An
electronic music artist from
Finland, producing
laid back melodic house music. Has gained
international acclaim mostly by his
releases on
F Communications, a
French label.
Jori was born
1973 in
Kemi and started creating music in the late
80s. He moved to
Oulu in order to
study in its
university, and while there he co-founded the
legendary (but sadly
defunct) label
Lumi Records. Jori produced his
breakthrough records in Oulu, and it continued to be his
base of operations for many years. Currently he
resides in
Helsinki.
Trivia:
Discography sorted by label:
Djupt (
Stockholm,
Sweden)
Jori Juhanna & Kari Pekka
Saker Oss Imellan
12"
D1204
September 1999
NOTE: collaboration with Cari Lekebusch
F Communications (
France)
Jori Hulkkonen
Selkäsaari Tracks Episode 1 - First Episode of Two Part Series
12"
F046
July 1996
Jori Hulkkonen
Selkäsaari Tracks Episode 2 - Second Episode of Two Part Series
12"
F052
September 1996
Jori Hulkkonen
Selkäsaari Tracks
CD
October 1996
NOTE: combines parts 1 & 2
Jori Hulkkonen
Silk and Bullets
12"
F062
April 1997
Jii "da Pimpbot" HOO
Disconnects you from "the World of Copyright" aka "So Take Me to Court, Motherfuckers!"
12"
F064
May 1997
Jii HOO
Let Me Luv U
12"
F076/080P
September 1997
Jori Hulkkonen
The Spirits
12"
F088
May 18, 1998
Jori Hulkkonen
Inside Me
12"
F089
June 15, 1998
Jori Hulkkonen
The Spirits Inside Me
CD
F089CD
June 15, 1998
Jori Hulkkonen
Detatch Yoself
12"
F105
March 1999
Lu & Jii Hoo
Shelter
12"/CDS
F112
October 1999
EC Records (
The Netherlands)
Bobby Forester
She Loox Different
12"
EC 28
February 1999
Hybrid Productions (
Sweden)
Jori Hulkkonen Kemistä
Rokataan Täysillä
12"
HYB 025
Lumi Records (
Oulu,
Finland)
Various Artists
Under Northern Ground
Lumi 001
November 1993
NOTE: 3 tracks under the name "Avalon Unbounded"
Various Artists
Phosphore Phlakep
Lumi 002
May 1994
NOTE: one track as "Electromantic"
Various Artists
The Jack Is Out There
Lumi 003
June 1995
NOTE: 2 tracks as "Deks Dekster" and "Vichy"
Midnite City Soul Affair
Still Loving You
lrs-015
September 1999
Step Time Orchestra
Go Home
lrs016
October 1999
NOTE: collaboration with Tuomas Salmela
Out of Orbit / ACV (
Italy)
Jori Hulkkonen
Hot in the Heels of Blane Tudor
12"
OOO14
May 1996
Pan (
UK)
Jii Hoo
Let Me Love You
12"
PAN016 promo
July 1998
Jii Hoo
Let Me Luv U
12"
PAN016
September 1998
Plumphouse / Loop Records (
Sweden)
Bobby Forester
Love You Forever, Part 1
12"
PLUMP025
October 1997
Bobby Forester
Love You Forever, Part 2
12"
PLUMP026
December 1997
Bobby Forester
Love You Forever
CD
PLUMPCD102
January 1998
PT Sounds (
UK)
Eternal Boyman
High Hopes - Part 1
12"
pts09
November 1999
Eternal Boyman
High Hopes - Part 2
12"
pts10
November 1999
Push'n'Pull (
The Netherlands)
J.A.W.S. (Just Another White Sucka)
Polar Pimp
12"
pp010
1999
J.A.W.S.
Booty & tha Beats
12"
pp012
December 1999
Station (
Turku,
Finland)
Juxxu Boyzz
Jekku Traxx 4
12"
station004
December 1999
NOTE: collaboration with Tuomas Salmela
Trainspotters Nightmare (
Sweden)
Jori Hulkkonen Kemistä
LATUA!!
2x12"
CL 004
February 1997
Jori Hulkkonen
Finland: 0 Points
2x12"
CL 010
September 1997
Entropy & Hytky (
Helsinki,
Finland)
Various Artists
Technique
7"
TECHNIQ001
April 24, 1998
NOTE: Given to first 300 visitors to the Technique party in Helsinki. One track by Jori.
Visit
http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/finndiscog/hulkkonen/ for a complete list of
remixes and
compilation appearances.
Jori's own
home page is at
http://www.kolumbus.fi/jorih/