1/25/2007

Pohjalla - finnish punk comp


Pohjalla was the first finnish punk comp, released in 1978. It featured some of the early greats including Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S, Sehr Schnell, Problems?, 1978 (which would soon be the next band for Pelle Miljoona) and Se. These tracks are the highlights, enjoy.
1978 - Elektroninen Xtaasi
Problems? - Raitsikka Oot
Se - Ei Asfaltti Liiku
Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S - Väkivalta ja päihdeongelma
Sehr Schnell - Juho Vanha Natsi

1/16/2007

Tampere SS


Ain't got much to say about this one, (in my opinion) the best song from their Sotaa 7" (1983). The band's name may sound dubious, but they were anti-nazis... I SWEAR!
Tampere SS - Sotaa

1/04/2007

JMKE

Well, time to live up to the blog`s description once again. This time it`s a classic song by a classic band, Estonias very own JMKE with their breakthrough hit "Tere Perestroika". Until 1991, Estonia was a satellite country for the Soviet Union and punk really couldn`t catch fire under the watching eye of Soviets. Punk was very underground, and in countries like Estonia punk really meant something rebellious. JMKE was probably the biggest and most famous band there, and although the Militsiya and KGB constantly harassed them (and other punks), the band continued on and in 1987, delivered this classic song. I think it`s one of the best punk songs ever, political punk at its finest. It became a hit both in Estonia and here in Finland, much to KGB`s dislike. More information can be found here. BTW, Estonian is, like Finnish, Finno-Ugric language so no worries about understanding anything.
JMKE - Tere perestroika