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Vesilinja (Finland) first album - typically Finnish prog

https://www.discogs.com/fr/Vesilinja-Vesilinja/release/19077949

Edited by Sean Trane - June 26 2021 at 16:02

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

nice one!

I don't hear anything eclectic though, there's a slight Canterbury vibe available

rather tending to the opposite overall, the pop border
from a first glance crossover might be the best choice

Edited by Rivertree - June 27 2021 at 04:11

Band co-founder Aake Salmi has very kindly supplied a biography via facebook messenger, which I have edited slightly as below:

Vesilinja was founded in Tuusula, Finland late 2017 by Aake Salmi and Niko Saarinen following the disbanding of their previous group. The idea at first was continue as a duo with a drum synthesizer and focus on studio work only. This period yielded the singles "Prisma" and "Vaihtoehto järjelle", both of which were subsequently included in their debut album, albeit somewhat rearranged.

During the spring and summer of 2018 the duo felt that they needed to work as a full band again, and recruited Jukka Kuusela to play bass guitar and Jussi Portaanpää to play drums. Another guitarist was also sought, but a suitable candidate was not found at the time. A couple of songs were written and demoed during this period, notably "Aamulla".

In early 2019 Topias Ahola joined the band to play saxophone and also sing lead and backing vocals. The song "Heinäkuorma" was written soon after Ahola's addition, and was followed by "Valtias" a couple of months later.

Up until the fall of 2019 the band had rehearsed in an old barn owned by Salmi's father in Sipoo. As the rehearsal room there became too crowded the band decided to rent a former grocery store in Tuusula to build a home studio/rehearsal room. The group started to record their debut album there in late 2019. The singles "Aamulla" and "Heinäkuorma" were released in the spring of 2020, and the recording process was finished in late 2020, with the release date being set for the summer of 2021.

Soon after the recording was finished Antti Tuominen joined the band to play lead guitar and sing lead and backing vocals. Though he did not contribute to the debut album, he will feature on the following one.

The band's influences include (in no particular order): Jethro Tull, Wigwam, Yes, Genesis, Tasavallan Presidentti, Caravan, Camel, Focus, Gentle Giant, Session, Rölli, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, ELP, Haikara, Tabula Rasa, Rush, King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Kingston Wall & PFM.

Current line-up consists of:

- Aake Salmi / guitar, flute, vocals

- Niko Saarinen / Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, other keyboards

- Jukka Kuusela / bass guitar

- Jussi Portaanpää / drums

- Topias Ahola / alto and soprano saxophone, vocals

- Antti Tuominen / guitar, vocals

Vesilinja (self-released), 24th June 2021

1. Aamulla (6:41)

2. Heinäkuorma (7:55)

3. Vaihtoehto järjelle (8:43)

4. Valtias (7:36)

5. Ihmisen lapsi (5:02)

6. Prisma (9:01)

Total Time 44:58

Line up for the debut album as above, minus Antti Tuominen.

This is a fine debut album, and the band most definitely belong here imho. I too would tend toward Crossover rather than Eclectic as the most suitable sub genre for them.

Good stuff! Always happy to come across new Finnish bands worth listening. I hope they get included and that they'll release a CD version of their album.

^ Excellent news! Thanks to you also Keishiro. Thumbs Up

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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19614	Topic: Vesilinja (Finland) for Ecclectic?? Posted: June 26 2021 at 15:59
	Vesilinja (Finland) first album - typically Finnish prog https://www.discogs.com/fr/Vesilinja-Vesilinja/release/19077949 Edited by Sean Trane - June 26 2021 at 16:02
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: June 26 2021 at 18:39
	Full album on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6DCfDFThJ5fpi0DNlrPuYq, or as a YouTube playlist. https://www.facebook.com/vesilinja/, not much info there though from a quick glance. Might be able to get a bio from them via facebook messenger.

Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17572	Posted: June 27 2021 at 03:58
	nice one! I don't hear anything eclectic though, there's a slight Canterbury vibe available rather tending to the opposite overall, the pop border from a first glance crossover might be the best choice Edited by Rivertree - June 27 2021 at 04:11


yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: June 27 2021 at 14:53
	Progfreak link, to save a small job for someone if the suggestion gets forwarded to the Crossover team.

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: June 29 2021 at 17:18
	Band co-founder Aake Salmi has very kindly supplied a biography via facebook messenger, which I have edited slightly as below: Vesilinja was founded in Tuusula, Finland late 2017 by Aake Salmi and Niko Saarinen following the disbanding of their previous group. The idea at first was continue as a duo with a drum synthesizer and focus on studio work only. This period yielded the singles "Prisma" and "Vaihtoehto järjelle", both of which were subsequently included in their debut album, albeit somewhat rearranged. During the spring and summer of 2018 the duo felt that they needed to work as a full band again, and recruited Jukka Kuusela to play bass guitar and Jussi Portaanpää to play drums. Another guitarist was also sought, but a suitable candidate was not found at the time. A couple of songs were written and demoed during this period, notably "Aamulla". In early 2019 Topias Ahola joined the band to play saxophone and also sing lead and backing vocals. The song "Heinäkuorma" was written soon after Ahola's addition, and was followed by "Valtias" a couple of months later. Up until the fall of 2019 the band had rehearsed in an old barn owned by Salmi's father in Sipoo. As the rehearsal room there became too crowded the band decided to rent a former grocery store in Tuusula to build a home studio/rehearsal room. The group started to record their debut album there in late 2019. The singles "Aamulla" and "Heinäkuorma" were released in the spring of 2020, and the recording process was finished in late 2020, with the release date being set for the summer of 2021. Soon after the recording was finished Antti Tuominen joined the band to play lead guitar and sing lead and backing vocals. Though he did not contribute to the debut album, he will feature on the following one. The band's influences include (in no particular order): Jethro Tull, Wigwam, Yes, Genesis, Tasavallan Presidentti, Caravan, Camel, Focus, Gentle Giant, Session, Rölli, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, ELP, Haikara, Tabula Rasa, Rush, King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Kingston Wall & PFM. Current line-up consists of: - Aake Salmi / guitar, flute, vocals - Niko Saarinen / Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, other keyboards - Jukka Kuusela / bass guitar - Jussi Portaanpää / drums - Topias Ahola / alto and soprano saxophone, vocals - Antti Tuominen / guitar, vocals Vesilinja (self-released), 24th June 2021 1. Aamulla (6:41) 2. Heinäkuorma (7:55) 3. Vaihtoehto järjelle (8:43) 4. Valtias (7:36) 5. Ihmisen lapsi (5:02) 6. Prisma (9:01) Total Time 44:58 Line up for the debut album as above, minus Antti Tuominen. This is a fine debut album, and the band most definitely belong here imho. I too would tend toward Crossover rather than Eclectic as the most suitable sub genre for them.

Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17572	Posted: June 30 2021 at 03:28
	^excellent contribution, David I will forward this to the crossover team soon Edited by Rivertree - June 30 2021 at 03:28


Hiram Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 30 2009 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 2084	Posted: June 30 2021 at 23:50
	Good stuff! Always happy to come across new Finnish bands worth listening. I hope they get included and that they'll release a CD version of their album.

DamoXt7942 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17459	Posted: July 07 2021 at 03:07
	Added to Crossover. Thanks David. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=11849


yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: July 07 2021 at 07:43
	^ Excellent news! Thanks to you also Keishiro.