Dj Kridlokk

Highly acclaimed artist and producer DJ Kridlokk (Kristo Laanti) released his eagerly awaited new album Hai in April 2024. The album, entirely composed, written, and produced by Kridlokk himself, has been widely hailed as a landmark in Finnish rap. Laanti received the prestigious Teosto Prize for the album.

Kridlokk worked on the album over four years, mostly in his own head, alternating between contemplation and experimentation while wandering the marinas and shorelines of East Helsinki. “Environment affects thinking, and solitary reflection can easily become messy and distorted. I realized that almost all of my ideas contained some reflection on loneliness and the perspective it colors.”

All three of the cult-status artist’s previous albums have been critical successes, with the 2014 album Mutsi considered a masterpiece of Finnish rap.

Kridlokk’s signature darkly hued lyrics, which examine the world with skepticism and humor, are also present on this fourth album:
“I thought about that nearly 400-year-old wolffish that was observed off Greenland a few years ago. It’s a creature that swims for half a century in icy waters, eyes pitch black and blind, living apart from all other vertebrates, storing its own urine in its body, making its flesh poisonous. Is it a winner or a loser? Impossible to say. One thing is certain: you cannot fuck with it.”

Critical reception:

“Every sound on the album is deliberate, and every rapped line carries meaning. The mosaic-like texture of the beats is rich in a way rarely heard in Finnish rap.” – Helsingin Sanomat / Mikko Aaltonen, *****

“DJ Kridlokk has one of the most original voices in contemporary Finnish popular music, and Hai shows it at its sharpest. Damn, I’ve missed this.” – Soundi / Niko Peltonen, *****

“Hai is unpredictable. Hai is threatening. Hai is enduring. Hai is 5/5.” – Kulttuuritoimitus / Eero Lassila

“The new DJ Kridlokk album is a dark and fierce masterpiece.” – Jylkkäri / Niklas Pelkonen, *****

Book the artist

Booking

Feniks Willamo
feniks@allday.fi / booking@allday.fi+358 45 239 0170

Production

Jenny Lahti
jenny@allday.fi / tuotanto@allday.fi+358 50 346 2299

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    Shows

    la 27.09.

    Rovaniemen teatteri (Saivo-klubi), Rovaniemi

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    pe 19.12.

    G Livelab (Silmien takana -klubi), Helsinki

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    Past shows

    pe 18.07.25

    Mellakka Festival, Hämeenlinna

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    la 24.05.25

    Sonic Rites, Ääniwalli, Helsinki

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    pe 22.11.24–
    la 23.11.2024

    MustaKissa Kuppila, Rovaniemi

    pe 28.07.23

    W/ Ex Tuuttiz
    Kaupungin äänet, Lahti

    la 17.09.22

    TBA

    to 01.09.22

    Yksityistilaisuus

    pe 26.08.22

    Suisto, Hämeenlinna

    pe 24.06.22

    TBA

    la 09.04.22

    Korjaamon Kulmasali, Helsinki

    pe 11.09.20

    W/ Gasellit
    Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki

    pe 24.01.20

    All Good In The Hood, Kaijakka, Tampere

    la 21.12.19

    Mysig, Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki

    pe 08.11.19

    45special, Oulu

    la 19.10.19

    W/ Haamu
    G Livelab Tampere

    pe 23.08.19

    Bull Bar, Rovaniemi

    pe 02.08.19

    Kaupungin Äänet, Lahti

    la 11.05.19

    ALL DAY ON!, Suvilahti, Helsinki

    la 20.04.19

    W/ SITOI
    Suisto, Hämeenlinna

    la 16.02.19

    Huurre, Tampere

    to 30.08.18

    W/ SITOI
    Henry's Pub, Helsinki

    pe 06.07.18

    DJ Kridlokk @ G Livelab, Helsinki

    su 10.06.18

    Sideways, Helsinki

    la 19.05.18

    Kapsäkki, Helsinki

    la 21.04.18

    Dynamo, Turku

    la 31.03.18

    Valkoinen Sali, Helsinki

    pe 09.03.18

    W/ DJ Ibusal
    Kuudes Linja, Helsinki

    la 02.12.17

    Bull Bar & Grill, Pikkuklubi, Rovaniemi

    pe 01.12.17

    45 Special, Oulu

    pe 29.09.17

    Virgin Oil, Helsinki

    la 23.09.17

    Dynamo, Turku

    pe 08.09.17

    Bar Finnegans, Tuusula

    to 24.08.17

    Taiteiden Yö, Korjaamo, Helsinki

    to 15.06.17

    W/ Aivovuoto
    G Livelab, Helsinki

    pe 05.05.17

    Torvi, Lahti

    pe 07.04.17

    Yo-talo, Tampere

    pe 31.03.17

    Tallinn Music Week, Tallinna

    la 04.03.17

    Saaristobaari, Turku

    pe 03.03.17

    W/ View
    Tavastia, Helsinki

    la 18.02.17

    W/ View
    Kerubi, Joensuu

    pe 20.01.17

    45 Special, Oulu

    la 07.01.17

    Dynamo, Turku

    to 27.10.16

    Broken Hearts Club, We Got Beef, Helsinki

    la 15.10.16

    Bar Finnegan's, Tuusula