Uprising is back again so we decided to do something different.
Line-up:
Mihai Popoviciu (Poker Flat, Cyclic rec, ROM)
Joonas L (Clinic, Kuukou Records)
RandomKnot
Axxu (Prima, Sour)
Minister (Uprising, Prima)
22:00-05:00
Club Holvi
Annankatu 10
00120 Helsinki
Tickets:
6,50€
+ cloakroom fee 3,5€
Bio:
MIHAI POPOVICIU
Every artist has a signature. Mihai Popoviciu is no exception. For over a decade the amiable Romanian producer and DJ has built a body of work characterised by deep grooves, crisp precision, and irresistible energy.
Mihai’s singular vision was born in his home town Sibiu (still his home base) which, at the time, lay on the fringes of Europe’s thriving dance scene. It was the early ’90s. Electronic music was flooding London, Ibiza, Berlin but only a trickle reached his ears. „We would tape German TV shows onto cassette and listen over and over,“ he recalls.
With no clubs, record shops or dance culture to speak of Mihai’s dream of being an electronic artist seemed remote. He studied architecture and briefly worked in the field, but it was house and techno, not house-building, that was his true calling . „I couldn’t DJ, because there were no clubs,“ he says with a chuckle. But he could buy software, so he started making records. Lots of records. Sometimes one per day, for months on end. The work of the determined young artist began to catch people’s ears. His first track was signed to International Deejay Gigolo in 2005, and dozens of releases followed on imprints including Bondage, Highgrade, Poker Flat, Bedrock, Dessous and also his own label Cyclic, established in 2012.
This calm determination became Mihai’s trademark as his career blossomed from production to DJing. After honing is skills in the studio he learned to DJ (on borrowed decks) and began drawing attention in Romania and across Europe. Playing international gigs was a big move for someone who grew up only seeing clubs on TV but Mihai stepped up with professional aplomb. His CV now includes the best clubs in Europe and around the world, from Berghain and Watergate in Berlin\; to London’s Fabric and The Egg\; to D-Edge, São Paulo\; DC-10, Ibiza\; and more.
Mihai’s ambition with every track and every DJ set, is to transmit the joy and energy that fuels his dream. „It feels great to see people dancing, smiling, having a good time. No matter what I do, that’s the main thing.“
He is equally at home in underground clubs or on festival stages. The one thing that stays the same is his artistry and irresistible delight in music. „Mihai was on his sound from the beginning,“ says friend and booking agent Benny Grauer. „It has a unique quality. Any time you hear it you know, „That’s Mihai“. He’s done it for years, and it is perfect.“
RandomKnot
a story about 2 crazy friend's playing music as Henri Michael and Jaago for years now. After a few random b2b gigs, they thought it was a good idea to start playing together, it was actually after a 7 hour's b2b gig at a underground party on Nye a few years ago.
So the story continues. The name, not gonna open it, it's a secret, send nudes and we'll tell. Just kidding...
We play mostly minimalistic, house, electronic music but hey there is as many opinions as there is genre's in the world but main point is to make people smile and dance to somee groovy music.
We have been sitting at the studio as well making some tunes so there is some stuff cooking there.
We'll the story ends here for now, we are not quite good at this but shit, it's the music and fun times that we provide not some bullshit story where and with who we played before electricity was invented or what instruments we played before we learned to walk.
Come and join us at the party ❤
AXXU
The MAN behind two of the most successful sundayclubs (Prima & Sour) in Jyväskylä and over decade in the genre and alltime housemusic lover.
Hard to put this in to words because it's much easier to come and see him yourself.
And of course us two who are behind Uprising
Joonas L & Minister