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Rikos News:
060611 :
The enslaved monkeys of Rikos-laboratories finally fixed the ancient roboapplet (also accessible from the bottom of this page, like it used to be some years ago), and also the Rikos Radio stream seems to be up again, so give 'em a shot!
060313 :
PUPPA J & TASOTTAVAT: Motivation/Sick In The Brain 7" (RIKOS014)
finally released! The legend of mystic Laulurastas brotherhood
continues.. E-mail us for ordering details or contact your local
retailer to get it.
050629 :
The long-awaited third single from the legendary Laulurastas was released today! This
remarkably mind-expanding new 7" single, titled 'Sienet ja LSD' (Mushrooms and LSD), holds the
catalogue number RIKOS013
and is now available for order directly from us (see the bottom of this
page for details), or ask your local record-dealer to order it for ya.
050324 :
Rikosposti, the official news & announcements mailing list
of Rikos Records, has been finally opened for use! This mailing list
allows only posts from it's moderators, and will only be used for
announcements and news from Rikos Records, which will not contain
html-crap, attached images or any kind of multimedia. All in all, we
try to keep this list simple and informative with no extra-spam value
for today's spam-filled mailboxes. Scroll down to the end of this page
to read instructions on how to subscribe.
050321 :
It�v�yl�'s
debute album has finally been released as a CD! This digipak'd gem also
includes the Jori Hulkkonen remix of Black Diamond Express, released on
12" by Keys of Life some months ago. As usual, you can order this
release directly from us, or ask from your local retailers if you're
from Finland.
040413 :
Psychedelic post-rock electroblues - the sound of Easter 2004; defined
by our latest
release, the debut LP from It�v�yl�, an orchestra led by R.Barracuda of
the Imatran Voima fame (and not to be confused as a sub-project of IVO)
- a flowerchild of Rikos and Kostamus born under a bad sign and
engineered by Mesak, the soundtrack
of the future boozers is here! As usual, contact us directly or ask
your favorite record-dealer for this album.
040119 :
Bass and acoustic guitar in your face! Today's release-menu:
psychedelic folk-rock and deep, dark electro. We proudly present to
you:
the Vapauskysymys 7" (RIKOS010) and VCS 2600 12" (RIKOS011) EP:s. The
music of Vapauskysymys, an artist-collective formed by members from
such bands as Skitsonaamio and Laulurastas, is complex, meaningful and
gorgeous. On the
other hand, the same words can be applied to VCS 2600. Has electro ever
been so pure and raw
simultaneously? Find out by ordering the records either directly from
us or by asking your favorite
record-dealer.
Stay tuned to Rikos Radio for samples etc.
031116 :
Our mail-server was down for a week or two, so if you never got a reply
to your record-orders etc, please mail us again. The address
rikosrecords@byterapers.com is only a forward address so it doesn't
bounce unreceived mails back to sender.
030715 :
Tero's 2nd LP Cracker's Revenge has finally been released! This instant classic of C64-composed
acid- and electro-funk has finally hit the shelves today. The LP also contains a bonus intro on a
data-track which can be recorded to a cassette and loaded on a C64 with a tape-player! It's super!
Contact your favorite record-dealer or mail us to order your copy today!
030203 : The battle must
continue! Once again the metal-armored cyborgs of Mr Velcro Fastener
meet the heavily armed battle-robots of Imatran Voima, this time in the
deadly arena of the restaurant Ilokivi. Judging their performance is
the arch-evil himself, Mono Junk - the last and the cruelest of the
chrome angels! We'll also witness the live-performance of the legendary
mentor and punisher Dr.Robotnik, from the electro-capital of our known
universe. During the course of the night your mainframe's rebooting
will be administered by dcom, Erkko and Toffo. Who will be the last to
exit the arena? Will the whole western civilization be destroyed by a
giant ball of fire? And will you, my dear robot, survive all this? You
are invited to Jyv�s-Elektro V at Ilokivi, Keskussairaalantie 2,
Jyv�skyl� from 2200 to 0400 AM. Age-limit 18, 2 floors open, tickets
5�.
021126 : Mesak is Tatu
Mets�t�hti from Mr Velcro Fastener, and Sijoitus Tulevaisuuteen is his
12" solo-debut EP on Rikos Records.
Released today this masterpiece of serious electronics, which holds the
catalogue number 00E, is one of our most important releases so far. We
are speechless. Contact your favorite record-dealer or mail us directly for more details.
021107 :
It's Party time again! RIKOSKLUBI X: "Oudot Fuusiobileet II" (Finnish
for Strange Fusion-party) is our 10th club in Jyv�skyl�'s #1 restaurant
Ilokivi.
We're seriously mixing styles again with some wonderful artists and acts. On the
live guest section, we'll have Magyar Posse,
a massive instrumental band from Pori who's music can be described as a
cross of Godspeed You Black Emperor, Tortoise and Sigur Ros; and from
Helsinki, our very own Lackluster, who's electric ambience will leave you breathless.
Our local Rikos-acts Jaakko Eino Kalevi from Laulurastas, and Le Kimono are going to rock the upper floor of Ilokivi.
On the dj-side we have the house-prodigy Tim O and Rikos's raving
lunatic Iso-Timo from Tampere, Gimmix from J-Funk Jyv�skyl� and
the usual Rikos DJ:s, with a special performance from
Profeetta/Laulurastas!
The 10th Rikos-club will be held on Saturday 9th November, at Ilokivi, Jyv�skyl�; from
21:00 to 04:00AM. Tickets �5, age-limit 18.
021016 :
Rikos Records is proud to invite you to our next club, titled
RIKOSKLUBI IX: RIKOS-PSYKOOSI II - 'PAHA MATKA'.
We're thrilled to organize our 2nd two-floor psychedelic club in Ilokivi,
the restaurant that kept Jyv�skyl�'s stone rolling! And certainly not least
because of our line-up! Check out these live performers! :
THE DAMO SUZUKI NETWORK,
Kuusumun Profeetta, Mother Goose, PUOLA and Walter Egon Vapauskysymys!
On the decks we have our beloved Squint from the cream of Helsinki,
Kerma - and
Jyv�skyl�'s very own sauerkraut-expert Fedja-set�. Plus a bunch of
psychedelia-experts from the Rikos-family stoned on Kevin Ayers and
Suomen Talvisota (no, you won't hear so called 'psychedelic-trance'
during this party).
Since you've probably figured out already this is an ad, we'll reveal
rest of the
details now. The party will be held on Friday 25.10. (that's just a
couple of weeks from now!), there's room for around 800 people, bars
are open in two floors,
the doors are open from 21:00 to 04:00 AM, there's five-live acts (with
Can's
lead-singer performing in one of them!:) and five dj:s .. and the
tickets cost ONLY 6�! (no-advance)
Five words: Don't miss this party.
020823 :
THE NEW LAULURASTAS SINGLE HAS BEEN RELEASED!
Yes, RIKOS009 is here finally. And it's massive. There are no words to
describe
the beauty of it. Please don't confuse this with the
'suomireggae'-phenomenon nonsense, this is the real stuff. Engineered
by Prinssi Ky�peli and Dr.Robotnik, it's gonna dub your brain to
another dimension.
Get your copies from Lifesaver, Voltti or your favorite record-dealer. Contact
us for details!
020625 :
Disregarding all the nasty rumors, (the Bone-orchestra cancelled their gig) Rikos-dance - Escape From Ilokivi (flyer) will going to be arranged at Ilokivi, Jyv�skyl� next Saturday, June 29th.
We welcome you to enjoy this open-air terrace-party starting from
21:00, featuring our top-dj:s! Tickets 2�, age-limit 18, alcoholic
beverages self-served!
020607 : Our website went
through bunch of updates today! We've switched to php-content (once
again big thanks to Byterapers Inc!), and we even debugged our pages to
fit the HTML 4.01 Transitional standard.
As for content, the release-menu has been updated. More stuff coming next week! (including a mailing list - finally)
020521 :
Rikos Records released today: ALKUPER�INEN 7" (RIKOS00C) and ERCOLA: BONUS LEVEL 12" EP (RIKOS00D)!
Alkuper�inen is a local bum and musical genius from uptown Jyv�skyl�
who's deep and dark bad trip -hop has gained cult status among those
who creep the sewers of Central-Finland's electro-capital. With two
twisted tracks produced by Dr.Robotnik and Prinssi Ky�peli and vocals
by Profeetta/Laulurastas, this release is guaranteed to be a hit among
those who know that musical therapy plays an important part in the
recovery of mental patients.
Meanwhile Ercola's four-track ep's hot
melodic house crossed over with electro and acoustic instruments is
gonna shake more booty than Cosmic Girl ever did!
Contact us our your favorite record-dealer for these cuties.
011106 : We released
THREE new 7" singles today! Cat.No. RIKOS008 is the long awaited 7"
release from Polytron containing final versions of the hit-tracks Disco
Polytron & Insertion of Diskette, beautifully mastered by Sekoreko
Rintam�ki. RIKOS00A, titled Warnings, is the new 7" miniep from
Dr.Robotnik, containing three tracks; The World in Your Eyes,
Xenophobic World and The Ghost. Finally Bombs Away (RIKOS00B) is the
new Commodore 64 based release from Tero. A true floorfiller! ;)
In case you're wondering what happened to cat.no. RIKOS009, it's reserved for the next Laulurastas
12"/cdep release!
011005 :
Even though we forgot all the web-advertising :) Rikos-Klubi II: Rikos Reggae was a great success!
Soul Captain Band and Laulurastas ROCKED the show while DJ:s Gimmix
from J-Funk, Iso-Timo, Fedja-Set�, H�rski �ij�, Salama and Bad Passion on the turntables kept
the audience in a serious groove!
010904 :
Party time! Rikos Records invites you to RIKOSKLUBI I: Jyv�s-Elektro part I at Ilokivi, Jyv�skyl�
7.9. (next Friday). Live: Imatran Voima (Kostamus Records), Dr.Robotnik and Dcom (Niitty). DJ:s
Iso-Timo, Erkko, Cop2Cop & Rikos DJ:s. Both floors open, downstairs elektrok, upstairs
diskoambientdubreggaechillin'! Bar open, age-limit 18, tickets 20fim, open from 21:00 to 03:00.
B there or b.b.king!
010803 :
[RIKOS007] LAULURASTAS's studio-debut Onni & Versio - the 7" single - was released today!
Need we say more? Consult our lovely retailers such as Lifesaver and Suojain the get this beauty.
Samples coming online soon.
010803 :
Also a 500 units repress of Lackluster's RIKOS005 7" for M3rck
was released today (there will be no more represses of rikos005 so this is the final chance to
hunt one). The cover of the repress has printing errors though, it should say Cat.No. RIKOS005
and not MERCK LL as it's not M3rck release, M3rck is the official distributor in the US for this
release. We're already sending error fixing stickers to our early buyers. :)
010409 :
[RIKOS006] Dr.Robotnik's Death and Destruction 12" LP has finally been released!
Expect more material on this album to appear on these pages. Also visit Dr.robotnik's own websitefor
fresh previews and more info on the artist! Order your copy directly
from us or consult one of our retailers such as the ones mentioned
below :).
010225 :
Lackluster's 7" (rikos005) has been sold out. The last copies went to Suojain.Com and various UK
retailers such as Smallfish, so if you want a copy we suggest you contact them.
There will be a repress of 200 copies made for Merck very soon (US Distribution),
but after that no more copies of RIKOS005 will be made.
010124 :
Puola's Invisible Sightseeing CD (rikos004) has finally been released! For a copy, check out the
retailers below or order directly from us!
001222 : Few site-updates done. Check out the
new FRESH outfit for the badass Robot-applet!
001221 : People have been wondering what's up with RIKOS004, Puola's Invisible Sightseeing CD.
We did a small 'Work in progess' -feature page today, it's got a bunch of samples already and
it's going to be updated every now and then until the final CD is available.
Also Juho from Suojain.com asked us to mention here that Suojain.com is now taking worldwide
internet orders, so check out their catalogue if you're trying to get your hands on our releases
and some other pretty cool independent stuff!
001130 : Lackluster's 7" is now available at Smallfish in the UK.
001121 : Lackluster's 7" is
finally available now! Puola's CD (004) still in production.
001023 : Our website has a new home, thanks to our friends at Byterapers
Inc!
001021 : New 7":s for Lackluster and Tero in production.
001019 : We were kicked out of Jyu's network.
- Rikosposti
- the official mailing list of Rikos Records. Wanna know when a new
Rikos record is out, when and where our parties are being held, etc?
Sign yourself to our mailing list by sending the word "subscribe"
(without "":s) as a subject to the address rikosposti-request@lists.jyu.fi. No discussion, no spam, just Rikos-news and -announcements.
- Radio Rikos (Rikoksen ��ni) is shoutcasting Rikos-material 24 hours a day! Try it out at http://radio.rikosrecords.com:8000
- try our
perspective of a platform classic! (includes loads of realaudio
streams & hidden shit. This applet was originally made to advertise
the (sold-out) Dr.Robotnik EP. E-mail us for tips! (CURRENTLY UNDER MAINTENANCE)
- watch an
ancient under construction applet for our site
- contact us
Known and reliable Rikos-retailers in Finland:
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