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FINLAND
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| AARDVARK - Fantastic progressive that sounds straight out of the 70’s referencing Nimbus, Kaamos and Nova. Recommended! AGENESS - Very good post Scarab neo symph/prog. http://www.myspace.com/ageness ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT - Hoyry-Kone offshoot and a bit similar. Great stuff! http://www.myspace.com/alamaailmanvasarat ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT & TUOMARI NURMIO ANCIENT BEAR CULT - Great Celtic folk with flute, lute, hurdy gurdy, bouzouki, recorder, sitar and lyre. http://www.myspace.com/ancientbearcult APOLLO - Rare prog/rock/blues from 1970 with warm organ and deep vocals. AQUAPLAN - Nice symphonic rock with female vocals. Karnataka meets Mostly Autumn. http://www.myspace.com/aquaplan CIRCLE - Heavy space rock. http://www.myspace.com/circlefinland CIRCUSFOLK - Wonderful prog rock with lots of challenging but catchy compositions. Reminds me of Beardfish. http://www.myspace.com/circusfolkband COREY & MAPLE - Progressive melodic space rock at times similar to Pink Floyd. http://www.myspace.com/coreymaple FINNFOREST - Brilliant 70’s instrumental prog. FIVE FIFTEEN - As the title states... http://www.myspace.com/fivefifteenband GIANT HOGWEED ORCHESTRA, THE - Instrumental blend of Porcupine Tree and Ozric Tentacles. Excellent!!! GROOVECTOR - Two keyboardists with mellotron & hammond everywhere. GUSTAVSON, JUKKAJazz rock by Wigwam keyboardist. HIAKARA - Highly searched early 70’s prog rock. HECTOR – 1973 and 1974 recordings of melancholy prog. HIDRIA SPACEFOLK - Excellent space rock. HOT THUMBS O’RILEY - First solo work by Jim Pembroke of Wigwam. JARGON - Japanese miniature LP sleeve edition of instrumental jazz/fusion rock. JEAVESTONE - Playful progressive that reminds me a lot of Supersister www.myspace.com/jeavestone JTB - Instrumental jazz/fusion from 1979 with Jukka Tolonen, Coste Apetrea and Joachim Kuhn. JUPU GROUP - Solid violin jazz rock like Zao. KAAMOS – Prog rock from 1977. KALEVALA - Highly acclaimed early 70’s prog. Good stuff! KATAYA - Beautiful symph/prog with a touch of folk and some nice spacey parts. The keys are the real standout here. http://www.myspace.com/katayaband KHATSATURJAN - Four multi-instrumentalists composed this 70 minute rock symphony with great vocal harmonies. Great! See http://www.khatsaturjan.net/ for sound samples KINGSTON WALL - Brilliant space rock psychedelia. LOVE PROGE 2 - Blues Section, Erkki Kurenniemi, Tasavallan Presidentti, Atlantic Ocean, Soulset, Finnforest, Hector, Nova, Mescalero, Magyar, Charlies, Kummitus, Pihasoittajat, Tylympi Kohtalo, Session and Pepe & Paradise. LOVE RECORDS - Blues Section, Wigwam, Tasavallan Presidentti, Jukka Tolonen, Pekka Pohjola, Jukka Hauru, Tabula Rasa, Piirpauke, Finnforest, Kirka, Pekka Streng, Hector, Magyar, Kontra, Manifest, Jim Pembroke, Session, Virtanen, Tiita Spout and much more. MINOTAURI - Doom heavy rock/prog on the Black Widow label. MOON FOG PROPHET - Unclassifiable! NIMBUS - Excellent 70’s prog rock obscurity. OPEN EYE BAND - Playful symphonic with drums, bass, guitar and accordion with some added flutes and violin as well. http://www.myspace.com/openeyeband ORNE - Dark progressive with wonderful organ, flute and sax work http://www.myspace.com/ornemusic ORRENMAA BAND (WITH BILLY COBHAM & TOWER OF POWER HORNS) - Instrumental jazz fusion with some solid organ & of course drums (Cobham). http://www.myspace.com/tuppuorrenmaa OVERHEAD – New symphonic rock group. Long tracks! http://www.myspace.com/overheadband PEMBROKE, JIM - Ex-Wigwam keyboardist. PIIRPAUKE - World music pioneers. PHASE, THE - Fantastic debut release that sounds like a cross between Rush and Liquid Scarlet. Recommended! POHJOLA, PEKKA PPRY - Progressive/space rock with some excellent keyboards and flute passages. http://www.myspace.com/ppry PRIME MOVER - Prog/symph in Camel, Kaipa style. Very Finnish! http://www.myspace.com/primemoverdrivkraft PROJECT: - Concept progressive album in Pink Floyd style. PSYCHEDELIC PHINLAND - Topmost, Hector & Oscar, Jukka Kuoppamaki, Jorma Ikavalko, Blues Section, Wigwam, Baby Grandmothers, Eero Koivistoinen, Charlies, Apollo, Suomen Talvisota 1939, Tylympi Kohtalo, Pekka Streng, Juice Leskinen & Coitus Int, Hector, Markku Into, Those Lovely Hula Hands, Pekka Airaksinen, The Sperm, Sahkokvartetti, Kruununhaan Dynamo, Sikiot, J.O. Mallander. RECHARDT, REKKU “PEKKA” - Excellent prog rock project by Wigwam guitarist with an amazing female singer (Marika Liuski of Five Fifteen). One of this year’s top ten so hear for yourself! http://www.myspace.com/snakecharmband RIVERYMAN - Symph/prog not far from mid-70’s Genesis, North Star and Realm (Time Tales especially). http://www.myspace.com/riverymanband SCARLET THREAD - Outstanding instrumental prog rock with guitars, violin & flute. SEPI KUU - Rare and excellent melancholy prog with a touch of acid folk. TABULA RASA - Camel-like classics. TAINATAR - Lyrical progressive rock made up of guitar, bass, drums, keys, flute, sax, vibraphone and female vocalist. http://www.myspace.com/tainatartainatar TAIPUVA LUOTISUORA - Excellent space rock for lovers of Kingston Wall, Ozric Tentacles, Hidria Spacefolk and even King Crimson. http://www.myspace.com/taipuvaluotisuora TASAVALLAN PRESIDENTTI - Prog led by flute, sax. TIME TRAVELLER - Excellent instrumental symph/prog with moogs, organ, clavinet and led by the amazing guitar playing of Juhani Nisula. Recommended! http://www.myspace.com/aikatraveller TOLONEN, JUKKA - Instrumental prog by Tasavallan leader. TRUSTIES - Real nice melodic progressive that reminds me of Rousseau. http://www.myspace.com/trusties TUONEN TYTAR - Circle, Haikara, Five Fifteen, Holy Lamb, Lars Mattsson, Progee, Lost Spectacles, Jari Kokkola Group, Wasami, Whipping Post, Abracadabra, Scarlet Thread, Esko Etela, Pleromah, Tajuvana, Pikkulotat, Man On Fire, Overhead, Heatwave, Phil Beane, Lindenhurst, Mesmer. TUONEN TYTAR II - Jinetos Negros, Overhead, Trion, Willowglass, Kate, Tommy Eriksson, The Samurai Of Prog, B612, Contrarian, Simon Says, Cristiano Roversi, Ageness, The Phase, Jeavestone, Tkingdkeys, Kumina.org, Piece Of Cake, Pinnacle, Onsegen Ensemble, Karmic Jaggernaut, Fauno Di Maro, Ozone Player, Yesterdays, Scarlet Thread, Mist Season, Viima, Equilibrio Vital, Stringpuree Band, Kosmos, Haikara. TYNI, SEPPO - These should appeal to Pekka Pohjola fans. UNI SONO - Japanese miniature LP sleeve edition of instrumental jazz rock. UZVA - Instrumental symphonic jazz. Great! VIIMA - Absolutely stunning symph/prog with folk leanings, female vocals, weaving synths and a heavy Mellow Candle influence. Essential! 2nd album and this time dropping the female vocals and folk influence to create a masterpiece of pure symph/prog. http://www.myspace.com/viimamyspace WIGWAM - Seminal Finnish band with Pekka Pohjola, Jukka Gustavson and JimPembroke. http://www.myspace.com/wigwamfinland XL - Mixes jazz with rock, fusion, progressive and electronic. |