HT tapes is a rock duo with songs from Earth to Venus and back. For The Goldmine, they perform “Everything Is Everywhere” from the album Looks Kind of Weird But Doesn’t Make Sense (2023), live at their rehearsal space.
Recorded and mixed direct to two-track tape by Teemu Hietaniemi. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Catering by Miikka Sipilä. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2024.
Hero Dishonest: sweat, spit and bruises from Helsinki, Finland since 1999. For the Goldmine, the band performs the songs “Kohdusta hautaan”, “Flat Society A.D.” and “Hyvä meissä” from their new album Flat Society, live in their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2024.
Flat Society out on February 16, 2024.
Törmäilyautot is all about musical freedom, exploring spaces within a relatively tight soundframe. For The Goldmine, they perform “Ääniaallonmurtaja – Soundwellenbrecher” from their self-titled debut album Törmäilyautot (2020), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2023.
Lentävä sirkkeli is a synth rock band making the most of their four hands and two mouths with their trustworthy gear and cool visions. For The Goldmine, they perform the previously unreleased song “Vaeltava käsi”, live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2023.
Mustat kalsarit is a rock band that loves DIY music, adventures and balancing between freedom and structures. For The Goldmine, they perform “Harmaata massaa” from the album Yö (2021), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2022.
Azis Funck’s music is made of delicate soundscapes, synth drones, blusterous experiments, coarse violins, field recordings, and audio litter. For The Goldmine, he performs “Spiderwebs in the Sun” from the album Decompositions (2022), live at his rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2022.
Kiss Disease plays energetic rock music with a harsher punk touch, balanced out with some poppier elements. For The Goldmine, they perform “Grown-Up Fucks” from their debut album You Met Me at a Strange Time (2022), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2022.
The Goldmine has been awarded a grant of 1000 euros from MES (Musiikin edistämissäätiö) to support the creation of further episodes in the series around Finland.
For Goo-Hags, playing music is about having fun. Perfection is not an option. For The Goldmine, they perform “Waiting by the Phone“ from their Bad Plan EP (2020), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2022.
Ahva creates their music by combining digital sound manipulation with touch screen instruments, electronics such as Petteri Mäkiniemi’s self-made instrument Ginette, raw drumming, and effected vocals. For The Goldmine, they perform “Fortune Cookie”, the opening track from their debut EP Padworks (2021), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen and Eppu Nousiainen. Editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2021.
We’ve launched The Goldmine, a video series documenting musicians performing live at their rehearsal space. The series kicks off with performances by MÖYHY-VEIKOT, Olimpia Splendid and Ilpo Numminen. More to follow!
Ilpo Numminen is a synthesizer artist who respects the tradition of craftmanship in electronic music. He also teaches and introduces modular synthesizers to people. For The Goldmine, he performs a previously unreleased song “Mirellen maalaustarvikkeet”, live at his rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography and editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2021.
Olimpia Splendid makes out-of-tune guitar and vocal music with drum machine loops. For The Goldmine, they perform “Käännetty huulipuna” from their self-titled debut album (2015), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography by Jussi Tarvainen. Editing by Antti Hirsiaho. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2021.
MÖYHY-VEIKOT makes popular Finnish rhythm music. For The Goldmine, they perform the title track from the album Huume Jet Set Life (2019), live at their rehearsal space.
Recording and mixing by Miikka Sipilä. Cinematography and editing by Jussi Tarvainen. Graphic design by Tuomas Kärkkäinen. 2021.
