Pharaoh Overlord – masters of rigid hypnotic riffing and overlords of rock'n'roll repetition – surprise everybody on their latest offering by propelling themselves head first into three lengthy surreal partitures. Instead of the familiar avalanche of distortion and metronome-like drumming, Siluurikaudella offers a sound that has been stripped of all traces of rock music.
Has the ever-present riff disappeared? Is it still buried somewhere beneath the unpredictable textures woven by three guitars, drums and bass? Are the results too obscure for rockers? Too avant-garde for jazz connoisseurs? This is 100% Pharaoh Overlord!
Pharaoh Overlord - Siluurikaudella
060610 | 16:24
Pharaoh Overlord's new album Siluurikaudella coming soon!
Rättö ja Lehtisalo - UU mama
220410 | 00:02
Röyhkä ja Rättö ja Lehtisalo -kokoonpanon mainion Hiekkarantaa-albumin jälkeen parivaljakko Rättö ja Lehtisalo taikovat hatustaan hieman vaisun levyn. Levy vaikuttaa välityöltä, jonka tasapaksun keskitempoisissa kappaleissa hittipotentiaali loistaa poissaolollaan. Naiivisti nimetyt kappaleet kertovat etäännyttävästä ironiasta ja lopputulos vaikuttaa postmodernilta sekoilulta. Tuntuu että aika on kulkenut länsirannikon herrojen ohi ja he taitavat olla siirtymässä jo eläkkeelle pop-museoon. Läpimurto jäi heiltä saavuttamatta, mutta jotain omaperäistä tässä kuitenkin on.
In English:
UU mama, the latest album of Rättö ja Lehtisalo, will be released on May 12.
Thor - Only the Strong
250310 | 01:02
When THOR released Only The Strong in 1985, It was at the height of Metal Mayhem around the world. Songs like "Let The Blood Run Red" and "Thunder On The Tundra" were burning up the UK charts.
To support the album, THOR toured the world with Jon Mikl Thor on lead vocals, Queen Pantara on backing vocals, Mike Favata on drums, Steve Price on guitar and Keith Zazzi on bass. Many steel bars were bent and countless hot water bottles were blown apart as Jon Mikl Thor dazzled the crowds with his on stage strength feats and musical prowess.
This CD, THOR "Only The Strong", represents one of the classic metal albums of it's day - the pinnacle of fantasy and rebellion.
Laivue: a band with a six-year history of noise-making from Jyväskylä, the near center of Finland. With their nameless firstborn, released by Ektro Records, they now join the ranks of artists with actual full length albums out there. During the years so far the band has kept a rather low profile, doing some gigs and recording a couple of demo CD's, but now the grass root days are over: the atmospheric pop, the determined experimentality and the almost disturbingly noisy rock, being the main elements Laivue has been associated with, have been carefully worked into a snappy whole, clocking in at almost 50 minutes and totally resembling its creator.
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.
Special offer!
180210 | 13:21
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!
Shop takes a break Nov 28 - Dec 9
261109 | 04:36
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.
Circle - Soundcheck LP
251109 | 01:51
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!
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.
Lusiferiinin Armosta and Musiikkivyöry released + special offer
301009 | 02:31
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 - Nuolee
281009 | 16:50
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
The shop takes a break
250909 | 20:55
Ektro is out of the office until October 23. Orders made during this time will be shipped soon after that date.
Musiikkivyöry - Tulemme sokeiksi
230909 | 22:35
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
"You should be making music primarily because you love it. Most everything else is a bonus. If you have fans at all, great. If you can play around your home town, or maybe throughout your country, fantastic. Recording your music should please you first and foremost -- how else could you expect anyone else to get into it? If you do start to become really successful, your troubles will truly begin."
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