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Points: 5538 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2018 at 02:11
I forgot Kalevala from seventies list that someone else also not mentioned. Their "People No Names" is really great although Harri Saksala´s rude vocals divide opinions. To me his voice is not problem, I like also Kalevala´s predecessor Apollo where Harri was also.

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.
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I posted a long list in a different thread recently, though much of it stuff that has been posted already here. Finland, how I love you!

My favourite from 2017 is Ruination by Kairon; Irse! which is epic in a very good way:



Parts of it sound like Yes circa 1972 on downers playing whilst submerged in a peat bog, other parts like Hawkwind glitterbombing your house on flying pink Harleys, but actually they have their own distinct voice. They are on PA as math/post, but this album is clearly heavy psychedelic symph spaceprog. Which is a totally valid sub-genre.

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Just listening new Malady "Toinen Toista"-album, I believe all old King Crimson and PFM-fans will like this.
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Took this old thread, because there have been also Swedish & Norwegian prog threads. If there isn´t yet Danish, will you do it David? Also somebody for Icelandic then we have all the nordic countries here!

My additions:
from the 60-70ties:
Blues Section - Not prog, but the only protoprogband in Finland and first band in Finland, who put only their own stuff into album. It´s kind of pre-Wigwam, Pembroke on vocals, Österberg on drums and Groundstroem on bass. Their debut from the 1967 (!) is highly recommended for all psych and protoprogfans and naturylly Wigwam-fans!

Nova - made only Atlantis-album. Great, have some Pink Floyd influences

Nimbus - also made only Obus-album. Like this one too, maybe some Colosseum and Zappa influences.

Tabula Rasa - made two albums, really melodic. Guitarist Heikki Silvennoinen has been in S.F. Blues later, also a comedyman in Kummeli

Make Lievonen - musician, made one album in the seventies, it´s fusion.

Matti Järvinen - also musician making one album in the seventies, ecclectic and melodic

Scapa Flow - also one great album "Uuteen Aikaan". really melodic, there is a great female vocalist who also played flute

Royals - not full blooded progband, but has progelements specially their Out-album. Albert Järvinen was the greatest guitarist in Finland and he play in a very great style that album.

Pekka Streng - not really prog, but many proglisteners really respect this Finnish "Donovan" made two albums

Sperm & Pekka Airaksinen - truly unique avant & experimental music

Pihasoittajat - folk band, but their "Kontaten Kotia" has also progelements and is really great!

Piirpauke - one of the first world music bands in Finland, lots of jazz influences, their two first albums is highly recommended.

80-90:ties
80ties was quite bad time as I think everywhere else in Finnish prog, so most here are from nineties

Jukka Gustavson - started his solo career already in the seventies, made only one album in the eighties but since nineties has regulary recorded albums. All his albums are at least good. His two first solos from seventies and also eighties solo is must to Wigwam fans.

YUP - not mostly prog band, but their "Toppatakkeja ja Toledon Terästä" & "Homo Sapiens" are really prog albums to recommend for example Zappa & Tull fans. Kind of progpunk.

Keuhkot: One man avantproject. If you like Pekka Airaksinen, Nurse With Wound etc. you will love Keuhkot too

Absoluuttinen Nollapiste - a great, very seventies Finnish prog spirit band. Some of their albums are quite pop, but Muovi Antaa Periksi, Suljettu & Pisara ja Lammas 1 & 2 is highly recommended to all prog fans

Moon Fog Prophet/ Kuusumun Profeetta - very personal, maybe ecclectic prog. If you like Mika Rättös vocals in Circle, you will love this too.

2000:
Liekki - somebodies don´t think this prog at all, but anyway the band has lots of seventies Finnish prog influences. It was also really popular in the begin of 2000. Kalliot Leikkaa is the most prog album.

Sammal - melodic, old seventies heavy styled prog. Coming new album this year.

Kurki - Melodic prog, made only one album.

Uzva - Instrumental, quite jazzy prog

Malady - melodic prog, just released new album.

Rauta - made only one "Haudanmaa"-album. Mixing folk and metal (there is fiddle & accordion). Really great, really underrated and not find popularity it would have deserved.

Eleanoora Rosenholm - maybe not absolutely prog, but really love their "Hyväile Minua Pimeä Tähti"-album, it´s kind of concept-album. Noora Tommila has really great voice. Mika Rättö is also with this band, composing and do some parts also in albums.

I think there are lot more, specially in neoprog, but someone else put them because they´re not my cup of tea at all.
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Höyry-Kone! Yeah they have been mentioned a few times, but...very cool band. Saw them live in -98. 
 
Magyar Posse was a nice post-rock band that I saw live two years ago.
 
This Empty Flow. Fantastic obscure band, dark shoegazer, not exactly classified as prog. But if Sigur Ros is called prog...then, well... They aren't around anymore, but there's a sort of new incarnation of the band called Magenta Skycode, and is much more extroverted, pop oriented but the songwriting is at a high level, and I really like them.
 
Tenhi. Not exactly categorized as prog either, more instrumental neo-folk.
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Alamaailman Vasarat
A really enjoyable band. I know so very few artists from Finland though, so saying that they are my favorite doesn't really carry much weight. LOL
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Wigwam
Tasavallan Presidentti
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Hidria Spacefolk
Overhead
Von Hertzen Brothers


Edited by tszirmay - May 24 2012 at 16:25
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 17651 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2012 at 16:17
I'd suggest MOONWAGON first of all .. as they are more unknown but prolific nevertheless






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I'm currently on a Finnish kick and will be reviewing some albums from the country. Some I like more than others though - that last one I did by Temples is one of those meh records, and frankly I'd rather listen to a Neurosis album...

But hey - if you want some inspiring new fusion that will blow your socks off, then have a listen to Astro Can Caravan:


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I think Orne are pretty good, very melancholy yet stoic.
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I forgot Cult of Luna.
nvm, Swedish.


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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2012 at 10:54
Damn, there's a lot of Finnish acts that I really adore. 
Here are some fusion/Canterbury ones - to start out with.

Tasavallan Presidentti:


WigWam:


Pekka Pohjola:
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Pekka Pohjola
Alamaailman Vasarat
Hidria Spacefolk

Damn I didn't even realize I had albums by 3 Finnish bands until I checked.
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Originally posted by colorofmoney91 colorofmoney91 wrote:

Hmmmm, maybe Barren Earth or Ghost Brigade or Vompatti.
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Hmmmm, maybe Barren Earth or Ghost Brigade or Vompatti.
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Definitely Circle.  There's nothing those crazy Finns won't put to tape.

Otherwise Callisto are pretty awesome.  I've only sampled Hoyry-Kone in the past but I've enjoyed what I've heard.

Ooh, I think Scorch Trio are from Finland as well.  They're pretty excellent.
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