Legenda - Autumnal

Ever pull out Impaled Nazarene's "Suomi Finland Perkele" just to listen to "Blood Is Thicker Than Water?"  I know I have, and if you are like me, you wish there was an album of songs just like that one.  Well, there are two.  Kimmo "Sir" Luttinen of Impaled Nazarene got together with his buddy Niko Karppinen in 1997 under the name Legenda and released "Autumnal."

Of course it doesnt really sound all that much like "Blood Is Thicker Than Water," but that is a good point of departure for a description.  The band released two albums, this one and then in 1998 they released their last album "Eclipse," both on Holy Records.

This album shows what a great songwriter Kimmo is outside of goat worship and blast beats.  More info on the band HERE and download the album HERE.

Plan E - E For Your Ears / E For Your Eyes

Plan E is the project of Jani Lehtosaari who may be best known as being the bassist for Impaled Nazarene from 1996-2000.  Plan E is nothing like Impaled Nazarene however.  It is bass guitar driven, distorted bass guitar that is, and features electronics, clean vocals and is highly influenced by Joy Division.  The aforementioned label, Solardisk was run by Jani as well, and had a select few hardcore and experimental bands on the roster such as Terveet Kadet and Driller Killer and a few others.  

Plan E released these two 3" CDs in a very limited number in 1996.  After this they released two full length albums "Songs For A Rainy Day" and 'Lost And Found" as well as a split EP with a shoe-gaze band I used to be in called Climb To Zalem, and a few vinyl releases and compilations.

This band has to be one of the most unknown, and yet best bands to come from Finland.  A simple Google search yields barely any results for the band at all, yet they are incredibly powerful, and incredibly innovative.  I think it must be noted that there is no guitar on these recordings at all, just vocals, bass, drums and electronics/keyboards.  

Find their official website HERE.  Later I will be posting more from this band, including the albums, which showcase a more refined and developed soung than these initial offerings.  

Download HERE.