Paska (band)
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Paska is a Finnish one-man a cappella
rock band formed in 1984. Paska
is a Finnish
word for feces
, usually translated as "shit
". The band was named such because the idea of the band was to prove that anybody can make music, no matter how "paska" (crappy) he or she happens to be.
The band consists of Ari "Paska" Peltonen
, a radio show host and writer. His show used to air on one of YLE's Finnish national radio channels, where his controversial punchlines and perverted humour was deemed inappropriate, leading to his swift dismissal. Now he is working at Radio Helsinki.
During the 1990s Paska gave performances in various countries, including the United States
, Poland
, Canada
and Germany
. The band was later reported to have split because of internal contradictions, but was 'reunited' in 2005 to make its first full-length album
.
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
rock band formed in 1984. Paska
Finnish profanity
Many Finns frequently use profanity in everyday speech even though their culture is considered more high context. While not all Finns swear, frequent swearing is a mark of youth culture...
is a 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...
word for feces
Feces
Feces, faeces, or fæces is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during defecation.-Etymology:...
, usually translated as "shit
Shit
Shit is usually considered vulgar and profane in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural it means diarrhea...
". The band was named such because the idea of the band was to prove that anybody can make music, no matter how "paska" (crappy) he or she happens to be.
The band consists of Ari "Paska" Peltonen
Ari Peltonen
Ari Pekka "Paska" Peltonen is a Finnish radio reporter, author and musician.Since 1985, Peltonen has given musical performances under the name of Paska , his one-man-band. Peltonen has also used the pseudonyms Jeesus, Jorma and Johnny-Blue, usually as opening acts for Paska...
, a radio show host and writer. His show used to air on one of YLE's Finnish national radio channels, where his controversial punchlines and perverted humour was deemed inappropriate, leading to his swift dismissal. Now he is working at Radio Helsinki.
During the 1990s Paska gave performances in various countries, including the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The band was later reported to have split because of internal contradictions, but was 'reunited' in 2005 to make its first full-length album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
.
Discography
For now, this discography lacks several EP releases.- Superdouplemegamaxihits! (EP, 1989)
- Women Are From Venus, Men From AnusWomen Are from Venus, Men from AnusWomen Are from Venus, Men from Anus is the debut album and come back album by Paska. It was released in 2005. The album title is a parody of the popular psychology book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus....
(LP, 2005) - Janus, Lick My Anus (Single, 2005)