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previous artist: roland auzet		there are 9 titles featuring avarus in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: robbie avenaim

$23.28

back in stock as of
november 12th, 2009

first in stock on
july 14th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

alt.vinyl (uk) #av 002 ep

astral social club “mcr blast part 1 b/w mcr blast part 2” lathe-cut eight inche single record

mcr blast part 1 (7:50)
mcr blast part 2 (7:25)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "mcr blast part 2"

alt.vinyl press release...

av002 astral social club
"mcr blast" (recorded live with arttupartinen from avarus)

$13.44

back in stock as of
february 5th, 2010

first in stock on
april 2nd, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
lo-fi
free-improvisation
guitar-themed

arbor (usa) #arbor 082 lp

maniacs dream “zanzibar” long playing record

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click the play button to hear an excerpt of "untitled (1)"

2008 release ; well-done vinyl reissue of this 2004 lal lal lal release - centered around contemporary finnish personalities fricara pacchu and roope eronen - first heard on the (wait for it ... ) ... “kuolleena haudattuja - sosiologinen kartoitus suomalaisen nuorison salaisista musiikkiharrastuksista” comp ...

entirely freedom-addled bedroom-studio freakouts, rife with muddy hand-drumming and fully rectified electric guitar squiggle (listen to the sound-sample for a bit of both) ...

arbor press release...

arbor82 maniacs dream - "zanzibar" lp

finland is the epicenter of collective music making. under the name maniacs dream, members of finnish bands such as avarus, fricara pacchu, kemialliset ystävät, and more come together to create blown out free rock. their unique/bizarre approach to music making, constantly questioning the construction/deconstruction of sound creates songs at times recalling the electro acoustic clatter drone of avarus crossed with tribal rhythms and intergalactic kraut rock guitar zones. total sonic freedom with a punk ethos directly influenced by a trip to zanzibar prior to recording this record (which is a reissue of the long sold out tape originally released on lal lal lal in 2006).

in an edition of 450 records on light blue vinyl with printed labels and full color proprinted foldover sleeves with art by benjamin bergman and an insert.

$18.43

back in stock as of
july 9th, 2009

first in stock on
june 26th, 2008

threads:
modern-psych
finland

dekorder (germany) #dekorder 24 lp

hevoset “hevoset” long playing record

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click the play button to hear an excerpt of "untitled (2)"

june 2008 release ; the debut by this new duo-grouping of jan “tomutonttu” anderzen and jani “uton” hirvonen ... have made my love for these two ring clear as a bell w/in these pages (jan’s unfortunately o/p ultra eczema lp smoked, jani’s many outings are always repeat-performance worthy) - this pretty much sums up their individual contributions to the world of sound while managing to produce a “third sound” compound that’s denser than most 4-5 piece groups ... highly recommended !!!

dekorder press release...

[024] hevoset - s/t lp

hevoset is the duo of two of the most enigmatic individuals of the finnish underground, namely jan anderzen and jani hirvonen, both hailing from tampere. anderzen is ringleader of a mysterious multitudinous beast known as kemialliset ystävät (fonal records), a part-time member of avarus and islaja and records solo as tomutonttu (ultra exzema, beta-lactam ring records) with a new album coming out on dekorder this year (hopefully). hirvonen is best-known under his uton monicker with two lp's on dekorder and a stream of releases on last visible dog, digitalis, ruralfauna, jewelled antler, pseudo arcana and his own ikuisuus label.

while most one-off meetings between so-called experimental and improvising musicians often sound like bad excuses for a few beers and endless jams this is quite the opposite - a heavy weight championship finale of two like-minded whizkids cross-fertilizing each other with idea after idea, leading to some of the weirdest and quixotic recordings you will have heard of the two. everything you loved about kemialliset ystävät, uton and tomutonttu is contained in hevoset ..... and more. rural psychedelia, out-of-tune plucked and strummed strings, overloaded organs and effect pedals, jani hirvonen's sweet wordless vocals, ecstatic improvised drone collages, bells, backward loops, jungle percussion and tons of unidentifiable sounds and noises shaped into tight 4 - 6 minute tracks.

$9.55

new to stock as of
july 30th, 2007

threads:
finland
modern-psych
live-electronic
plunder-phonic
free-improvisation

ikuisuus (finland) #is 007 cd

amon düde “amon düde” compact disc recordable

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click the play button to hear an excerpt of "untitled (2)"

ikuisuus press release...

amon düde: s/t - cdr (ikuisuus, 2006)

7 tracks - total 29:33 mins

$25.21

new to stock as of
april 24th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
electro-acoustic-improvisation
guitar-themed
experimental-instruments

secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-42 lp
ikuisuus (finland) #iku 013 lp

avarus “iv” long playing record

iv (1)
iv (2)
iv (3)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "iv (3)"

march 2009 release ; sweet lp of psych-improv from this finnish troupe, their thick motorik-chug swells cut with errant cracked-electronics and mutant vocals, culminating in the b-side-length formless freakout ...

lovely full-color collage sleeve, included sonics confirm everything i’ve grown to love about these folk ; highly recommended !!!

secret eye press release...

avarus - iv
secret eye cat.no. ab-oc-42

lp only - 160 gram virgin vinyl, pressed in czech republic
direct metal mastering, full-color labels and jackets
all-exclusive new jams limited to 200 copies

all-new exclusive avarus! fourth secret eye full-length and tenth release overall from this incredible finnish band that pretty much defines modern psychedelic kraut improv. primitive, primal and tribal, desolate and mournful, dreamy and pastoral, motorik and hypnotic. buzzing, clattery, droning, stumbling krautrock flecked with shimmering free-noise, avant ambience, delicate folk fuckery, and chaotic caveman psychedelic space rock.

avarus iv starts where the rasvaaja lp ended. the iv, too, consists of tomas regan's careful high-quality recordings. on the iv avarus makes and even longer dive in the warm and clear pond, into which the water is poured from both kraut and space rock, and from micro music and slapstick. the recording was made after the us tour, which guarantees the firm harmony satisfying the most demanding listeners. the delicate talent and the hilarious team spirit guarantee a recordful of heart-warming harmonies and surprising turns delighting an unprejudiced mind. the wondrous adult rock of avarus is born from an uncompromising love for music. the finished recording deserved a fantastic cover, too. this in mind, the graphic visionaries amanda vähämäki and pauliina mäkelä spent their summer holidays swimming, drinking beer, and drawing their kaleidoscopic davy crockett epos inspired by music.

$15.12

new to stock as of
april 24th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
electro-acoustic-improvisation

secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-41 cd

kemialliset ystävät “harmaa laguuni” compact disc

tervehdys, roskasakki!
menneisyyden tulevaisuudessa
lempijuoma: talo
riisilla ja rusinoilla
laguunin muotoinen laulu
synti muissa maailmoissa
toivon halvaannuttamat

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "lempijuoma: talo"

2008 release ; tour-edition set from jan anderzen & co., heavier on the electronic bleep than in prior/recent ky outings, with even a few stray patches of off-kilter beat-box action (listen to the sound-sample) ...

secret eye press release...

[ab-oc-41] kemialliset ystävät - harmaa laguuni cd

new kyy featuring performances from quite a few of our favorite finnish noisemakers, including members of avarus, kiila and es. also - tom + christina of charlambidies guest! all exclusive tracks, this was released for kemialliset ystävät's 2008 usa tour. limited tour-only release...and not available in stores! eat up. fast.

$13.44

back in stock as of
april 24th, 2009

first in stock on
june 14th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
concert-recordings
lo-fi

secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-25 cd
lal lal lal (finland) #lal 28 cd

avarus “vesikansi” compact disc

lapsivesi (6:49)
löylyvesi (10:24)
vissyvesi pt. 1 (18:25)
vissyvesi pt. 2 (10:56)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "löylyvesi"

secret eye press release...

[ab-oc-25] avarus - vesikansi

49 minutes of gooey new goodness from avarus - spread over just three tracks. in the last year, finland's experimental underground has successfully overtaken the freak music world, and for damn good reasons. from the same tattered coven of piss drinkers who alternately refer to themselves (depending on who shows up to record) as kemialliset ystävät, lau nau, pylon, islaja, es, kiila or the anaksimandros comes this, another secret eye release from the mighty avarus - a follow-up to last year's jättiläisrotta. these fumbling finns conjure a smoky, shit-drunk forest of noise, folk and unsurpassable tribal improv. features guest vocals and casio from tara burke (aka fursaxa) recorded live in ireland.

$13.44

back in stock as of
april 24th, 2009

first in stock on
june 14th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-13 cd
lal lal lal (finland) #lal 17 cd

avarus “jättiläisrotta” compact disc

snoopysnoop snooberson
donkkaavaräppäävä kaalikoira
iso lääkelaiva
itu kurkistaa mullasta
herra ykkönen
amurin hiuskolmio
ahdistava haisemisen loordi
prinssi halonen
välivääpelin välikäpy
joutsenkivi not'sissa

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "amurin hiuskolmio"

secret eye press release...

[ab-oc-13] avarus - jättiläisrotta

the title of this album, jättiläisrotta (trans. giant rat) derives from avarus' theory of the three stages of drunkenness:

stage 1. "i wish i were drunk."
stage 2. "i have to puke."
stage 3. jättiläisrotta

from the circle of psychos who bring you kemialliset ystävät and the anaksimandros comes this release by the one and only avarus. these finns play a freaked out blend of noise, folk and, could it be... free jazz!???!??!!??! packed with aural mayhem and musical non-sequiturs, this music will make you dance like dr. huxtable, no joke. although they have released many tapes, 7", and cd-r's all over the world, this is avarus' first cd!

$26.62

back in stock as of
december 17th, 2009

first in stock on
july 15th, 2009

threads:
concert-recordings
modern-psych
electro-acoustic-improvisation

ultra eczema (belgium) #ue 62 lp

avarus “toosassa” long playing record

toosassa (1) (16:56)
toosassa (2) (16:26)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "toosassa (2)"

july 2009 release ; crystal-clear recording of this contemporary finnish psych-improv troupe, here pared down to core members tero niskanen, roope eronen, and arttu partinen (no keijo, no jan anderzen) as captured in the wfmu studios back in october 2008 ...

as usual, dennis is spot-on with his vision of the events unfolding herein (below) ; while this borrows greatly from precedents set in free jazz, free folk, sound poetry, commune-psych, etc ... it can by no means be seen as a genre-example of any of these, nor a clean / efficient melding of these often similar-seeming memes ...

typically eyeball-irradiating dennis sleeve, printed labels. highly recommended !!!

ultra eczema press release...

ultra eczema 62
avarus; toosassa lp

when you go to finland, a country where 95 % of the population is inbreed, chances are that you will meet at least 7 members of the avarus family! you can smell them from a mile away, they're the adults raising their kids on homebrew white spirit, continuously producing the kind of farts you can't hear though the stench is worse than the ones that sound like a brassband.

behind every finnish tree there is a member of avarus humping another avarus member, and rarely a kemialliset ystavat member (the other 5% of finns). the governement of finland is not proud of this sick family, they try to keep it silent, rarely give interviews to press from other countries and make sure planes hardly fly out. though for some reason arttu partinen, roope eronen and tero niskanen made it as a trio in a small boat to the usa. the only instruments that made it were a few balloons and a crappy casio. on arrival they found a microphone, a drum and more toys, climbed the wfmu building and played the craziest session ever! like a bunch of children discovering the 50's euro avant garde scene, the 60's psychedelic free jazz and pre-punk scene, the 70's sound poetry and punk scene and the 80's disco scene in one afternoon!! this lp sounds like a mix of all of that i guess.

limited to 300 copies, comes in a psychedelic duo coloured cover by dt.

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roland auzet

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