Stoa - Ahvenanmaalla Puhutaan Suomea

[Yrjö-Koskinen]

Water Spirits is now out on 3" CDr and digital on Ostroga (sub- or parallel label of Torga Amun). Four tracks of murky harsh noise, exploring the seas and those entities that make them work. Each track the result of simple but effective collaboration. Art-stamp cover.

Tracklist:
1. Itämeren aallot   
2. Havsfrun i fören   
3. Vetevana   
4. Водяной

Available from Ostroga here: https://ostroga.bandcamp.com/album/water-spirits


As per usual, I'm waiting for my copies, and have a now slightly shrunken stash of previous releases laying about.

[Yrjö-Koskinen]

I will keep further Stoa releases in one thread, since I believe I've figured out how to do that.  

RRRecords has slowly been restarting the almost-dormant but never dead Recycled series, and Stoa is one of the latest installments. As a long time fan, I'm somewhat honored. Yanks should probably get them from Ron (http://www.rrrecords.com), any Europeans who'd like one will have to hold off until I receive them in the mail. 60 minutes, 6 tracks recorded specifically for this release. Industrial field recordings and primitive electronics.

[Yrjö-Koskinen]

As the second release on label Slagruta, a collaboration between myself and Rymdborg is now out. Available here: https://rymdborg.bandcamp.com/album/den-svenska-utvandringen-till-furuhjelm-46

Label description:
"Progressive era space travel ambient and noise collaboration by Rymdborg and Stoa. Recorded in the hot summer of 18. Digital and Analog equipment live recorded and mixed. The 16 page booklet is photostat color copied and sewn together with string. Text in Swedish. Text file for Google Translate will be available if needed. O-cover with Holographic sticker. Limited to 25. Hand numbered with indian ink."

Tracklist:
   
1. Resan Ut
2. Överresan
3. Astralbjugg
4. Vid Sina Drömmars Mål   
5. Argonstormar & Astroamöbor
6. Vildarnas Uppror
7. Mot Okända Öden

[Yrjö-Koskinen]

Two things happened last week, one of which was quite tragic, both of which affected the Stoa Bandcamp page. The first one was that Flaskan och Frälsningen sold out from Orb Tapes, which means it is now uploaded and available from me:
https://stoascandinavia.bandcamp.com/album/flaskan-och-fr-lsningen


The second event is the passing of an amazing man whose actual accomplishments I knew and cared little about on acount of my disinterest in the world of sports, but whose wisdom has served as an inspiration to me recently and whose death came as a bit of a shock. This little digital release is an insufficient but honest attempt to come to terms with it all:
https://stoascandinavia.bandcamp.com/album/el-m-on-laiffii-in-memory-of-matti-nyk-nen

[Yrjö-Koskinen]

Digital release on Sandakov's Dead Field Records (sublabel of Wall Noise Action). A slab of very physical noise/abstract built on looped object manipulations, with synths and electronics taking the back seat, or rather not any real seat at all. A draft for unplugged HNW, perhaps?
https://deadfieldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/punainen-graniitti

This concept might be explored more in-depth at some point, but what few other releases are planned for this year will be more along dirt/harsh noise lines.

[Yrjö-Koskinen]

Out now on Slagruta, 40 minutes of industrial, organic harsh noise. Probably the best Stoa material to date, at least in part. I'll have my copies shortly, and will dispatch copies to relevant parties as soon as I get them.

"

• f the Ålanders in general it may be said, that a more vigorous race can hardly be found; and all of them have imbibed with their milk their morning drams of brandy.""
  
  Tracklist:
  1. Verenkiertoelimistö (Alkusoitto)
  2. Jumala Pullossa
  3. Juokse, Hurri   
  4. Bonden Paavo   
  5. Fittan, så Vackert Saltvik är om Sommaren   
  6.Om den röda sidan hade vunnit, hade Finland blivit en Sovjetstat   
  7. Funklein   
  8. Puolivelikansat