FINRG Recordings

07/07/2024

Listen to Alek Szahala's set at Neonyaǃǃ Party in Tampere from yesterday! The Finnish rave scene is still very alive!

https://soundcloud.com/paokala/neonya-2024

11/06/2024

Kosmos Festival interview with the one Alek Száhala!

INTERVIEW WITH ALEK SZÁHALA

Continuing with the harder side of our lineup, we’re proud to introduce the legendary Alek Száhala, who will be rocking on the FINRG Recordings side of Levitation Station.

Hard NRG has fallen a bit to the margins of the Finnish electronic music scene since its glory days in the 2000’s. Do you think it is due for a comeback?

- I don’t think that Hard NRG in particular is making a comeback as, at least yet, but harder electronic music in general definitely is. When the Hard NRG and Freeform scene died somewhere in early 2010s in Finland, it was replaced by hardstyle and hardstyle only. Recently the harder electronic music events have seemingly diversified their selection of music from hardcore to J-core and hard techno, and I’m pretty sure they could easily fit some Hard NRG into their lineups, too, and that it would be well received.

How is the NRG scene abroad these days?

- Harder electronic music (Hard NRG included) seems to be on the rise in the US. I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for some time in 2022-23, and they have a very vivid rave scene with lots of great underground parties and club events, especially “So Stoked” at the DNA Lounge in SF. Many of the events are multi-genre from hardcore to hard trance, and from psytrance to riddim, but definitely hear some Hard NRG classics being played there, too, including Finnish Freeform. The crowd seems to be very open and welcoming to new genres.

- Seattle apparently has something similar going on, and of course NYC. In fact, many if not most of the new fans, promoters, label managers and DJs who have connected with me are from the US, whereas back in the days they used to be from Australia and the UK. Back then, North America was completely silent except for the French speaking Canada, so I definitely see a major change of pattern here.

- In Europe, Hungary and Poland seem to have something going on, and of course the UK has all these old names still playing regularly.

What do you have in store for Kosmos? Can we expect some nostalgic bangers?

- Of course! Some old stuff, but also some new stuff. I have been pretty active lately what comes to making new music. It’s been refreshing to make some Freeform, Hard NRG and even Hardcore after all these years.

Thank you! Alek Száhala will be pulverizing the pinewood forest of Levitation Station on Saturday at 4 AM!

22/05/2024

A mandatory Business City remix. Will go to Spotify eventually.

Mennään tekemään maa pallon ryöstettäväksi t. Huma noidi Juhan af Grann in memoriam (1944-2023) -- Mastering: Business City

15/03/2024

GET READY FOR THE NEXT RELEASE

Artist: Jori Samarin
Release Date: 13/03/2024
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27/01/2024

The first 2024 Alek Szahala release "Blood from the Sky" is out now! Will be on Spotify soon! https://soundcloud.com/paokala/alek-szahala-blood-from-the-sky

05/12/2023

Free download available from Cyrez 🔥

My bootleg version of the classic Warp Brothers track. Free download. Make sure to check out also my other productions on Bandcamp: https://cyrez.bandcamp.com

05/12/2023

Remaster and reupload of Voices of Babylon (2009) with free download!

A remaster of Voices of Babylon (2009)

18/11/2023

Kosmos Festival is now taking artist applications for the mayhems next year. Apply now!

Interested in playing at Kosmos Festival 2024?

Are you ready to groove up the dance floor at Kosmos Festival 2024? If you're passionate about playing a set or performing live music, now’s your chance!

Fill out our application form, specifically aimed for music artists here: UPDATE 11.1.2024: Artist Applications for 2024 is now closed!

Separate application forms for Kosmos Festival Oasis (workshops etc.) and Kosmos Festival Circus performers will be announced later. Right now, it's all about the music!

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07/11/2023

Alek Szahala & Decion are about to drop fresh, original content, giving birth to the track 'Mankind,' scheduled for release on November 24, 2023, across all streaming platforms! 💥

Attention, DJs! You can already snag the digital copy on FINRG's Bandcamp. 🔥




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31/10/2023

A 170 bpm freeform shortie from Alek Szahala!

Alek Szahala (Paokala) is an electronic music composer / producer / performing artist from Finland. Alongside Finnish freeform acts such as Carbon Based, Re-form and Pain on Creation, Alek Szahala re

07/08/2023

https://finrg.com/release-info/decion-remixes-dj-rxs-killer-instinct-simultaneous-release-with-the-original-on-all-digital-platforms-during-q4/

Decion has crafted a new remix from an old FINRG banger ”Killer Instinct” courtesy of DJ Rx, and both versions are set to be released later in 2023. Original Mix was originally released in 2006 under FINRG HARD sub-division, among with ’Fisheye’ on vinyl only   I was browsing through the FI...

19/07/2023

Horzi paints the landscape of beautiful and dark Finnish summer evening with his dramatic remix of one of his favourite Finnish traditional songs. This is a dancefloor test version for Horzi's psytrance DJ set gig at Kosmos Festival 2023, changes for the final product might be made during summer/autumn 2023. FINRG Recordings takes over Levitation Station stage at Kosmos Festival 2023 on friday evening. 🧚‍♂️ Link in the comments.

29/06/2023

Set times for D&J X FINRG UG ✔️ 20€ | 22-06 | BYOB | K18 | t.me/FINRGRecordings

29/06/2023

FINRG Allstars is a task force where all our available assets are called to sweep the dancefloor from the remaining survivors ☣️ Who will be the last man standing?

27/06/2023

Carbon Based needs no introduction for the die hard FINRG fans, but if the name doesnt strike a chord, Carbon Based has been one of the key artists in both local and international Freeform scene for the last 25 years

26/06/2023

Coincidence? I THINK NOT

26/06/2023

Decion captivates his audiences with an unyielding torrent of pure energy.

His distorted but heartening blend of high-energy rave music creates both chaos and order for the dancefloor, resulting in highly infectious groove that keeps your adrenaline levels high throughout his set.

25/06/2023

Lady D and DJ Hapan Korppu join forces, igniting the dancefloor with their broken beats and fierce feminine power. Brace yourself for a scorching set like no other!

24/06/2023

Tribos, the esteemed ambassador of dark techno hailing from the north, embarks on a profound expedition to Tampere. There, a long-awaited encounter awaits as Tribos rendezvous with the shady individual that goes by the name Faceless Void, merging their battle-hardened blades , poised for a menacing set of industrial techno🦾

22/06/2023

Damus will open the event with his amazing uplifting trance 🕺



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11/06/2023

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30/05/2023

08/05/2023

☣️ Oakly added to the lineup! ☣️

After a long career in hard dance and freeform, Janne Tamminen decided to put all of his efforts to the genre he loved the most: drum & bass. Oakly usually plays hard-hitting neurofunk, but his productions cover the whole spectrum of dnb.

Listen to Witch Queen / Oblivion https://open.spotify.com/album/3KwB256Ok3J57rNe0YI95Y?si=XmMX_ogTQ9eh2rwNMTJ9pw

FINRG & D&J PRESENTS: FINRG UNDERGROUND
DATE: 30.6.2023
LOCATION: TAMPERE UG
INVITE ONLY
ADMISSION PRICE: 20€
Tickets 👉 t.me/finrgrecordings

03/05/2023

If you also love to hate all humans, then say no more:

Solution x Horzi - Misantropia EP

Release Date: 26/05/2023



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13/04/2023

FINRG & D&J PRESENTS: FINRG UNDERGROUND

DATE: 30.6.2023
LOCATION: TAMPERE UG
INVITE ONLY
ADMISSION PRICE: 20€

Tickets 👉 t.me/finrgrecordings

23/01/2023

Sneak peak from the upcoming Alek Szahala & Decion collab 🔥🔥

14/11/2022

https://finrg.com/articles/decion-posted-a-new-mixtape-new-age-rave/

Decion has just posted a new mixtape titled NEW | AGE | RAVE with some absolutely banging pickings included to wreck havoc on the dancefloor. Slowly but steadily taking off the mix with an intro track which die hard FINRG fans will definitely recognize, generating mysterious ambiance from the start....

10/11/2022

08/10/2022