Avenue Red Podcast #080 - Janne Rasi

For the last Avenue Red Podcast of 2016 we finally have a specially crafted mix from Janne Rasi, a very tasteful collector/selector who comes from the Finnish capital city of Helsinki.

We first became aware of Janne's discerning blend of soulful, deep, murky House music from hearing his "Street Party" contribution to the 2014 Discogs DJ Mix Competition, which we were very taken by and thus asked him for a mix back then. Just over 2 years later and our inbox becomes aglow with a lovely mix from out of the blue that here follows the maverick selection from Rubsilent, who won that competition back in 2014! We absolutely love this mix, such a high quality addition to our pile of digital mixtapes to close 2016 with.

"I've been searching for and playing records for 15 years now. Deep House is the core of most of my sets with exceptions where they fit, especially with Techno and Disco. Different events, moods and locations are calling for different music and I like it that way. I'm occasionally playing somewhere in Helsinki or more frequently streaming online, which is a casual way to satisfy the need of spinning wax.

On this mix, I was probably influenced by the Finnish winter landscape. This is a selection of atmospheric, melancholic Deep House. Obviously something for your mind, your body and your soul. It was mixed at my place with three decks at one shot without any post editing. 100% vinyl as usual." Janne Rasi, December 2016

https://soundcloud.com/jannerasi