Live In Suomi Finland
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Live In Suomi Finland is the sixth album by Finnish experimental rock
band Pharaoh Overlord
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It was released on CD in 2007 by Vivo Records. It features krautrock
pioneer Hans Joachim Irmler who is also credited as remixer, the original mix having been done by regular Circle
/Pharaoh Overlord sound engineer Tuomas Laurila. The tracks played are taken only from Pharaoh Overlord's first three albums although it was recorded after their fourth album. Three of the five songs are duplicated from Pharaoh Overlord's first live album, The Battle Of The Axehammer (Live)
. It stays very close to the stoner rock
template laid down in those records, although the extra guitars of Julius and Pekka Jääskeläinen, and Irmler's overdriven mix make for a much less basic sound.
Jussi Lehtisalo
Tomi Leppänen
Janne Westerlund
Julius Jääskeläinen
Pekka Jääskeläinen
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
band Pharaoh Overlord
Pharaoh Overlord
Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock-music band, featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Pharaoh Overlord's output has become more varied, mirroring the...
.
It was released on CD in 2007 by Vivo Records. It features krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
pioneer Hans Joachim Irmler who is also credited as remixer, the original mix having been done by regular Circle
Circle (band)
Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...
/Pharaoh Overlord sound engineer Tuomas Laurila. The tracks played are taken only from Pharaoh Overlord's first three albums although it was recorded after their fourth album. Three of the five songs are duplicated from Pharaoh Overlord's first live album, The Battle Of The Axehammer (Live)
The Battle Of The Axehammer (Live)
The Battle Of The Axehammer is the third album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord.It was recorded on 28 September 2001 in Helsinki and released on CD in 2004 by Last Visible Dog. It features three members of krautrock-influenced rock band Circle indulging their love for stoner...
. It stays very close to the stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
template laid down in those records, although the extra guitars of Julius and Pekka Jääskeläinen, and Irmler's overdriven mix make for a much less basic sound.
Track listing
- Black Horse (10:54)
- Tutankharmony (7:45)
- Zero Gravity (6:28)
- Skyline (11:10)
- Mangrove (15:15)
Personnel
Hans Joachim IrmlerJussi Lehtisalo
Jussi Lehtisalo
Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1973 is a Finnish bassist. In 1991 he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock...
Tomi Leppänen
Janne Westerlund
Julius Jääskeläinen
Pekka Jääskeläinen