sami koivikko- salmiakki

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i know andy k was loving this guy; i heard a bit of it in the shop and seemed at least as good as villalobos, why no ilm chat! is it not v good then

― prima fassy (bob), Monday, 26 January 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

It IS good! Bouncy, kinda tracky melodic techno with goth undertones that positively shimmers. I guess it's not too different from his other stuff, but I like it a lot. I think this record undeservedly slipped under a lot of people's radars.

― Philippe, Monday, 26 January 2004 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

You intrigue me with this description.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

goth? i thought this was actually quite jazzy compared to the recent kompakt vibe! maybe because i'm fixated on "byrthe"?

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

but yeah, shimmers it does. this guy is golden.

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

He's thickened up his sound like Jonas Bering and a few others. It's significantly beefier (beats hit harder, synths more likely to play stabby notes than drawn-out ones), but it's also interesting how most of the album tracks have higher BPMs than the older vinyl material (or am I imagining this?). Though I do like the album quite a bit, I don't think it's as good as a compilation of the three Kut Pulatin 12"s (the Festplatten 12" has a couple great tracks as well).

There's a track on the album that fits in with Superpitcher's
"Heroin" (and a couple other one-offs from that group of people) as something that would fit in the To Live and Die in LA or Thief sdtks -- I love that type of thing.

Dunno about the goth tendencies. Koivikko can be dark, for sure, but he's never quite been Lawrence or 240 Volts-level creeps.

― Andy K (Andy K), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Byrthe is classic! For some reason I don't really slot Koivikko in with the Kompakt crew. I think his output is very compatible with that stuff, but it seems less pop/airy and more muscular/driving. Like parallel lines in the same direction or something...

― Philippe, Monday, 26 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(or am I imagining this?)

nope, it's true.

salmiakki was one my favorites last year (even though it came out in dec i think). my only criticisms are that the bpms are a bit high and it's harder that i normally like my techno, but it's extremely melodic and koivikko uses a really nice sound palette. kind of an arovane does techno...his early singles are ace, too. i don't buy the goth descriptor. i understand it, but i think it sells this music (lawrence, mayer, et al) short.

― tricky disco (disco stu), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm, ok well maybe goth is the wrong term...He's certainly noirish then.

― Philippe, Monday, 26 January 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Koivikko´s doing a great job! I like his tunes a lot!
There are some interesting mixes at his website:
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/~sakoivik/mixtapes.html

Enjoy,
Ricardo

― rmarcos, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

wow! "night herbs" looks epic!

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The Eucalyptus mix is *awesome*.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

i blessed this at home with my own vocals

― jeremy jordan (cruisy), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

From the 100 minutes mix, there´s a true classic track: Kosmos: "Kosmoska". It´s Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) & Jimi Tenor project. I would like to find more in this vein. Anyone?

Ricardo

― ricardo guade, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

well, that's three for three then.

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

OMG sami live set OMG.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 3 April 2006 15:39 (twenty years ago)

thanks, tim!

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Monday, 3 April 2006 15:52 (twenty years ago)

Tim, the Sami Koivikko live set is just amazing. It builds, becomes more and more tense and exciting - just fantastic. And I love the way he uses reggae-influenced on-beat keyboard sounds to provide that lilting, bouncing thing that works so well in microhouse. Boy, this has sure brightened my Monday!

― paulhw (paulhw), Monday, 3 April 2006 20:55 (twenty years ago)

An underated producer for sure.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 06:47 (twenty years ago)

this is nice. interesting aesthetic. are night herbs and eucalyptics mixes gone now?

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 08:38 (twenty years ago)

I have the older mixes if you'd like me to upload them. 100 Minutes, Orange Border, Eucalyptus, barkingspider.

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 08:45 (twenty years ago)

yes pls! thx

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 15:43 (twenty years ago)

damn. something is wrong and I can't upload. Susan Douglas, do you slsk?

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 03:53 (twenty years ago)

hmmm too bad. yeah no i don't slseek.

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 04:38 (twenty years ago)

if you've got a little patience, i might be able to put them up sometime soon

― willem -- (willem), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 05:29 (twenty years ago)

whenever is good! -thx willem

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 05:37 (twenty years ago)

haven't forgotten it susan :)

it turns out the Deep Attack mix is still available at the 'old' url: http://www.ee.oulu.fi/~sakoivik/mixtapes.html

― willem -- (willem), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 08:43 (twenty years ago)

I'd forgotten how ace the Hot Pepper mix is. So huge-sounding yet so intricate, it's such a great extended display of maxi-minimalism. Beeze & Schmitz's "Meander" is too too good.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 20 April 2006 05:31 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Found Sami's mixes; Orange Border, 100 minutes, Hot Pepper, Deep Attack and Eucalyptus again! Forgot how freakin' awesome there were. That period was so great for dance music.

― mmmm, Saturday, 20 November 2010 00:02 (fifteen years ago)

Agreed. Orange Border and Hot Pepper were particularly good. This was also the time of some fantastic schaffel mixes. I can post, if there's any interest.

― paulhw, Saturday, 20 November 2010 03:33 (fifteen years ago)

I lost Hot Pepper some time ago, but it was an absolute favorite of mine.

― Tim F, Saturday, 20 November 2010 05:47 (fifteen years ago)

orange border / hot pepper please!!

― moonship journey to baja, Saturday, 20 November 2010 05:50 (fifteen years ago)

this should be a link to Hot Pepper; http://www.divshare.com/download/13249509-e54

― mmmm, Saturday, 20 November 2010 08:12 (fifteen years ago)

This takes me back!

― I see what this is (Local Garda), Saturday, 20 November 2010 10:39 (fifteen years ago)

Here's Orange Border:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/em2i70

― paulhw, Sunday, 21 November 2010 00:00 (fifteen years ago)

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