Brad Laner probably has his name thrown around with Medicine far too often. While the old shoegase troupe had a decent following, Brad's been busy working on other project ever since. He's readying a new 123 where he's accompanied by the Norwegian group Joensuu 1685 , and the first listen we have is remarkable. There's a slight fuzz on the vocals, knifing guitar harmonies, and an element of darkness that he's added to the cover of this classic Chicago track. For those of us with a nostalgic pop leaning, this [...]
Stream all four tracks from Brad Laner and Joensuu 1685 's brand new limited split 12" record release, via Oslo-based label Splendour, over at SoundCloud . Here's the lead-off jam "Hero Seed" from BL: (via @Splendourrr )
Jesus christ. The Black Angels . Straight outta Austin. Sounding like a very modern psychadelic rock and roll band - Joensuu 1685 doesn't even come close. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is nowhere near the massiveness of this sound. Raw rock and roll like they're coming right outta the backwaters of some dangerous, bad ass town. Dirty, druggy, drunken hypnotism, feedback delay churning into muddy, murky riffs. [Video: The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations] -Video- And then with one evil black howling cry, [...]
Velkommen til Frekvens' store Roskilde guide - i den nærmeste fremtid vil tage et nærmere kig på årets program og prøve at guide dig igennem det omfattende program. I første del ud af fire ser vi nærmere på Pavilion Junior programmet. Pavilion Junior er som det fleste nok ved navnet på Pavilion scenen i de 4 dage op til selve festivallens start, det der tidligere var kendt som camping scenen. Scenen giver publikum noget at tage sig til under den lange ventetid indtil selve festival pladsen åbner og samtidig er det her Roskilde præsenterer nye nordiske talenter, så [...]
The fifth edition of Europavox takes place in the French town of Clermont-Ferrand from May 21st-23rd, with warm-up gigs on May 20th. The full line-up has now been published and highlights include performances from Peter Doherty, The Kissaway Trail, Band of Skulls, Unknown Pleasures - a Joy Division tribute from Peter Hook, and Ireland's own Funeral Suits, who've bagged a headline slot in the 'Le Foyer' tent. Full line-up: Camelia Jordana, Las Ondas Marteles, Tokyo Sex Destruction, The Disciplines, Dani Llamas, La Cafeteria Roja, NMB Brass Band, Gaetan Roussel, Rachid Taha featuring [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive , New Music While some may question the logic of hosting a multi-venue, club-crawl music festival in the middle of a Norwegian deep freeze, the organizers behind Oslo's by:Larm festival -- which wrapped up three days of boozin' and schmoozin' on Saturday night -- understand there's no better way to beat the mid-February chill than to cram into intimate venues and exchange body heat with a couple hundred sauced Scandinavian strangers. Now in its 12th year, by:Larm has [...]
This review is somewhat late, but a gig of such quality needs to be documented: three great bands providing real value and instilling a sense of faith in the kids of 2010. First up were Asleep Beneath Volcanoes. There was something of the Fuck Buttons about this Kendal based two-piece: building and varied bleeps met fuzzed guitars with enough ideas to keep the paltry crowd interested. Towards the end of the set (where discerning tune from tune was difficult and mostly superfluous) one of the duo took up vocals whilst bashing a guttural rhythm from a single floor [...]
Kaiku Studio Berlin / Kieku Music Management järjestää yhteistyössä artistiensa kanssa yhteiskiertueen VIVA! Suomessa helmikuussa 2010. Paikkoina ovat 24.2. Turussa Klubi, 25.2.Tampereella Klubi ja 26.2. Helsingissä Korjaamo. Joensuu 1685 on huolestuttavaa tuijotusta strobovaloihin, päättymätön trippi Pohjanmaalle, hypnoottinen pyörremyrsky – yhdistelmä Klaus Dingeriä ja 70-lukua, 90-luvun parhaita indierock-paloja sekä hymnejä ja gospelia. Kolmen saman sukunimen jakavan miehen yhtye on kerännyt lyhyen olemassaolonsa aikana paljon huomiota kotimaan lisäksi ulkomailla sekä intensiivisillä keikoillaan että syksyllä 2008 ilmestyneellä albumillaan. 2010 vuoden alussa yhtye julkaisi briteissä ensilevynsä ja 73 vinyylisinglen versiostaan [...]
I do sometimes worry that anyone browsing through the ANBAD archives (which you can do just over there, on the right) will get the impression that the new bands are merely a cover story, and that in reality the site is a sneaky subsidiary of the Scandinavian Tourist Board. It seems that every other post blathers, semi-coherently and effusing, about the wonderful bands' ceaseless streaming out of that part of the world. But the thing is that it's true - our blonde northern Euro cousins are producing a glut of vibrant, clever, simple and self effacingly fabulous bands, [...]
Joensuu 1685 is a rock trio from Finland, formed in Helsinki 2007 by two brothers Mikko Joensuu, Markus Joensuu and (of same name but not a relative) Risto Joensuu , all in their early twenties. They love to get drowned in overtones, feedbacks and noises, due to paint a soft but sizzling stream of big beauty. Repetitive bass riffs, powerful yet pretty restrained drumming, extensive guitar overtones, pastoral organs and Mikko's singing creates original soundscapes and adds something new to the scenes where they might draw their influences from: bluesy garage psychedelia from the [...]
If it's December at You Ain't No Picasso, then it's time for Mixmas! Every year I like to turn YANP over to some of my favorite bands to showcase some of their favorite songs through a themed mix. They pick a theme, five songs that fit the theme and then share a little about why [...]
Well, you all know of our unconditional love for Springsteen . Maybe one or two of you also know of our love for the band Joensuu 1685 . So you can imagine our excitement when we found out that those two artists sort of crossed paths and new music was created. Joensuu 1685 have posted up their cover of "I'm On Fire" by Bruce Springsteen and it's everything we ever dreamed of. To be honest, every time someone covers Bruce I absolutely hate it. [...]
MP3: Joensuu 1685 - I'm on Fire NOTE: Today's contribution comes from Matt Giordano, who sent this mp3 file from zSHARE. What a fucking terrible service, as it kept finishing the download long before it was actually done. Thankfully, the great Sendspace saved the day. Is zSHARE the worst most pointless file hosting service? Fuck yeah! I've been listening to this jam a lot lately, and it's quite the cover. Joensuu 1685 takes on the Springsteen classic "I'm On Fire" into epic levels with their [...]
Been totally missing Serena Maneesh as of late. Not sure what they've been up to or if they're still together or if they really dig their day jobs or what, but it's been a minute since their eponymous record dropped. Regardless, lots of other groups pick up that slack. Joensuu 1685 is one of the best and most accurate interpreters of the bunch. Their cover of The Boss' "I'm on Fire" captures Bruce's grandiose battle for the working man, then noises it the fuck up with scary walls of sound. The dude's ten minutes long, too. I'm excited [...]
Parhaillaan ulkomaita kiertävä Joensuu 1685 on tehnyt huuruisen ja hypnoottisen version Bruce Springsteenin kappaleesta I'm On Fire . Tulkinta on ladattavissa kahtena eri versiona: Joensuu 1685: I'm On Fire (6 minute version) Joensuu 1685: I'm On Fire (10 minute version)
Joensuu 1685 - I'm On Fire A stellar Finnish shoegaze-krautrock-gospel take on the Springsteen classic. Visit Joensuu 1685 on MySpace. MP3: Joensuu 1685 - I'm On Fire
Finnish shoegazers Joensuu 1685 recorded an extended Kraut-ish cover Bruce Springsteen 's "I'm on fire" and are offering it up as a free download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/65 3458830ba5ff94/ Check out the band on tour in Europe: 09/24 - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin (GER) 09/25 - Ilse's Erika, Leipzig (GER) 09/26 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER) 09/28 - Chapeau Rouge, Prague (POL) 10/01 - 013 Batcave, Tilburg (NL) 10/02 - OT301, Amsterdam (NL) 10/03 - L'Ubu, Rennes (FRA) [...]
Yeeees, long time no posts, sorry about that... This next track is just too good not to post it, Joensuu 1685's EPIC take on Boss's classic. Wouldn't be suprised if these guys got signed to Sub Pop or something, such a great band. Joensuu 1685 - I'm On Fire (320K) (zShare) (via Kaiku Studios, thanks Jonas) ps. [...]
Kun tämän vuoden Flow Festivalin esiintyjiä alettiin julkistaa ei voinut kun hämmästellä: miten ihmeessä yhdelle viikonlopulle saadaan mahtumaan niin helvetin paljon hyvää musiikkia ? Viimeinkin asiat olivat niin kuin pitääkin. Ei enää hikisiä junamatkoja perähikiälle eikä kylmiä telttaöitä leirintäalueella. Helsingissä järjestetään koko kesän parhaat festivaalit. Tapahtumapaikkana toimi tuttuun tapaan ihanan sokkeloinen Suvilahti . Viime vuoteen verrattuna edistystä oli tapahtunut huomattavasti. Järjestelyt toimivat kaikin puolin kiitettävästi eikä alueella enää ahdistanut liian pieneen tilaan sullotun ihmispaljouden vuoksi. Yksi nerokkain uudistus oli maahan levitellyt matot, jotka paikkasivat kaasulaitoksen suurinta puutetta, nurmikkoa. Flow:n musiikkitarjonta [...]
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Sie sind die vielversprechendste Rockband aus Finnland seit den Leningrad Cowboys, dröhnen aber so verhallt wie Spacemen 3: Joensuu 1685. Die siebenminütige Single "Crystal Light" kündigt unmissverständlich an, was den Hörer auf dem Debüt von Joensuu 1685 erwartet: Eine Reverb-Orgie mit mehr Dampf als eine finnische Sauna. Die Songs lösen sich nahtlos ab, wie landende und startende Helikopter einer Shoegazer-Armada, die fortlaufend neues Feedback anliefern. Joensuu klingen wattiger als die amerikanische LoFi-Konkurrenz von No Age oder Wavves, tonnenschwer nichtsdestotrotz, eher lethargisch als wütend, einmal gar gosplig versöhnlich, und oft klassisch britisch. [...]
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