The most of the gigs I do this summer are with Ismo Alanko Teho-osasto. We had a quite intense rehearsal period and it has been great to play Ismo's new tunes and old classics as well. We have a very good band: Jape Karjalainen on bass, Zarkus Poussa on drums, Ismo singing and playing guitar also, Teho Majamäki on percussion and keyboards. I play Fender Stratocaster mainly,… Continue

Gigs section is splitted in two - upcoming gigs and past gigs. I found my old calendars(2003-) and thought that it would be nice to check what kind of gigs I've done. It takes some time, but I started with 7 months(April 2010-October 2009). Hopefully I have it done someday! There's lots of upcoming gigs also, summer goes with Ismo Alanko & Teho-osasto mostly. A tour with K Cube is going to happen in October. -Timo

Though we did one gig at Viapori Jazz last year, I consider upcoming gig tomorrow at Korjaamo as a beginning. We've been working on the new material this year and been developing our sound. It's something very different. Drum miracle Sami Kuoppamäki has a totally new approach for his drumming, starting from the instrument he's using. I have also been working with different kind of equipment and that has pushed things to interesting directions. And accordion sorcerer Kimmo Pohjonen - he really sh… Continue

I added "No Grudge" from Pulpae. The 1st solo is played by great Mr. Fastfinger a.k.a. Mika Tyyskä. The song was about to be dropped away from the album but an idea of a shredder on this kind of rootsy album was one of the elements that turned it to a strange dance number which surely deserves it's place on the album. Thanks Mr. Fastfinger and James Spectrum! -Timo