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Lackluster
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idm, electronic, ambient, electronica, finnish… see all
Spiraling cascades of playful melodies. Lush canopies of layered sound. Ebbing and flowing rhythms. The organic foundations of the music you’re hearing make you inevitably think of Mother Nature herself in her infinite multiplicity and richness. And this sense of naturally born expression is exactly what links Esa Ruoho’s ambient soundscapes, which remind of winter solstice to the wistful, playful tunes of past summer days. This is what makes his music so distinctive, vibrant, and in a word unique.
One of a kind is indeed the expression, which best describes the electronic music auteur Esa Ruoho, regardless whether we are talking about the organic quality of his music under the artist name Lackluster or just the artist himself in his private life. Esa Ruoho is truly an original; a homegrown and uncompromising composer and an eccentric explorer of science and nature, whose artistic career might seem at first glimpse to be just a sum of happy accidents. However, the illusion quickly dissolves after carefully examining his biography. Instead of coincidence, there is only talent and hard work.
Lackluster emerged seemingly out of the blue and stepped directly into the international limelight in the year 2000 with his debut album, Container. While the artist himself remains endlessly surprised by his signing to a real record label, everyone else knew even then that it was just a question of time.
One of a kind is indeed the expression, which best describes the electronic music auteur Esa Ruoho, regardless whether we are talking about the organic quality of his music under the artist name Lackluster or just the artist himself in his private life. Esa Ruoho is truly an original; a homegrown and uncompromising composer and an eccentric explorer of science and nature, whose artistic career might seem at first glimpse to be just a sum of happy accidents. However, the illusion quickly dissolves after carefully examining his biography. Instead of coincidence, there is only talent and hard work.
Lackluster emerged seemingly out of the blue and stepped directly into the international limelight in the year 2000 with his debut album, Container. While the artist himself remains endlessly surprised by his signing to a real record label, everyone else knew even then that it was just a question of time.
Videos
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Top Albums
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Bothersome (Mother mix)
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Thor's Magic Bathtub
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0today8
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Touches
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Cull Streak
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So Short
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Me Me Me Me Me Me
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Wallow
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Catch 22
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Clover
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13/10/99
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Grind
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20333
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Shoutbox
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pterodata wrote:
hi there welcome to some experimental stuff at http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/pterodata
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Floach wrote:
Esa, I've been listening to your music for over a decade - I've even got some vinyl here! Thanks so much for all the wonderful music over the years. We all truly appreciate your generosity and skill. :)
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firnwald wrote:
he´s the man !
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pimmka wrote:
Oh.. really nice :)
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mankymusic wrote:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~oss403/mankymusic/downloads.html
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bjorkcita_idm wrote:
:) esaaaaaaa
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arcade72 wrote:
I remember him from IRC and he was quite weird...
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wendell3 wrote:
Esa! <3
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Silben wrote:
We've tagged this artist and many alike as 'Artificial Lounge', join in on the Artificial Lounge Group and discover more Downtempo IDM with us.
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ThierryM wrote:
LACKLUSTER :: the questionnaire
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transient wrote:
recipe for happiness
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HeartAtacknVine wrote:
Very accomplished sounds and artfully produced. Thankyou!
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diarmo wrote:
Visit http://www.last.fm/music/diarmo for some broad soundscapes, deep bass and varying beats you just might enjoy.:)
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colouredtears wrote:
love ll120702b (ender)
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Mxi wrote:
mitä sä esa oikee
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saskiafont wrote:
Möö brother!
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Robotitto wrote:
very nice
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Faeerie wrote:
<3
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OverCoat wrote:
http://soundtempest.net/soc/remix/lackluster-bothersome(overcoatremix).mp3 :3
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liaroner wrote:
great stuff
Events
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22
Netaudio'08: The Offline Festival for Online Music
Shunt Lounge, London, United Kingdom
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Oct
22
Netaudio London '08 at Shunt Lounge Kahvi Collective Label Showcase
Shunt Vaults, London, United Kingdom
1 shout
| 11 attendees
News
Cokemachineglow review Esa Ruoho: Places
8 Oct 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/lacklust3r
Cokemachineglow Esa Ruoho: Places reviewEsa Ruoho Places (Grundruck; 2008) Rating: 59% Following on from part one of Finland Today it's time to venture into the darker side of...
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Remixselection_one + WYWIWYN reviewed on xlr8r
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Lackluster FLAC/MP3 for sale on Equaldreams
31 Aug 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/lacklust3r
Listeners
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Deexmo
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joxaren
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fingerbib2000
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Recent Activity
- peconic tagged Lackluster with ‘idm’, ‘ambient’, ‘finnish’ and ‘electronic’. yesterday evening
- Open-Air added Lackluster to Open-Air’s library. yesterday afternoon
- Lauders_K tagged Lackluster with ‘idm’, ‘chillout’ and ‘electronic’. yesterday afternoon
- AuTechRec, nexusdublin and idmidm added Lackluster to their libraries. yesterday morning
- kovsky tagged Lackluster with ‘ambient’ and ‘idm’. last week
- orangexp tagged Lackluster with ‘scandinavian’, ‘electronic’ and ‘ambient’. 8 days ago
- Dziwactwo, mloski, GlennBr and 1 other person added Lackluster to their libraries. 8 days ago
- czarnoksiezna tagged Lackluster with ‘electronic’ and ‘ambient’. 10 days ago
- f2rd, Bone92 and Eddy148 added Lackluster to their libraries. 11 days ago
- esaruoho updated the wiki page for Lackluster. (diff) 11 days ago
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Lackluster/Esa Ruoho FLAC/MP3 for sale on EqualDreams.
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20 Sep 2008 | Add comment
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Netaudio'08 Festival 22 - 25.10.2008
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8 Sep 2008 | Add comment
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