Eraser vs Yöjalka
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Eraser vs Yöjalka are Julius Lehmuskallio (Eraser) and Simo Ojala (Yöjalka), a Suomisaundi
-style psytrance project from Helsinki, Finland. Both studied music and classical instruments, went to goa parties since 1994 and started making music together in 2000. Since the beginning they' ve been interested in making innovative and always forward going psytrance, sucking influences from heavy
, funk
, classical and electronic music
. They' ve released two albums and one EP on Helsinki
-based record label Exogenic Records. The third album, Lords of the Liverdance
and fourth album Virtuosi di Quosi were released by Australian record label Faerie Dragon 2006 and 2009.
Eraser vs Yöjalka has played in many Finnish parties, as well as performing in Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belgium, Israel, Turkey, Great Britain and Sweden.
Suomisaundi
Suomisaundi, also known as suomisoundi, suomistyge or spugedelic trance, is a style of freestyle psychedelic trance that originated in Finland around the mid 1990s. "Suomisaundi" literally means "Finnish sound" in Finnish; music that features many of the characteristics of suomisaundi has gained...
-style psytrance project from Helsinki, Finland. Both studied music and classical instruments, went to goa parties since 1994 and started making music together in 2000. Since the beginning they' ve been interested in making innovative and always forward going psytrance, sucking influences from heavy
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, classical and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. They' ve released two albums and one EP on Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
-based record label Exogenic Records. The third album, Lords of the Liverdance
Lords of the Liverdance
Lords of the Liverdance is the third album of Finnish psytrance-duo Eraser vs Yöjalka. It was released on June, 2006 by Australian record label Faerie Dragon Records.-Track listing:# "Nice to Mute You" – 6:56# "Nuts for Nothing" – 6:13...
and fourth album Virtuosi di Quosi were released by Australian record label Faerie Dragon 2006 and 2009.
Eraser vs Yöjalka has played in many Finnish parties, as well as performing in Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belgium, Israel, Turkey, Great Britain and Sweden.
Discography
- Sense Melter (12 EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Exogenic Records, 2001) - Round 1Round 1Round 1 is the debut album of Finnish psytrance-duo Eraser vs Yöjalka. It was released in 2002 by Exogenic Records.-Track listing:#"Reunion" – 5:30#"BBQ U" – 5:45#"Illalla" – 6:06#"Ghost Train" – 8:10#"Quosick" – 6:02#"Hattivatti" – 6:21...
CD Exogenic Records, 2002) - TarinatTarinatTarinat is the second album of Finnish psytrance-duo Eraser vs Yöjalka. It was released in 2003 by Helsinki-based record label Exogenic Records.-Track listing:#"Nippy News" – 5:56#"Tärinät" – 6:22#"Random Sector" – 6:28#"Huon Ona" – 5:57...
CD Exogenic Records, 2003) - Lords of the LiverdanceLords of the LiverdanceLords of the Liverdance is the third album of Finnish psytrance-duo Eraser vs Yöjalka. It was released on June, 2006 by Australian record label Faerie Dragon Records.-Track listing:# "Nice to Mute You" – 6:56# "Nuts for Nothing" – 6:13...
CD Faerie Dragon Records, 2006) - Virtuosi Di Quosi CD Faerie Dragon Records, 2009)
- Evsylocybine compilation CD www.ektoplazm.com, 2010)
Compilations
- "Headache" - Fusion vs Confusion (Eraser, Exogenic Records, 1999)
- "Ranblax" - Beats and Beyond (Yöjalka, Surreal Audio, 2000)
- "Hattivatti" – Custom File (Exogenic Records, 2002)
- "Reunion" – Trance of Scandinavia (T.O.S., 2003)
- "Jos Metsään Haluat Mennä Nyt" - (www.antiscarp.com, 2003)
- "That Was Then This Is Now" - (www.antiscarp.com, 2004)
- "A Holy Man Spat Beer On My Gear" – Funland Boogie Files (Space Boogie Productions, 2006)
- "Just Looking for the Best Pieces of this Puzzle" – No Tone Unstirred (Faerie Dragon, 2007)
- "A Morning Story" (feat. HaltyaHaltyaHaltya are Jürgen Sachau and Tommi Sirkiä, a psychedelic trance project from Finland, founded in the mid-nineties. Jurgen has also released under the project name Outolintu, while Tommi has released under the project name Pelinpala. They have also been active under the pseudonyms Justin Space and...
) – No Tone Unstirred (Faerie Dragon, 2007) - "Arraknophobia" – Dream Theatre (Cosmic Theatre, 2007)
- "Dreamatics" (feat. OcelotOcelotThe ocelot , pronounced /ˈɒsəˌlɒt/, also known as the dwarf leopard or McKenney's wildcat is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean...
) – Dream Theatre (Cosmic Theatre, 2007) - "Tanza Toleranza" - Eye Sea Animals (Nullzone Records, 2007)
- "Himolaskijan Pitkät Nousut" - Spoked Weird (Adama Records, 2008)
- "90`s Hangover" - Welcome to Umpo (Jolly Fill Records, 2008)
- "Fennomaniacs Delight" - Organic Circuitry (www.ektoplazm.com, 2008)
- "Ugro Shamanistic Movez" - Shamanisma (Spacebaby Records, 2008)
- "Don´t Dust My Cosmos" - Humants (Sanaton Records, 2008)
- "Who Makes" - Hectic Dialect (Adama Records, 2009)
- "Psychoactivitiez" - "Long Space Distortion" (Apoxina Records, 2009)
- "Rouhe-Eemelin Retket" - "L.S.D." (Apoxina Records, 2009)
- "Back to Past" - "L.S.D." (Apoxina Records, 2009)
- "Take It Acid Is" - "Energies Around" (Mind Expansion Records, 2009)
- "Hehkulandia" - "Idiosynth Trickery" (Faerie Dragon Records, 2010)
- "Boozy`s Funky Odeur" - "Idiosynth Trickery" (Faerie Dragon Records, 2010)
- "Headbanger`s Wall" - "Tales from the Twilight" (Psytraveller Crew, 2011)