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EKTROVERDE
"Integral" Snowdonia / Mizmaze |
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 "EKTROVERDE
was formed in 1996, sprouting from the legendary CIRCLE of Pori, but living
in a parallel universe. In their early statement Ektroverde claimed that
they are: "... a Finnish group of experimental music. The activity
of Ektroverde does not restrict to traditional and accustomed forms of
performing music but operates as performances, rituals and happenings
that frequently use to the logic of the conceptual art and investigate
the act itself. In spite of the scientific approach Ektroverde does not
exclude myths and stories but employs and produces them." The line-up
changes constantly, but is often Tomi Leppänen, Mika Rättö,
Mika Rintala, Markku Peltola, Pike Kontkanen, Jussi Lehtisalo, Teemu Elo,
Jyrki Laiho, Mikko Elo, etc. So far Ektroverde has been performing in
their native Finland but also have had one gig in Belgium and Paris. Their
music is an ever-shaping mutant, which is made (among all) of Krautrock,
postrock, psychedelia, home-made analogue electronics, jazz and pure transcendental
meta energy. The band says the main characteristics of Ektroverde are
spontaneity and the ability to act according the situation. Their live
sets consist of long, hypnotic, suggestive jams, which are subtle but
still strangely energetic and even funky compared to some of their more
bloodless peers. A bunch of quiet guys pack together on stage and mystically
merge to one seamless, insistently mind-altering groove machine from some
other dimension. Every Ektroverde performance is an Experience, and people
have been known to enter mystical states of mind and receiving enlightenment
during these occasions. And yes, the flying saucer-shaped Ufox device
with an inbuilt theremin is also there. Ektroverde can be heard on the
soundtrack of Mika Taanila's 'Futuro - A New Stance For Tomorrow' (1998).
Ektroverde's creative output is endless and they have been recording for
such labels as their own Ektro, Bad Vugum, Fonal and Snowdonia-Mizmaze
(Italy)." Erkki Rautio |
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· "Mortalaattori" CDEP (Ektro-002) 1996
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