HORISONT MOT ØST – HORIZON EAST Som en del av vårt fokus på Finland presenterer vi også vårt eget festivalband. De vil sette sitt preg på byen og festivalkroa gjennom festivalen. Nærmere informasjon i lommeprogrammet.
Tom Nyman, bass – Mikko Lankinen, guitar – Matti Pitsinki, guitar, organ– Janne Havisto, drums
LAIKA & THE COSMONAUTS Surf-revivalists and Finland’s Numero Uno instrumental rock combo serves
You’ll never see anyone so efficiently use a tremolo. The drumming
up a heaping portion of original
(Janne Haavisto) and
spy-surf-instro tunes combined
the bass work (Tom
with ultra-cool covers.
Nyman) are very tight and mesh well with
Lead
guitarist
Mikko
Lankinen’s
Lankinen’s wizardry.
playing would give
The group issued its debut
some of the top guitarists today a
album C´Mon Do the Laika! in
run for their money. Not only is his
1988; Surf’s You Right! followed
playing fast, but also passionate and melodi-
two years later, and in 1993 Laika &
ous. Complemented by the second guitar and the
the Cosmonauts resurfaced with Instruments of
farfisa organ (Matti Pitsinki) that introduces an
Terror. Subsequent efforts include 1995’s Amazing
intriguing dissonance, they not only play great surf,
Colossal Band and 1997’s Absurdistan. Laika Sex
but also make it somewhat experimental.
Machine followed in early 2001.
Festivalen, Festivalkroa og Laika & Cosmonauts takker
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