Archives of FMQ - Finnish Music Quarterly

Time Warp from the 60s

Time Warp from the 60s

Time Warp from the 60s

"The bite-sized songs are multifaceted, both rhythmically and concerning the chord changes, still without losing their charming easy-going feel."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

November 7, 2019

Warm but Hot

Warm but Hot

Warm but Hot

"Sami Linna’s record can be conceived as a kind of road map to the groovy jazz styles of the 60s. But even if the roads are the same as before, the paving is better and lanes broader."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

November 7, 2019

Electric Mopo

Electric Mopo

Electric Mopo

“The sound of a band bursting with life and new ideas as it begins its second decade.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

Maximum teamwork

Maximum teamwork

Maximum teamwork

"The idea of the compositions on this album seems to be a unity of all elements, rather than melody statements followed by soloistic explorations."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

November 7, 2019

Stirring spiritual jazz

Stirring spiritual jazz

Stirring spiritual jazz

“Loose-limbed and ecstatic, this live set is a refreshing change and hopefully a harbinger of things to come.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

Breathtaking double-team improv

Breathtaking double-team improv

Breathtaking double-team improv

“In Tölöläb, Elifantree have met their match, leading to their most ambitious, mature and cohesive album so far.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

Change is the only constant

Change is the only constant

Change is the only constant

"Oddarrang remain champions of dark and haunting instrumental music. Don’t miss them."

Petri Silas

November 7, 2019

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

"Dredging the murky depths of our base instincts, this music coerces the listener to gaze inside their very being."

Petri Silas

November 7, 2019

Fast moving, varied and brave: WOMEX 2019 opening concert

Fast moving, varied and brave: WOMEX 2019 opening concert

Fast moving, varied and brave: WOMEX 2019 opening concert

“The music of Arctic Fire concert at the WOMEX 2019 was brave and contemporary, yet all of them drew in some way on archaic traditions in Finnish music.”

Simon Broughton

October 31, 2019