Past James Reipas Gigs:




09.05.2008 at art school underground, Lahti
03.05.2008 at Udarrock, Lepakkomies, Helsinki
25.04.2008 at Linnunlaulupubi, Blaze, Jyväskylä
22.02.2008 at Waiski, Helsinki (DJ-gig)
16.02.2008 at Jääpuisto, Helsinki
13.02.2008 at Lepakkomies, Helsinki
09.02.2008 at S-Osis, Turku
10.01.2008 at Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
09.01.2008 at Udarrock, Torvi, Lahti

15.09.2007 at Factory, Helsinki
11.08.2007 at Nosturi, Helsinki
27.07.2007 at Space of Joy-festival, Ukraine
20.07.2007 at Semifinal, Helsinki
20.07.2007 at Korjaamo, Helsinki
08.07.2007 at Konemetsä-festival, Marttila
18.04.2007 at Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
23.03.2007 at Turkoosi, Helsinki
24.02.2007 at Linse, Berlin
22.02.2007 at Astra Stube, Hamburg
17.02.2007 at Energiecafe, Zossen
17.02.2007 at Affenclub, Kleinmachnow
16.02.2007 at Katakombe, Königs Wusterhausen
07.02.2007 at Päiväkoti, Turku

13.12.2006 at Underground-party, Lahti
29.11.2006 at Sähköbileet, Kankaanpää
27.10.2006 at Belly, Helsinki
19.10.2006 at Udarrock, Torvi, Lahti
18.08.2006 at Hyvä Mieli Bdp, Wäiski, Helsinki
04.08.2006 at Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
09.07.2006 at Konemetsä -festival, Marttila
05.07.2006 at Uu-Bogo-Bogo, Liberte, Helsinki
17.06.2006 at Lönkka Underground, Helsinki
03.06.2006 at Sähköjänis 2, Pieksämäki
17.05.2006 at Udarrock, Kymi-Pub, Lahti
13.05.2006 at Päiväkoti, Turku
24.03.2006 at Kipsari, Helsinki.
15.03.2006 at UdarRock, Torvi, Lahti
17.02.2006 at UdarRock,Turkoosi, Helsinki
20.01.2006 at Dubrovnik, Helsinki

18.11.2005 at Hima & Sali, Helsinki
16.11.2005 at Ikahu Outorock, Kymi-Pub, Lahti
12.10.2005 at Torvi, Lahti
02.09.2005 at Forest-party, Helsinki
21.07.2005 at Valssaamo, Helsinki
20.07.2005 at Wäiski, Helsinki
08.07.2005 at Piritta, Helsinki
04.06.2005 at Päiväkoti, Turku
11.05.2005 at Liberte, Helsinki
16.03.2005 at Turkoosi, Helsinki

23.10.2004 at Stella Star Club, Helsinki
21.08.2004 at Mahalonka, Ljubljana
11.06.2004 at Siperia, Helsinki
14.05.2004 at Möysän VPK-talo, Lahti
01.05.2004 at Möysän VPK-talo, Lahti

11.07.2003 at Piritta, Helsinki
05.07.2003 at Forest-party, Helsinki
19.07.2002 at VR-Makasiinit, Helsinki
+some older gigs since 1999

Bookings: reipas +(at)+ jamesreipas .net


Discography:
Personal Trainer
CD-album (Faerie Dragon Records 2008)
Rebekka, Zakopane
tracks on Mesmerise 'em compilation (Eccentric Ectoplasm Recordings 2006)
Uwaga
CD-album (Freakdance Records 2005)
This is Not in Fashion
CD-album (Demon Tea Recordings 2001)
String of Pearls
track on Not my Cup of Tea -compilation (Demon Tea Recordings 2000)
7 Brothers
track on Fusion vs Confusion compilation (Exogenic Records 1999)



THE LEGEND
It all began in the late 1996 when mr. Kolmas Vasemmalta fell to Moscows Red Square. There he was introduced to a notorious russian political movement called Mes Rei. Mr. Vasemmalta felt that he shared most of the groups political beliefs, so he wanted to help them getting their message through.
Mr Vasemmalta showed them how to make music with powerfull message allthought it’s without lyrics. Together they built a synthesizer like machine out of old washing machines and computers and started to practise.
Kolmas Vasemmalta left Moscow right after Mes Rei got their third song "Nailonsiima" ready in the early fall of 1997 allmost a year after he had suddenly fallen to the Red Square.
Over the next year Mes Rei continued to produce more music including the dance hit "Sata Kieltä" and the very impressive "Mannish is Maniac".
Later that year some of the group’s members travelled to Finland to meet their teacher Kolmas Vasemmalta in his own environment.
During the trip they gave birth to songs "7 Brothers" and "Midnight Jenkka" and also met the finnish techno-disco pioneers Polyphonic Stellar Juice. Their cooperation led to tracks "Trying to get your James" and "String of Pearls".
At the same time in Moscow Natalie, Katherina and others created two tracks with the most powerfull message yet: "Sodanmieli" and "This is Not in Fashion". Mes Rei started to use a pseudonym when working abroad in the spring of 1999. They named themselves James Reipas, because they got their first song "7 Brothers" released then.
In the autumn of 1999 they were lucky to be introduced to Helsinki’s greatest disc-jockey talent mr Taittovirhe, who really does know how to make the grooviest sounds. Together they made the truly enjoyable and mesmerizing "Holy Lola".
James Reipas’ luck continued next spring as they got a chance to work with famous music guru Hullu Hattu in a song called "Maailmanpyörä".
After more than a year in Finland the members returned to Moscow headquarters .
After creating "Aljosa" the long waited album was allmost there. But they still needed a song that would sum up their beliefs… Kolmas Vasemmalta was originally invited to Moscow to play acoustic guitar on "Aljosa" and "This is Not in Fashion" but the group asked him to also play guitar and produce the song they had been working on for a long time. The track was a 12 minutes long masterpiece called "Nature of Reipas". Kolmas Vasemmalta realised that the song was really a top one so he decided to do the job in Finland where he could gather an impressive team of mr Taittovirhe and ms Tiina-Irmeli to help him to produce the track.
He also invited the legendary Oskari Olevainen, the world´s most progressive drummer, to play additional live drums. After two weeks of hard working in Finland the track was ready.
And so was the album.
Things had been getting a bit restless for James Reipas in the eastern Europe so they started to look for a publisher abroad. In the autumn of 2000 they found the perfect one, Demon Tea Recordings from Australia. Demon Tea didn´t try to anyway influence on the album’s music or cover material. They gave the artist free hands to create an album that would truly reflect Mes Rei’s mind and thoughts.
That´s how the first album of James Reipas was born.
To be continued…






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