Sin Cos Tan - Limbo

Sin Cos Tan is a duo comprised of producer Jori Hulkkonen and the singer from Villa Nah, Juho Paalosmaa. New album Afterlife has been released only 10 months after the debut. The first single from the second album is Limbo.

The debut album of Solina Records artists got three nominations in Emma-awards, the Finnish equivalent of Grammy Awards. The debut album of Sin Cos Tan have been nominated for Critics Choice of Album of The Year.

Zebra and Snake - Sweetest treasure

Zebra and Snake’s debut album "Healing Music" which was released in 2012 by British 100% Records. Check out the "Money in Heaven" (Official video) on Youtube also.

Unmonday 4.3L - wireless Airplay speaker

The Unmonday is a portable speaker that delivers superlative sound for the truly mobile-minded audiophile.

Read more: www.unmonday.com

Korto - De La Officina

The original and organic sound of Helsinki-based band Korto is created with combining analog synths, drum-machines and samplers to soulful vocals in english and spanish. Korto's debut album will be released in April by Tuli Records.

Live on stage:
Apr 20: Funky elephant festival, Helsinki

Dalindeo - Kallio

Ota linja 8! / Take the Line 8! is the first track from Dalindèo's new "Kallio"-album. In order to get to the Kallio-district in Helsinki you have to take the tram line 8.

Dalindèo's third full-length album pays homage to the rugged and lively neighborhood of Kallio in Helsinki. The band’s leading man Valtteri Pöyhönen seeks inspiration close to home and turns the decadent ambiance of his neighborhood into Dalindèo’s recognizable jazz sound: danceable rhythms, characteristic melodies and the craftsmanship of the ensemble’s top-notch musicians.

Live on stage:
Apr 20: Funky Elephant festival, Helsinki, Finland
May 18: Big Shake at Bar Loose, Helsinki, Finland

www.dalindeo.com

Sin Cos Tan

SIN COS TAN is the new band of producer/DJ/composer Jori Hulkkonen and VILLA NAH’s singer/songwriter Juho Paalosmaa. Having worked together previously on VILLA NAH’s superb debut album ‘Origin’ and on the track ‘Re: Last Year’ from Hulkkonen’s own ‘Man From Earth’ solo record, a further artistic union was almost inevitable. They made their live debut at Helsinki’s Flow Festival on summer 2012.

Forthcoming debut album out worldwide on November 22nd 2012.

More info: www.solinarecords.com

Tinariwen (live) @ Korjaamo, Helsinki

Tinariwen, is a band of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed around 1979 in refugee camps in Libya but returned to Mali after a cease-fire in the 1990s. Now they are gonna perform in Helsinki, Finland.

Tinariwen (MLI)
Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo, vaunusali, Helsinki
Mon 05.11.2012
19:00-00:00
Price 33-36 Eur
Tickets from the door 35-39 €, if any left.

Check showtimes: www.korjaamo.fi

Destroyer (live) @ Tavastia-klubi, Helsinki

Destroyer (CAN)
Tavastia-klubi, Helsinki
Sun 25.11.2012
20:00-01:00
Price 23 eur
Tickets from the door 25 eur.

Koti6 -Hollilla

Koti6 from Helsinki is a joint project of a beatmaker and record collector. The band makes eclectic instrumental music with hip hop flavor.

More info: www.soundcloud.com/koti6

Paperfangs - Lifelong

Zebra And Snake, Paperfangs

Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo, vintti, Helsinki
Sat 03.03.2012
19:00-03:00
Showtime 22:00

Comics in Concert@Kiasma theatre

A Finnish trio consisting of an illustrator, guitarist and accordion player create fascinating new art.

The musicians’ improvised jazz sound is complemented by a third, soundless instrument, while the live comic drawing takes its inspiration from the music. Ville Ranta, Aleksi Ranta and Niko Kumpuvaara are all masters of their own craft but Comics in Concert is more than the sum of its parts; here, drawing becomes music and music becomes storytelling.

Comic artist Ville Ranta has performed at comic concerts at the Angoulême comics festival in France, sharing the stage with other musicians and illustrators. For the past five years, these concerts have ranked among the most popular events at the festival. The collaboration between the Ranta brothers and Kumpuvaara takes the idea a step further towards a deeper and more experimental musicality. The trio have performed at musical and comics events across Finland and in Sweden.

Comics in Concert @ Kiasma theatre
Sat 26.5.2012 16:00
Free admission

More info:
Kiasma (Museum of Contemporary art)

Thank You for the Music: 20.1.2012 -17.6.2012

Eduardo Balanza, The Record Is Not Over Yet, 2011.
Music speaks directly to our emotions. Hearing a song can take us back in time. We copy the dress of our idols, our mood changes with music. Thank You for the Music – How Music Moves Us is an exhibition on how the experiences of listening to music, watching music videos or going to a concert can appear in the life and work of an artist, a music lover, a fan.

The title of the exhibition is taken from a song by the Swedish band ABBA. Indeed, we have music to thank for the pieces in this exhibition.

More info:
Kiasma - Museum of contemporary art
www.kiasma.fi

M83 (FR) @ Tavastia

Tavastia-klubi, Helsinki
Mon 27.02.2012
20:00-01:00
Sold Out

CSS (BRA) @ Tavastia

Tavastia-klubi, Helsinki
Thu 17.11.2011
20:00-01:00
Tickets 26 eur

More info: CSS

Helsinki 78-82 - Cruising

More info: Helsinki 78-82 (Myspace)

Let it flow

Good upcoming gigs ahead in Helsinki...

May 15: Ladytron
May 31: Caribou
June 13: Crystal Castles
August 12-14: Flow festival 2011

Cut Copy in Helsinki on Saturday 12.3.2011

Founded in Melbourne in 2001, Cut Copy are one of today's most successful indie electro acts along with Hot Chip, Empire of the Sun and LCD Soundsystem. Cut Copy's debut album "Bright Like Neon Love" earned the band an ever increasing following already in 2004 but the trio's popularity skyrocketed upon the release of their sophomore album "In Ghost Colours" in 2008. It topped the Australian album charts and the band played sold out tours in the U.S. and Europe with Daft Punk, Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand, to mention a few. Cut Copy are currently finishing off their third album "Zonoscope" due February 7.

Tickets 35 euro + possible service fee.

www.tiketti.fi

Music video directors - ready, steady, go!

Miikka Lommi - Finnish wonder, indie music video director and so on presents:
Pepe Deluxe - Pussycat rock
Kississings - Anything U want
Husky Rescue - City lights

Here you may check out more of his music videos:
www.vimeo.com/miikkalommi/videos

And here you may see some ads directed by Lommi and his mates from FilmMagica:
www.youtube.com/user/FilmMagica

Great stuff!

Pori Jazz 2010

On the stage are seen for example Massive Attack, N.E.R.D and Gotan Project.

More info: porijazz.fi

Flow Festival 2010 program released

The Flow Festival weekend program will include M.I.A., the French duo Air planning an audiovisual spectacle at Flow, the Icelandic vocalist Jónsi also known from Sigur Rós, and the British indie sensation The xx, which ranks among the most requested acts for this year’s festival.

The British indie pop newcomer Marina And The Diamonds, the highly-regarded producer Four Tet, and the Swedish indie favorite The Radio Dept, each come to Flow hot on the heels of their new albums. As a very special additions to the Flow Festival lineup, the Finnish funk eccentric Jimi Tenor and the Nigerian afrobeat legend Tony Allen make the live debut of their “Inspiration/Information” album concept, and the American jazz vocal great José James sits in with the Finnish saxophone player Timo Lassy’s extended ensemble.

The new wave of indie rock from the US is well featured at Flow this time around. The Drums, Beach House, Surfer Blood and Girls offer a good peek at the hottest new sounds coming from across the Atlantic. The Syrian vocalist Omar Souleyman is one of the potential surprise hits of Flow Festival, whereas the Berlin-based RotFront comes strong with their Balkan-infused party sounds. As a new feature, Flow Festival 2010 will feature a series of partially seated concerts held at the Voimala club venue during the early evenings of the festival weekend. The three concerts will feature the Norwegian Ulver, showcasing their highly evolved dark sound aesthetics, and the Malian master of the kora instrument, Ballaké Sissoko. The rest of the Voimala concert billing will be announced later.

Flow Festival has been known to have a strong club roster and this year’s event is no exception. The clubs will feature hard-hitters in minimalist techno pioneer Ricardo Villalobos, disco legend DJ Harvey, Diplo, performing a DJ set and also with his Major Lazer project, the rising young gun of dubstep, Joker, and the US-based acts Sleigh Bells and Rye Rye.

New Finnish music is also well represented at Flow. This time around, the festival bill includes Husky Rescue, Villa Nah, Ricky-Tick Big Band, Clouds, Bongo Rock, Kiki Pau and Yona & Liikkuvat Pilvet, with many more domestic acts to be added. The concept of experimental music and visual arts presented at Flow will continue expanding as the Finnish artist duo Grönlund-Nisunen displays a unique installation at the Tiivistämö venue. The musical programming heard at the venue will be released later.

More info: flowfestival.com