Favourite Prog from Finland!

There is also band called "Fantasia" in the seventies. Not the greatest one, but interesting anyway. Reminds a little bit Wigwam at the "Nuclear Nightclub" times. They made only one album. Here´s three first songs from that album:

noni wrote: That surprises me,  this symphony is rather good!...

It was a classic music reviewer who reviewed the first one. I think he was saying that Pekka hadn´t got the right techniques to make proper symphony. Also he´s saying, it was just entertaining music, same kind as some composers make to the movies, not serious music at all. I think Pekka took it quite hard, he´s from the family where are lots of classic music players. I think he made it really seriously and to me it also works really well! I hear there influences from Sibelius, but it´s not just a copy of Sibelius music, it really has the same feelings as in Pekka´s music in his other works. And really I think symphony orchestra is a good form to perform his music!

noni wrote: Mortte wrote: Pohjola has composed also two symphonies, but only the first one is recorded so far. That´s one of my favourites along with Pewit and his 70ties albums! Is this Sinfonia 1  by any chance?,  great album!!.     A friend just said that he passed away in 2008!...

Yes, that´s the one, really great! His second symphony, also named Emmi, has performed in 2004, but although Finnish radio recorded it, it hasn´t still released. And I don´t understand why. Also it´s kind of mystery what happened to Pekka. There were some of his other music also performing in 2004, also he was touring with his band, after that it was just silence and then suddenly his death 2008. Of course he has had alcohol problem during his life, but still I don´t quite understand what happened to him before his death.

Plenty of fantastic music already listed in this thread, so there's only one other artist I can think to mention, which is Hadal Sherpa, who just put out their debut last year. Very easy-on-the-ears instrumental prog in the psychedelic vein, not unlike the Swedish band Agusa.

Mortte wrote: Pohjola has composed also two symphonies, but only the first one is recorded so far. That´s one of my favourites along with Pewit and his 70ties albums!

I like the mixture of Classical, Jazz and Folk in Pekka Pohjola  music...... 

^^ Thanks Martti - checking them out!

Edited by Mascodagama - February 03 2018 at 03:19

One great piece from Tuhkamaa:

Mortte wrote: Also I highly recommend all Haikara fans their later two albums Domino & Tuhkamaa. It´s shame those albums are not in spotify or youtube, but Ektro shop still has new Domino cd:s for sale in a few euros.

Are they in similar style to the first two? I'm certainly interested if so.