Over the last 6 and a half months, we have given away 9 tracks from all the artists on the Soliti roster plus a few remixes. To round off our first year in service, you can now download Soliti 006 : The Soliti Zip. It’s our first compilation album. Just click the image above to download.
Track Order: 1. Astrid Swan : Box Elder 2. The New Tigers : Pocketful Of Sand 3. Big Wave Riders : Behind These Walls 4. Astrid Swan : Zurich Is Stained (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) 5. Big Wave Riders : Republic Of The Average (Paperfangs Remix) 6. Astrid Swan : Gold Soundz (Burning Hearts remix) 7. Black Twig : Lake Song 8. The New Tigers : Toffee 9. Cats on Fire : My Sense Of Pride
Special thanks to Jori Hulkkonen, Paperfangs & Burning Hearts for the remixes. Soliti Zip cover artwork designed by Teppo Merilainen, based on covers by Varpu Eronen, Appu Jasu, Johanna Heikkilä, Jyri Öhman and Teppo himself.
Happy New Year!
Finally, here are some 2011 highs and lows from the Soliti crew.
“Music liked in 2011″ Ville, Cats on fire
Songs:
John Maus & Molly Nilsson – Hey Moon
Moondog – Lament 1 ”Bird’s Lament”
Eleanoora Rosenholm – Valo kaasumeren hämärässä
Dirty Beaches – Lord Knows Best
The Space Lady – Major Tom
Albums:
Jürgen Müller – Science of the Sea
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for my Halo
Peaking Lights – 936
Phil Ochs – Rehearsals for Retirement
The New Tigers – The New Tigers
+Trish’s Mind Bending Motorway Mix (Mixtape)
Concerts:
Tenniscoats – Dynamo, Turku
John Maus – Dynamo, Turku
Lau Nau – Södra Teatern, Stockholm
Arvo Pärt – Mikaelinkirkko, Turku
Tsembla – Kutomo, Turku
Valtteri, The New Tigers “Valterri TNT’s best”
- kurt vile: smoke ring for my halo (record)
- j mascis live at sala apolo (gig)
- jonny – jonny (record)
- top sound – top sound (record)
- beach boys – smile sessions (retro record)
Astrid Swan “Best memoirs Astrid read in 2011”
1. Patti Smith: Just Kids
2. James Ellroy: Hilliker Curse
3. Janet Frame: An Angel At My Table
4. Diane Keaton: Then Again
5. Keith Richards: Life
6. Siri Hustvedt: The Shaking Woman
+the most surprisingly enjoyable read: Neil Gaiman: American Gods
Teppo, Big Wave Riders “Best Playlist”
here is my best of 2011 playlist
Mattias, Cats on fire “Best/Worst of Finnish Footballers Abroad 2011”
Best:
3. Niklas Moisander, AZ Alkmaar.
Although the Dutch first league is nowhere near what it was in the mid-90′s, becoming a captain in one of its top teams must still be regarded as quite an achievement for a Finnish footballer. Niklas Moisander has also proven that he is the one Mixu Paatelainen considers first when contemplating the national team’s defence strategies in the post-Hyypiä era.
2. Roman Eremenko, Rubin Kazan.
The price tag of 13 million euros says something about the reluctancy of the Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kiev to let go of Roman Eremenko to the Russian Premier Liga side Rubin Kazan. The fact that he is practically never injured and always fully committed to the sport is the reason why the younger of the Eremenko brothers, Roman, and not the older, equally talented Alexei, might become a world class player.
1. Teemu Pukki, Shalke 04.
Just the sheer joy of finally seeing a Finnish striker being useful on the pitch propels Pukki to the top of this list. Scoring three goals in two games for HJK against Schalke and subsequently moving to Germany is enough to make Finns dream of an heir to the throne left vacant by Litmanen. Pukki now features regularily with Huntelaar and Raul to make the Schalke attack formation one of the more exciting in the Bundesliga.
Worst:
Mikael Forssell, Leeds United.
Once the greatest striking talent in Finnish football, Forssell has now been twittering from the Hannover 96 substitute bench for three years before making a half-hearted move to Leeds, just to continue with the twittering from outside the squad. If simply being in the club rolls somewhere constitutes a footballing career, then he probably has one.
Aki,Black Twig “2011 Lists”
Five albums I’ve liked a lot:
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
Sea Lions – Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid To Ask
Real Estate – Days
Cass McCombs – Humor Risk
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Six excellent live shows:
M. Ward @ Tavastia, Helsinki
Swans @ Klubi, Tampere
The New Tigers @ Doris, Tampere
Delay Trees @ Telakka, Tampere
Merries @ Semifinal, Helsinki
Black Lizard & The Liquid Plastic Castles @ Kalasataman Konttiaukio, Helsinki
The Worst of 2011:
This gray, rainy, dark, and snowless December in Finland
Triani, Head Chef, Soliti
Heroes & Heroics : Occupy Movement. Mr Oldham, Callahan, Bejar & Cox. NRGM. An Evening With Soliti Tampere/Helsinki. Regina. Jori Hulkkonen @ Flow. Tottenham Hotspur. Finnish blogging community!!!!! Bike Riding.
Villains : Soini, Cameron and the rise of the right in Europe and anywhere.
