Orkidea
"20Ximer"

When Finnish "Godfather of Trance" Orkidea set out to release his third artist album "20" back in 2011, it was a celebration of two decades at the forefront of the genre he helped put on the map. Now, the producer and DJ with the birth name of Tapio Hakanen has put his prolific work into the hands of some of his home country's finest in "20 (Remixed)", out November 18 on Solaris Recordings.
"It's now two years since the release of my third artist album "20" and I'm proud to present this remix edition," says Orkidea. "I'm a strong believer in the forward-thinking nature of electronic music & the art of remixing has always been in the heart and soul of DJ culture, which is why I have hand-picked twenty of my favourite (mainly Finnish) producers to create their own versions of the album tracks."
The time, attention, heart & soul poured into creating the remixes is evident from the very first listen. Genre-wise, "20 (Remixed)" ranges from deep & housey versions of 'Pacifique' by Antti Rasi and Chantola, to progressive variations of 'Sundown' from Michael Cassette and 'Hale Bopp' by Timewave to driving uplifters 'Tw3nty' by Beach X, 'Slowmotion II' by Tempo Giusto and 'Unity' by Solarstone.
Previously only available as digital extras on the original "20" album, 'Sphere' and 'Lifetime Warranty' join the twenty-one track list. 'Blackbird' by Lowland & Orkidea sees a Darude remix treatment and a sublime chill-out rendition of 'Unity' by Finnish brothers Orion & J.Shore closes out the journey.
"To me, this selection represents the retro-futuristic musical landscape that I wanted "20" to have - deeply rooted in the original essence of trance music, yet in laser-sharp 21st century sonic form. Thank you for supporting the music we have created and I hope you'll enjoy the album!" - Orkidea

01. Orkidea: Unity (Pure Intro Mix)
Written by Tapio Hakanen & Nicklas Renqvist.
Remix & additional production by Tapio Hakanen.
02. Orkidea: Tw3nty (Lovetone vs JS16 Remix)
Written and produced by Tapio Hakanen.
Remix and additonal production by Anton Sonin and Jaakko Salovaara.
03. Lowland & Orkidea: Blackbird (Orkidea's Nu Rave Mix)
Written by Petri "Lowland" Alanko.
Produced by Petri "Lowland" Alanko and Tapio Hakanen.
Remix and additional production by Tapio Hakanen.
04. Orkidea: Unity (Solarstone Pure Mix)
Written by Tapio Hakanen & Nicklas Renqvist.
Remix & additional production by Rich Mowatt.
05. Orkidea: Sundown (Michael Cassette Remix)
Written by DJ Dag and Stevie Be-Zet.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Petri "Lowland" Alanko.
Remix and additional production by Michael Cassette.
06. Orkidea: Liberation (Something Good Remix)
Written by Liberation.
Remix and additional production by Karolus Viitala & Otto Yliperttula.
07. Solarstone & Orkidea: Slowmotion II (Winkee Remix)
Written by Rich Mowatt & Tapio Hakanen.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Rich Mowatt.
Remix and additional production by Jussi Paasonen and Sami Torronen.
08. Orkidea: Tw3nty (Beach X Remix)
Remix and additional production by Anssi Hohti.
09. Orkidea: Lifetime Warranty
Written by Frank De Wulf.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Petri "Lowland" Alanko.
10. Orkidea & JS16: Hale Bopp (Orkidea Remix)
Written by Andreas Kruger.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Jaakko Salovaara.
Remix and additional production by Tapio Hakanen.
11. Lowland & Orkidea: Blackbird (Darude Remix)
Written by Petri "Lowland" Alanko
Produced by Petri "Lowland" Alanko and Tapio Hakanen.
Remix and additional production by Ville Virtanen.
12. Solarstone & Orkidea: Slowmotion II (Tempo Giusto Remix)
Written by Rich Mowatt & Tapio Hakanen.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Rich Mowatt.
Remix and additional production by Tuomas Lahteenoja.
13. Orkidea: Pacifique (Chantola Remix)
Written and produced by Tapio Hakanen.
Remix and additional production by Henrik Kantola.
14. Orkidea & JS16: Hale Bopp (Timewave Reix)
Written by Andreas Kruger.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Jaakko Salovaara.
Remix and additional production by Antti Ervasti.
15. Orkidea: Liberation (Mystery Islands Remix)
Written by Liberation.
Remix and additional production by Jani Kervinen.
16. Orkidea & Heikki L: Sphere
Written by Tapio Hakanen.
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Heikki Liimatainen.
17. Orkidea: Unity (Allende Remix)
Written by Tapio Hakanen & Nicklas Renqvist.
Remix & additional production by Anssi Hohti.
18. Orkidea: Pacifique (Antti Rasi Remix)
Written and produced by Tapio Hakanen.
Remix and additional production by Antti Rasi.
19. Orkidea: Unity (Mindwave Remix)
Written by Tapio Hakanen & Nicklas Renqvist.
Remix & additional production by Anton Maiko.
20. Orkidea: Pacifique (Beetseekers Remix)
Written and produced by Tapio Hakanen.
Remix and additional production by Simo Paganus.
21. Orkidea: Unity (Orion & J. Shore Remix)
Written by Tapio Hakanen & Nicklas Renqvist.
Remix & additional production by Juska Wendland & Joonas Mikkila.
Published by Copyright Control.
Licensed to Solaris Recordings.
Artwork [Album Art Design] by Andrew Debens.
(P) & (C) 2013 T:mi DJ Orkidea