Jess and the Ancient Ones is a Finnish psychedelic rock band that was formed in
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
in 2010. Some of the members of the band were co-musicians in the Finnish metal band
Deathchain
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Band members Current
* K.J. Khaos (Kai Jaakkola ...
. The band has released four albums: The self-titled ''Jess and the Ancient Ones'' in 2012, ''Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes'' in 2015, ''The Horse and Other Weird Tales'' in 2017, and ''Vertigo'' in 2021.
They have also released the 2013 EP ''Astral Sabbat,'' which was produced by
Tore Stjerna
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of Necromorbus Studio.
The band had a notable collaboration with Spain's
Deadmask in a 7" split release ''The Deepest Sea / Into Starlit Chambers''.
Members
*Jess (Jasmin Saarela) – vocals
*Thomas Corpse – guitars
*Fast Jake – bass
*Yussuf – drums and percussion
*Abraham – keyboards, organ, synthesizer
Former members
*Von Stroh – guitar
*Thomas Fiend – guitar and backing vocals (2010–2016)
Discography
Albums
EPs
;Other collaborations
*2012: "The Deepest Sea" / "Into Starlit Chambers" (split Jess and the Ancient Ones / Deadmask EP
Singles
*2011: "13th Breath of the Zodiac"
*2014: "Castaneda"
*2015: "In Levitating Secret Dreams"
*2021: "Summer Tripping Man"
References
External links
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Finnish musical groups
Finnish psychedelic rock music groups
Finnish progressive rock groups