finnish indiepop act Red Carpet has posted a rough live version of the song "No one else" for free download: https://hansoovoice.com/redcarpet/mp3/nooneelse_tampere.mp3

Download "20 fingers 20 Toes" from finnish act Goodnight Monsters: https://www.bbisland.de/downloads.php3?useartist=16&myversion=EN

finnish hardcore act Lighthouse Project has completed work on their debut album "Navigate by heart" and will see it released on March 1 via Combat Rock Industry. Download the track "I will take it as it comes" right here: https://www.fireinsidemusic.com/mp3/iwilltakeitasitcomes.mp3
Look for the band to tour Finland and Europe with fellow Finns Endstand shortly after the record is out.

finnish singer/songwriter Astrid Swan will be making the trip to SXSW this year and will also be joining Swedish troubadour José González as support for his shows in LA along with a gig at Canadian Music Week, in Toronto, Canada on March 3. Full details: https://www.astridswan.com/gigs/

finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja rounds up a mix of crushing dooooom metal, including Swedish artists Beneath the Frozen Soil and It Will Come: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/01/19/luuvitonen-doom-vko-3/

Download a live set of finnish electronic artist Karri O. playing live at Club Depo in Riga, Latvia on January 14: https://www.monorecords.com/livesets/karri_o_live_in_riga_140106.mp3

Did you see that list of the top instrumental/post-rock albums over at Decoy Music? Claiming the #1 spot is a band from Norway cleverly named Samuel Jackson Five. I had seen their name in passing before, but I had no idea what they sounded like so I immediately went out and got a copy of their record "Easily misunderstood". I'm not the biggest post-rock/instrumental aficionado, so I'm not exactly qualified to state whether or not the album deserves the #1 ranking, but I do like what I hear: looping, hypnotic riffs, loud epic passages and a pronounced Scandinavian sense of melody. Some of the tracks remind me a bit of finnish post-rockers Magyar Posse but then again, on tracks like the one I've posted today, you'll hear that SJ5 takes the "rock" part of the genre name much more seriously. It starts out quiet, but right around 2:30 they crank it up and kick out the jams.

MP3: The Samuel Jackson Five - No name

Did you see that list of the top instrumental/post-rock albums over at Decoy Music? Claiming the #1 spot is a band from Norway cleverly named Samuel Jackson Five. I had seen their name in passing before, but I had no idea what they sounded like so I immediately went out and got a copy of their record "Easily misunderstood". I'm not the biggest post-rock/instrumental aficionado, so I'm not exactly qualified to state whether or not the album deserves the #1 ranking, but I do like what I hear: looping, hypnotic riffs, loud epic passages and a pronounced Scandinavian sense of melody. Some of the tracks remind me a bit of finnish post-rockers Magyar Posse but then again, on tracks like the one I've posted today, you'll hear that SJ5 takes the "rock" part of the genre name much more seriously. It starts out quiet, but right around 2:30 they crank it up and kick out the jams.

The Samuel Jackson Five - No name

finnish electronic duo Pan Sonic will be doing a performance collaboration with Alter Ego chamber ensemble of Italy (not to be confused with German techno act Alter Ego) on March 25 at MaerzMusik, a German festival for modern music taking place in Berlin. More info: [click here]

finnish punks I Walk The Line have confirmed most of their European tourdates for March: https://www.fireinsidemusic.com/iwalktheline/tourdates.htm

Download the song "Sunday light" from recent Punos Sounds signees Fume: https://www.punossound.net/mp3/Fume_Sunday_Light.mp3
The band's debut album "Haunts" comes out February 1 and it must be noted that Punos Sound is the label run by the folks behind the amazing finnish post-rock act Plain Fade. I've been raving about them for awhile, so I fully expect that this record is something not to be missed.

Dark Dose on finnish post-rock act Harmaa: https://darkdose.com/?p=109

Ratatosk Online interviews up-and-coming finnish singer/songwriter Astrid Swan: https://www.ratatoskonline.net/?axelref=news&id=294
Also posted at the site are pics of Dungen and Animal Alpha from the recent Eurosonic festival.

finnish hardcore act Down My Throat has announced the addition of Jukka Nykänen as their new 2nd guitar player. Former member Jukka Leikas stepped down due to lack of time, but will still work with the band as a tech/merch guy.

Fat Planet posts a track from finnish freak-folk act Paavohharju: https://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2006/01/13/paavohharju-finland/