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.:MURGELI:.

Modern Finnish rock music since 1999.
A music to chill out, party, revenge, suffocate, 
agony and angst with. 
The band is from Iittala (this little village 
in the middle of nowhere), near Hämeenlinna. 
Band counts for 4 musicians + 1 temporary 
guitar player to make more noise on gigs, if needed. 
Today band has done about 70 gigs across Finland, 
many places conquered, many hearts left broken. 

LINE UP: 

Olli Pitkänen - Guitar, Vocals 
Jussi Mikkola - Guitar, Vocals, keyboards 
Sami Sihvo - Bass 
Sami Nuottakari - Drums 

Musical influences differs between players, only few one goes
for them all; Danzig, Kent for example. As individuals 
there comes names such as Weezer, Radiohead,
 Dream Theater etc etc. Pretty twisted, ain't it? 
Band was formed, as bands usualy do, to have fun in 1999. 
As years have gone by we've gained more skills 
to play in the side of having fun and 
playing around. And now, i quess that 
you can say that we can't live without 
music anymore, well maybe by clinical 
medical test someone could say that the the 
body works, but the soul would be dead. 
In the beginning the band played mostly 
acoustic music but since then we've managed 
to put 2 guitars, bass, drums and 2 male vocals 
(keyboards only when recording) to this band. 
Jussi and Olli are the original members with Jonna Laimi, 
who now have parted ways with the band. 
By first the band worked under the name KUUSKAJASKARI.

When we first started to plan going to 
studio, we thought that we should get a bass player too 
and we caught Sami Sihvo to handle the duty. 
For the first demo we had to hire a session drummer, 
Tommi Saksa who did his work very well indeed. 
In December 1999 we recorded a demo tape 
called ÄLÄ ENÄÄ PELKÄÄ. The feelings we're 
absolutely amazing when we first got to 
hear our first recording. 
After the recording came the time to start 
doing gigs around the neighbourhood and getting a full time 
drummer was a must thing to do. So we found this guy 
who had a metal background and was strange enough. 
Sami Nuottakari had joined the band. Now the band 
was in full form to be let loose. 
In May 2000 it was time to go to studio again and 
record few songs. PIENI SYDÄN E.P. was recorded including 
three songs. 

Summer and fall was time for playing gigs 
around familiar and strange, new places. 
Succes starts to spread as more fans seemed to appear to gigs. 
In december it was studio time again, second 
time this year and we managed to record an 
E.P. simply named it MURGELI. 
The bands musical identity started to reach it's 
form in that E.P. The E.P. contained four 
tracks + one hidden bonus track wich was 
done in a weird way singing bot finnish and english 
in that song. As we speak i can say that when 
it's played live these days you never know how 
progressive the band can get with it.
It can grow to monstrous 15 minutes long dramatic epic.

March 2001 it was the time for our first 
music video to be filemed. And believe me it was cold 
doing a video almost naked in the winter. 
The video was shot in the dark woods of 
Renko and in a train hall in Hyvinkää.
Video was directed by Anni Pänkäälä and 
captured to tape by Antti Hietasola and 
Kaisamari Sahlman. 

We also recorded another E.P. in the early 2001, 
named BONANZA in very fast, easy and low financial way. 
From the MURGELI E.P. we selected song 
HEIKKO to be on a compilation disc by UPLIFT records.

The summer was time for playing gigs in 
various festivals, worth to mention was the 
legendary ÄMY-festival in Hämeenlinna, awesome show!.
December 2001 and we headed for studio again. 
This time it was time to record 11.KÄSKY E.P. 
including three songs. 

The year 2002 has been mainly touring across finland, 
many festivals again; charity festival in Hämeenlinna, 
Sun Dance Day in Hyvinkää and Hukkarock at Pohjanmaa. 
So what can we say? it has been a good summer in all 
means and in the fall its time to go and play a 
gig in GERMANY! wow!!! first gig over the seas! 
be prepared Germany! here we come!.

Overall i can say that the succes and the 
progression of the band has been very positive 
and pleasant. Many, many people to thank for 
their support and the things that they have done. 
Thank you. 
See you all and take care.


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	.:MURGELI:. Modern Finnish rock music since 1999. A music to chill out, party, revenge, suffocate, agony and angst with. The band is from Iittala (this little village in the middle of nowhere), near Hämeenlinna. Band counts for 4 musicians + 1 temporary guitar player to make more noise on gigs, if needed. Today band has done about 70 gigs across Finland, many places conquered, many hearts left broken. LINE UP: Olli Pitkänen - Guitar, Vocals Jussi Mikkola - Guitar, Vocals, keyboards Sami Sihvo - Bass Sami Nuottakari - Drums Musical influences differs between players, only few one goes for them all; Danzig, Kent for example. As individuals there comes names such as Weezer, Radiohead, Dream Theater etc etc. Pretty twisted, ain't it? Band was formed, as bands usualy do, to have fun in 1999. As years have gone by we've gained more skills to play in the side of having fun and playing around. And now, i quess that you can say that we can't live without music anymore, well maybe by clinical medical test someone could say that the the body works, but the soul would be dead. In the beginning the band played mostly acoustic music but since then we've managed to put 2 guitars, bass, drums and 2 male vocals (keyboards only when recording) to this band. Jussi and Olli are the original members with Jonna Laimi, who now have parted ways with the band. By first the band worked under the name KUUSKAJASKARI. When we first started to plan going to studio, we thought that we should get a bass player too and we caught Sami Sihvo to handle the duty. For the first demo we had to hire a session drummer, Tommi Saksa who did his work very well indeed. In December 1999 we recorded a demo tape called ÄLÄ ENÄÄ PELKÄÄ. The feelings we're absolutely amazing when we first got to hear our first recording. After the recording came the time to start doing gigs around the neighbourhood and getting a full time drummer was a must thing to do. So we found this guy who had a metal background and was strange enough. Sami Nuottakari had joined the band. Now the band was in full form to be let loose. In May 2000 it was time to go to studio again and record few songs. PIENI SYDÄN E.P. was recorded including three songs. Summer and fall was time for playing gigs around familiar and strange, new places. Succes starts to spread as more fans seemed to appear to gigs. In december it was studio time again, second time this year and we managed to record an E.P. simply named it MURGELI. The bands musical identity started to reach it's form in that E.P. The E.P. contained four tracks + one hidden bonus track wich was done in a weird way singing bot finnish and english in that song. As we speak i can say that when it's played live these days you never know how progressive the band can get with it. It can grow to monstrous 15 minutes long dramatic epic. March 2001 it was the time for our first music video to be filemed. And believe me it was cold doing a video almost naked in the winter. The video was shot in the dark woods of Renko and in a train hall in Hyvinkää. Video was directed by Anni Pänkäälä and captured to tape by Antti Hietasola and Kaisamari Sahlman. We also recorded another E.P. in the early 2001, named BONANZA in very fast, easy and low financial way. From the MURGELI E.P. we selected song HEIKKO to be on a compilation disc by UPLIFT records. The summer was time for playing gigs in various festivals, worth to mention was the legendary ÄMY-festival in Hämeenlinna, awesome show!. December 2001 and we headed for studio again. This time it was time to record 11.KÄSKY E.P. including three songs. The year 2002 has been mainly touring across finland, many festivals again; charity festival in Hämeenlinna, Sun Dance Day in Hyvinkää and Hukkarock at Pohjanmaa. So what can we say? it has been a good summer in all means and in the fall its time to go and play a gig in GERMANY! wow!!! first gig over the seas! be prepared Germany! here we come!. Overall i can say that the succes and the progression of the band has been very positive and pleasant. Many, many people to thank for their support and the things that they have done. Thank you. See you all and take care.