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Finally. Electro trio Nyx has finally finished their second album Continuum which is officially released on 8th of April.
As the title says on the new album band continues their trip in the future pop world but compared to their debut album First Aeon (2002) the sound is more electro and club influenced.
Check out the songs in Nyx's MySpace and more information on the band can be found on their website.
Continuum is released in CD and MP3 format. CD can be ordered directly from Plastic Passion's webstore (12 eur - Europe, 14 eur - RoW; prices include p&p) or bought in the indie friendly record stores.
Digital downloads (8 eur) from TheGround.com
Not a Plastic Passion relase but releated!
The Komets is a High Voltage rhythm & blues, garage, soul & rock'n roll from Kouvola Finland. Vocalist and drummer ie. 2/5 of The Komets is also 2/5 of Cheerleaders United.
Check out The Komets' MySpace and their The Sonics / The Wailers / Chuck Berry / Bo Diddley / Flamin' Groovies incluenced tracks which were recorded live without audience just like all the original garage hits.
The Komets' self-financed mini album The Firestation Sessions 2008(6 tracks) is available also from Plastic Passion and the price (includes p&p) is 5 eur (Europe) / 8 eur (RoW).
Coming next on Plastic Passion
Nyx: Continuum CD album (April 8th)
Mysterious electro duo Huminoida is back with their new 7" single called A/B (Other Side / The Other). Electronic experimental pop in the spirit of wonderful synth pioneers like Fad Gadget, Human League, Soft Cell, Tangerine Dream, Cluster, Suicide, White Noise... with the addition of strange twists influenced by Coil, Foetus, Shriekback ..etc..
A/B single is realesed in original 70's/80's style only on 7" clear vinyl and the limited edition of 300 copies is manually numbered and signed by artists themselves. No CD or digital download this time.
Please order your copy directly from Plastic Passion's webstore (5 eur - Europe, 8 eur - RoW; prices include p&p). A/B + Huminoida's debut 7" Self-titled 9 eur - Europe, 15 eur - R0W.
Both tracks and Self-titled can be listened to at Huminoida's MySpace.
Lockman's EP Turn Out the Lights can be listened on the band's MySpace for one week starting today. Check it out and get your digital or compact disc copy!
The record release gig will played at Lepakkomies, Helsinki on Friday the 2nd of Januaruy. Other bands are Pasilian Savut, Tuomas Palonen solo and The Spoonshiners.
Coming next on Plastic Passion: Huminoida - Other Side / The Other 7"single
Plastic Passion proudly presents the new band Lockman and their debut ep Turn Out the Lights.
Lockman is not afraid of the blues and the country but they love indie rock and especially NYC punk. So Lockman is the missing link between Bo Diddley and Television - interesting Fender interventions, juicy riffs, and bouncy basslines backed by drum fills you would never expect. Check them out and tell us how we sound!
Turn Out the Light is released on December 17th in CD and MP3 format.
CD can be ordered from Plastic Passion's webstore (5 eur - Europe, 6 eur - Row; prices include p&p)or bought in the indie friendly record stores.
Digital downloads from TheGround.com
Hundred Million Martians' Marseille CD was released today. Check your local record shop or order directly from Plastic Passion's webstore (12 eur Europe / 14 eur RoW) or download a digital version from Levyvirasto (8 eur).
HMM's guitar player Ari Väntänen was interviewed by Turun Sanomat / Treffi and the album was also reviewed (3 points). In the latest Sue magazine can also be found the interview of HMM's vocalist Jyrki Mäkelä.
Record release gig on Friday @ Klubi, Turku at 11 p.m. (tickets 3 eur).
This week's gigs
Tero-Petri @ Tavastia, Helsinki on Wednesday 26th of March
Hundred Million Martians @ Klubi, Turku on Friday 28th of March (record release gig)
Plastic Passion bands in printed media
Sue 3/2008 - Hundred Million Martians (interview)
Soundi 3/2008 - Tero-Petri (interview + review, 4 out of 5 points)
Soundi 3/2008 - This Empty Flow's Magenta Skycode album was introduced in the article 'Ten lost treasures of Finnish Rock'
Before the gig at Tavastia on Wednesday Tero-Petri will visit Radio Helsinki's studio and talk about his new album 'Tuolilta herännyt' together with Aleksi Pahkala in his Mahtavaa Helsinki Mahtavaa radio show. Check the radiowaves at 5 p.m.
All the above mentioned albums are available in Plastic Passion's webstore and please notice that since yesterday Plastic Passion can accept PayPal as a paying method.
The fourth album of Hundred Million Martians is called Marseille and it will be released as a traditional CD format on Wednesday, March 26th. Also, Marseille will be available as a digital download version at the Finnish indie music marketplace Levyvirasto, starting on Wednesday, March 19th.
Marseille's guest star Michael Monroe (saxophone and harmonica) and his band Hanoi Rocks got yesterday the Special Emma Award (Finnish Grammy) for the band's pioneer work in exporting Finnish rock music and for Hanoi Rocks' unique charisma and rare vitality as recording artists. Congratulations!
Tero-Petri's 'Tuolilta herännyt' album is released.
The Plastic Passion releases are distributed by Supersounds Music and 'Tuolilta herännyt' can be bought in all the good record stores around Finland. You can also order album directly from Plastic Passion's own web store and Levyvirasto (digital download also).
Tero-Petri was interviewed by Turun Sanomat / Treffi and the album was also reviewed (5 out of 6 points). In the latest Sue magazine can also be found the interview and the review (9/10). The album was also reviewed by Rumba (3/5).
The former Limonadi Elohopea singer/leader Tero-Petri Suovanen is nowadays a solo artist called Tero-Petri as well as the leader of the band called Tero-Petri.
The debut album Tuolilta herännyt will be released on the 27th of Feb in a traditional CD format. Digital download is already available in Levyvirasto.
The album can be pre-ordered in 8Raita Record Store, Levykauppa Äx, Levyvirasto and Plastic Passion's own web store.
The album release gig is in Dynamo, Turku on Friday the 29th of Feb (10 p.m.) and the warm-up is in 8Raita Record Store at 5 p.m.
Please check Tero-Petri's website and MySpace.
