Hannulelauri - Glittering night EP

Glittering Night EP - The debut 12" from Finnish duo hannulelauri embracing 80's style, italo disco and spaced-out rock grooves, giving it their own Finnish twist.

First up is "Glittering Night", shimmering electric synth chords washing over a Commodore 64 groove before a Peter Hook soundalike drops a lovely bassline, making New Order comparisons inevitable (a good thing!). Perfect late-night machine funk.

Next is "Sally 2000", a more introspective piece with insistent digital strings providing the foundation for a childlike toy chime melody, pulsating bass and more as layer upon layer builds to a fuzzed-out, pixelated yet beatless climax.

Finally, the late-night vibe continues as "Sally 2000" gets a version from Finland's techno/house master Jori Hulkkonen who works the track's pleading strings into a more dancefloor-friendly mix.

Dalindèo: Soundtrack for the Sound Eye

Dalindèo's second full-lenght album, “Soundtrack for the Sound Eye”, is now available on Ricky-Tick Records. Moving towards a more cinematic sphere of sound, the Helsinki-based sextet proves that they are ready to match the high expectations brought up by their previous releases.

On board on the new Dalindèo trip is their Berlin-based guest vocalist Bajka. With her immediately recognisable, smoky voice and street-smart spiritual poetry, Bajka adds a whole new dimension in the band’s sound on the soulful tracks "Willpower" and "New Creation".

Docpoint: Tempo - Silent Film Concert on Wed 27.1.2010

DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival offers an unique silent film experience where the old Finnish documentaries of Aho & Soldan meet the improvised jazz of The Five Corners Quintet.
The concert is organised in cooperation with National Audiovisual Association.

Check these out also @ Docpoint: Google baby, Videocracy and Three miles north of Molkom.

More info:
Docpoint.info

Vuk (live) @ Icepark, Helsinki on Sat 23.1.2010

Vuk (live) @ Icepark, Helsinki on 23rd of Jan at 8pm.

More info:
www.jaapuisto.fi

Last Cowboy Standing (Skavabölen pojat)

Zaida Bergroth's first feature film Last Cowboy Standing (Skavabölen pojat) has won the main prize in Flash Forward -competition at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea. Pusan is considered the biggest, most important film festival in Asia.

Last Cowboy Standing is a story about two brothers and their relationship. It is also a story about one family breaking apart in Finland during 1970's and -80's. Screenplay is based on Antti Raivios acclaimed play by the same name.

More info:
Production company: Juonifilmi
Homepage: www.skavabolenpojat.fi