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Ural 13 Diktators

Real Name:
Lauri Virtanen & Lauri Pitkänen
Profile:
Ural 13 Diktators was one of the most consistently great electro-techno-wave acts from Finland. The debut album, "Total Destruction" on german Forte Records, open the doors of worldwide success and they left the sign in international scene release after release on well-know labels like Lasergun, Mental Groove, Art Of Perception and with a tons of remixes for artists such Brinton McKay, Elektrochemie LK, 'Lectric Workers, DJ Gio MC-505, Kitbuilders and Dr. Shingo. Their style was a crossover between the whole musical scene of the 80s through hi-nrg disco to rock and pop without falling to ride with cheap clichés. After the release of second full-lenght, "Techno Is Dead", they left the music scene.
Sites:
ural13.com/records, MySpace
Members:
Lauri Pitkänen, Lauri Virtanen
Variations:
All | Ural 13 Diktators | Ural 13 | Ural 13 Dictators
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Discography

Releases:
Diskossa ◄ (2 versions)   Ural 13 1998
Helsinki-Chicago Connection (12", EP)   Ural 13 1999
Sound Of Helsinki EP (12", EP)   Mental Groove Records 1999
Diskossa Remixes EP (12", EP)   Mental Groove Records 2000
Lazer Attack ◄ (2 versions)   Lasergun 2000
Raid Over Europe EP (12", EP)   Ural 13 2000
Total Destruction (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Forte Records 2000
Total Destruction EP (EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Forte Records ... 2000
Disko Kings ◄ (2 versions)   Lasergun 2001
Orks (12")   Art Of Perception 2001
Red Stars EP (12", EP)   Mental Groove Records 2001
Still Alive (12")   Groovy Records 2001
Total Destruction (Remixes) (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Forte Records 2001
World Domination EP (12", EP)   Ural 13 2001
Techno Is Dead (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Ural 13 2002
Blind Love (12")   Alphabet City 2004
Special 1 (File, MP3)   Ural 13 2004
Remixes:
IV (12") I Promise Da Funk (Ura... Electric Kingdom 2000
Re:Death Before Disko (12", Promo) Death Before Disko (Ur... Forte Records 2000
Re:Death Before Disko ◄ (2 versions) Death Before Disko (Ur... Forte Records 2000
Ridin' High (Remixes) (12") Ridin' High (Ural 13 D... Rapture!Records 2000
Country Forever EP (12", EP) Telstar Man (URAL 13 D... Frogman Records 2001
Girl! (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Girl! (Ural 13 Diktato... Leaded ... 2001
It's Not Just About Skiing - The Best Of Forte Records So Far (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Death Before Disko (Ur... Forte Records 2001
Lärm 4 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Ridin' High (Ural 13 D... H&G Records 2001
Robot Is Systematic (12") Robot Is Systematic (U... Lasergun 2001
Aida Compilation Vol. 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Commodore Generation (... Kadabra Digital Wizard 2002
Android's Society EP (12", EP) Commodore Generation (... GAS Records 2002
Dr Shingo's Space Odd-Yssey (CD) Have You Ever Seen The... Forte Records 2002
Have You Ever Seen The Blue Comet (12", W/Lbl, Promo) Have You Ever Seen The... Forte Records 2002
In The Year 2525 (12") In The Year 2525 (Ural... Television Records 2002
Living Without You (The Remixes) (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Living Without You (Ur... 3 Lanka ... 2002
Electric Pop 2 (2xCD) In The Year 25/25 (Ura... MOFA Schallplatten 2003
Ridin' High (Remixes) (12") Ridin' High (Ural 13 D... Feis 2003
Takin' Hold (12") Takin' Hold (Ural 13 D... Submental Records 2003
Appears On:
Vinyl Surgery - Frequenz Berater (2xCD, Comp) Robot Is Systematic (U... d.Drum 2001
Waiting For You (At M.I.R.) (12", Maxi) Waiting For You (Ural ... Ural 13 2001
Have You Ever Seen The Blue Comet (12") Have You Ever Seen The... Forte Records 2002
Il Grande Viaggio Di Gigi D'Agostino Vol. 1 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Moscow Nights ZYX Music 2002
In The Underground (12") In The Underground (Ur... Alphabet City 2003
Tracks Appear On:
Mixmania Vol. 11 (CD) Night Club Red Star Antler-Subway, EMI Music (Belgium) 2000
Plastic Meltdown Two (CD, Comp, Mixed) Total Destruction (Joh... Luxus 2000
Voice And Beats (CD) Total Destruction (Joh... XXX Records 2000
Club System 18 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Total Destruction (Joh... EVA Belgium 2001
Il Grande Viaggio Di Gigi D'Agostino Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Name Of The Game, Mosc... Noise Maker ... 2001
It's Not Just About Skiing - The Best Of Forte Records So Far (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Direktion Ural (DMX Kr... Forte Records 2001
Live At Innercity 2000 (CD) Total Destruction (Joh... ID&T 2001
Loopa Mix (CD) Down With Mental Groove Loopa, Ki/oon Records 2001
Mayday - 10 In 01 - The Compilation ◄ (2 versions) Still Alive (Hardy Har... Low Spirit Recordings 2001
NEO.POP (CD) Red Stars 1st Decade Records 2001
Perlen² (CD, Comp, Mixed) Total Destruction Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten 2001
Wire 01 Compilation (CD, Comp) Guru Meditation Loopa, Ki/oon Records 2001
Wire 01 Compilation Vol. 1 (12") Guru Meditation Loopa, Ki/oon Records 2001
As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Disko Kings Play It Again Sam [PIAS] ... 2002
Electric Pop (12") Laser Karaoke MOFA Schallplatten 2002
Electro Dash (CD) Techno Game Model Records 2002
Expanded Trax - 5 Years Rohstofflager (CD, Comp, Mixed) Total Distruction Muve Recordings 2002
Headliners - The New Generation (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Dictators Masterplan Ministry Of Sound (Germany) 2002
Lektroluv (CD, Mixed, Comp) Disko Kings 541 2002
Lektroluv Sampler (12", Pic) Disko Kings 541 2002
Neo Future Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Name Of The Game (Vect... Edel 2002
Neo.Pop Part Two (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Copy Prot.) Disco Kings 1st Decade Records, Universal Marketing Group GmbH 2002
The Sound Of Warhammer 40.000 Chapter I (CD) Warlords Of Destruction Art Of Perception 2002
100% Electropop (CD, Comp) Laser Karaoke More Music 2003
Electric Pop (2xCD, Comp) Laser Karaoke MOFA Schallplatten 2003
Electronation - Are You Part Of It? (2xCD) Helsinki Calling Boudisque Records 2003
Industrialized Teknowave 2003 (CDr, Mixed, Comp, Ltd) Electric Pop Sonic Groove 2003
It's Not Just About Skiing - The Best Of Forte Records Part 2 (CD) Do You Remember Forte Records 2003
Rave On Snow Vol. 11 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Night Club Red Star More Music 2003
The Lasergun Compilation Vol. 1 (2xCD) Disko Kings, Lazer Attack Lasergun 2004
Newyorkelectronew (CD, Comp) Disko Kings Neverstop 2005
The Rock Machine Mix Serie Vol 1 (CDr, Ltd) Blind Love Rock Machine Records 2005
Organic Sense Of Value (CD, Comp, Mixed) Direction Ural Wyvern Record 2007
Das Pop Goulash (CD, Mixed, Comp) Disko Kings Utopia  
Lost Treasures 6 - Progressive Culture (CD, Comp, Mixed) Total Destruction (Joh... Guardian Angel  
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Review by giosue Jul 20, 2008
Ural 13 Diktators, from the cold city Helsinki, was one of my favourite acts. Their style was unique, between the last years of 90s and the first of 2000, born like a crazy and powerful mix between disco of the 80s and the rave-techno of the 90s. After the second lp, "Techno Is Dead", released during the summer of 2002, they left suddenly the music-scene. Nobody know the real reason of their unexpected retreat: someone said something about the big changes in music-business, others speak about a kind of experience in music, stopped after some years of full activity over the world. During 2003 and 2004 on the web was appears some flyers with their names, for a festival in Finland. After that moment nobody know other about Ural 13 Diktators. The website is stopped from 2004, the myspace profile isn't opened from december 2006. Maybe someone, who live in Helsinki, can help to solve this mystery! :oD
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