{"id":3626,"date":"2012-05-17T20:07:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/?p=3626"},"modified":"2012-05-17T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:07:29","slug":"classic-ftw-altf4-altf4-original-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/?p=3626","title":{"rendered":"Classic FTW: Alt+F4 &#8211; Alt+F4 (Original Mix)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AW460WqM3wQ&amp;w=680&amp;h=376]<\/p>\n<p>This weeks article is about a \u201done hit wonder\u201d, or atleast the duo only released one original track.<br \/>\nThey did do some really awesome remixes though. The track i&#8217;m thinking of is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Alt%2BF4\" title=\"Alt+F4\" target=\"_blank\">Alt+F4<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/AltF4-AltF4\/master\/25989\" title=\"Alt+F4\" target=\"_blank\">Alt+F4<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/se\/album\/alt-+-f4-original-mix\/id151689310?i=151689315&amp;uo=4\" target=\"itunes_store\"> (Buy on Itunes)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goosebump-points:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=57s\" title=\"0.57\" target=\"_blank\">0.57<\/a> when the bass kicks in<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=97s\" title=\"1.37\" target=\"_blank\">1.37<\/a> when the bass starts playing before the drums kick in<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=142s\" title=\"2.20\" target=\"_blank\">2.20<\/a> when the main melody starts<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=182s\" title=\"3.03\" target=\"_blank\">3.03<\/a> when the music has faded<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=197s\" title=\"3.16\" target=\"_blank\">3.16<\/a> when the pad kicks in<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=252s\" title=\"4.11\" target=\"_blank\">4.11<\/a> when the bass starts just before the drums<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AW460WqM3wQ#t=293s\" title=\"4.54\" target=\"_blank\">4.54<\/a> when the main melody starts<\/p>\n<p>Alt+F4 is finnish guys <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Joonas+Hahmo\" title=\"Joonas Hahmo\" target=\"_blank\">Joonas Hahmo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Matti+Kotala\" title=\"Matti Kotala\" target=\"_blank\">Matti Kotala<\/a>. The track with the same name was first released on promo 12\u201d in 2004 and later released in 2005 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/Anjunabeats\" title=\"Anjunabeats\" target=\"_blank\">Anjunabeats<\/a>.<br \/>\nJonas and Matti had been working toghether before under <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Avanto\" title=\"Avanto\" target=\"_blank\">Avanto<\/a> (with the track <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Avanto-The-Flute\/master\/148904\" title=\"The Flute\" target=\"_blank\">The Flute<\/a>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Magellan+Project\" title=\"Magellan Project\" target=\"_blank\">Magellan Project<\/a> (with the track <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Magellan-Project-Dive-Theme\/master\/379391\" title=\"Dive Theme\" target=\"_blank\">Dive Theme<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Since then, they have done some really stunning remix-work. Or what do you think about these?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Ayumi+Hamasaki?anv=Ayu\" title=\"Ayu\" target=\"_blank\">Ayu<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Ayu-Unite\/release\/920139\" title=\"Unite\" target=\"_blank\">Unite<\/a> (Alt+F4 Remix)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Kenneth+Thomas\" title=\"Kenneth Thomas\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Thomas<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Mike+Skye\" title=\"Mike Skye\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Skye<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Kenneth-Thomas-Mike-Skye-Varekai-Remixes\/master\/40622\" title=\"Varekai\" target=\"_blank\">Varekai<\/a> (Alt+F4&#8217;s Blue Screen Remix)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Orkidea\" title=\"Orkidea\" target=\"_blank\">Orkidea<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Orkidea-Beautiful\/master\/117446\" title=\"Beautiful\" target=\"_blank\">Beautiful<\/a> (Alt+F4 Remix)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Peaktwins\" title=\"Peaktwins\" target=\"_blank\">Peaktwins<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Peaktwins-Dreamer\/release\/510963\" title=\"Dreamer\" target=\"_blank\">Dreamer<\/a> (Alt+F4 Remix)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/8+Wonders\" title=\"8 Wonders\" target=\"_blank\">8 Wonders<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/8-Wonders-8th-Wonder\/master\/1556\" title=\"8th Wonder\" target=\"_blank\">8th Wonder<\/a> (Alt+F4 Mix)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Matti+Kotala\" title=\"Matti Kotala\" target=\"_blank\">Matti Kotala<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Matti-Kotala-Missing-You\/release\/1400142\" title=\"Missing You\" target=\"_blank\">Missing You<\/a> (Alt+F4 Remix)<\/p>\n<p>Out of the remixes, I recommend all tracks a good listening. They do all have that special Alt+F4-touch.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration ended in 2006 and Matti &amp; Joonas went seperate ways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/?attachment_id=3645\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/altf4altf4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/altf4altf4.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/altf4altf4-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/altf4altf4-340x190.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/altf4altf4-200x112.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Joonas+Hahmo\" title=\"Joonas\" target=\"_blank\">Joonas<\/a> first own release was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-The-Fusion\/master\/117437\" title=\"The Fusion\" target=\"_blank\">The Fusion<\/a>, released on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Andy+Moor\" title=\"Andy Moor\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Moor<\/a>&#8217;s label <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/AVA+Recordings\" title=\"AVA Recordings\" target=\"_blank\">AVA Recordings<\/a> in 2006.<br \/>\nThe followup <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Together-Sound-Of-Sunday\/master\/117438\" title=\"Together \/ Sound Of Sunday\" target=\"_blank\">Together \/ Sound Of Sunday<\/a> came out 2007 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Above+%26+Beyond\" title=\"Above &amp; Beyond\" target=\"_blank\">Above &amp; Beyond<\/a>&#8217;s progressive label <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/Anjunadeep\" title=\"Anjunadeep\" target=\"_blank\">Anjunadeep<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first big impression on me came with the third release, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Cocktail-Bar\/master\/117439\" title=\"Coctail Bar\" target=\"_blank\">Coctail Bar<\/a>. The sweet progressive beats together with the housepiano and the trance-stabs makes the perfect combination of all the styles I like.<\/p>\n<p>The followup, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Tampere-By-Night-Radiance\/master\/117443\" title=\"Tampere By Night \/ Radience\" target=\"_blank\">Tampere By Night \/ Radience<\/a> is also an EP that I recommend a listen. Tampere By Night is a flirt with late 80&#8217;s music together with some fresh sounds to make it fresh If you too like that sound, also check out fellow finn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Michael+Cassette\" title=\"Michael Cassette\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Cassette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2009-release <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Warm-Up-Bendbass\/master\/181404\" title=\"Warm Up - Bendbass\" target=\"_blank\">Warm Up \/ Bendbass<\/a> was the last release on Anjunadeep. Warm Up is a sweet progressive stomper while Bendbass is another flirt to the 80&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>in 2010, jonas set up his own label, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/Hahmo+Recordings\" title=\"Hahmo Recordings\" target=\"_blank\">Hahmo Recordings<\/a> which firstly was aimed at release Joonas own material but nowadays they&#8217;ve let in a few other artists.<\/p>\n<p>The first release on the new label was the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Brainflush-Now-Or-Never-EP\/release\/2217848\" title=\"Brainflush \/ Now Or Never EP\" target=\"_blank\">Brainflush \/ Now Or Never EP<\/a>. Both tracks on the EP are sweet progressive tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The next release was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Pizzi-Section-1-EP\/release\/2691124\" title=\"Pizzi \/ Section 1 EP\" target=\"_blank\">Pizzi &amp; Section 1 EP<\/a>. I especially like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/PROFF+%282%29\" title=\"Proff\" target=\"_blank\">Proff <\/a>&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Vadim+Soloviev\" title=\"Vadim Soloviev\" target=\"_blank\">Vadim Soloviev<\/a> Remix of Pizzi, another progressive stomper.<\/p>\n<p>The last release from 2010 was the single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Mojito\/release\/2639491\" title=\"Mojito\" target=\"_blank\">Mojito<\/a>. I really love the driving progressive beat toghether with the house-piano. <\/p>\n<p>The single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-Western\/release\/3036323\" title=\"Western\" target=\"_blank\">Western<\/a> was released in 2011 and is a sweet and bouncy progressive beat with a nice housepiano over it.<br \/>\nThe follow up was the single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Joonas-Hahmo-I-Like-Chopin\/release\/3104543\" title=\"I Like Chopin\" target=\"_blank\">I Like Chopin<\/a>. The track was another flirt with the 80&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Although I mostly like the early Alt+F4-sound with its trancy beat and phat sounds, the solo-stuff aint that bad. I like the combination of using modern sound with just a touch of the 80&#8217;s which brings some nostalgia to us music-listeners. I especially love the use of piano in the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The future looks good for Joonas and I hope he will continue on the path he&#8217;s taken. But I wouldn&#8217;t mind a flirt back to the Alt+F4 days with its trancier sound. For that&#8217;s the sound my heart truly loves.<\/p>\n<p>Related tracks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tigi3FvH00E\" title=\"Ayu - Unite (Alt Plus 4 Remix Edit)\" target=\"_blank\">Ayu \u2013 Unite (Alt+F4 Remix)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zytcDLM6MfM\" title=\"Kenneth Thomas &amp; Mike Skye - Varekai (Alt &amp; F4's Blue Screen Remix) \" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Thomas &amp; Mike Skye &#8211; Varekai (Alt &amp; F4&#8217;s Blue Screen Remix)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bCtM_PN-2Zs\" title=\"Orkidea - Beautiful (Alt+F4 Remix) \" target=\"_blank\">Orkidea &#8211; Beautiful (Alt+F4 Remix)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D0s3cF_0Mqk\" title=\"Peaktwins \u2013 Dreamer (Alt+F4 Remix)\" target=\"_blank\">Peaktwins \u2013 Dreamer (Alt+F4 Remix) <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UUIPU2piG0E\" title=\"8 Wonders \u2013 8th Wonder (Alt+F4 Mix)\" target=\"_blank\">8 Wonders &#8211; 8th Wonder (Alt-F4 Mix)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VmUG1MKtF7I\" title=\"Matti Kotala - Missing You (Alt+F4 Remix) \" target=\"_blank\">Matti Kotala &#8211; Missing You (Alt+F4 Remix)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mTcz2h1gRiE\" title=\"Joonas Hahmo - Coctail Bar\" target=\"_blank\">Joonas Hahmo &#8211; Coctail Bar (Original Mix)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jIfnAiRvEYU\" title=\"Joonas Hahmo - Tampere By Night\" target=\"_blank\">Joonas Hahmo &#8211; Tampere by Night (Original Mix)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AW460WqM3wQ&amp;w=680&amp;h=376] This weeks article is about a \u201done hit wonder\u201d, or atleast the duo only released one original track. They did do some really awesome remixes though. The track i&#8217;m thinking of is Alt+F4 \u2013 Alt+F4. (Buy on Itunes) Goosebump-points: 0.57 when the bass kicks in 1.37 when the bass starts playing before the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[744,753,752,756],"tags":[902,905,751,806,903,904,790,881,879],"class_list":["post-3626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-744","category-classic-for-the-weekend-2","category-niklas","category-podgressive","tag-altf4","tag-before-luminosity","tag-classic-for-the-weekend","tag-classic-ftw","tag-joonas-hahmo","tag-matti-kotala","tag-podgressive-2","tag-podgressive-summer-jam","tag-summer-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3626"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3676,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626\/revisions\/3676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejbi.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}