James Reipas
Encyclopedia
James Reipas is an electronica
trio from Helsinki
, Finland
. They combine psychedelic trance
with electro
and many different genre
s as well as live instruments. They are also considered one of the earlier suomisaundi
-style artists.
Group members are Kolmas Vasemmalta (guitar, vocals), Oskari Olevainen (percussion, vocals), Kayab (keyboards, accordion) and Aki Himanen (trumpet).
Their debut album "This Is Not In Fashion" (DMTCD08) was released on the Australia
n label Demon Tea Recordings in 2001.They also have one song ("7 Brothers / Themes and Variations") on Exogenic Records compilation "Fusion vs. Confusion" (EXOCD06) and one track ("String Of Pearls") on Demon Tea compilation "Not My Cup Of Tea" (DMTCD07). In December 2005, Finnish Freakdance Records
released their second album, "Uwaga". Third album "Personal Trainer" was released in 2008, by Faerie Dragon.
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
trio from Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. They combine psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
with electro
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
and many different genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s as well as live instruments. They are also considered one of the earlier suomisaundi
Suomisaundi
Suomisaundi, also known as suomisoundi, suomistyge or spugedelic trance, is a style of freestyle psychedelic trance that originated in Finland around the mid 1990s. "Suomisaundi" literally means "Finnish sound" in Finnish; music that features many of the characteristics of suomisaundi has gained...
-style artists.
Group members are Kolmas Vasemmalta (guitar, vocals), Oskari Olevainen (percussion, vocals), Kayab (keyboards, accordion) and Aki Himanen (trumpet).
Their debut album "This Is Not In Fashion" (DMTCD08) was released on the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n label Demon Tea Recordings in 2001.They also have one song ("7 Brothers / Themes and Variations") on Exogenic Records compilation "Fusion vs. Confusion" (EXOCD06) and one track ("String Of Pearls") on Demon Tea compilation "Not My Cup Of Tea" (DMTCD07). In December 2005, Finnish Freakdance Records
Freakdance Records
Freakdance Records is an Espoo, Finland based record label. They release suomisaundi music. They have CD releases from such artists as Huopatossu Mononen, Puoskari and Luomuhappo....
released their second album, "Uwaga". Third album "Personal Trainer" was released in 2008, by Faerie Dragon.
Discography
- This Is Not In Fashion (Demon Tea Recordings 2001)
- Uwaga (Freakdance Records 2005)
- Personal Trainer (Faerie Dragon 2008)
- Super Life (Exogenic Records 2010)