What's required of you is that

• you're handsome/beautiful
• you own a fitting suit/dress
• you are patient
• you understand that being a part of a live band means quite a minimal creative input
• you know what A minor is (because I don't and I need someone to explain it to me)
  
  What you get is
  
• to play some groovy bass lines
• to be called "the new guy/gal" for the next five years
• grey hair

Finally: I'm still working on the new album. I have 12 tracks and about one hour of music almost finished. This is kind of the hardest part, to hit the last nail on the coffin and let go.





11.6.2011 - A new live date

We'll be playing at Hirvitalo, Tampere on Wednesday 22.6. There will be some other performers too but that is not yet confirmed. More information will be added here later. Our plan is to play two new tunes.





19.4.2011 - A new tune

I just added a new tune here. It's released only in the internet and it's called "Lovely Bone Structure". It can be downloaded at Bandcamp.






8.9.2010 - Digital download of Nausea available

My second album, Nausea, is now available as digital download at Bandcamp. This is the only official site for downloading Nausea. There's also five music videos, rare photos, posters etc. as bonus material.

The CD version of the album is still available at Verdura Records.





11.8.2010 - A new video

There's a new video for a Nausea tune called Fumes. You can watch it here. You can also watch it at Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook and Myspace.





24.7.2010 - My tribute to Rowland S. Howard

I contributed with few words to Swampland's Reflections on Rowland S. Howard.

Photos from our last April's show at Nosturi have been added. One picture includes us with the headlining act Bohren & der Club of Gore.

The third album is in the making. There will be a longer break now than between the first two albums.





24.2.2010 - Two new shows in Helsinki

We will play at Oranssi on Saturday, March 20th. There's a two day festival called "Jozik Fest II" and we'll play on the second day.

We also just got another date at Nosturi on Friday, April 23rd. We will be the support act for Bohren & der Club of Gore. That's OK with me. You can buy the tickets at Tiketti.

Both of the shows are for all ages.





10.1.2010 - Piss Ennui

Last autumn I hooked up with an old friend. During few inspired weeks we recorded an album full of songs under the name Piss Ennui. The results can now be listened at Myspace and freely downloaded at Bandcamp.

We also made a video for a song called Impotent Blues.





25.9.2009 - New pictures

There are new photos from our last Wednesday's show at Klubi.





17.9.2009 - An interview

There's a short interview of me in Finnish in the latest issue of Basso magazine.





21.8.2009 - A new live date

We will play at "Juuri & juuri" club night held at Klubi, Tampere on Wednesday 23rd September. Shannon Rowley will be there too. The tickets will cost 5 euros.
Showtimes:
21:00 Shannon Rowley
22:00 Us





28.7.2009 - Video for Talking to Birds

A new music video has just been finished. It's called Talking to Birds and you can watch it here.





29.6.2009 - Video for The Trigger

There's a new video for a tune called The Trigger. It was shot under 24 hours ago. You can watch it here.





25.6.2009 - A Hungarian radio interview

There's a short interview in BangBang Radio Show's website. It's dubbed in Hungarian, but you can read the English transcript here. The program has interviewed James Johnston, Hugo Race and Terry Edwards among others so I'm in a stylish company.





18.6.2009 - New pictures

There are new photos from last night's show at Club Liberté. The gig was alright.





13.6.2009 - Nausea reviews

Finnish: Desibeli.net, Imperiumi, Lammas zine, Soundi, Meteli.net, Vertigo, Sue, Rumba
English: Chain D.L.K., Slowly Goes The Night, noiZine
Greek: Tranzistor.gz
Italian: Debaser





26.5.2009 - Two new dates

There are two new live dates. We will play in the Paskarok festival in Hämeenkyrö on Saturday 6th July. Later on 17th June we will play in Club Liberté in Helsinki.





12.5.2009 - Video for The Lady

There's a video for a Nausea track called The Lady. You can watch it here.





6.5.2009 - New pictures

There are two new pictures in the photos section.





3.5.2009 - Two new videos

There are two new videos called Tedium and Summertime. Tedium can also be downloaded as an mp3.





24.4.2009 - Interview in Rumba

There's a one-page interview of me in the latest issue (07/2009) of a Finnish music magazine Rumba.





23.4.2009 - More reviews

Couple of positive Finnish album reviews have emerged: Desibeli.net and Imperiumi.





14.4.2009 - Nausea reviewed

Nausea has been reviewed in Rumba (in Finnish). The review is fairly nice except that it begins with a false fact and ends with unargumented meanness.





31.3.2009 - Nausea pre-order and a new live date

Nausea can be pre-ordered at the Verdura Records Shop for 12 Euros. The shop ships internationally.

We will play at Vastavirta-klubi in Tampere on Sunday April 19th. The other bands are 80th Disorder and The Alibies.





13.3.2009 - Nausea release date and trailer video

Cook was right (of course). Nausea will be released on April 15th. Like the first album Nausea will be released only in Finland and will be available for international orders through internet stores.

A trailer video for Nausea has just been released. You can watch it here or at Youtube.





3.3.2009 - April

The ghost of Elisha Cook Jr. just told me that Nausea will be released in April. I find him quite trustworthy.





28.2.2009 - A new tune

I just added a tune here. It's a leftover from Nausea and it's called "Talking to Birds".






22.2.2009 - New photos

There a three new photos from our show in Turku. We played a couple new tunes from the upcoming album Nausea.





26.1.2009 - A new live date and a new tune

I will play with my band in Klubi, Turku on Friday 13.2. It'll be a Club Raw evening. Karoshi Lovers will play there too.

A new non-album tune has just been added here. It's called "Arthritis". You can listen to it with the player below and you can also download it from the mp3 section.






24.1.2009 - A short film

"Romantic Dreams" from my first album is used in a short film called "Arming Finland - Killing is My Civil Right". You can watch it in LiveLeak and Totallyupyours.com. The film accompanies a petition to remove hand guns from Finland.





1.1.2009 - Nausea, new video, new website

The new album will be called Nausea. It will be released in the spring by Verdura Records. Exact date hasn't been decided yet.

The album contains ten tracks and the tracklisting has been divided into four parts.


Tracklisting:

Part 1 - Midnight Music    1. Intoxication    2. The Trigger    3. The Lady		Part 3 - Hangover and Rain    5. Fumes    6. Two Black Dogs    7. The Trainyard    8. A Hallucination
Part 2 - Death Sits Down    4. Murder Theme		Part 4 - Red Pavement    9. The Chase  10. The Gutter

There is a new music video for a piece titled A Hallucination. You can watch it here. You can also watch it on Youtube.


A new website has been opened. Maybe you had already noticed that.





9.11.2008 - A record deal

My second album will be released next spring by Verdura Records. More information, free downloads and videos will surface during the months before the album's release.





25.10.2008 - Downloading the music

While Myspace hasn't offered downloads in a while you can still download my music in Last.fm. There are five full tracks and seven short preview clips from Dead People's Trails.





21.9.2008 - Henry Waldén is dead

Yesterday Henry Waldén, the guitarist of Varjo and Angelica Kult, died at the age of 30 of carbon monoxide poisoning at friend's home in Helsinki. Besides playing in bands he was also a sound technician and he seemed to be always doing something regarding music. I always admired his style - he lived rock'n'roll. There are some people like that (not Jon Bon Jovi but Iggy Pop) and they never seem to do anything wrong. What made him special was that he was able to control his rock'n'roll so he could also be creative and productive at the same time.

It was always great to know that someone like him existed. I feel terrible and I miss him, but it comforts me to know that he made a good use of his life.





31.8.2008 - Recording finished

The recording of my new album is mostly finished. There is still some mixing and mastering left to do. There will be ten tracks on the album.

Photos from the studio:

16.7.2008 - New photos

There are three fresh pictures in the photos section.





1.7.2008 - Album discount

Some shops are selling Dead People's Trails on reduced prices now. From now on you can get the album with 10-11 Euros.

International: If Society, Record Shop X and Stupido-Shop
Finland: Platta, If Society, Levykauppa Äx and Stupido-Shop





19.5.2008 - New photos



There are new pictures in the photos section. The pictures were taken in our latest two Tampere shows.

I've been working on new music lately. There are six new pieces ready at the moment.





30.3.2008 - Turku show cancelled

Our show in TVO, Turku (5.4.) has been cancelled, because a band scheduled to play there with us pulled back.





15.3.2008 - Shows without Timo

Our two shows without our drummer Timo are now behind. Too bad not many people showed up to witness me kicking a floor tambourine. I might keep it as a habit.





15.2.2008 - Three new shows

Three new shows have been confirmed. We will be playing at "Fuck, It's Around Your Neck!" club held in Yo-talo, Tampere at 12.3., Dynamo, Turku at 14.3. and Kuudes linja, Helsinki at 2.4. Timo can't make it to the Yo-talo and Dynamo shows so we'll have to play without a drummer.





20.1.2008 - New video and photos

There is a new video for Full Moon and Dry Humour. The footage was filmed by Iines at Kuudes linja, Helsinki on 28.12.2007. It can be viewed and downloaded at the videos section. Four pictures from our Kuudes linja show have been added to the photos section.





31.12.2007 - New shows, photos and music

Our show last Friday at Kuudes linja went nicely. There are two pictures at the photos section. I'm very happy with the way our last two shows have gone. I've managed to find myself a fine live band quite easily.

We have two shows confirmed for the spring: Sunday March 23rd at Klubi, Tampere and Saturday April 5th at TVO, Turku.

There is a new piece in the MP3 player. It's called "Dilligaf" and it was recorded during the Dead People's Trails sessions, but I didn't include it in the album.





5.12.2007 - A new show and a new review

We will play in Death Discotheque held at Kuudes linja, Helsinki on 28th December.

There is a new review of my album at Noise.fi.





25.11.2007 - New photos

Last night's show at Kahvila Valo was cosy and warm, but I nearly broke my guitar at the end. There are pictures from the night on the photos section.





3.10.2007 - New show

We will play with On Volcano at V.A.L.O. Music Club on Saturday 24.11. The club takes place at Kahvila Valo. The address is Puutarhakatu 11.





24.9.2007 - New music

There is a new piece available for listening on the mp3 player above. It's called "The Simple Art of Murder" and it's released only in this website.





21.9.2007 - The first English album review

Mick Mercer has reviewed my album and it's the first review in English.





12.9.2007 - Review, photos and mp3's

Dead People's Trails was reviewed in the newest Sue magazine. The review is in Finnish. It is quite positive. Heroin and Your Veins is once again referenced being a project which is incorrect. Projects have goals and I don't have one.

Photos from our Tavastia show have been added.

Some foreign mp3 stores have made my album available for download.
France: Fnacmusic.com
Germany: Musicload.de and MP3.de





2.9.2007 - A live review

There is a live review of our Tavastia performance at Desibeli.net.





31.8.2007 - The night before

Just like at Ratakatu Squat our performance last night went fine. It was our first time on a big stage and venue. First it looked like the hall would be almost empty, but couple minutes before we started the audience tripled. People listened politely and some seemed interested. Our set was same as on our first show, but this time we were a little more rehearsed. It was very nice from Magenta Skycode to invite us to play before them. They are a friendly bunch of men.

Photos will be added here later.





30.8.2007 - Tavastia

Tonight we will perform at Tavastia Klubi. Pentti Luomakangas will play baritonesaxophone with us.





25.8.2007 - Dead People's Trails as MP3

My album can be downloaded in Finland at following internet stores: Musiikkilataamo.fi and NetAnttila.





24.8.2007 - Live photos

Our first live performance went fine. The Ratakatu Squat is a cosy small place and there were cosy young people listening, mostly sitting on the floor. A nice low-key beginning. Next Thursday it'll be Tavastia then.

Live photos from last night have been added.





17.8.2007 - Reviews

My album has been reviewed in Rumba and Desibeli.net. Reviews are in Finnish.





15.8.2007 - The album and the live band



Dead People's Trails is now released. It can be bought or at least ordered from most record shops in Finland. Ordering in Finland can be done on these sites: Platta, Levykauppa Äx and Stupido-Shop. Internationally it can be ordered from Record Shop X, Stupido-Shop and straight from my record company Solina Records.

My live band includes Timo Korpi on drums, Kari Nieminen on bass and Irene Stachon on keyboards.





8.8.2007 - Another show

On Thursday 23.8. we will play with Locomotora and Galacticka at Ratakatu Squat in Tampere. It's located in Pispala, Ratakatu 5. The entrance is free and show time is around 19-22.





26.7.2007 - Preorder Dead People's Trails

International: Record Shop X and Stupido-Shop
Finland: Platta, Levykauppa Äx and Stupido-Shop





21.7.2007 - The first live performance

On Thursday 30.8. in Tavastia Klubi, Helsinki I will open up for Magenta Skycode. I'm going to be accompanied by a couple of musicians. More information will be added here later.





10.7.2007 - A release date and a trailer video

My album "Dead People's Trails" will be released on August 15th. It can be found or at least ordered from most record shops in Finland. Internationally it can be ordered from Record Shop X, Stupido-Shop and straight from my record company Solina Records.

A trailer video for the album has just been finished. You can view in the video section.





16.6.2007 - A new video

There is a new video online called "Romantic Dreams, Perverted Dreams". You can view it in the video section.

My mp3's and videos can now also be found in Last.FM.





26.5.2007 - Album release pushed back to August

The release of my album Dead People's Trails has been delayed once again. Now it seems that it will be released in August. This is what happens when you are making music that is not making any money. I'll try to keep this delay as the last one.

I'm starting to get tired on sitting on the album. I listened to it today for the first time in few weeks and I was glad to find out that it still sounds fresh to me. I'm proud of my album and I can't wait for someone else to hear it too.

I'm planning now some sneak peeks at my album that I will add here during summer. Most likely they will be in the form of video.





15.5.2007 - Music in Kuvake.net

My music can be listened also in Kuvake.net.





4.5.2007 - Album cover



Liner notes have been added to the music section.





21.4.2007 - The album has been mastered

The mastering of Dead People's Trails is now ready. I've already added new mp3's to the mp3 player above and Myspace and Mikseri. Some final touches are still to be done for the album cover. It will be revealed soon.





31.3.2007 - A new record deal

My record deal with Quiet Life Records has been pulled down due to outside reasons. There are no hard feelings.

The album will still be released as I have signed a deal with Solina Records. It will still be distributed by Playground Music Finland. The release date will be announced as soon as possible.





24.3.2007 - Album postponed

The plans for releasing my album took a step back. It will be postponed, but it's not sure yet how much. I'll let you know when things evolve.





3.3.2007 - Distribution

Dead People's Trails will be distributed by Playground Music Finland.





23.2.2007 - Album's title and tracklisting

The debut album will be called "Dead People's Trails". The release date has not been decided yet.

Tracklisting

2:00 AM  1. The First Pain  2. Diet and Cancer  3. The Worse  4. Romantic Dreams  5. Polio  6. The Death of a Lover  7. Intense Revulsion

4:00 AM  8. Alone  9. Absurd  10. Full Moon and Dry Humour  11. Perverted Dreams  12. Bad Luck

The mp3s here or in Myspace and Mikseri are not the final versions that will appear on the album. Some final mixing and mastering are still to be done.





16.2.2007 - A record deal

I have just signed a deal with Quiet Life records. They will release my debut album. More news will follow soon.