The program "Svenska Talande Klubben" from finnish radio station Radio X3M will be streaming a live video interview and performance from Hello Saferide and special guest Giant Fly on March 4 starting at 1800 CET. Mark your calendars and go here to check it out: https://x3m.yle.fi/ (click 'Lyssna direkt')
Oh, and the interview will be conducted in Swedish, in case you were wondering.
Aversionline on finnish melodic hardcore act None Would Remain and their new record "Wake the living": https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/02/24/none-would-remain-wake-the-living-cd/
Underwater Sleeping Society achieves the rare feat of sounding like a million other bands while retaining a unquestionable uniqueness. There are obvious Radiohead parallels, both in sound and the reference to the "Pyramid song", but there's much more going on. The feel of the melody is far more A-ha in the way it soars, yet there's also an certain undeniable finnish-ness to it. I think it's the morbid fascination of the lyrics, the matter-of-fact way it goes about reporting the circumstances of one's own funeral. It's a ghost story, but also, who wouldn't want to see it for themselves? It's an intriguing concept, a potential life-changing experience. This song merely scratches the surface of possibilities.
Underwater Sleeping Society - Saw you at my funeral
finnish act Viola, a longtime favorite of mine - they have a track on "Reader's companion volume two", has decided that from now on all their music will be free and posted for download right here: https://www.violamusicclub.com/
Not only that, the band also says that starting in April, they'll be posting a new song on the first of every month. There still might be some limited edition physical objects in the distant future, but the music will always be available to everyone. Says the band: "There are plenty of reasons for our new approach, but the one main thing is that releasing records hasn't been economically speaking very reasonable for us. And since we can create and record music practically without expenses we have decided to get rid of all intermediary agents like pressing factories and record shops so that people have a chance to get our music free of charge. This new method also creates a new spontaneity since there are no more waiting periods before getting our music to reach the ears of our listeners."
finnish band Jolly Jumpers will tour Europe in March:
03/11 - Kraftfeld, Winterthur (CH)
03/12 - Cafe Kairo, Bern (CH)
03/13 - Treibhaus, Innsbruck (AUS)
03/14 - Riverhouse, Fieberbrunn (AUS)
03/16 - Ost, Wien (AUS)
03/17 - Kioski Record Shop (acoustic gig), Fürth (GER)
03/18 - MUZ, Nürnberg (GER)
03/19 - Die Treue, Bremen (GER)
03/20 - Kling Klang, Wilhelmshaven (GER)
03/21 - Objekt 5, Halle (GER)
03/22 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
Check out a new video from finnish act Risto: https://vimeo.com/3253434
The new album "Sähköhäiriöön" will be out on March 4 via Fonal.
The finnish electro/folk group Ruumen has a posthumous retrospective disc entitled "Silo" being released this week via Lempi-Levyt. There will be a free small release party at the If Society-run record/comic shop Pitkämies in Helsinki on February 26 at 6pm featuring coffee, cake, a DJ spinning Ruumen tracks and a live appearance by Hetero Skeleton. Read more about the group and listen to samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ruumen
Of course I'm a sucker for most anything that manages to successfully integrate traditional Scandinavian folk with modern music, so yeah- very recommended!
Smalltown Supersound has signed finnish act K-X-P, a synth/drum/bass trio led by Timo Kaukolampi (And The Lefthanded, Op:l Bastards) and will be releasing an album later this year.
Musique Machine reviews the album "Hollywood" from prolific finnish act Circle: https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2124
finnish shoegazers Joensuu 1685 have posted their video for the track "(You shine) Brighter than light" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwBX31rHEAI
finnish doom act Callisto is now streaming their entire new album "Providence" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/callistochaos
Via Aversionline and Killing the Legacy, two of my favorite hardcore-oriented blogs, comes word of Bring Honour or Walk Away. Head there now for a ton of finnish hardcore demo downloads from bands such as Cutdown, Breamgod, St. Hood and more: https://thosewhofeartomorrow.blogspot.com/
finnish indie act Regina is now streaming their new album "Puutarhatrilogia" at myspace in its entirety: https://www.myspace.com/reginaxxx
I can't say that I'm crazy about it as a whole, but there are definitely 3-4 standout tracks.
Read a lengthy interview with finnish crust/noisecore act Ristisaatto at Vapaus! Fanzine: https://kaaosjavapaus.blogspot.com/2009/02/interview-with-nakke-risitsaatto-vapaus.html
It now appears that Aavikko's new album "Novo Atlantis" will be released on March 25, not April as previously reported. Samples and (finnish) tourdates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/aavikko