03.05.2010
RIP Recluse Radio..
After four years and about 150 shows, it´s time to say goodbye to Recluse´s own radio show Recluse Radio.
We would like to thank Basso, Ville Tikkanen and the listeners for these nice years!
Thanks also for all the hosts over the years: Soppamies, Flam, Al:P, Staffro, Jake The Break & Silver

...and welcome The Wire radio show!
Recluse´s Flam started a new radio show with ex- Recluse Radio host Soppamies called The Wire a while ago.
Check more info about the show in these places:
www.spinfm.fi
Facebook

New albums that all includes material produced by Recluse Crew-members!
Check out these quality albums, all includes beats by Recluse Crew-producers:

- Juno: V-Tyyli (Monsp Records)
- Pyhimys: Vieras (Monsp Records)
- Ritarikunta: TKUG-mixtape (Monsp Records)
- Levil: Peeaa (independent release)
- Axl Smith: People Come First (Waxl Records)


Jake The Break & Flam: Rattaat Pyörimään -album is ready!
Finally the album is ready. Get ready for real hiphop from way up north!!
Details coming soon..

12.10.2008
Recluse's monthly club @ Bar Beatroot in Helsinki! Recluse got a own monthly club night called "Recluse Sessions" in Helsinki. Here is the facts:
- Recluse Sessions with Staffro & Flam @ Bar Beatroot every month´s second friday
- Time: 22-03
- DJ's: Staffro & Flam + guests
- Quality hiphop, funk & soul music for all ya´ll
- Cost: free

Be There!!

Jake & Flam working on a mutual album. Recluse Crew producers Jake & Flam are working on a mutual producer album that should be out on February/March 2009.
The album features big name rappers, musicians and singers from Finland so stay tuned. The album is going to be released by well known finnish hiphop-label, more info about that later!

Recluse Crew song "Perfect Imbalance" has been licensed to Japan. "Perfect Imbalance" will be included on an Infas Music compilation album called "Beautiful Mellow (Maybe)" set for release in August 2008 in Japan.


12.5.2008
Recluse Sessions: Check out the new Recluse Sessions-blog
Including special artist interviews and info on Recluse Radio, Pause radioshow and various Recluse Recordings related projects.

Braille: The IV Edition out now! The new Braille album is getting wonderful reviews. We suggest you cop it! Available worldwide!

In Control with DJ Staffro
Quality hiphop. Quality Music. Once a month at Beatroot, Helsinki. Check the schedule!

Jake & Flam production on upcoming Awkword album! Jake & Flam of the Recluse Crew are currently working with american rapper Awkword. His album is going to be out on August 2008, digitally distributed worldwide so stay tuned!

Jonde: New album out soon! Finnish rapperactor Jonde (Joonas Saartamo) releases his first full length - album on 4th of June 2008. The album is called "Täs On Ollu Kaikenlaista" and it is going to be released by 3rd Rail Music (Finland).
Jake & Flam of the Recluse Crew produced many songs on that particular album. Check out also the music video of the song "Kummituslaakso", produced by Polarsoul.


21.2.2008:
New song produced by Staffro on the upcoming Braille album titled "The IV Edition" (Hiphop IS Music).
The album drops worldwide in april 2008. The song is called "Remember Your Path" and it features legendary
DJ Rob Swift on the cuts.


9.1.2008:
Recluse Recordings will be working in association with Exact Science from San Fransisco, USA. Check their dope clothing line from here!

Year 2008 Recluse Recordings wishes everyone good luck for the year 2008! We have many things coming up nationally and internationally so stay tuned! More details later...


22.9.2007:
Beat Treats Vol. 1: The Recluse Recordings Music Production Sampler Vol.1. Download the definitive mix of all Recluse Recordings produced material right here from our website. Featuring new and upcoming material as well as out of print releases.

New album by the Finnish rap group Reilukerho charts at # 28 at the official Finnish album chart. The Reilukerho album features production by Jake The Break.

K-Klikki ft SuperJanne & Jonde: "Kesäradalla" song is the third most played track  @ Basso Radio this July.Good work from Recluse.

Recluse Recordings´ own radio show "Juicy Break" continues 15/9/07 @ www.Noise.fi and the longest running Recluse radio show "Pause" is also back in effect starting 10/9/07 @ Radio Moreeni.


1.6.2007:
Staffro: Insurance Mix CD Out now! Limited edition mix CD out now. Check out the Music page for more info.

Another mixtape feature. The new DJ Theory: “Western New England Hip Hop Compilation Mix CD (Mystika Music)”   features the new  Staffro production  “Get Focused” By Radix. More info here: www.undergroundhiphop.com

Jake the Break´s song in Reilukerho´s new album - Check out the new Reilukerho album called "Kyseenalaisia Totuuksia"! There´s a song called "Aiemmin", produced by Recluse´s own Jake The Break. You can buy the album in fine record stores around Finland as well as from the internet.

Warming up Kool G Rap the Legend - Recluse Crew producers Staffro and Flam along with Tommi H are going to warm up the rap legend himself Kool G Rap at Helsinki Club on wednesday June 27. The happening is also a record release party for Tommi H´s second album called “Vaihevuodet”. DJ´s for the event are  the Kollabo Brothers (Kool Ski & Staffro). Don´t miss this!

Tommi H- album out on June 27 - The whole “Vaihevuodet” album is produced by Recluse Crew. The album also contains video of the song "Kaikki Tai Ei Mitään". You can also check the video on YouTube .


20.4.2007:
Tommi H - second album coming soon. Finnish rapper Tommi H releases his second album within a next couple of monts. Album is completed and whole album is produced by Recluse Crew. Upcoming album contains a music video of the song "Kaikki tai ei mitään".

Finnish emcee Ikuboi just finished his first studio session from his debut album. Watch out this young and talented newcomer! Upcoming album will be mostly produced by Jake the Break and Flam.


13.4.2007:
Recluse Crew featured on two new mixtapes: Recluse Crew is featured on an upcoming mixtape by French hiphop clothing line Juicy Jazz and an mixtape by Sick N Tik called Vinyl Stock Excange vol.4.

Check out Flam on Sub TV! Flam will be a guest on an program called Subbari on Sub TV on Monday 23:rd at 8-9 am.

Staffro: Insurance mix cd  shipping early July. Hold tight.


19.3.2007:
Recluse Crew & Synoptic Pressure: "Perfect Imbalance" played on The "Chemical Breakdowns/Cop Shop" Experiment on 90.1 WUSB FM (Stony Brook, Long Island NY).

Two songs from The Recluse Crew featured on a new Japanese hiphop mixtape: DJ BPM88 : RICE & FLOUR VOL.5  Mix CD (Grain Market ) Order Here.

Staffro: The Insurance mix CD is done and ready for mastering. Featuring two mixes and exclusive Staffro remixes.


26.2.2007:
Recluse Recordings will be working in association with Juicy Jazz clothing from Paris, France.

The Staffro & Jake project is looking even better with an added collaborator. All that should be said right now is that this khemist is cooking something ill in the basement and that he is an underground veteran, sure to make your ears vibrate! Stay tuned for more info.

Check out Flam´s new myspace page, the address is www.myspace.com/flamtastik. The site contains new beats, info, etc. Check also the new Basso Magazine. There´s an article about brazilian hiphop, written by Flam.


29.1.2007:
The Recluse producers are working on two new albums ( Staffro & Jake, Flam & Karl Dallas ) + beats for emcees. Let´s see how it all turns out.

Recluse Crew featured on a new mixtape by Evil Dave from the UK: This mixtape is made for the respect of late great J Dilla and it contains many songs by Dilla himself. Recluse Crew is really honoured to be in the mixtape dedicated to one of the legends of the rap game!


5.1.2007:
Staffro: ”Retro Crates LP” # 1 @ Diskunion Online Chart in Japan!

New Recluse production on RadiX: Hope EP from Jake The Break and Staffro. Shipping January 2007. More Info here


7.12.2006:
Staffro: Influence & Retro Crates albums released December 1st 2006. CD & 2LP, plus limited edition Retro Crates 12" LP with three exclusive instrumentals.
Staffro´s respected 2002 debut solo album Influence gets a proper rerelease with the added Retro Crates instrumental album featuring previously unreleased instrumentals from the archives. Out Now!

Check out the Recluse Recrodings
Myspace-page for new audio and more.


27.10.2006:
The songs "Who I Am" and "A Day In The Life" from "The Art Ow Raw Sound" -album featured on a new mixtape by Evil Dave from England. You can get the mixtape for example here: www.mininova.com

Finnish actor/rapper Joonas Saartamo (from the movies Menolippu Mombasaan, Tyttö Sinä Olet Tähti and Game Over fame ) aka Jonde releases his first solo-EP at the end of the week. The whole EP is produced by Jake & Flam of the Recluse Crew. If you want to buy this EP, please contact Flam at flamtastik@gmail.com .

The Rap SM 2006, battle of the finnish mc championship, line up has changed! O.C. has been replaced by Supastition (Soulspazm Records, USA) ft The Kollabo Brothers.

The new Kollabo Brothers 12” ft Diamond D & Grandmaster Caz: “My Flows To Blow”/“Hip Hop Blues” charts #6 at Undergroundmailorder.com.
For the latest  Kollabo Brothers show info and more check out: http:///www.myspace.com/
kollabobrothers.

Staffro is recording a new mix cd consisting of two mixes: A mix with library-jazz-funk-rock gems for the crate diggers out there and another one of pure hiphop featuring new and exclusive Staffro remixes. A limited edition CD on Recluse Recordings.


9.10.2006:
The Art Of Raw Sound album charted on the best selling albums list at Fat City, UK.

Rap SM 06 competition featuring The Kollabo Brothers (Kool Ski & Staffro), O.C. (D.I.T.C., USA) and Teddy Rock Four. Live Sat 11/4/06 @ Nosturi, Helsinki. In association with Recluse Radio, Pause & Juicy Break radio shows.

Staffro: Influence & Retro Crates albums are completed. Release date 12/01/06. New deluxe edition CD & 2LP with unreleased material from the archives


16.9.2006:
Music -section has been updated to include reviews on albums. Be sure to check them out!


24.8.2006:
Recluse Recordings and Triple Five Soul. Recluse Recordings is working in association with the dope clothing line Triple Five Soul.

AORS promotion campaign by TimeWarp Distribution and Outpost Media. AORS Radio airplay from Trevor Nelson (Radio 1), Zane Lowe (Radio 1), Gilles Peterson (Radio 1), Annie Mac (Radio 1) & Benji B (BBC 1Xtra). 
Press coverage from Hip Hop Connection, IDJ, Touch, Wire, Notion, DJ, DMC Update, Echoes & Blues & Soul.

New projects. Flam is working on a producer collabo album with Karl Dallas of Lost Cause. Stay tuned for more info.

Our congrats to Felix Zenger for winning the Scandinavian Beatbox Championship! Check out his new website.


7.8.2006:
Recluse Crew & Synoptic Pressure: The Art Of Raw Sound" out in The UK 08/28/2006 Kool Kat Records (Timewarp Distribution) CD & 2LP.
The album is getting great reviews from magazines such as Mongrel, Future Music, and Rapnews.co.uk and more...

Staffro is currently working on new projects with Jake The Break, featuring Muneshine, RadiX not to forget the rerelease of The influence album and Retro Crates featuring all unreleased vintage Staffro beats later this year.


12.6.2006:
Kollabo Brothers: "For My Peoples" album out now Featuring Afu-Ra, Grandmaster Caz, Diamond D, Craig G, Paris, Donald D, B.I., The Gambit, Zion of Zion I, B.OW. & Tim Dog. Production by The Kollabo Brothers aka Kool Ski and Staffro. Additional production by The Recluse Crew.

Handcuts Records released a different CD version of the album in Japan. Distributed by Universal Music.

Coming soon to the rest of the world through Kool Kat Records & Timewarp Distribution UK.


Recluse Crew & Synoptic Pressure: "The Art Of Raw Sound" album out now. All production by The Recluse Crew. All vocals by Synoptic Pressure (Lojik Reazon, Dispute One, Mikchek & Live Wire) from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Already available in Japan. Coming soon to the rest of the world through Kool Kat Records & Timewarp Distribution UK.


Staffro interview @ Vinyl Athletes. Check out the latest news from the highly regarded producer of the Recluse Crew, Staffro at http://vinylathletes.blogspot .com


Kollabo Brothers For My Peoples Handcuts promotional video http://www.handcuts.com/news
/image_news/kollabo_shibuya.mov


Kollabo Brothers charts number one @ Diskunion Online Chart in Japan. The third single from the Kollabo Brothers features Diamond D "My Flows To Blow" and Grandmaster Caz: "Hip-Hop Blues". This 12" also features special remixes by the Kollabo Brothers and Teddy Rok. Earlier this year The Art Of Raw Sound album and it´s 12" called "Perfect Imbalance" also charted at #1 position at Diskunion Japan