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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 ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT - Hoyry-Kone offshoot and a bit similar. Great stuff! http://www.myspace.com/alamaailmanvasarat ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT & TUOMARI NURMIO 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 FINNFOREST - Brilliant 70’s instrumental prog FIVE FIFTEEN - As the title states... 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 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! 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 ORNE - Dark progressive with wonderful organ, flute and sax work http://www.myspace.com/ornemusic OVERHEAD – New symphonic rock group. Long tracks! 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 PRIME MOVER - Prog/symph in Camel, Kaipa style. Very Finnish! http://www.myspace.com/primemoverdrivkraft PROJECT: - Concept progressive album in Pink Floyd style 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 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 TAIPUVA LUOTISUORA - Excellent space rock for lovers of Kingston Wall, Ozric Tentacles, Hidria Spacefolk and even King Crimson TASAVALLAN PRESIDENTTI - Prog led by flute, sax TOLONEN, JUKKA - Instrumental prog by Tasavallan leader TRUSTIES - Real nice melodic progressive that reminds me of Rousseau TYNI, SEPPO - These should appeal to Pekka Pohjola fans UNI SONO - JJapanese 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! WIGWAM - Seminal Finnish band with Pekka Pohjola, Jukka Gustavson and JimPembroke XL - Mixes jazz with rock, fusion, progressive and electronic |