Huoratron
| Huoratron (Aku Raski) | |
|---|---|
 Huoratron during his show at Provinssirock 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Electro house, chiptune |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
| Labels |
New Judas Last Gang |
| Associated acts | Nu Science, New Judas collective |
| Website | www.huoratron.com |
Huoratron is the brainchild of electronic music producer Aku Raski[1] who started it as a musical project in 2003 and then adopted the name himself.
His sinister vision has taken form in just a few releases: Some material for Finnish label New Judas, including the proactively aggressive Prevenge EP, containing angry blip-fest “$$ Troopers” and “Corporate Occult,” a slice of electro-house gone horribly awry. A set of remixes that changed H.I.M.’s “InVenere Veritas” from a jangly bit of radio rock to a doomed ride aboard a haunted 747; and M.I.A.’s “Internet Connection” from her usual minimal-funky hoedown to a sizzling nuclear rain storm. But after signing to Last Gang Records in 2010, Raski hit the studio, emerging a year later with a flintier glint in his eye, and Cryptocracy, his first full-length album.
“To be blatantly honest I do not personally feel a close resemblance to many, if any, artist within my scene,” Huoratron has explained. “This is mostly because I'm driven by my own vigorous motivation and do what I do despite associations made by others. I mean no disrespect by this. It is simply a fact that I, as an artist am in the center of the storm and feel content there.”
Cryptocracy is a journey of destruction, driven by chip synths, distortion and gut-punching bass. Recognizable sounds peak their heads out occasionally: A house riff on “Transcendence,” a dubstep passon “Sea of Meat,” stripped-down techno on “A699F.” But they’re swallowed up by an apocalyptic wave; the noises, textures and sonic sneak attacks that are Huoratron’s signature, born more from a feeling than a genre focus.
Most recently, Huoratron released a critically acclaimed remixed version of Crystal Castles' track "Sad Eyes", which went viral. He continues to play to enormous crowds at some of the most prominent musical festivals in the world, most recently at 2013's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
Discography
Albums
- 2012: Cryptocracy (CD, Last Gang)
EPs
- 2008: $$ Troopers (12" / CD, New Judas)
- 2009: Corporate Occult (12" / CD, New Judas)
Singles
- 2008: $$ Troopers (12" single, New Judas)
Remix
- Mixhell "Highly Explicit"
- Hermanos Inglesos "Take Me Down"
- Teenage Bad Girl "Keep Up With You"
- M.I.A. "Internet Connection"
- HIM "In Venere Veritas"
- Crystal Castles "Sad Eyes"
References
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