TALLINN — You know, I used to get nightmares listening to such music, when I was young. Much younger.

Hey, Timeless came out in ’95, after all.

But now I get drum and bass. It’s hard to explain the music, as for me sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. If it’s good then I can feel myself holding my breath while closing my eyes and letting the rhythm move me, occasionally breathing faster. Then, oh but how it sounds, it sounds like a fusion of paranoia and a roaring engine, then mixed with constant flow of energy, threshing beats and then a symphony.

Now drum and bass gets me going, like these revelers at Pirate Station 2008.

The rhythm jolts through you, causing a twitch on the synth zips, snare zaps and bass drum crushes until the early hours of morning when you find yourself totally out of control, wander out and fall into the bed deadly exhausted.

It’s been 20 years since the Baltic states were allowed to enjoy music not on the Soviet censor’s approval list, and electronica music festivals that rival the rest of Europe’s, such as trance festival Sensation White and Lithuania’s progressive Pure Future Hacienda event in the Trakai Island Castle. But with the exception of Tallinn’s Pirate Station, large-scale drum and bass events have been left out of the mix.

Far-out costumes will be featured just like last year.

Well, the crisis hasn’t stopped the Pirate Station from returning this year, and this time the theme is “Immortal,” which revolves around the seven deadly sins. It’ll be costumes and make-up galore.

The voice of the organizer Meelis Eskola reflects a lot about the chirpy nature of the event in the midst of the gloomy December weather and latest economic news. Eskola is the promoter organizing Power Station for the second time here in Tallinn. Last year’s party was massive, gathering nearly 5,000 party people, which according Meelis said was far more than expected. This year will be bring several cutting-edge UK (where the style originated) drum and bass DJs. On the line-up is MC Rage, Noisia, Friction, Lomax, Commix and the headliner Chase & Status.

For some reason in Estonia, among young people drum and bass is associated with the Russian minority. Eskola says this event is not for a certain nationality but for everyone, and that last year’s show was 50/50 among the two ethnicities. Also numerous tickets have been bought by Latvians and Finns.

“The great party is always harmonious. Once a year you can afford something unique,” Eskola said.

Pirate Station is one of the biggest drum and bass events in the world, primarily held in St. Petersburg and Moscow. It will be held Dec. 18 at Saku Suurhall in Tallinn. From 9 p.m. to 5  a.m. Standard tickets are 295 krooni (€295) and  available at www.piletilevi.ee.