The latest round-up of headlines from Music Export Finland: http://www.musexfinland.fi/index.php?page=news&id=45
The main item of note is the 'Sounds Like Helsinki' night at Bar 38 in Manchester, England on September 20 with Giant Robot, RinneRadio, Bitch Alert, Boomhauer and Tigerbombs.

Upcoming tourdates for Finland's Giant Robot who are notorious for putting on a great live show:

09/11 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
09/17 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
09/20 - In The City, Bar 38, Manchester (UK)
09/25 - Akateeminen Startti, Kuopio (FIN)
10/01 - St Petersburg (RUS)
10/09 - St Petersburg (RUS)
10/23 - Musiikki & Media, Tampere (FIN)
11/03 - Henry's Pub, Kuopio (FIN)
11/04 - 45 Special, Oulu (FIN)
11/19 - Bar Kino, Pori (FIN)
11/20 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
12/05 - B2, Moscow (RUS)

Here's the full tracklist for the new Giant Robot EP coming out soon:

CD:
01. Get Up (DJ Slow RMX)
02. Get UP (Blockbuster Mix)
03. Death By Water (Ercola Remix)
04. Get Up (album version)

Vinyl:
A1. Get Up (DJ Slow RMX)
A2. Get Up (Blockbuster Mix)
A3. Get Up (album version)
B1. Death By Water (Ercola Remix)
B2. Eyes on the Price (kiki & silversurfer rmx)

The CD version will also contain the videos for "Get Up", "Public = Shopping" and "Instrumental Comfort".

Streaming playlist: Old stuff

Giant Robot has selected "Get Up" as the next single from their most recent album "Domesticity". No word on a release date, but it will include remixes from DJ Slow, Forss, Ercola and kiki&silversurfer.

Giant Robot's most recent album "Domesticity" will be released in Russia via Soyuz Records later this summer. Tour dates over there should follow. The band is also working on a single/EP for release this fall and has sent material out to remixers. A new video will be made as well.

This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Finntroll - Trollhammaren (FIN)
02. Nina Rochelle - Stockholm kommer förstöra mig (SWE)
03. Labrador - Freeway to Mars (DK)
04. Eskobar - Bring the action (SWE)
05. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd (SWE)
06. The Rasmus - Funeral song (FIN)
07. Giant Robot - Public=shopping (FIN)
08. Uniklubi - Rakkautta ja Piikkilankaa (FIN)
09. Egotrippi - Matkustaja (FIN)
10. Elastinen - Syljen (FIN)

Challengers:
01. Nightwish - Nemo (FIN)
02. Infinite Mass - No 1 svartskalle (SWE)
03. The Defectors - It's gonna take some time (DK)

"Tone of Finland" is the name of a forthcoming compilation of music from, remixed and inspired by Ilppo Pohjola's documentary film "Daddy and the Muscle Academy" on Finnish gay artist Tom of Finland. The music will include the original score by Elliott Sharp as well as the complete soundtrack, remixes from various Finnish electronic musicians and sound designers and a couple tracks inspired by the subject. Some of the artists include RinneRadio, Circle, Giant Robot, Juhani Liimatainen, Otto Romanowski, Jimi Tenor, Pekka Lappi, Esa Kotilainen and Mika Vainio. More info about the film can be found here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/catalogue/daddy/daddy.html

This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Finntroll - Trollhammaren (FIN)
02. Uniklubi - Rakkautta ja Piikkilankaa (FIN)
03. Nina Rochelle - Stockholm kommer förstöra mig (SWE)
04. Steen1 - Jarden träkki (FIN)
05. In Flames - The Quiet Place (SWE)
06. The Rasmus - Funeral song (FIN)
07. Ram-zet - Queen (NOR)
08. SubUrban Tribe - Silent Rain (FIN)
09. Weeping Willows - Stairs (SWE)
10. Egotrippi - Matkustaja (FIN)

Challengers:
01. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd (SWE)
02. Pauline - Babylon (SWE)
03. Giant Robot - Public=shopping (FIN)

Stupido Records will release the new record "Domesticity" from Finland's Giant Robot on April 15. Tentative tracklist:

01. Get Up (60' 10" N 25' E)
02. Public = Shopping
03. Best Match
04. Boys and Girls
05. What To Do
06. Breaking Bones
07. Domestic Scene
08. Cheap Hotel
09. Death By Water
10. Comfort
11. First Snow
12. Please Be Here
13. Last Snow

The first single will be for the song "Public = Shopping" and should be out sometime later this month. Download "Best Match": http://www.stupido.fi/sounds/giant_robot-best_match.mp3

Music Export Finland has organized a showcase event in Helsinki for September 4-5 featuring some of the country's top acts: RinneRadio, Giant Robot, The Flaming Sideburns and more. Go here for more info: www.musexfinland.fi

Here's the lineup for the Aisti Festival at Klubi in Tampere, Finland August 28-31:

08/28 - Imatran Voima, Mummypowder, Tigerbombs, Soapafest
08/29 - Circle, TV-Resistori, Cessna, Bangkok Impact
08/30 - Giant Robot, Romantic Vision, Sergio, Red Carpet
08/31 - DJs: Teemu Elo, Ville Härkönen, Ville Särmä, Bruce, Jansku

More info: tullikamari.net/klubi/

Here's the lineup for another Finnish music fest, Tulvafest in Pori, Finland on August 14-16:

08/14 - Baby Sweetcorn, Unidentified Sound Objects, Sergio
08/15 - Janne Laine, Magyar Posse, TV-Resistori
08/16 - Laidun, Ville Leinonen, Sister Flo

More info: how.to/tulvafest