Ismo Alanko Säätiö
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Ismo Alanko Säätiö (ˈismo ˈɑlɑŋko ˈsæːtiø) was a Finnish
rock group led by Ismo Alanko
. The band featured an ever-changing lineup of musicians and can be considered an extension of Alanko's solo career. The band's name is Finnish
for "Ismo Alanko Foundation".
Early Säätiö's sound was influenced by folk music
and featured Kimmo Pohjonen
's accordion
in a prominent role. The band played songs from Alanko's earlier career with Hassisen Kone
, Sielun Veljet
and from his solo career, as well as original songs which were almost exclusively written by Alanko. Their music also had some progressive rock
and classical
influences. In later years they concentrated on more straightforward rock songs.
. The original lineup consisted of Alanko himself, accordion
ist Kimmo Pohjonen
, percussionist
Teho Majamäki, bassist
Jussi Kinnunen and drummer
Marko Timonen. In addition to singing, Alanko played guitar
, piano
and cello
on the album.
Pohjonen's avant garde accordion sound had a prominent role in early Säätiö's albums and live performances. Pohjonen would often climb on top of amplifiers or jump around the stage with his instrument. He has been called "the Hendrix
of the accordion" by Finnish musical press due to his stage presence and use of electronic effects such as the wah-wah pedal
. Alanko has called Pohjonen the band's "solo guitarist".
In autumn 1998 Säätiö went on a concert tour around Finland, playing new arrangements of Alanko's earlier songs (including Hassisen Kone
and Sielun Veljet
material) in addition to Säätiö originals. The performances were held in concert halls, which allowed Alanko to plan the performances carefully as whole knowing that he'd have the audience's full attention. Guitarist Samuli Laiho joined the band before the tour. A live album
was recorded during the tour and released in 1999 under the title Luonnossa
. The concert tour was named Tuulipuvun tuolla puolen ("Beyond the tracksuit
") after the closing track of Pulu.
atmosphere with imagery from Finnish mythology
.
The music from the Labra stage show was recorded and released as Säätiö's second studio album, Sisäinen solarium
, in 2000. Alanko had hoped that the album would be recognized outside of Finland, even though it was sung in Finnish, but no international release or promotion was made. In Finland it, like Pulu, sold gold in less than a year. Bassist Jussi Kinnunen left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Jarno Karjalainen.
, released in 2002. Instead of arranging the music for the available group of musicians like on the previous albums, Alanko and producer Riku Mattila decided that a larger orchestra was needed to play the material Alanko had written. Two different string ensembles (an orchestra
and a quartet
) and a large number of session musicians were used and the arrangements were provided by several different people at Alanko's request. The musical saw
, a practically unknown instrument in Finnish popular music
, was used on the song "Pojanmaa". Many listeners found the album "difficult" and "artistic", and it was the first Säätiö album not to top the Finnish album charts, peaking at #2. By the time of the recordings, Pohjonen and Majamäki had already left the band in order to concentrate on other projects.
Hallanvaara was followed in 2002 by a concert tour with Ville Kangas's string quartet that included Hallanvaara songs and orchestrally-flavoured arrangements of Alanko's earlier material. The shows were performed with the stage divided in half: Säätiö on the other side, and the strings on the other side. During the autumn and winter, Säätiö continued touring in a rock setting, playing club gigs around Finland.
; at a wine festival in Kuopio
; at Kajaani
Poetry Week; and on rock festivals such as Ruisrock
in Turku
. Ville Kangas continued in the band without his quartet, playing violin and keyboards.
In contrast to the orchestral arrangements and huge array of musicians used on Hallanvaara, 2004's Minä ja pojat
was recorded in a pure rock setting, with admitted influences from contemporary rock groups such as Queens of the Stone Age
and System of a Down
. Alanko, whose career had started with punk rock
in Hassisen Kone
, has said that the album was a sort of return to his roots. The band recruited Riku Mattila, who had produced
Hallanvaara, as a third guitarist during the sessions of Minä ja pojat.
Säätiö's seventh and final album, Ruuhkainen Taivas
, was recorded in the same three-guitar rock group format. Helsingin Sanomat
wrote that the material reminds of Alanko's solo debut Kun Suomi putos puusta
and of even earlier material like Hassisen Kone. Ismo Alanko säätiö disbanded in 2007, and Alanko began playing duet gigs with percussionist Teho Majamäki as Ismo Alanko Teholla.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock group led by Ismo Alanko
Ismo Alanko
Ismo Kullervo Alanko is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist....
. The band featured an ever-changing lineup of musicians and can be considered an extension of Alanko's solo career. The band's name is Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
for "Ismo Alanko Foundation".
Early Säätiö's sound was influenced by folk music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
and featured Kimmo Pohjonen
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist who is involved in a number of projects.- Uniko :Kluster meets Kronos Quartet in the Uniko project featuring music composed by Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, commissioned by Kronos. Concerts in Helsinki, Moscow and Molde Jazz Festival were major successes...
's accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
in a prominent role. The band played songs from Alanko's earlier career with Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone was a Finnish rock band, founded in 1979 in Joensuu. The young musicians rose to popularity in 1980 after winning the Finnish rock championship in the New Wave category. They recorded three highly successful albums before disbanding in 1982...
, Sielun Veljet
Sielun Veljet
Sielun Veljet was a Finnish rock band of the 1980s. They were formed soon after the disbanding of Hassisen Kone by its former frontman Ismo Alanko. Sielun Veljet never achieved the fame or the record sales figures of Hassisen Kone, but they became famous for their powerful stage presence and...
and from his solo career, as well as original songs which were almost exclusively written by Alanko. Their music also had some progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
and classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
influences. In later years they concentrated on more straightforward rock songs.
Beginning
Ismo Alanko Säätiö was formed in 1997 during the recording of what became their debut album, PuluPulu (album)
Pulu is the 1998 debut album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. The newly formed band's sound has influences from Finnish folk music. An important part of the album's sound is reputed accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen. Pulu reached number one on the Finnish album charts.In "Rakkaus on ruma sana", Alanko criticizes...
. The original lineup consisted of Alanko himself, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
ist Kimmo Pohjonen
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist who is involved in a number of projects.- Uniko :Kluster meets Kronos Quartet in the Uniko project featuring music composed by Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, commissioned by Kronos. Concerts in Helsinki, Moscow and Molde Jazz Festival were major successes...
, percussionist
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Teho Majamäki, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Jussi Kinnunen and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Marko Timonen. In addition to singing, Alanko played guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
on the album.
Pohjonen's avant garde accordion sound had a prominent role in early Säätiö's albums and live performances. Pohjonen would often climb on top of amplifiers or jump around the stage with his instrument. He has been called "the Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
of the accordion" by Finnish musical press due to his stage presence and use of electronic effects such as the wah-wah pedal
Wah-wah pedal
A wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...
. Alanko has called Pohjonen the band's "solo guitarist".
In autumn 1998 Säätiö went on a concert tour around Finland, playing new arrangements of Alanko's earlier songs (including Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone was a Finnish rock band, founded in 1979 in Joensuu. The young musicians rose to popularity in 1980 after winning the Finnish rock championship in the New Wave category. They recorded three highly successful albums before disbanding in 1982...
and Sielun Veljet
Sielun Veljet
Sielun Veljet was a Finnish rock band of the 1980s. They were formed soon after the disbanding of Hassisen Kone by its former frontman Ismo Alanko. Sielun Veljet never achieved the fame or the record sales figures of Hassisen Kone, but they became famous for their powerful stage presence and...
material) in addition to Säätiö originals. The performances were held in concert halls, which allowed Alanko to plan the performances carefully as whole knowing that he'd have the audience's full attention. Guitarist Samuli Laiho joined the band before the tour. A live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
was recorded during the tour and released in 1999 under the title Luonnossa
Luonnossa
Luonnossa is the first live album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 1999. It contains songs from their debut album Pulu, as well as Ismo Alanko's earlier career with Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and as a solo artist. The album was compiled of two concerts on the band's Tuulipuvun tuolla puolen...
. The concert tour was named Tuulipuvun tuolla puolen ("Beyond the tracksuit
Tracksuit
A tracksuit is an article of clothing consisting of two parts: trousers and a jacket usually with front zipper. It was originally intended for use in sports, mainly as what athletes wore over competition clothing and would take off before competition. In modern times, it has become commonly worn...
") after the closing track of Pulu.
Labra project and Sisäinen solarium
In 2000, Säätiö participated in a theatrical Labra project designed musically by Alanko and visually by designer, interior architect and sculptor Stefan Lindfors. The show was a mixture of a rock concert and musical theatre held inside a giant metal egg. The centre of the egg was reserved for the band, and the audience was placed on all sides, very close to the musicians. Alanko has said that he enjoyed having the audience so near: "At first I thought it was a bit claustrophobic, but then I started to enjoy it. You can really communicate directly with people." The beginning of the performance contained a shamanisticShamanism
Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spiritual world. To quote Eliade: "A first definition of this complex phenomenon, and perhaps the least hazardous, will be: shamanism = technique of ecstasy." Shamanism encompasses the...
atmosphere with imagery from Finnish mythology
Finnish mythology
Finnish mythology is the mythology that went with Finnish paganism which was practised by the Finnish people prior to Christianisation. It has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non-Finnic neighbours, the Balts and the Scandinavians...
.
The music from the Labra stage show was recorded and released as Säätiö's second studio album, Sisäinen solarium
Sisäinen solarium
Sisäinen solarium is the second album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 2000. It is similar in style to their debut album, Pulu, with its folk influences and extensive use of Kimmo Pohjonen's accordion...
, in 2000. Alanko had hoped that the album would be recognized outside of Finland, even though it was sung in Finnish, but no international release or promotion was made. In Finland it, like Pulu, sold gold in less than a year. Bassist Jussi Kinnunen left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Jarno Karjalainen.
Hallanvaara
Säätiö's next project was HallanvaaraHallanvaara
Hallanvaara is the third studio album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. Ismo Alanko composed the music and asked different people to provide the arrangements for the album...
, released in 2002. Instead of arranging the music for the available group of musicians like on the previous albums, Alanko and producer Riku Mattila decided that a larger orchestra was needed to play the material Alanko had written. Two different string ensembles (an orchestra
String orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
and a quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
) and a large number of session musicians were used and the arrangements were provided by several different people at Alanko's request. The musical saw
Musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
, a practically unknown instrument in Finnish popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
, was used on the song "Pojanmaa". Many listeners found the album "difficult" and "artistic", and it was the first Säätiö album not to top the Finnish album charts, peaking at #2. By the time of the recordings, Pohjonen and Majamäki had already left the band in order to concentrate on other projects.
Hallanvaara was followed in 2002 by a concert tour with Ville Kangas's string quartet that included Hallanvaara songs and orchestrally-flavoured arrangements of Alanko's earlier material. The shows were performed with the stage divided in half: Säätiö on the other side, and the strings on the other side. During the autumn and winter, Säätiö continued touring in a rock setting, playing club gigs around Finland.
Final years
By 2003, Säätiö was playing for some radically different audiences. They appeared at a classical music festival Suvisoitto in PorvooPorvoo
Porvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately east of Helsinki. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century...
; at a wine festival in Kuopio
Kuopio
Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
; at Kajaani
Kajaani
Kajaani is a town and municipality in Finland.It is the capital of the Kainuu region. It is located southeast of Oulujärvi , which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along the Oulujoki . There are inhabitants and city surface area is of which is water. The population density is . The town is...
Poetry Week; and on rock festivals such as Ruisrock
Ruisrock
Ruisrock is a rock festival held annually on the island of Ruissalo in Turku, Finland.Ruisrock, founded in 1970, is the second oldest rock festival in Europe and the oldest in Finland. The festival has attracted world-famous artists throughout its lifetime except in the turn of the 2000s, due to...
in Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
. Ville Kangas continued in the band without his quartet, playing violin and keyboards.
In contrast to the orchestral arrangements and huge array of musicians used on Hallanvaara, 2004's Minä ja pojat
Minä ja pojat
Minä ja pojat is the fourth album by Finnish rock group Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 2004.- Track listing :Music and lyrics by Ismo Alanko, unless where noted.#"Lumous katoaa" -- 3:50#"Rakkaus hallitsee" -- 3:44...
was recorded in a pure rock setting, with admitted influences from contemporary rock groups such as Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
and System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
. Alanko, whose career had started with punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
in Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone was a Finnish rock band, founded in 1979 in Joensuu. The young musicians rose to popularity in 1980 after winning the Finnish rock championship in the New Wave category. They recorded three highly successful albums before disbanding in 1982...
, has said that the album was a sort of return to his roots. The band recruited Riku Mattila, who had produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Hallanvaara, as a third guitarist during the sessions of Minä ja pojat.
Säätiö's seventh and final album, Ruuhkainen Taivas
Ruuhkainen Taivas
Ruuhkainen Taivas is the fifth studio album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. It was released in 2006.- Track listing :#"Hämärämies" -- 4:07#"Surun murtama" -- 4:08#"Paskiainen" -- 2:52#"Miksi arki näyttää tältä" -- 3:17#"2.45" -- 3:48#"Liitto" -- 4:58...
, was recorded in the same three-guitar rock group format. Helsingin Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. In 2008, its daily circulation was 412,421 on weekdays and 468,505 on Sundays...
wrote that the material reminds of Alanko's solo debut Kun Suomi putos puusta
Kun Suomi putos puusta
Kun Suomi putos puusta, also known as Kun Suomi putos puusta: ääniä vapaan pudotuksen aikakaudelta, is the first solo album of Ismo Alanko, released in 1990 when Alanko was still a member of Sielun Veljet...
and of even earlier material like Hassisen Kone. Ismo Alanko säätiö disbanded in 2007, and Alanko began playing duet gigs with percussionist Teho Majamäki as Ismo Alanko Teholla.
Members
- Ismo AlankoIsmo AlankoIsmo Kullervo Alanko is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist....
-- vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
(1997–2007) - Jussi Kinnunen -- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals (1997–2000) - Teho Majamäki -- marimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
, vibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
(1997–2002) - Kimmo PohjonenKimmo PohjonenKimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist who is involved in a number of projects.- Uniko :Kluster meets Kronos Quartet in the Uniko project featuring music composed by Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, commissioned by Kronos. Concerts in Helsinki, Moscow and Molde Jazz Festival were major successes...
-- accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, thumb pianoThumb pianoThe thumb piano is an African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:Each note of a kalimba, mbira, etc. is a separate idiophone, and in orchestral terms, the instrument as a whole belongs in the bar percussion family...
, vocals (1997–2002) - Marko Timonen -- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion (1997–2007) - Samuli LaihoSamuli LaihoSamuli Laiho is a Finnish guitarist.-Biography:He started playing guitar at the age of 6. After classical studies, he got his first electric guitar at the age of 12. When he was seventeen, he made his first album with an alternative band called Hearthill in 1988...
—- guitar, piano, vocals (1998–2003) - Ville Kangas -- violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(2000–2003) - Jarno Karjalainen—bass, vocals (2000–2007)
- Timo Kämäräinen—guitar (2002–2007)
- Riku Mattila—guitar (2004–2007)
Studio albums
| Released | Title | Translation | Chart Peak | Certification | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pulu Pulu (album) Pulu is the 1998 debut album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. The newly formed band's sound has influences from Finnish folk music. An important part of the album's sound is reputed accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen. Pulu reached number one on the Finnish album charts.In "Rakkaus on ruma sana", Alanko criticizes... |
Pigeon | 1 | Gold (1998) | Poko |
| 2000 | Sisäinen solarium Sisäinen solarium Sisäinen solarium is the second album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 2000. It is similar in style to their debut album, Pulu, with its folk influences and extensive use of Kimmo Pohjonen's accordion... |
Solarium Within | 1 | Gold (2000) | |
| 2002 | Hallanvaara Hallanvaara Hallanvaara is the third studio album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. Ismo Alanko composed the music and asked different people to provide the arrangements for the album... |
Risk of Frost | 2 | Gold (2004) | |
| 2004 | Minä ja pojat Minä ja pojat Minä ja pojat is the fourth album by Finnish rock group Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 2004.- Track listing :Music and lyrics by Ismo Alanko, unless where noted.#"Lumous katoaa" -- 3:50#"Rakkaus hallitsee" -- 3:44... |
Me and the Boys | - | Gold (2005) | |
| 2006 | Ruuhkainen Taivas Ruuhkainen Taivas Ruuhkainen Taivas is the fifth studio album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. It was released in 2006.- Track listing :#"Hämärämies" -- 4:07#"Surun murtama" -- 4:08#"Paskiainen" -- 2:52#"Miksi arki näyttää tältä" -- 3:17#"2.45" -- 3:48#"Liitto" -- 4:58... |
Crowded Heaven | 2 | - |
Live albums
| Released | Title | Translation | Chart Peak | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Luonnossa Luonnossa Luonnossa is the first live album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö, released in 1999. It contains songs from their debut album Pulu, as well as Ismo Alanko's earlier career with Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and as a solo artist. The album was compiled of two concerts on the band's Tuulipuvun tuolla puolen... |
In the Wild | 11 | Poko |
| 2003 | Elävää musiikkia | Living Music | 32 |
DVDs
| Released | Title | Chart peak | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Live DVD | - | Poko |
Singles
| Released | Title | Translation | Chart Peak | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Tuulipuvun tuolla puolen" | "Beyond the Tracksuit" | 9 | Poko |
| "Pulu" | "Pigeon" | - | ||
| "Rakkaus on ruma sana" | "Love Is a Bad Word" | - | ||
| 1999 | "Joululevy" | "Christmas Album" | 2 | |
| 2000 | "Sisäinen solarium" | "Solarium Within" | 13 | |
| "e-mail.internet.seksi.seksi.seksi" | "e-mail.internet.sex.sex.sex" | - | ||
| "Tyhmää" | "Stupid" | - | ||
| 2001 | "Nokian takana" | "Beyond Nokia" | 7 | |
| 2002 | "Paratiisin puu" | "Paradise Tree" | 7 | |
| "Risteys" | "Crossing" | - | ||
| 2003 | "Kadonnut suudelma" | "The Lost Kiss" | - | |
| 2004 | "Pentti" | "Pentti" | 6 | |
| "Rakkaus hallitsee" | "Love Reigns" | 9 | ||
| 2006 | "Paskiainen" | "Bastard" | 9 |