Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S

Although Briard was the first finnish punk band to record anything, and it`s pretty impossible to name THE first finnish punk band, Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S were definitely one of the few first bands of the movement. Pelle himself has had a very lenghty career, although his bandmates have changed. N.U.S was his first band and they were around only for a couple of years (1977-78), before Pelle formed Pelle Miljoona & 1980, Pelle Miljoona Oy. etc.

Of all the early finnish punk bands, Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S were the most political. Unlike bands like Eppu Normaali and Briard who were more anarchistic and wild, Pelle Miljoona has always used music as a way to express his views about things he saw around him. This first single, Olen Työtön b/w Mä Vain Pogoon was released during a time when several ten thousand people were without a job, and the A-side is an angry rant about being unemployed. But "Mä Vain Pogoon" isn`t political, it`s an ode to everyone`s favorite dance, pogoing. Fine vintage punk rock.

Olen Työtön
Mä Vain Pogoon

Kohu 63

Honestly, I don`t know much about this band, just that they were part of the Finnish hardcore-scene and their career has had a lot of up-and-downs (including murder and alcohol problems). Kill From The Heart has a lot of info there about Kohu-63, so if you want to know more about their history check out the link.

"Paavola" is one of their earliest tracks and it`s from their Pelimannimusaa 7" (1981). A fast, aggressive song for slamdancing.

Kohu-63 - Paavola.mp3

Enjoy and leave comments.

LAMA

Lama. A great way to get started. Lama was probably the best finnish punk band (and one of the best punk bands ever in my humble opinion), and it is considered a link between the original finnish punk scene and the 80`s hardcore explosion. Lama got started in 1978 and played until 1983, by then they had issued two albums (Lama LP 1982, Ja Mikään Ei Muuttunut (singles) 1983), one EP (Väliaikainen 7" 1981) and three singles (Totuus Löytyy Kaurapuurosta 1980, Nimetön 1981, Ajatuksen Loppu 1982).

I picked the song "Koputus" from their s/t LP, since it`s one of their most powerful and serious songs. It has a sort of menacing vibe to it. Take a listen:

So enjoy and keep checking for updates.
Lama - Koputus.mp3

Welcome

Just started with this, so nothing special yet. My main idea is to post some punk music from my home country, Finland, for people who are interested in this kind of music. I know it`s difficult as hell to find some of this stuff even here, so I thought I might help with posting some selected tracks. I do not encourage piracy nor do I support it, but sometimes internet can really help you, especially if you`re a music fanatic like me. But if you`re from the band or you have something to do with the band/song and you feel the rights have been violated and want me to remove the song, then no problem. Just contact me via e-mail.

So, I`ll update the site soon. Looking forward to share some great, classic and rare punk rock from Finland.