Klamydia is a 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...

 band from Vaasa

Vaasa

Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...

, Finland

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...

. The band's name was chosen because it was the worst name that came to their minds. The band was assembled in 1988, and has been continuously active since then. The history of the band is long and eventful. The band publishes records in very short intervals (about one LP per year), and has experienced many line-up changes. The only remaining original member is the current vocalist, Vesa "Vesku" Jokinen. The band is notable for founding its own record company, Kråklund Records.

Klamydia has always been renowned as a humor band, but they have a lot of songs criticizing society, and other songs about serious subjects, like incest as well as love songs. In the year 2001, Klamydia was rewarded by the city of Vaasa, who granted Klamydia a culture prize for their long and successful career. This aroused a lot of criticism in the city, because people didn't appreciate rewarding a vulgar-styled

Vulgarism

A vulgarism , also called scurrility, is a colloquialism of an unpleasant action or unrefined character, which substitutes a coarse, indecorous word where the context might lead the reader to expect a more refined expression.-See also:*Euphemism*Grotesque body*Ribaldry, scatology, toilet...

 humor band like Klamydia. The band itself took the whole thing as good free promotion. Klamydia has also gained some popularity in Germany

Germany

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, where they have toured and released records.

Albums

• Älpee (1989), CD-version of the name Ceedee (1992)
• Tres hombres (kokoelma, CD & LP, 1991)
• Los celibatos (CD & LP, 1991)
• Pää kiinni painajainen (CD & LP, 1992)
• Masturbaatio ilman käsiä (1993)
• Kötinää! (live, 1994)
• Tippurikvartetti (1994)
• Himmelachtungperkele (Photo-LP, 1994)
• Siittiöt sotapolulla (CD & LP, 1995)
• Klamydia and Die Schwarzen Schafe: Split LP (1995)
• Lahjattomat (Compilation, 1996)
• Klamydia and Die Lokalmatadore: Kipsi (CD & LP, 1996)
• Klamysutra (CD & LP, 1996)
• Tango delirium (CD & LP, 1997)
• Klamytologia (10th Anniversary Collection, 3CD, 1998)
• ...ja käsi käy (live, 1999)
• Zulupohjalta (1999)
• Klamytapit (2001)
• Punktsipum (2002)
• Piikkinä lihassa (15th Anniversary Collection, 2003)
• Urpojugend (2004)
• Tyhmyyden ylistys (2005)
• Klamydia (2007)
• Rujoa taidetta (2009)
• Jubelium! (Collection, 2009)
• Loputon luokkaretki (2011)

EPs

• Heja grabbar (1989)
• ...ja tauti leviää (1989)
• Heppi keippi (1989)
• DSS (1990)
• Säynäväynäviä (1991)
• Hihhulit tuloo (1991)
• I really hate you (1991)
• Lahja (1992)
• Huono-EP (1993)
• Saksaa tulee takaapäin (1994)
• Huipulla tuulee-EP (1994)
• L.A.M.F.-Split EP (1995)
• Perseeseen (1997)
• Onnesta soikeena (1998)
• Snapsin paikka-EP (2000)
• Ryssä mun leipääni syö(2000)
• Ookko tehny lenkkiä? (2002)
• Suomi on sun-EP (2002)
• Seokset (2003)
• Ne jää jotka jää-EP (2007)
• Miljoonan kilsan tennarit-EP 7"(2009)

CD Singles and Mini-CDs

• "Huipulla tuulee" (1994)
• "Arvon (lisäveron) mekin ansaitsemme" (1995)
• "Saksaan" (1995)
• "Narkkarirakkautta" (1995)
• "Pala rauhaa" (1996)
• "Perseeseen" (1997)
• "Kosketus" (1997)
• "Onnesta soikeena" (1998)
• "Letoisa Lewinsky" (1999)
• "Snapsin paikka" (2000)
• "Ryssä mun leipääni syö" (2000)
• "Koomikko tahtomattaan" (2001)
• "Ookko tehny lenkkiä?" (2002)
• "Suomi on sun" (2002)
• "Seokset" (2003)
• "Kujanjuoksu" (2003)
• "Promillepuheluita" (online single, 2005)
• "Pienen pojan elämää" (2005)
• "Lohikäärme Puff" (2005)
• "Pohjanmaalla" (online single, 2007)
• "Ne jää jotka jää" (2007)
• "Rujoa taidetta" (online single, 2008)
• "Miljoonan kilsan tennarit" (2009)
• "Haaveet elättää" (2010)
• "Suomalainen tarina" (2011)
• "Pelasta" (radio single, 2011)
• "Kaikki hyvä" (radio single, 2011)

Videography

• "Oodi hietskulle"
• "Pilke silmäkulmassa"
• "Pala rauhaa"
• "Sytkäri"
• "Kosketus"
• "Laiskat ja pulskeat"
• "Negatiivisemman ajattelun ryhmä"
• "Ookko tehny lenkkiä?"
• "Eihän euroviisuihin?"
• "Pienen pojan elämää"
• "Pohjanmaalla"
• "Rujoa taidetta"
• "Ajolähtö"
• "Ota vaatteet pois"
• "Pienen pojan elämää"
• "Puutavaraa"
• "Huipulla tuulee"
• "Ajetaan aaveet pois"
• "Suomalainen tarina"
• "Pelasta !"

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)