Sunday 27 July 2008

ELONKORJUU - Harvest Time ( Heavy progressive rock - 1972 - Finland )

Finnish quintet Elonkorjuu are one of the many little-known bands that did heavy blues/psych with strong prog elements, drawing initially from the schools of Cream, Black Sabbath and Colosseum but expanding on those influences with soulful church organ and cutting guitar from leader Jukka Syrenius.
No obvious pull here for the jaded progster but many little surprises hidden just beneath the surface, and Elonkorjuu is worth investigation if you have an ear for the shadowy and mysterious world of early heavy progressive rock.

Track Listings
1. Unfeeling (3:23)
2. Swords (4:03)
3. Captain (3:41)
4. Praise to Our Basement (4:43)
5. Future (3:55)
6. Hey Hunter (3:40)
7. The Ocean Song (3:17)
8. Old Man's Dream (4:44)
9. Me and My Friend (4:01)
10. A Little Rocket Song (4:04)
11. Where is the Rising Sun (8:06) "Bonus Track"
Total Time 47:37

Line-up/Musicians
- Jukka Syrenius / guitar, vocals
- Veli-Pekka Pessi / bass
- Heikki Lajunen / vocals
- Eero Rantasila / drums
- Ilkka Poijärvi / organ, guitar, flute

It's really one of my favs in the scandinavian heavy prog landscapes !!!

Links 320@ with artwork included (Thanks to orexisofdeath.blogspot.com) :
http://lix.in/-2e8f84
&
http://lix.in/-301625

Enjoy it !!!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

thanks (:

Anonymous said...

thanks from mexico dude (:

Anonymous said...

This band kills it, keepin you on your toes with the switch-ups, HEAVY!!!