Believe it or not, this crazy threesome from Siilinjärvi/Finland (you sure know that place) is one of the most kickin´ live-bands we´ve ever seen. And you know what? They´re doing this with one drummer and two guys playing on assorted cheapo-keyboards! Since their beginnings in the mid-nineties they got as far as being invited for a John-Peel-Session (which they did), played a full US-tour (including N.Y. famous ”Knitting Factory”), toured with Stereo Total, toured extensively Russia…and this is only what we know about!

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One of the first acts ever signed to 9pm Records and still one of the most astounding. The Gaffers´ approach on pop-music is nothing less but unique. Great pop-songs in an unusual lineup between contemporary psychedelic and … anyway here you´ll find more detailed information.

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Helsinki´s reknown Dub-Funksters Giant Robot finally got where they all go. Right – Europe´s best address for stylish pop-phenomenons, 9pm Records. As you sure want to know more about the group that wrote such smashing tunes like ”Helsinki Rock City” or ”Public=Shopping” you ought to go here…

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Here comes the tuxedo-clad alien with the banana-yellow Gretsch Astro-Jet. Mäkkelä´s Trash Lounge, solo-performing lofi-pop songwriter, is probably right now somewhere on a stage in Europe telling weird little stories wrapped up in crackling-lofi-loops and glistening guitar-lines to another audience in another bar… ‘til he´s back you may find some information about Mäkkelä´s Trash Lounge here.

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We wouldn´t actually say the craziest people in show-biz are from Finland, but as a matter of fact there are quite a lot of odd things going on up north. At least there might be some people judging Desert Planet´s ”Electro-punk-pop in the spirit of oldschool video games” as a musical oddity… Get you arse in here to find more information about Laplands ”One-Bit Wonders” Desert Planet and their 9pm Records release.

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A project, a band or a musicians collective? However you call it, the Anglo German Low Stars are a both strangely bizarre and extremely convincing live-act. A half-British/half-German loose collective of singer / songwriters, instrumentalists, and friendly lunatics from different genres touring Europe constantly since 2001 … here´s more about them.

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It indeed has been a lucky encounter when these two songwriters started their touring-collaboration in 2002. Since that day numerous European venues saw miraculously intense shows of this exceptional duo presenting their unique blend of lofi-electronics and accoustic sounds. Imagine something like Sebadoh meets Black Heart Procession meets Geoff Farina.

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