Pre-exam feelings.

Right now I'm chilling in the library once again. I've got my last exam for the semester in 90 minutes and for some reason I felt the need to take a brake. My head feels like it's going going to explode because there is so much informationto absorb. I hope I'll be able to pass the exam but my chances are pretty slim. I'm hoping for good questions.

I'm still feeling pretty good though because I passed my exam yesterday and that one would have been a huge pain in the ass to re-take next year.This one is a bit easier if I happen to fail today.

Today will mark the beginning of my short holiday so I'm pretty psyched about that too. I hope I'll manage to get my new mixtape done and do some home improvment by installing a shelf to my dj booth. I also want to visit home and spend some quality time with Kirke. So a lot to look forward to. I'll also have a couple of reggae gigs before the week ends and I'm happy about those too because well I just happen to love blasting reggae music from a soundsystem.

I also forgot to mention in the last post that I now live together with Kirke. For some reason this keeps escaping from my mind when I recap 2011. I guess it's because of all the other things happening and because Kirke pretty much lived at my place last year.

Ok, I'll post more stuff when I get home from the exam. I'm afraid it wont be a positive post though. We'll see. Peace out!

11 months since last post

I haven't written anything in 11 months now. I'm not gonna go through why. I guess I just didn't feel like it. During this time a lot has happened so I'll write a little recap of the past year and how this one has started. Most likely I won't be very active with this blog but who knows. Maybe I'll get a new spark to this writing thing.

In the last post it was february. Kirke was about to get her exam results and we were going to Finland. I had also just played my first gig in Teine Maailm and made my debut in the estonian reggae scene.

A lot has changed since then. Kirke failed her exam and had to go on academic leave. Last week she got she finally had a chance to re-do the exam and she passed. This was a huge releaf and made us both very happy.

Since last february my DJ hobby has also taken off and so far I've played in all the main reggae parties in Estonia. As far as this DJ thing goes, I've had a great year and I'm super grateful for the experiences that I've gotten. Last february was my first reggae gig and now I have about 3-4 gigs every month and also a new monthly club in which I play a part. I have also played at a lot of different clubs and venues some which are the biggest in Estonia. I couldn't be more happy with the opportunities that I've gotten at the moment and I'm sure this year will be even better.

School is another thing that has changed drastically. I graduated and I'm now a Bachelor of Arts in Education. I'm proud that I got everything done last spring and my thesis got an A and some national media coverage. This fall I got into the masters program and now I'm trying to do that. I had the honor of presenting my thesis at a scientific conference which displayed the best thesis from our institute. Since starting with the masters program I haven't been that motivated which I'm not happy with. Right now I have two exams which I haven't passed yet and my study motivation is in the gutter. I hope I'll be able to pass them next week. Otherwise I have to do them next year which wouldn't be very ideal. We'll see.

Other highlights of last year were not working the summer and going Interrailing which had been a dream of mine since I was 12-years old. I hope I'll get to do something similar this year. I also hope to spend some more time with friends and pick up skateboarding again. We have a plan cooking which would include a lot of surfing and most likely Portugal or France. I hope that will happen.

That's it for now. Maybe I'll get the itch to write something again soon. Peace Out!

P.S Here is my favorite tune at the moment!

Mi nah say mi nah change

cause mi no know how di future tun

but if mi change

please mek mi be a better man

Valentines day

It's a beautiful day. I woke up, Kirke went to the doctor, I made myself an omelette, I sorted my school stuff out and oh yeah the sun is shining. The only negative thing is that its monday. This week is also my birthday which I'll celebrate in Finland this time. I'm glad that I can take Kirke with me and since I haven't been home after new years I'm looking forward to it.

Its Valentines day too. This day has never really had any special significance to me but I was positively surprised when Kirke gave me a Valentines card yesterday. Not to sound too cliche but I'd say I'm a lucky guy in every aspect. I hope I can do the same for her that she does to me. I know that she's neck deep in all her school stress right now but I hope the weekend will be way to get her out of it.

My dad offered to pay for our ferry tickets, an offer which I gladly accepted. I don't want Kirke to feel in debt though. One thing that makes things more difficult for us is the fact that right now we are on different levels financially. I have the opportunity to do what I want without worrying too much about money while she has to keep an eye on every cent she spends. I want to share my experiences with her and that means paying for her costs too sometimes. I don't worry about it as I feel that that money is well spent but I know she worries the hell out of it. I know she worries about the ferry tickets, the train tickets, my birthday gift and so on. Its a shitty feeling on my side too. I know she doesn't want to live in my apartment and that she wants to make it on her own but right now that's not possible so I do my best to help. Sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes she gets mad at me. All in a day of living in a relationship I guess.

I should get to school soon so I'll quit while I'm ahead :). Peace Out!

Simpel Session and Sugarcane

It's been a busy couple of weeks. Last weekend was the Simpel Session in Tallinn. I felt quite guilty going to Tallinn on friday because Kirke still had her final exam to do. I still went as I the guys were coming from Finland and the whole thing had been planned ages ago. Friday was a day of mixed emotions in that way. I felt guilty leaving Kirke on her own but at the same time I was happy to get out of the "madhouse" in Tartu and get a weekend away from all the stress.

When I arrived to Tallinn I headed for the hotel where the guys where staying. We soon headed for the official Simpel Session party which was once again held in Urban House. After getting the first beers we soon discovered that the place was packed with underaged BMX groupies who would do anything for a night with a BMX'er or skateboarder. We got a few good laughs while chatting with these girls and decided to head to the dancefloor. This year the theme of the party was disco. In my opinion the party flopped. The live band played tunes like Copacabana and the Dj's played Beegee's. We felt like we were on a cruise to Sweden. Not that there's anything wrong with Beegees and Disco but in a party full of skaters and bikers it wasn't going to work. We headed to Tommi's after 2am with a quick stop at Hesburger. There I had a funny conversation with this beautiful girl who tried very hard to cut in front of the line. I took it easy and despite her line-cutting attempts she ended up laughing at herself and I got my order in. We also met Brandon Turner (pro-skater) who was shitfaced and tried to buy ketchup and only ketchup from Hesburger. My friend B took a photo with him which turned out really good. A wasted black guy and a pale wasted finnish guy in the same photo is always good. After Hes we took a cab to Tommi's place and crashed.

Around 10.30 am on sunday we got up and headed to the venue. Got beers, watched skateboarding and had some laughs. As the other guys headed to town I stayed to watch the BMX qualifiers. After some time I also headed to town, got some drinks and went to the hotel where some of the guys were staying. After sinking the drinks we had and the guys doing their best at getting the fire alarm turned on we headed for Beer House. We ate and drank well and finally went to Hollywood where the second Simpel Session was held. This time the party was good. The place was packed, the DJ's killed it and finally around 5.30am after some guys drink fell on my t-shirt we decided to call it a night. E picked up a finnish chick and went to her hotel for the night and we went to Tommi's again.

I woke up in the morning still drunk which was good because I didn't feel very shitty. Once again we headed to Saku Suurhall and had a day full of good skateboarding. M and R had reached the semifinals on saturday so we cheered them on but unfortunately they both missed the finals. No wonder though as they where also drinking til 6am. After the finals we went to Tommi's and as the guys went to Popular for some shisha I took a bus back to Tartu. By this time the hangover had already kicked in and it lasted for a good two days.

On monday we got the news that Kirke passed her exam and that she still has a chance to reach the next semester. This was a big releaf. The rest of the week passed with me playing records and hanging out with Kirke. I felt pretty shitty the whole week and had a small cold of some sort. The finale of the week was still ahead though. I was to play at Sugarcane for the first time. I was excited about it as I had wanted to play reggae and dancehall for a while now in Tartu.

The party didn't turn out to be what I expected. First of all I had to play with CD's which I had never done before. This affected the quality of my mixing but later on I started to get a hang of it. I played the warm-up set which was followed by a very weird roots reggae/tropical house/electro set. By this time most of the people who I knew at the party came to me and said "I though this was a reggae party not an electro party". I couldn't have agreed more but this was only the beginning. This set was followed by hardcore Dubstep, Drum n Bass and Jungle. I got to play again at 3.30am and by that time everybody had forgotten that this should have been a reggae party. I stuck to my plan and played dancehall and soca. I wasn't very satisfied with my set though as in the beginning I didn't notice that they had changed the channels where the cd players were and the crossfader settings were different too. This resulted in a few shitty mixes but soon I got the hang of it. My final set was only 30minutes long so I didn't get much stuffed into it but it was decent I guess. By this time I was already sick of dubstep so we headed home. The party turned out to be a electro/dubstep/drum n bass party and because of this I felt that I didn't really fit in. It was a good dubstep party though but not what I expected. Well hopefully there will be a next time and hopefully I'll get to play longer sets. All in all it was a good experience and it introduced me to a wider audience. My soundcloud page has gotten over 120 plays and 30 downloads this week so I'm happy.

That wraps it up. I won't continue this marathon post anymore but I will post my latest mix here though. The best tunes in Reggae and Dancehall in 2010. Enjoy and I'll continue my thoughts tomorrow maybe!

Twenty-ten inna Jamaica Mix by Mängi/Masu

Little update

I got my final exam result today so the semester is officially over. I also got my mix ready a few days ago. I'm not going to share it yet as the mix will most likely be released on This Mixtape is so 2010 website. I'll share the link as it appears. In other news I took up running again. Slowly but steadily I hope I can make it a regular thing as I need the exercise. As my school is done for the semester I'm just going to chill around for another week and next weekend I'll head to Tallinn for Simpel Session. I'm looking forward to that as a bunch of guys from the Vague gang are coming over and one of them is also competing. Should be a good weekend.

As I really have nothing to write about I'm just going to hit the sack get back to blogging later...
Bombs Over The Bay ft. Outkast, Wailing Souls, Santigold, Major Lazer by DJ THEORY

Sleepless

Can't catch any sleep so I'm listening to Komposti's newest mix and wondering around the internet. Today went surprisingly well. No good news but nothing bad either so I'll take it. Went to see the new Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp flick and later recorded the first draft of my new mix. After listening to it I still feel like I have to record it again tomorrow and make a few changes. I'm kinda nervous about tomorrow too because I should recieve my last grade of the semester. So I'm hoping for the best. Nothing more to share I guess. Oh yeah, this beat has been playing in my head for the past few days so I'll post it. At first I didn't think much of the tune at first but I like it more and more by every play. Peace out!

Better must come

Tomorrow holds potential. What kind? I Don't know yet but this time it might have potential to go badly. Kirke has her last chance to pass two tests tomorrow morning. If she doesn't she'll have to take an academic leave. That would most likely mean that she'll leave Tartu for some time and probably mean a long distance relatioship between us. So how do I feel about it? Worried, scared and sad mostly. But I'm still optimistic. I guess I'll sleep with my fingers crossed and hope for the best. I know that if she'll pass, she still has an enormous amount of stress because she'll still have to pass the final exams and that stress is eating her up mentally everyday and has been for a while now. I wonder if the academic leave would give her a chance to do more things that make her happy. At the same time I know that I'd be less happy if she's gone. So it's a tricky situation and tomorrow might be the start of something new, a delay of the inevitable or the step that puts things back to normal. My eyes barely stay open as I write this but I try to put on a strong face and keep my thoughts positive. Better mus come was the name of an old Jamaican movie and some old tune too. I'll keep that in mind as I go to sleep hoping that tomorrow actualizes it's positive potential. Peace Out!