I'll be shocked if anyone here owns...

[pub crawler]

...any Leica and the Cosmonauts.


Finnish surf music.


Just heard 'em interviewed on public radio yesterday.... they're playing some gigs in New York this week. Fun, quirky stuff.

I will be buying a CD or two shortly and I'll let y'all know.

 

[Mr. BAW]

Even Rick Jr. hadn't heard of that !!!!

And he worked at Amoeba.....................

 

[Salome]

I have downloaded one of their tracks once

I think it was the same song that made Dick Dale 'famous' again when it was played in Pulp Fiction

 

[indra]

Nope don't have any of that, but I have another one that I'd be shocked (pleasantly, of course!) if anyone had, or had even heard of (other than in my posts). It is Isidore, which is a collaboration between Steve Kilbey of The Church and Jeffery Cain of the late Remy Zero. SK wrote the lyrics and does the singing (his brother John does the backing vocals) and JC wrote the music (former RZ mates G. Slay and C. Lemoyne help out on drums and bass, respectively). It's a stunningly beautiful album... I really think it's some of the best work SK has ever done.

 

[Bunbury]

Finnish and "surf" don't mix

 

[u2popmofo]

Finnish and "surf" don't mix

Hahahahahahahahahaha

Excellent point there.

 

[Angela Harlem]

What the hell is it lately with the Finnish music scene??

Finland will take over the world soon with it's thrash metal/surf/disco style.

 

[Basstrap]

finnish people surf?

 

[Salome]

I thought the band was called "laika and the Cosmonauts"
so that could also be why I never found another track of them

 

[U2Kitten]

Every time I come here I find a bunch of threads about people I never heard of

 

[Bunbury]

What the hell is it lately with the Finnish music scene??

Metal is whats happening in the cold dark north

 

[Elvis]

Every time I come here I find a bunch of threads about people I never heard of

That's a good thing... it means you can cearch out new music...

 

[indra]

I've found a lot of my now favorite music by perusing music message boards and checking out interesting sounding music. Occasionally there are complete duds, sure, but when you get one that you love -- what a great feeling!

 

[Angela Harlem]

I thought the band was called "laika and the Cosmonauts"
so that could also be why I never found another track of them

If this is the case, then I have heard of them


I feel almost cool now.

 

[Salome]

as cool as finland

 

[pub crawler]

Yeah, you're correct about the spelling, Salome. Funny too, it didn't surprise me that you have heard of them as you seem to have a very eclectic taste in music.

Finnish + surf might not seem to make much sense, but some bands seem to just dig the aesthetic of the music. For example, there's a Russian band in L.A. called The Red Elvises who also have that surf (i.e. Dick Dale guitar) sound. They have songs with titles such as "Surfing in Siberia" and "Cosmic Surf." I've seen 'em play on the street in Santa Monica and they are a hoot. http://www.redelvises.com/redelvises/

 

[wolfeden]

dimmu borgir!

 

[Angela Harlem]

This song, Almost Sleeping, sounds a bit like that song...I think it's a No Doubt song.
Or maybe Kylie.
Or maybe neither of them. But it sounds familiar.
Somehow.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

are the Rasmus Finnish? I saw them on MTV today. I am strangely attracted to their sound...

 

[The Sage]

The Rasmus are good...I have their new album

 

[Bunbury]

dimmu borgir!

Wrong, they are from Norway!

 

[meegannie]

I know them.

 

[pub crawler]

This song, Almost Sleeping, sounds a bit like that song...I think it's a No Doubt song.
Or maybe Kylie.
Or maybe neither of them. But it sounds familiar.
Somehow.

Angela Harlem, do you have a link to an mp3? thx.

 

[pub crawler]

I know them.

 

[meegannie]

I mean I know of them, know their music, etc., just to clarify. I know not any cosmonauts.

 

[Angela Harlem]

Angela Harlem, do you have a link to an mp3? thx.

I got this off salome, but if you have msn i can send it to you
angelaharlem@hotmail.com

or everythingzen on slsk, and you can steal it directly off me instead.

it is a really good song though, if it is the same group.

 

[Justified]

...any Leica and the Cosmonauts.


Finnish surf music.


Just heard 'em interviewed on public radio yesterday.... they're playing some gigs in New York this week. Fun, quirky stuff.

I will be buying a CD or two shortly and I'll let y'all know.

 

[Salome]

it is a really good song though, if it is the same group.

very good song, but different group

 

[HeartlandGirl]

are the Rasmus Finnish? I saw them on MTV today. I am strangely attracted to their sound...

As am I. Not sure entirely what to make of them yet.

 

[pub crawler]

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