Two brand new T-shirts were just added to the store - one for Circle, one for Röyhkä ja Rättö ja Lehtisalo.

The Circle shirt is a strictly limited edition Leppästix special, featuring our favourite masked superhero drummer of rock'n'roll printed in three colours! Some precious Bruce Duff wisdom has been printed across the back: "Take care of your mask!"

In addition to these, four previously sold out Circle shirts have returned to the store as reprints. See the store for details. The shirts are going quite fast, so act soon if you want one!

The previously announced Ektro sale is still going on too.

All Ektro and Super Metsä releases have had their prices cut for a limited time. Most albums go for 8,90e at the webstore now!

Ektro's webstore takes a break from November 28 to December 9.

Orders made during the break will be shipped when Ektro resumes normal business on December 9. Last orders before the break ship on Friday.

Soundcheck is the latest instalment in Circle's ongoing stream of live albums. Recorded in Finland in October 2009, Soundcheck offers the most contemporary document possible of a Circle soundcheck / concert experience.

For this concert Circle was reinforced by the guitars of J. & P. Jääskeläinen, who may be familiar to some from the ranks of Circle's brother-in-arms Pharaoh Overlord. On the LP this expanded line-up explores the experimental possibilities of concert staples Virsi and Nopeuskuningas further than possibly ever before.

Soundcheck will be available in a couple of days on Full Contact, the vinyl-only imprint of Ektro Records.

You can also get your own copy directly from the band on their European tour! Limited edition!

1. Kukkakaalia kapteenit! (3:40)
2. Tuhatsata (20:39)
3. Virsi (9:25)
4. Nopeuskuningas(14:00)

Circle's Tulikoira (originally released in 2005) is available once again as an Ektro CD re-release.

The new version has no bonus material compared to the original release, but comes with brand new slipcase packaging. Original 2005 artwork included inside.

Rautakäärme
Puutiikeri

Lusiferiinin Armosta - Nuolee CD (ektro-060) and Musiikkivyöry - Tulemme sokeiksi CD (ektro-059) have now been released.

The official release date for the albums is November 4, but they are available from Ektro Records right now. As a special offer for a limited time, both Nuolee and Tulemme sokeiksi can be ordered together for a special low price. Look for the Musiikkivyöry CD + Lusiferiinin Armosta CD item in the store and save 6 euros.

Lusiferiinin Armosta is a trio which comprises guitarist/vocalist Jussi Lehtisalo (of Circle, Pharaoh Overlord and Rättö ja Lehtisalo) and the fumbling rhythm section of Tuomas Laurila and Eetu Henttonen. The musical output of this group consists of spontaneus outbursts of inspiration, channelled through the traditional tools of rock music. Nuolee is the spearhead of the new wave of noise schlager, an album of opposites on which elements that logically should negate each other continue to live in harmony instead – creating a unique monster in the process.



With one foot on the throbbing jugular of distorted Finnish rock, the other in the tumble dryer of the noise scene of 1980's New York, the band clears the path it has chosen with the ferocity of a cornered hamster.

Nuolee is a creaking pile of rusted junk, ready to topple. But every now and then, something pure glitters somewhere within its depths.

1. Silmät meikatut (4:46)
2. Kvaak kvaak kvaak (2:39)
3. Kolme matalaa (3:49)
4. Pimeä rekka (5:50)
5. Synkeä pirtti (4:34)
6. Kultainen keinutuoli (5:26)
7. Luminen malka (5:14)
8. Biohajoava pesuaine (3:53)
9. Suurin puu (1:55)

Jussi Lehtisalo – guitar and vocals
Eetu Henttonen – bass guitar
Tuomas Laurila – drums

Release date November 4

Ektro is out of the office until October 23. Orders made during this time will be shipped soon after that date.

Ektro Records is thrilled to release Tulemme sokeiksi (”We’re Becoming Blind”), a retrospective CD compiling material by Musiikkivyöry (”music avalanche”). In addition to being a curious chapter in the endless saga of the post-punk era, this DIY document is also one of the finer, more elusive threads of the global cassette-culture scene. Originally issued in 1981, Musiikkivyöry’s two tapes were the work of Mika Taanila, a 15-year-old who would grow up to become an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. This compilation features the key tracks from those micro-edition bedroom recordings.

Musiikkivyöry’s output is typical of the early ’80s’ raw zeitgeist, but with a timeless, teen-anguish twist. Taanila heartily embraces punk’s total do-it-yourself ideal, yet his style is light years away from the conventional guitar groups of the day: Atonal riffs, home electronics, randomly cut-up radio sounds, noise, and primitive industrial weltschmertz blend into a rough, highly personalized whole.

Tulemme sokeiksi will be released on CD October 28

Tulemme kreivin luota
Tulemme sokeiksi
Jukebox Jive
9 Volt
Nimetön (untitled)

Mika Rättö's Polkupyörällä vuokkopenkereelle is now available.

Polkupyörällä vuokkopenkereelle is an experimental solo album by avant-gardist Mika Rättö (Circle, Kuusumun Profeetta). The album was originally recorded back in 1996 and will soon be available for the first time as a CD release on Ektro Records.

Polkupyörällä vuokkopenkereelle on Kuusumun Profeetasta ja Circlestä tutun avantgardisti Mika Rätön jo vuonna 1996 äänitetty kokeellinen sooloalbumi, joka paukahtaa kauppoihin kohtapuolin Ektro Recordsin CD-julkaisuna.

1. Jo kylliksi myöhä (4:02)
2. Lieron viettelys (4:38)
3. Jäinen kuningatar (3:54)
4. Matkalla Paratiisisaarille (8:03)
5. Tarkkailija sielultaan (6:52)
6. Takaisin taivaan hamasta (4:58)
7. Viimaspäivää arolla (4:44)
8. Kirjailijalle kiitos (4:00)
9. Väärennettyä rahanvaihtoa (5:26)
10. Herrasmies universumin (5:03)

Kyl ooh... Kyl ne on, joo. Kyl ne o aika varhasest vaiheest, sit. Se on sitä seutuu kuitenki ku sitä ennen ne o ruvennu just tavallaa löytyy kaikki. Ja elokuvamusiikki o heti kiinnostanu ja toinoini kauhuelokuvat. Ja Goblini, se oli just ku näki eka kerran Argenton ja just siinä, samaa aikaa sit o nähny, tai sitä enne jo tietyst nähny näit... Esimerkiks just toi, oliha toi sillo iha loistava elokuva omast mielestä, toi "Pako New Yorkista", tiäksää, ja Carpenteri seki. Joo, Kurt Russeli paino, "Sneikki" siel, ja se musat ja se kaikki, ni se oli heti semmone, joo...

COMING SOON

This coming December Circle embarks on a week-long tour in Europe with ISIS and Keelhaul.

December 1 - Rock Star Live, Bilbao
December 2 - BT59, Bordeaux
December 3 - Trabendo, Paris
December 4 - Substage, Karlsruhe
December 5 - Trix, Antwerp
December 6 - Vera, Groningen
December 7 - Postbahnhof, Berlin

Just when you thought that NWOFHM was dead and gone, Mercedes Hell and the four songs of its debut 7" attack like a swarm of Stukas out of a clear blue sky! Welcome to the Kingdom Together! OUT NOW!

Let's Eat Fire
Kingdom Together

Plain Ride's debut album Oh The Flow is once again available!

Ektro is out of the office until July 20. Orders made during this time will be shipped soon after that date.