Show Date: May 7, 1999
Show #8
Finland - part 2



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Playlist:
# Artist Song (click to play) Album Year CD label
1 Wigwam Proletarian / Planetist Being 1973 Love Records
Another nice effort by Wigwam, before Gustavson left, and the band's music simplified. Included here are too short songs from different places on the album. The Gibraltar Encyclopedia lists a 1972 self-titled release between Fairyport(1971) and Being(1973). Does anybody know if this is another studio release or a compilation of some sort? If it is a studio release, it is the only one that is not on CD.
 
2 Tabula Rasa Vuorellaistuja Tabula Rasa 1975 Love Records
This a very nice symphonic release. It reminds me a little of Kaipa, whose first album came out the same year as this. Their second album "Ekkedien Tanssi" is also good, but, not as good as the first. The second sounds more "produced".
 
3 Elonkorjuu Future Elonkorjuu 1971 FJD Sound
The sound of this album is somewhat raw. It is somewhat of a blues-prog album, which was somewhat more common 1969-1971. Most of that kind of music is more appropriately categorized as proto-prog, though, as the complexity might not be there. I would say that Elonkorjuu is somewhat in the early UK hard-rock style.
 
4 Hoyry Kone Tottele Huono Parturi 1997 Ad Perpetuam Memoriam
This is quite a diverse work of music. One thing I can say for sure, is that you will not be bored listening to it! There is sometimes chanting type vocals, othertimes the vocals make me think of a rotund German fella singing boisterously with a huge flask of beer in hand. The music is hard-edged prog with violin ala King Crimson and Boud Deun, with a number of other interesing sounds that are completely different.
 
5 Kingston Wall Nepal Kingston Wall 1993 Trinity
This is from their first release. They were so polished from the beginning, that I hold out hope, that I will soon discover some earlier incarnation of this band, or least, some earlier band that the guitarist was in.
 
6 Pekka Pohjola Pewit Pewit 1997 Pohjola Records / Rockadillo Records
This is Pekka's most recent recorded offering. Once again, he has produced a piece of music of complete integrity. Pekka's own opinion that this is his first release that he is completely proud of.
 


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