Aeroplane split up last summer, was it all that bad thing after all?

I have been an Aeroplane fan for a long time. I remember I bought their Whispers 12" just when it got out to markets and took their Sebastian Tellier remix to Music review panel (Levyraati) here in Turku. Lukewarm reception BTW. So I can say I've had somewhat close relation to the band.

So when the pair separated last summer, as many other fans, I was a bit disappointed. They were scheduled to come to Finland, and I didn't what would happen. It just happened that I got a chance to do an interview with Vito and at the time it seemed to me that he was the talented one of the duo. After all, it was him who did most of the studio work and Stephen Fasano only helped with ideas.

Now, some 8 months later, the other part of Aeroplane, Stephen Fasano aka The Magician is also steadily delivering some decent tunes and remixes. I think he has a good knack for that bass-driven disco sound which works well on younger dance floors.

What do you reckon, could it actually be that we have now two good dance producers and dj's instead of one? Here's two downloadable recent reworks from The Magician and Aeroplane:

Beni "It's a Bubble" The Magician Remix by TheMagician



All the best for the both of them. Hopeful to see them dj soon somewhere.
- Peffis

Lifestyle lessons

I'm knee deep in work and studying, so just a quick blog post: I did get to see DJ Harvey - one of the legendary dj's still around and top of their game - do his balearic thing on Flow Festival, and this was one of the songs he played. A good lesson in lifestyle if you listen closely to the words... well, maybe not!

I think Ripatti has been playing this one for a while, I remember him doubting about dropping it on a rock bar where we were dj'ing, way back when we we're starting this whole thing out.



If you can see DJ Harvey, do it. He's not too keen to do mixes or anything, so live dj sets is the thing. For the Finnish readers, there's already some talk of bringing him back here, so keep your fingers crossed... Anyways, if you want to chill it out with cool balearic mix, check out Daniele Baldelli's mixes. He was the one of the guys behind the whole cosmic disco thing. Check a good in-depth interview with the Italian legend here and an inspiring mix down below:

  (baia sound) Afro Baia Degli Angeli (Remember 77'78)Mix By Baldelli Mozart by astamblan

And yeah, DWTF gig coming up next Friday - more info soon come. I've been listening to a few dope Finnish dj's mixes, so I'll put a link to those as well.
- P-Funk