If the pun confused you it's stuff from Finland
| Bring Out the Sun Von Hertzen Brothers - Love Remains the Same - Universal |
| Space rock from 2002, 2009, and 1994 |
| Jahwarp Hidria Spacefolk - Symbiosis - Hidria |
| The Army of Isopods Taipuva Luotisuora - IV - Kaakao |
| For All Mankind Kingston Wall - III - Tri-Logy - Zen Garden |
| Progressive rock from 1974, 1972, and 1977. Pekka Pohjola was a member of Wigwam. Vesa Aaltonen drums on both Tasavallan Presidentti and parts of the Pohjola album. The Pohjola album also features Mike and Sally Oldfield on various tracks, as well as Pierre Moerlen of Gong. The track I played tonight is a trio of Pohjola, Mike Oldfield, and Moerlen. |
| Proletarian / Inspired Machine Wigwam - Being - Love |
| Lambertland Tasavallan Presidentti - Lambertland - Love |
| Matemaatikon Lentonäytös Pekka Pohjola - Keesojen Lahto - Love |
| Melodic death metal from 1996, avant-rock from 1995, most of the same guys switching to crunchy chamber klezmer in 2000 (my 2000 album of the year back when I did the overnighter here), and some chamber rock from 2000. Is that enough genre slicing for one set? |
| On rich and Poor Amorphis - Elegy - Relapse |
| kaivoonkatsoja Höyry-Kone - Hyönteisiä voi rakastaa - Ad Perpetuam Memoriam |
| Asuntovelka Alamaailman Vasarat - Vasaraasia - Laskeuma |
| IV Uzva - Tammikuinen Tammela - Ylösmatka |
| Back to the old proggy stuff, Haikara made two sought after albums in '72 and '73 respectively, this being the first one. Piirpauke had a long run doing a kind of ethnic jazz (check out my Culture Mash show for more music like this), and Scapa Flow was a more acid folk influenced group. |
| Yksi Maa - Yksi Kansa Haikara - Haikara - Fazer |
| Uusi Laulu Paimenille Piirpauke - Piirpauke - Love |
| Mikä Aamu Scapa Flow - Uuteen Aikaan - Rocket |
| Bookending the Finnish stuff with another Von Hertzen Brothers track. Pure ear candy for me. |
| The Willing Victim Von Hertzen Brothers - Love Remains the Same - Universal |
| I even keep the Finland link alive in the CanCon. Symphonic Slam was the group led by Timo Laine, who was born in Finland but lived in Canada. The most interesting aspect of this group was Laine's use of a polyphonic guitar synthesizer, which I understand he was able to use to separate direct the output of each guitar string to a different synthesizer. Which sounds really crazy. Some of the music is more towards the AOR side so I've selected a couple of tracks that show the stronger side in my opinion. |
| Universe Symphonic Slam - Symphonic Slam - A&M 
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| Cyclops Symphonic Slam - SS II - Lady
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