James Reipas

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James Reipas is hailing from Helsinki, Finland and is a group of talented young electronic musicians who could easily be considered as pioneers of Finnish psychedelic dance music. The group consists of Kolmas Vasemmalta (guitar, vocals), Oskari Olevainen (percussion, vocals), and Himasen Aki (trumpet). James Reipas' debut album "This Is Not In Fashion" (DMTCD08) was released on the Australian experimental trance label Demon Tea Recordings in 2001 and it received wide appraisal within the trance scene and outside it as well. The second James Reipas album "Uwaga" (FDCD06) was released in december 2005 by a Finnish label Freakdance Records.



James Reipas has an unique style of sound, combining both electro and psychedelic dance music with recorded live instruments such as flamenco guitars, live drums and percussion, etc. This is definitely not your average soft synth music with boring presets, as the group uses mainly hardware synthesizers and equipment to create their tracks, trusting on the good old MIDI. James Reipas doesn't believe in genre limitations either and they are not ashamed to send the same message to their listeners. They have been performing extensively in Finland and their wild live performances have gained tremendous popularity. In spring 2007 the trio toured Germany and after that James Reipas has also played in Ukraine, Russia and Japan. The live sets of James Reipas are more based on improvisation and free flow than sticking to the original structures of the songs.



Discography:



Talvitalvi

track on Shamanisma compilation (Space Baby Records, Ukraine, 2008)



Personal Trainer

CD-album (Faerie Dragon Records, Hong Kong, 2008)



Rebekka, Zakopane

tracks on Mesmerise 'em compilation (Eccentric Ectoplasm Recordings, Ukraine, 2006)



Uwaga

CD-album (Freakdance Records, Finland, 2005)



This is Not in Fashion

CD-album (Demon Tea Recordings, Australia, 2001)



String of Pearls

track on Not my Cup of Tea -compilation (Demon Tea Recordings, Australia 2000)



7 Brothers

track on Fusion vs Confusion compilation (Exogenic Records, Finland, 1999)