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Originally posted by a98 that's a bit harsh don't you think? i mean i love the old tracks produced with nicklas as much anyone, but these new ones are extremly good aswell. imo after a few more regular uplifters (beautiful, melancholy, revolution, the calling remix and such) orkidea's new productions just by himself finally start to have that same oldschool magic that the old ones had. and i think this track for instance really stands out among all the other uplifters out there.

Harsh or not, it's how I see it. I have no need to compliment the track just cuz it's made by Orkidea and he's "the holy Finnish trance DJ" and participates on these boards every now and then. I really think he's gone downhill and bad since the "good old days". Now his stuff is pretty much just standard "trance", which I don't like at all.

His old stuff is pretty much my favorite type of music ever. Some of his newer stuff is ok too (Metaverse had a few tracks I liked). But Metaverse was definitely disappointing IMO and everything that has come out after it hasn't sounded good at all to me. But even before Metaverse I felt that he's going somewhat downhill and I did get a confirmation on that with the release of Metaverse.

I have no idea how much of an effect Nicklas Renqvist had in Orkidea's past productions and if Orkidea is producing solo now, but it definitely seems like something has changed and I personally don't like it one bit.



I think I'm gonna put "Leama - Labyrynth (DJ Orkidea Remix)" on now and reminisce the golden days.

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Originally posted by skip I have no idea how much of an effect Nicklas Renqvist had in Orkidea's past productions and if Orkidea is producing solo now, but it definitely seems like something has changed and I personally don't like it one bit.

I think much of the stuff he makes nowadays is made with Petri "Lowland" Alanko.

And back to the topic. I consider myself huge Orkidea-fan. I love Radio Unity's and I like many tracks from Metaverse and I think it's pretty good album but this one... It might be because my usual way of thinking that reworks aren't usually that good or maybe it's because of the track itself, but I really don't think highly on this one (or remix of Ajare). I have heard this at home as well as in the club but in both enviroment, I want this just dull. It doesn't reach the level of the original track, not even close. But at least it's not that mnml/electro-bollocks most producers make nowadays.

And I think I will put Labrynth on too...

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Originally posted by skip I think I'm gonna put "Leama - Labyrynth (DJ Orkidea Remix)" on now and reminisce the golden days.

while you're at it put on pepper sweeney - h4u (slusnik luna remix)

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Originally posted by a98 while you're at it put on pepper sweeney - h4u (slusnik luna remix)

Nah, that's good too, but not even close to the best Orkidea tracks or even Slusnik Luna's Sun.

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Originally posted by breakaholic edit: Oh this version isn't actually the same he played on his Scandinavia set. That one was perfect to me, the string section at the end is gone now

I do like the released version but i've now also heard the one with the strings and would have wanted that to be the released version.

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Didn't like this remix and i agree that Orkidea was better years ago but who wasn't? He still makes good stuff once in a while. Slusnik Luna is far worse

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Originally posted by skip Nah, that's good too, but not even close to the best Orkidea tracks or even Slusnik Luna's Sun.

well the point was to compare that track's sound to labrynth remix. which should answer the question who really had most to do with the labrynth remix, based on the overall sound and riffs atleast.

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Originally posted by trancedanne Slusnik Luna is far worse

well they haven't really made much trance in over 6-8 years. "baas" on ava was a bit different than their old style, but their previous trance track was the 'last train to transcentral' remake which rocked bigtime in my book. other than those i can't remember anything they've done since those old records (and the chillout album)

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Well no matter what Orkidea Or Slusnik Luna sounds is these days. I still rate them above all the other finnish trance/progressive producers. I quess I'm just a fanboy then but I really really like Orkidea's latest stuff. Most importantly his tracks are not overproduced like most of the trance these days.

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Originally posted by breakaholic Well no matter what Orkidea Or Slusnik Luna sounds is these days. I still rate them above all the other finnish trance/progressive producers.

Dont't forget Matti Laamanen, he is my favorite

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Originally posted by trancedanne Dont't forget Matti Laamanen, he is my favorite

Well Finland has many talented producers and Matti is one of them. I wonder what's he's been doing lately? I just have big respect for Slusnik & Orkidea, for what they've done in the past (and are still doing). Slusnik Luna guys just doesn't seem to produce that much anymore, atleast not trance. That's unfortunate.

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great remix

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Originally posted by breakaholic Well Finland has many talented producers and Matti is one of them. I wonder what's he's been doing lately? I just have big respect for Slusnik & Orkidea, for what they've done in the past (and are still doing). Slusnik Luna guys just doesn't seem to produce that much anymore, atleast not trance. That's unfortunate.

Matti Laamanen has made a remix of 'Metaverse'. It was said to be released as a part of the 2nd remix-EP, but it's almost a year since Orkidea has played it his Scandinavia 002 mix and there are no news on that AFAIK.