EI ILMESTYNYT

This is the first release of this band. AN was in national Rock competition in 1993 and rose into national attention, because they differed so much from the other bands. There was a small label Vinylmania, that had organised record fares and published magazine and released also one single. They wanted to release first e.p. -record and then full album from AN. So the band recorded 6 songs that become this e.p. The name "Ei Ilmestynyt" has taken from Love Records catalog. In that catalog there are records that are never released, but have number. In those unreleased numbers there is text "Ei Ilmestynyt", so members of the band thought this release was also "kind of Love Records" -release. Also first cover was handmade just like Wigwam´s Hard n Horny first pressing was. This cover in Progarchives was actually the third edition.

You can hear from this record the band was very young then. On the other hand they were already really great musicians, also their style was to be heard in this already. "Kassi Kauniita Silmiä" is really melodic and one of the greatest piece in this. Next "Kaikkein Kaunein Joo Komia" is kind of rhythm n blues -piece. "MOVALFN" is again really melodic, has funky rhythm and is a little sad. "Suu Lähti Liikkuun Niinku Muut" is a country music piece with cha- cha-cha in the middle of it. Tommi has told in his book their few first songs were country style and other members weren´t sure at all, did they want to become a country band. "YPEKE" reminds Finnish very straight rock band Popeda. Also in Tommi´s book is told those two bands had plans to go into tour together, but that was rejected by other members of AN and also their booking agency. The best comes into last, "Kaikki Nukkuu Pois" was the song they played in that national competition. It is the most prog song in this release. Tommi wouldn´t have wanted song into this e.p. because it was already old song to them then, but I am glad record company said it had to be there.

I am glad AN went into that national competition, because it could have happened they had reputation only locally in their north town Rovanniemi. In those days many North bands never achieved any national attention and stayed just local bands. Of course their Finnish language in songs helped them to get the record deal, really many English singing bands never got record deal in those days specially if they played music out of fashion. And again it was Atte Blom who took them into his Megamania-label after Vinylmania ended soon. All who doesn´t know who Atte is, he was one of those started Love Records and later Johanna-label. Because rating has changed from prog records to rock records, I can give this four stars it deserves. There is not much prog in this release yet, but sure great music!