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ex (1994) was a short-lived Finnish large format magazine, with three issues published altogether, concentrating on techno, house, ambient, IDM and other electronic music genres. As to its other content, ex was profiled as an urban lifestyle magazine, with its very title referencing the perceived target group: "Generation X", the people born approximately in between the years 1965 and 1980. The goal of ex was to offer a fresh alternative to the established "city culture" publications in Finland, namely City and Image , that had originated in the mid-1980s which already felt like ancient times. For the first issue of ex , out in April 1994, acting editor-in-chief was Ville Tiikkonen , and the magazine's production and marketing were also handled by Antti Viitanen , who had previously worked at the financial paper Kauppalehti . Samu Mielonen provided a lot of technical groundwork for the ex magazine, also doing his share as one of its writers. Generall...

SÄHKÖ Bulb 2/1995 [Suomeksi] Sähkö Recordings is the only established ambient techno label in Finland. The label started its operations in January 1993 with Röntgen EP by Ø. Founded by Tommi Grönlund, Sähkö (“Electricity”), during its three years, has managed to gather some critical acclaim and a cult reputation, especially in England. You could say that the albums released by Sähkö belong to the ambient techno genre. These albums have often been described as abstract minimalism. However, these classifications make it difficult to get to grips with the specific nature of this music. Like any other small record label, also Sähkö operates on a very personal level as far as its publishing principles go. The artists have all been found through mutual acquaintances. According to Tommi Grönlund, in order for an album to be released, it must have its "own strange thing". That is, something special that makes it its own, that creates its own identity and makes it inte...

SÄHKÖ Bulb 2/1995 [In English] Sähkö Recordings on ainoa vakiintunut ambientteknoa julkaiseva levymerkki Suomessa. Yhtiö aloitti toimintansa tammikuussa 1993 Ø:n ep:llä Röntgen. Tommi Grönlundin perustama Sähkö on kolmen vuotensa aikana ehtinyt kerätä kriitikkokehuja ja kulttimainetta etenkin Englannissa. Voinee sanoa Sähkön julkaisemien levyjen kuuluvan ambientteknon genreen. Usein näitä levyjä on kuvailtu abstraktiksi minimalismiksi. Näillä luokituksilla on kuitenkin vaikea päästä käsiksi tämän musiikin ominaislaatuun. Sähkö liikkuu julkaisuperiaatteissaan hyvin henkilökohtaiselta tasolta, kuten pienlevy-yhtiöt yleensäkin. Artistit ovat kaikki löytyneet tuttavuussuhteiden avulla. Jotta levy julkaistaan, on siinä Tommi Grönlundin mukaan oltava se ”oma outo juttunsa”. Se jokin erikoinen, joka tekee siitä omansa, tekee siitä itsensä ja mielenkiintoisen. Levytettävä musiikki valitaan siis omien mieltymysten mukaan, se on tunnekysymys. Sähkö Recordingsin rinnalle on syn...