Sielun Veljet - SIG

SIELUN VELJET

Sielun veljet (1983)

Hei soturit / Lapset (1984 / 1983)

L'amourha (1985)

Kuka teki huorin (1986)

Suomi - Finland (1988)

Myytävänä! (1989)

Softwood Music - Under Slow Pillars (1989)

Siekkarit menee pääasiallisesti oikein mainiosti, kunnon musaa. Vain Softwood Music on jäänyt minulle vähän etäiseksi. Spotifysta kuuntelin kerran Mustan laatikon, mutta sen kanssa kävi huonosti. Ennenkuulemattomat Siekkari-biisit olivat kauheaa mökää ja Kullervo Kivet taas nukuttavan tylsää iskelmäjollotusta.


Artikkeliskannaukset:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rlL_D3I1Oe46f6bzEH14RgfbwZp-lBkM

SIG

Matkalla maineeseen (1980)

Sudet (1981)

Synnyin tanssiin / Kulkurien majatalo (1981)

Vuosisadan rakkaustarina (1982)

Syke (1983)

Unelmia (1984)

Purppura (1985)

Kerro mitä on rakkaus / Lohikäärmeen tie (1986)

FinnArctic-esittely:

SIG is not an easy band to classify. Are they punk? Are they new wave? Are they power pop? Are they 60's-style rock with new wave overtones?

In the beginning there was a punk band called Raisio Kids, who named themselves after their small hometown. Raisio, situated not far away from Turku, was previously best known for the margarine factory and a number of sportsmen.

Raisio Kids singer Matti Inkinen and drummer Matti Ranta were enamored by Ramones, and wanted to form a Ramones-type band which would add 60's influences and an organ-driven sound into the mix. With keyboardist Juha Oksanen, bassist Moko Karttunen and guitarist Timo Kilpinen recruited, SIG were ready to start gigging.

After trading in Moko Karttunen for Ari Hemmilä and inviting second guitarist Rauno Linja-Aho, they debuted on record as one of four acts in the previously introduced compilation "HilseLP 2". The guys were rather bewildered about what and how they should play, the four songs were done quickly and the result was a little messy, although the band certainly stuck out from the rest of the bunch.

Atte Blom invited the SIG boys to his Johanna label, and Gösta Sundqvist from immensely popular pop band Leevi & The Leavings produced the first single "Tiina menee naimisiin / Viipuri-pop". The single became a smash hit and bit of a burden to SIG, who soon noticed that "Tiina" was about the only song that the audiences requested on their gigs.

"Tiina" was included on SIG's first LP "Matkalla maineeseen" (1980) in a new version produced by Atte Blom. Well, Inkinen admitted in an interview that the boys distracted Blom by constantly telling jokes to him, so that he wouldn't notice the boys producing the whole record by themselves - getting everything wrong. Inkinen & Co. ended up dissatisfied with the debut LP's thin sound, which ruined all the songs.

Personally I think "Matkalla maineeseen" is a solid debut with loads of varied and enjoyable tunes. The title track is still my personal favourite from this band, it's an excellent introduction to Raisio, the SIG boys and their music. "Kartsaa" and "Lauantaina" from "HilseLP 2" were remade with stronger guitar sound and less organ, "Siin-saan" is musically light'n'jazzy despite having rather somber lyrics about girls looking for their first true love and later becoming disillusioned housewives. "Viipuri-pop" is a fast and fun ditty, "Sille tielle jääneet" is dedicated to all those who have died in traffic accidents. "Telepatiaa" is amusing pseudo-ska, "Seurojentalolla tanssitaan" is a quick, humorous interlude that leads to the glorious closing track, "Uljas uusi maailma".

Most of the songs had been written as far back in history as 1974-1976, and at this point SIG was a little distressed about having to play such old songs on their gigs when they didn't have many newer ones. They didn't gig that much, they all had either daily jobs or other activities and SIG wasn't considered as more than a small hobby.

A CD version of "Matkalla maineeseen" is eagerly anticipated by many, but Johanna has so far refused to create a CD version of it while making all the other albums available. Let's live in hope.

Inkisen lauluäänessä on jonkin verran kestämistä, varsinkin silloin kun hän rupeaa huutamaan (=rääkymään). Sen takia minulla ei useinkaan ole sellaista hetkeä, jolloin SIGin kuuntelu maistuisi. Sykettä ei tee mieli kuunnella koskaan, sen verran kummallinen ja epäonnistunut kokeilu se on.

Artikkeliskannaukset:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iMRcZgiuYtF0KpMkAzNYRvG_OHOxUHmC