- Sielun Veljet
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Name = Sielun Veljet
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Alias = L'amourder Kullervo Kivi & Gehenna-yhtye Leputation of the Slaves Pimpline & the Defenites Adolf und die Freie Scheisse [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sielun+Veljet Sielun Veljet] on discogs.com - Retrieved onApril 7 2008]
Origin =Finland
Genre =Alternative rock
Years_active = 1983--1992
Label = Poko
Associated_acts =Ismo Alanko ,Hassisen Kone
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Past_members =Ismo Alanko Jukka Orma Jouko Hohko Alf Forsman Hannu ViholainenSielun Veljet were a Finnish rock band of the 1980s. They were formed soon after the disbanding of
Hassisen Kone by its former frontmanIsmo Alanko . Sielun Veljet never reached the sales figures of Hassisen Kone, but they became famous for their powerful stage presence and aggressive, shamanisticpost-punk musical style. [Jarkko Jokelainen, "Sielun Veljet on säilynyt mielissä" ("Helsingin Sanomat ",January 27 2007)] Most of the band's recorded material is sung in Finnish, except for their 1989 album "Softwood Music Under Slow Pillars ". They have also recorded English language versions of their songs under the moniker L'amourder.Sielun Veljet has influenced several Finnish rock and metal bands, such as
Maj Karma [Mikko Huikkonen: "Maj Karman suoraviivaistumisyritys" ("Etelä-Suomen Sanomat"October 11 2004), found on [http://www.majkarma.com/?s=arviot_sk majkarma.com] ] andTurmion Kätilöt . Turmion Kätilöt have even covered the Sielun Veljet song "Volvot ulvoo kuun savuun" on their "Verta ja lihaa" single. [ [http://www.turmion-katilot.info/ang/discographie/traduction/vertajalihaa.php Verta ja lihaa] on turmionkatilot.info - Retrieved onApril 12 2008] Atribute album to them, titled "Säkenöivää voimaa - tribuutti Sielun Veljille", was released in 2002 and featured among othersTimo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus ,Maija Vilkkumaa (who has also recorded a cover of "Peltirumpu") andNeljä Ruusua .History
Early history
Sielun Veljet was formed shortly after
Hassisen Kone , a successful and well-known new wave band, disbanded.Singer -guitarist Alanko and guitarist Jukka Orma wanted to start making a totally different kind of music than what Hassisen Kone had done and what the Finnish public expected of them.Tero Valkonen on [http://pomus.net/001788 Pomus - Populaarimusiikin museo] - Retrieved onApril 7 2008] The band was complete withbassist Jouko Hohko anddrummer Alf Forsman.The band's live performances were loud, energetic and extremely intensive from the beginning, and people soon stopped expecting another Hassisen Kone. The concerts were sometimes extremely long -- one gig in
Nivala in the 1980s lasted for four and a half hours and ended only when security personnel forced Alanko off the stage. [Sari Sainio: [http://www.aamulehti.fi/sunnuntai/teema/ihmiset_paajutut/4538543.shtml Vastavirtaan] - "Aamulehti "February 2 2007]The band's self-titled debut album was recorded live in 1983. Shortly thereafter, with the 1983 EP "Lapset" and the 1984 album "
Hei soturit ", the band started slowly gaining popularity. The two recordings were joined together on later releases. [ [http://www.ismoalanko.com/julkaisut/sielun+veljet/ Sielun Veljet discography] on ismoalanko.com - Retrieved onApril 7 2008]Breakthrough
"
L'amourha " (1985) became the critical and commercial breakthrough for Sielun Veljet, and remains by far their highest selling album. "Peltirumpu" became the band's first real hit. The album and its follow-up "Kuka teki huorin " (1986) are considered the most accessible Sielun Veljet recordings, and remain the band's only studio album gold records. [JT Lindroos: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifexzthldje Kuka teki huorin review] on "Allmusic " - Retrieved onApril 9 2008] [http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kplista.html?action=vapaa&tyyppi=koti&haku=artisti&julkaisuntyyppi=albumi&teksti=Sielun+Veljet Sielun Veljet] on ifpi.fi - Retrieved onApril 9 2008]After "Kuka teki huorin", Sielun Veljet started re-recording some of their material in English in order to find an audience outside Finland. They recorded an EP "Ritual" (1986) and the album "
Shit-Hot " (1987) using the alias L'amourder. The name is a direct translation of the name of their most successful album - "murha" means "murder" in Finnish. A tour in Europe followed, and the band was even allowed to tour in Soviet Russia, which proved to be a success.JT Lindroos: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfuxqerldse~T1 Sielun Veljet biography] on "Allmusic" - Retrieved onApril 9 2008]"
Suomi-Finland " (1988), recorded in Finnish, saw Sielun Veljet moving into a more acoustic sound than before. The album's lyrics concentrated on the issues present in late 1980s Finland, such as the growing influence of American culture. It was followed by all-acoustic "Softwood Music Under Slow Pillars " (1989), written in English but not released outside Finland.Breakup
After the commercial failure of "Softwood Music", the band decided to quit. A greatest hits collection "Myytävänä!" was released the same year, followed by a three-CD
box set "Musta laatikko " in 1991. "Musta laatikko" included some rarely heard live and studio material, as well as a full live set under the alias Kullervo Kivi & Gehenna. Adocumentary film titled "Veljet" was also released in 1991.In 2007, Jukka Orma mixed together some
Tuomari Nurmio covers the band had recorded in 1990, some of which had been included on "Musta laatikko". The album was released as "Otteita Tuomari Nurmion laulukirjasta ", and it reached #1 on the Finnish album charts, highest position ever for Sielun Veljet. [http://www.finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sielun+Veljet Sielun Veljet] on finnishcharts.com - Retrieved onApril 12 2008]Discography
Studio albums
DVDs
Singles
References
External links
* [http://www.poko.fi/cgi-bin/show.pl?num=41&page=artists_db Sielun Veljet] at poko.fi
*Unofficial [http://www.angelfire.com/punk5/sielunveljet/ fan page]
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