Ismo Alanko Säätiö

	Ismo Alanko Säätiö Ismo Alanko Säätiö () was a Finland, Finnish rock group led by Ismo Alanko. The band featured an ever-changing lineup of musicians and can be considered an extension of Alanko's solo career. The band's name is Finnish language, Finnish for "Ismo Alanko Foundation". Early Säätiö's sound was influenced by Traditional folk music, folk music and featured Kimmo Pohjonen's accordion in a prominent role.Tero ValkonenIsmo Alanko biographyon ''Pomus.net'' The band played songs from Alanko's earlier career with Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and from his solo career, as well as original songs which were almost exclusively written by Alanko. Their music also had some progressive rock and classical music, classical influences. In later years they concentrated on more straightforward rock songs. History Beginning Ismo Alanko Säätiö was formed in 1997 during the recording of what became their debut album, ''Pulu (album), Pulu''. The original lineup consisted of Alanko himself, acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand. A plectrum or individual finger picks may also be used to strike the strings. The sound of the guitar is projected either acoustically, by means of a resonant chamber on the instrument, or amplified by an electronic pickup and an amplifier. The guitar is classified as a chordophone – meaning the sound is produced by a vibrating string stretched between two fixed points. Historically, a guitar was constructed from wood with its strings made of catgut. Steel guitar strings were introduced near the end of the nineteenth century in the United States; nylon strings came in the 1940s. The guitar's ancestors include the gittern, the vihuela, the four- course Renaissance guitar, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sisäinen Solarium ''Sisäinen solarium'' ( Finnish for "the Inner Solarium" or "Solarium Within") is the second album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 2000. It is similar in style to their debut album, '' Pulu'', with its folk influences and extensive use of Kimmo Pohjonen's accordion. It, as its predecessor, reached #1 on the Finnish album charts. The album's tracks were originally composed for Labra show made for Culture Year 2000 with Stefan Lindfors. Lindfors handled the visual design while Alanko handled the musical side with Säätiö. Alanko told that he wanted to make music that was Finnish, but that sounded universal so that language wouldn't be a barrier while listening to it. He also wanted a choir for the project (this can be clearly heard on the album's opening track "Kirskainen Hyvätyinen"). According to Alanko the Labra was a long, heavy and demanding project that you normally shouldn't even think of doing. He was impressed that it was finished on time. The thirteenth track " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]