Excellent evening. Very good gigs, barbeque, Finnish sauna and swimming in the moonlight, heh. The event is warmly recommended if one's about to head to Northern Finland next year. Good attendance every time and unique atmosphere one will not experience else.
Black Deck started but I didn't follow too closely. Ambient / chill-out with this self-designed and built electronic instrument called "Black Deck" (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7xk_pCOkC8), wah wah guitar and delay, drum machine, etc. Reminded me of The Orb. Well done but not my stuff.
Tervahäät was four guys on stage; percussions, bass, vocals, guitar. Calling this "neofolk" doesn't really do justice to their material, but I guess that's what this could be called. A melancholic mixture of folk, post punk and ambient. Maybe also a hint of Burzum there too. Played tracks from their latest albums.
Will Over Matter had some oscillators and pedals, a drum machine, a stylophone, and a tape deck. Brutish interrupted beats, noise and drone. Very good.
Halo Manash was interesting to see live after not seeing their set for so many years. Reminded me strongly of some older Maeror Tri and Drone Records stuff in general. White noise coming from tape (rushing water), modular synth drone, bowed cymbals and tree branches, water splashing through fx. Standard elements, yet worked well. Everything through guitar and bass amps so the sound was suitably muffled. Good, hypnotic textures.
