finnish electro-goths Boys of Scandinavia have posted an exclusive live version of the track "Hallucination" up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/boysofscandinavia
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Your search returned 1718 results. Viewing results 1051-1065Hot Igloo has just released the debut album "Time ride" from finnish electronic music pioneer Jukka Ruohomäki. More info: https://www.hotigloo.com/
For more on Ruohomäki and early finnish electronica in general, go here: https://www.phinnweb.org/early/
Magyar Posse
Random avenger
Verdura Records
This CD has gotten regular spins on my car stereo ever since I got it. I love great instrumental pop, especially of the cinematic flavor, and that's exactly what this finnish group serves up in grand style on their third full-length album. The seven tracks here show the band's obvious love of film composers like Ennio Morricone, John Barry and others, down to the use of evocative, wordless vocals on tunes like "Whirlpool of terror and tension" and "Popzag", which ebb and flow but generally create a mood and then work it thoroughly, with subtle variations. The mournful strings on "Black procession" and the delicate acoustic guitar on "One by one" places this stuff closer to real film music than the post rock it'll likely get categorized as, but fans of the style really should seek this out. What I like best about Magyar Posse is the way their music can perfectly mimic the tensions and mood swings of an average day; I found this stuff uncannily appropriate for a day of frantic errand running and zipping through town in my car. Jani Viitanen has produced the whole thing with warmth and sparkle, and even though a lot of other platters in this vein have been released lately, "Random avenger" is among the cream of the crop.
- Kevin Renick
finnish powerpop act Cheerleaders United will release their new album "Motorcade city" on November 6. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/cheerleadersunited
Combat Rock reports that they will be releasing a new 7" EP from finnish hardcore act Kieltolaki at the end of November entitled "Totaalisen tuhon huominen" ("The tomorrow of total destruction"). Samples here: https://server5.hxcmp3.com/bands/29977/
MP3: Mana Mana - Mikä on sun taivas?
It's Thursday and I'm in NYC at this thing so your regularly scheduled news update has been preempted. No new video post either; deal with it. But! I do have an extra special guestpost from Teemu of Lupatarkastaja:
Today it would've been 15 years exactly from Mana Mana's singer/songwriter Jouni Mömmö's death. He died from a drug overdose at the age of 36 after years suffering from schizophrenia and depression. Mana Mana is a legendary finnish band that has been cited as an influence by many later-day acts, mostly from music styles that require a certain dose of depression and anxiety.
Mömmö's earthly problems can be heard through his work in Mana Mana. The original line-up recorded only one full-length album in 1990. The track presented today, "Mikä on sun taivas?" (finnish for "What is your heaven?"), is a typical Mana Mana track, with many guitar tracks provided by Otra Romppanen (Psychoplasma, Enter) and an overall dark feeling created by Mömmö's vocals. finnish lyrics play a huge role, but still, I believe the atmosphere is universal.
Mana Mana - Mikä on sun taivas?
finnish indierockers The Nancy Wha have finished their new EP and posted two songs on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nancywha
finnish post-rock masters Plain Fade (as heard with an exclusive track on "Reader's companion volume two") will finally release their second album "Aure" on November 15 through, as always, their own label Punos Sound. Can't wait to hear it.
Combat Rock reports that finnish act The Phoenix Foundation has recorded two brand new songs for a split 7" with UK act Four Dumb Kids. More details to come?
DigitalMetal has the press release for the new album "Hope" from finnish doom-metallers Swallow the Sun: https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7781
It comes out February 7 via Spinefarm and will feature guest appearances from Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) and Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis).
Short stories plus the songs to accompany them from finnish artist Arttu Tolonen (Giant Robot): https://www.arttu.org/
Black-metal audioblog Blodårstid on finnish act Lathspell: https://www.holyterror.com/blod/2006/10/18/lathspell-versus-ecclesia-cd/
Via pHinnWeb: "The legendary finnish synthpop act Argon has provided its 1981 album Kone kertoo ("Machine tells") as free MP3s, which will follow after the message in finnish from Argon's Pekka Tolonen." Check it: https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2006/10/mp3-argon-kone-kertoo.html