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22-Pistepirkko

22-Pistepirkko are easily one of Scandinavia’s most eccentric and evocative pop acts. The band’s sound and diabolical dynamic is a luminous, surreal, guitar-based electro-pop and proto-garage-psychedelia blended with elements of acoustic folk and spaced-out bohemian blues-rock.

For an early 2008 release and their first in North America the band is going to work with American producer: KRAMER (Shimmydisc, Bongwater, Ween, Urge Overkill, Galaxie500, Daniel Johnston, a.m.o.)

” 22-Pistepirkko operates with the skewed perspective that´s only gained at a vast distance from the beating heart of rock. What they play is a pop of a kind with no allegiance to any particular era, but of vaguely maverick bent.” (Stuart Maconie, Q MAGAZINE, UK)

” Everything 22-Pistepirkko touch turns stangely familiar. It´s like a lot...but there´s nothing like it.” (Taylor Parkes, MELODY MAKER, UK)

"Bluesy and atmospheric (...) grabbing influences from sources ranging from John Lee Hooker to the Velvet Underground to Beck, the group emerges with a sound that's all their own, perhaps best described as electronic roots music."
(AMG, review Eleven)

“This trio are renegades. They´re from Finland and they always dazzle and confuse in equal measure. They love the blues, they love pop music. They mine 60s psychedelia but they make their own waves. (...) Call them neo primitive, they use things like Farfisa organs to wonderful effect and it isn´t retro, that´s the amazing thing about them. And they sing in beautifully crafted English for Heavens sakes! The kind of band that become a cult when they´re gone. It would be a shame if that was their fate. Investigate.” (ZOOT,UK)

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