Magyar Posse was a Finnish
post-rock
Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock instrumentation with ...
band established in 2000 in the city of
Pori
)
, website www.pori.fi
Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...
. They have been praised by critics since their first album. Their second album achieved
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " con ...
status in Finland. They have toured frequently in Europe. Their first music video 'Whirlpool of Terror and Tension' (2006) won two awards in the
Oulu Music Video Festival
Oulu Music Video Festival was founded in 1994 by students of the Oulu School of Arts and Crafts. The festival's back bone is the Finnish Music Video Contest. The best Finnish music video is awarded with The Golden Pumpeli Award and the most promisi ...
and a ''Kultainen Muuvi'', the grand prize for Finnish music videos.
For their latest album, ''Random Avenger'', the band got a sixth member, violinist Sandra Mahlamäki.
In 2008, the band completed an experimental film project titled ''Aldebaran rising'' with
Pori
)
, website www.pori.fi
Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...
-based director Petri Hagner. The film was performed on three occasions in Pori (October 17 and 18th, 2008) with live accompaniment by the band. There is no information of plans to perform the film elsewhere.
In June 2012, the band announced on their Facebook page that they had split up due to "lack of passion and motivation".
[Magyar Posse splits up](_blank)
Facebook.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29
Members
The current band members are: Olli Joukio, Tuomas Laurila, Jari Lähteinen, Mikko Rintala, Pasi Salmi, and Harri Sippola. Sandra Mahlamäki left the band in early 2010.
Albums
* ''
We Will Carry You Over the Mountains'' (Verdura Records 2002)
# Sleepwalker
# Witchcraft
# Single Sparks Are Spectral Fires
# Pacific Ocean/Death in the Desert
# ''(Nameless)''
# Enemy Within
# The Endless Cycle of Violence
# Lufthan
* ''
Kings of Time'' (Verdura Records 2004)
# I
# II
# III
# IV
# V
# VI
# VII
* ''
Random Avenger'' (Verdura Records 2006)
# Whirlpool of Terror and Tension
# Sudden Death
# Black Procession
# European Lover/Random Avenger
# Intercontinental Hustle
# One By One
# Popzag
In addition the tracks "Sports" and "Combat Shock" in the album:
''Tulva-kokoelma 2: Tässä me uimme, tätä me juomme'' (2003)
and "Robots 4 Life" from the album ''Huge Bass - Post It''.
See also
*
List of post-rock bands
This article provides a list of post-rock bands. The list is not exhaustive, but bands that are added to this list are considered to be notable in the genre.
List
0–9
* 12Twelve
* 65daysofstatic
A
* Aerial M / Papa M
* The Album Lea ...
References
External links
Official site(not the correct website)
Myspace-site run by band membersMagyar Posse's first music that won the 'kultapumpeli'-award as the best Finnish music video of the year 20063 Live videosfro
Intimepop.com
Finnish post-rock groups
Musical groups from Pori
Musical groups established in 1999
1999 establishments in Finland
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