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Real Name:Esa Juhani Ruoho
Profile:Esa Juhani Ruoho is one among the up and coming ambient electronic artists in Finland today. His first major label release, Container (deFocus, UK) was well received by critics and the electronic enthusiasts alike. He has after that had releases thru labels like Merck (Miami,US), Rikos Records (Finland), U-cover (Belgium), Inc.Us (Belgium), Zeal Records (Belgium), Psychonavigation (Ireland), New Speak Records (Sweden).

Born October 26, 1978 in Helsinki, Esa first became interested in computer music when he was 6. Some of his early favorites were the songs created for C64 games, later modules by such luminaries as Aleksi Eeben, Niko Nyman, Sami Järvinen, and others, on the Commodore Amiga. By 1994, Esa had shifted his musical interests to ambient/idm and has later on flourished as a member of the Helsinki scene, providing music for various netlabels like monotonik and kahvi.

Currently, Esa continues to release thru several international labels and explores new tracks & techniques at his flat in eastern Helsinki.

Contact: esaruoho@gmail.com
esa ruoho / kotikonnuntie 6 b 31 / 00940 helsinki / finland
URLs:http://www.lackluster.org/
http://www.lackluster.org/free/
http://www.lackluster.org/shop/
http://www.lackluster.org/press/
http://www.myspace.com/lacklust3r
http://www.last.fm/music/Lackluster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackluster
Aliases:Can'O'Lard, Distance (2), DJ Cowbell, Esa Ruoho, XLLV
Name Variations: All | Lackluster | Lacklustre
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Releases:
07/10/99 (File, MP3, VBR) Kahvi Collective 1999
Bothersome (Mother Mix) (File, MP3, 128) Monotonik 1999
CDR#1 (CDr) Not On Label 1999
CDR#2 (CDr, Ltd, Album) Monotonik 1999
13/10/99 (File, MP3, 192) Monotonik 2000
7" (7") Rikos Records 2000
Container (CD, Album) deFocus 2000
Container (LP) deFocus 2000
Foc349 (12") deFocus 2000
R U Oho? (12", EP) deFocus 2000
Happyarpeg (File, MP3, VBR) Kahvi Collective 2001
One-Offs EP (File, MP3, EP, VBR) Monotonik 2001
Rikos 7" (7") Merck 2001
Zealectronic Purple (7", Ltd, Whi) Zealectronic 2001
A Lackluster Remixer (12") Merck 2002
Wrapping (CD, Album) deFocus 2002
Wrapping (LP) deFocus 2002
Wrapping Sampler (12") deFocus 2002
Not An EP (File, MP3, VBR) Corewatch 2003
Showcase (CD, Album, Ltd) Merck 2003
You Are On My Mind EP (File, MP3, EP, VBR) Monotonik 2003
Live At Freeflow, Helsinki 16/07/03 (File, MP3, 128) Monotonik 2004
R U Oho? (12", Ltd) Merck 2004
R U Oho? (12", Ltd, Gre) Merck 2004
RemixSelection_One (CD) Psychonavigation Records 2004
Showcase (12", Ltd) Merck 2004
Showcase (12", Ltd, Gre) Merck 2004
Last Song For The Night (File, ogg) Kahvi Collective 2005
Slice (CD, Album, Dig) U-Cover 2005
What You Want Isn't What You Need (CD) New Speak 2005
Zero Million Barrels Of Oil Per Day (File, MP3, VBR) Monotonik 2005
13/10/99 (File, MOV) Kahvi Collective 2006
Lax EP (File, MP3, EP, 256) Digilog 2006
LL25/09/01 (File, MP3) 3L reckodz 2006
CDR#2 (File, MP3, EP, RM) Kahvi Collective 2007
Live At Assembly 2007 (File, ogg, VBR) Kahvi Collective 2007
Repulsine Ep (CD) SLSK Records 2007
The Stationary Trout EP (File, MP3, EP) part2 records 2007
Remixes:
Half The Battle (CD, Comp, Album, Ltd) Izey Rael (Lacklustermx) Merck 2002
Half The Battle (CD) Izey Rael (Lacklustermx) P-Vine Records 2002
Mixt (CD) Rock Robot (Lackluster... Senton Recordings 2002
Remixed Sampler (File, MP3, 128) Quasipede (Lackluster ... Monotonik 2002
Standard_Naming_Convention (7", Ltd, Cle) Standard Naming Conven... n5MD 2002
The Remixes (CD) Untitled Carpark Records 2002
Thug::Remixed (CD) Quasipede (Lackluster ... Aural Industries 2002
Blabla (CD) Masro Remix (Lackluste... Blasé 2003
Parallemped Ep (12", EP) Too Few Arguments (No ... spa.RK 2003
Bovine Rearrangement (CD, Album, Ltd) Untitled (Lackluster R... Merck 2004
Half The Battle 3 (12", Ltd) Izey Rael (Lacklustermx) Merck 2004
Half The Battle 3 (12", Ltd, Gre) Izey Rael (Lacklustermx) Merck 2004
Head Movement (CD, Maxi) Sitting Pretty (Lacklu... Psychonavigation Records 2004
Head Retreat / Hehlektro (12") Head Retreat (hedspace... Ihmelevyt 2004
Lackluster Remixes Line Noise 001 (File, MP3, 192) Lacedmilk Technologies 2004
Merck Mix 3 (CD) Lackluster Mix (28/04/01) Merck 2004
Arepa 2 / Infiltrate 7.0 (CD, Ltd, Boo) In My Room (Lackluster... Arepaz 2005
Blamstrain Remixed (CD, Ltd) Untitled (Lackluster R... Merck 2005
Blamstrain Remixed Part One (12", Ltd) Untitled (Lackluster R... Merck 2005
Blamstrain Remixed Part One (12", Ltd, Pur) Untitled (Lackluster) Merck 2005
Folk, Lisergia, Computers (CD) My Baby Is A Robot (La... igloo-rec 2005
Hold It Down No. 1 (CD) Sitting Pretty (Lacklu... Nice & Nasty Records 2005
Imaginary Track (Lackluster 23/07/02mx 26/03/04b Ableton Live Jam) (File, MP3) Laidback Electronica 2005
Jibaro Times FM: WLMF 5 (12", Ltd) In My Room Arepaz 2005
Latatoo (File, MP3) Latatoo (Lackluster Dn... Cobalt Recordings 2005
My Baby Is A Robot (File, MP3) My Baby Is A Robot (La... igloo-rec 2005
Remaking The Pearl (CD, Album) Fools (Lackluster Mix) Psychonavigation Records 2005
The Widnes Redevelopment Project (CD, Ltd) Runt (Lackluster Squeez) n5MD 2005
Intelligent Toys 3 (File, MP3, 192) Nighthiker (Lackluster... Sutemos 2006
Merck Fragments (CD-ROM, Ltd) Lilypads (Lackluster R... Merck 2006
Mergerz & Acquisitionz (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Offsetcetera Lackluste... Merck 2006
Perpetual Green Part 2 (The Deep Mixes) (12") Perpetual Green (Lackl... Cobalt Recordings 2006
Problems/Solved (File, MP3) In The Mist (Lackluste... Artificial Music Machine 2006
One Point Two: More Digital Listening From Rednetic (CD) Harajuku (Lackluster P... Rednetic Recordings 2007
Re:Mixed (CD, Album) Tilburg Crack City - L... Angelmaker Records, My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings 2007
Feelin' Electrified / Tracey's Revenge (Remixes) (12") Feelin' Electrified (L... Nice & Nasty Records 2008
From The Vaults Of The F Drive (File, MP3, 192) Tilburg Crack City (La... Vukzid 2008
Golden Pines (CDr, EP, Ltd, Pro) Ghosts (Lackluster Wav... Binkcrsh 2008
Golden Pines (CDr, Ltd) Ghosts (Lackluster Wav... Binkcrsh 2008
Madrid 2 Los Angeles (LP) We Walk (Lackluster Re... Project: Mooncircle 2008
Madrid 2 Los Angeles (CD, Album) We Walk (Lackluster Re... Project: Mooncircle 2008
Rednetic Showcase (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 192) Jpop Moment (Lackluste... Rednetic Recordings 2008
The Nighthiker Remixes (File, MP3, Net) Nighthiker (Lackluster... Envizagae 2008
Production:
The Heart On The Right Spot (2xLP, Ltd) Ll180905 Project: Mooncircle 2007
The Heart On The Right Spot (CD) Ll180905 Project: Mooncircle 2007
Appears On:
Scateren (File, ogg) Aatu(ussn) Kahvi Collective 2005
Tracks Appear On:
A Beginners Guide To Rikos (CDr) Buzz, 11/11/99 Rikos Records  
Penguin Mechanics Volume III (CD, Comp) Third Pie Kracfive 1999
Aurora (CD, Comp, Ltd) Onuj Merck 2000
Do You See (12") Starcell UK deFocus 2000
Neferiu Sampler (CD) Haloaw Neferiu Records 2000
Sampler 000504 (CDr, Smplr) Cull Streak (Bauri Remix) Not On Label 2000
Squadron (CD, Ltd) Intro 1 (Frank Bolero ... Merck 2000
Autumnature (CD) 31/10/99 Autumn Records 2001
Bedazzled Movements (File, MP3) Cull Streak Subsource 2001
Did You See (CD) Starcell UK, Cull Stre... deFocus 2001
Initial Release - Surgery Compilation 01 (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) 11/11/99 Surgery Records 2001
Squadron Sampler (12") Intro 1 (Frank Bolero ... Merck 2001
Squadron Sampler (12", Ltd, RP, Red) Intro 1 (Frank Bolero ... Merck 2001
Suojain002 (2xCD) Rumk8 Suojain 2001
Annexe: Cottage Industries 2 (2xCD) Wristcontrol Neo Ouija 2002
Annexe: Cottage Industries 2 (2xLP) Wristcontrol Neo Ouija 2002
Fast Foward Saturday (File, MP3) Plip Subsource 2002
Mine Is Yours (MD, Ltd) Cull Streak (Dull Stre... n5MD 2002
Psychokinesis (CD) Mes Psychonavigation Records 2002
Psychonavigation Records Sampler (CD) MES Psychonavigation Records 2002
Skobber Spuren (File, MP3) Gummy Subsource 2002
Electronic Emotional Music Volume One (CD) 02/12/02 Electronic Emotional Music 2003
Merck Mix 1, Spring 2003 (CD, Mixed, Ltd) Haloaw, Strateface Merck 2003
Merck Mix 2, Summer 2003 (CD, Ltd) 28-06-00, 18-10-99 Merck 2003
101 (File, MP3, Comp, 192) ll180302 One 2004
Direction Of A Rainbow (Cass) Close Enough Clockwise Recordings (Japan) 2004
Infiltrate 6.0 (12") Ambling On (030503) Rice And Beans 2004
Intelligent Toys (File, MP3) Thor's Magic Bathtub Sutemos 2004
Intelligent Toys 2 (File, MP3) Glass 080598 Sutemos 2004
Merck Mix 3 (CD) Suntrapez (Brothomstat... Merck 2004
Panoptica Frequences Modulees (CD) Wallow (16/09/02) Panoptic 2004
Butano Beats Volume 1 (CDr) Haste (22/03/2004) Haerski Muumi 2005
From Our Hoodz To Yourz... (12") Hmainham Angelmaker Records 2005
One Minute Massacre Volume 2 (File, MP3) Untitled Soulseek Records 2005
10 Years Of Monotonik - The Mix (File, MP3, VBR) Starcell U.K. Monotonik 2006
Intelligent Toys 3 (File, MP3, 192) Wallow Sutemos 2006
Merck Fragments (CD-ROM, Ltd) 030503 Merck 2006
Prox EP (File, MP3, EP, 320) Easy Does It Ghostly International 2006
Summer Compilation (CD) 04/04/02 Belladonna Records 2006
Butano Beats Volume 1 (File, ogg) Haste (22 03 2004) Kahvi Collective 2007
Cycles (File, MP3, Comp, VBR) After Pi Trak Camomille Music 2007
Intelligent Toys 4 (File, MP3) Tauboo Delucht Sutemos 2007
Schall_Mauer (File, MP3, Comp, 320) Hippihoppi Schall-Netlabel 2007
The Heart On The Right Spot (2xLP, Ltd) Ll180905 Project: Mooncircle 2007
The Heart On The Right Spot (CD) Ll180905 Project: Mooncircle 2007
Mioku (CD, Comp) Goodbyefrenchplace Controne Records 2008
Mission Statement (CD, Comp, Promo, Ltd) Beloved Erotus 2008

User Reviews:
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Human verbal and written communication has not evolved to the level where
we might be able to describe the contents or interpret the meaning of Esa Ruoho's work
entitled Container. He channels the operas of long detatched future alien civilations into
a form which appeases the limitations of our primitive human minds. Its not often that an musician
is able to create a work of such stunning beauty. From futuristic hip hop derivitives
ambient bassline creations, the creator employs a melodic intuition from which every twinkling
structure descends, piercing the grey haze of bassline and synth washes with intense beams of
analog sunrays. The next step in evolution will undoubtedly involve humans trancending the grevious
limits of verbal and written communications and developing emotional psychic interfaces, an audible
representation of which may resemble the work of LACKLUSTER.

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