link via Nomic’s site has been dead for a while. For anyone who missed the inspired/insane reworks of children’s songs, check it out instead on Alek Szahala’s download page. Stick with the set until the end as things gradually speed up, ending with a lovely chiptune from Nomic, his Winwon Windows sound effect-track, and finally some Nomic-brand speedcore.

Thanks to Decion for this short but excellent quality video of Proteus doing his stuff at the most recent Frantic event. I don’t know the tune, but it sounds great…any ideas?

Guld recommended Proteus’ Fist Of The North Star to me last weekend, and now I see why - this is yet another quality track that would work just as well in a freeform or Hard NRG set. That intro is amazing, and with those tearing synths it’s great to hear something that sounds so distinctly Finnish. For anyone else who hasn’t checked it out yet, head over to Proteus’ MySpace to listen.

Tyranoid/Strongstream - Delta Green by FINRG Recordings

I’ve been playing some of Tyranoid / Strongstream’s older material on ustream, and here’s a long-awaited new release from them. Delta Green is a very hypnotic/psychedelic tune - I love that bassline, and wait for the gated vocal that comes in around halfway. Wouldn’t this sound nice mixed in with some of the Goa we’ve been talking about?

This is a nice surprise - a compilation album (free, of course) from the COH crew that features a fair few Finnish tracks alongside some of the UK producers I look out for. Check out the tracklist below and you’ll see what a  good job has been done with rounding up tunes.

In the freeform section, we all know about Sunray, Aurinkoon etc, but Jnks’ Skywalker shows how much he’s coming along as a producer, and it’s always nice to hear a new track from Matt England. Other tracks mostly fit into the breakbeat hardcore category, and I must admit that I quite liked Fuck Me Egyptian Style, a nutty jungle/happy/hardcore mashup.

Get all eighteen tracks in one file via the COH site.

Dyzphazia (aka TYFTH’s Chip) played this set recently, and after checking it out I thought it was well worth sharing with everyone. All the DJs at the event had a 30 minute time slot, and as the event was more hard dance than hardcore Dyzphazia went for a hard trance/slowed down freeform set. I think it works very well, and Fleshfest is a great way to finish - it might not have the power to end a full-on freeform set, but here it’s a perfect step up from the more trancey sounds. The mixing’s also very good, so well done to Chip for this one - after chatting last night during my online set it seems like there’s more to come, too.

1. Grimsoul - UG
2. Sam One - Royal Flush
3. Substanced - Apocalypse 2010
4. Altitude - Altitude (Substanced bootleg)
5. Rank One - Airwave (Betwixt & Between remix)
6. DJ Rx, Carbon Based, Proteus - Fleshfest

Download here

I don’t think I’ve posted any of Alek Szahala’s tracked music before (created under his Paokala artist name), but his newest track really blew me away. Apparently it’s an entry in Helsinki’s Assembly Summer 2010 competition, and anyone who enjoyed his recent symphony tunes will love this one. Listen out especially for the Szahala-like melody that comes in during the second half…

Thanks to DJ Swoosh for showing me this awesome video from DJ Street and Sam One’s recent set. It looks like a good crowd, and a nice atmosphere…but how about that setting? Hard Trance as the sun comes up in the background, very nice indeed.

It’s been a while, but here’s another dose of nasty NRG from Decion. This set opens up with some storming tunes, and even if the later tracks don’t quite match up (nothing from Alchemiist this time, unfortunately), Decion’s mixing is as good as ever and keeps the set pumping along in fine style.

1. Dramatik & Bass Junction - Ground Control [Spin]
2. Glennroy - Lab Rat [Raw Power Recordings]
3. Ben Townsend - Chemical Evolution [Toolbox Recordings]
4. Anna K & Irish Dave & Defective Audio - Driller [Encoded NRG]
5. Defective Audio Vs. Tom Urwin & Weazal - Tech Support [Definition Recordings]
6. Dramatik - Parasite [Tonka Trax]
7. Defective Audio & Tony D - Shoot to Thrill [Awsum Hard]
8. Wayne Smart & Phatt-Beats Vs. Defective Audio - Death Warrant [Encoded NRG]
9. Gem Stone & Steve Hewitt Vs. Sparx - Look At My Growler [Raw Power Recordings]
10. Dan Andres - Numero Ocho [Spin Hard]
11. Glennroy - Krank [Digital Razor]
12. Grady G - Operate Da Mixer [Spin Hard]
13. Dramatik - Vicious Distortion (Rusty Nail Mix) [Spin Hard]

Download here

By the way,has anyone heard a decent Lab 4-style NRG set recently? It seems like the last one was a few months back (Kohl’s Degenerate) and it’s definitely about time for a new one…

Nette - Fābula by FINRG Recordings

Nette has been making a name for herself as one of the youngest (make that the youngest) DJs in the Finnish scene, and she’s even managed to get a track released on FINRG. Fabula is a lovely tune, and if you check the credits on SoundCloud you’ll see that Mr Kimon Kukulis (aka Nomic) was involved in the production. It’s definitely got a Nomic feel - Nette couldn’t really have a better teacher, so hopefully we’ll be hearing more tracks from her in the future.