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Finnish musician Juho Hietala began recording music under the Blamstrain moniker in 2001, after previously recording under the name Otwo. Blamstrain's take on IDM was a natural fit on Gabe Koch's <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Merck%22">Merck</a> label, which released Blamstrain's debut album, Ensi, in 2003. The release garnered positive comparisons to <a href="spotify:artist:6WH1V41LwGDGmlPUhSZLHO">Autechre</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6kBDZFXuLrZgHnvmPu9NsG">Aphex Twin</a>, and was followed by Blamstrain Remixed (featuring reworkings of the album's material by artists including <a href="spotify:artist:77o6nJoqWYnEPtbBu64JI2">Gridlock</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0Q2lYLp53K9LwFyEHWtrIu">Funckarma</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1hTlyo5QWVHUA3xUGgXqa5">Proem</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:40yS5szgzflPEJYj60aAXy">Lackluster</a>) in 2005. Blamstrain collaborated with fellow Finnish IDM artist <a href="spotify:artist:7dJoiDu6p9jcAESCcRYU0z">Brothomstates</a> on a 2006 EP, Brothomstrain vs Blamstates, which was considerably more dancefloor-oriented than either artist's previous work. The second Blamstrain full-length, Disfold, arrived in 2006 on the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sending+Orbs%22">Sending Orbs</a> label, and found Hietala pushing his sound into an ambient dub-techno direction. Hietala started his <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Erotus%22">Erotus</a> label in 2008, and began a prolific run of albums and singles, starting with Lowblow and Exosphere in 2008. Hietala also explored a number of aliases, including Varia (in collaboration with Jari Pitkänen), Invisible Hands, and OSC. Following a move to Amsterdam, Blamstrain's first vinyl release since 2006, the Sunday Dub EP, arrived on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Erotus%22">Erotus</a> in 2013, followed by the 2014 full-length For All the Dreamers In. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi
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