Winter Show, Henry's Pub 30/11/2011

2011-12-14T00:09:00.006+02:00

Photos by Pekka Kastikainen.

Home in a distant land, where time is irrelevant

2011-10-03T13:03:00.002+03:00

Hi,

this is an October update what's going on with Neufvoin. Piles of drawings and cups of steaming coffee lies on the table - I'm writing this in our cellar, a place where we tune our strings beside the fireplace and let the stream of pure passion keep the flames alive. Hours and days are merging into one continuum while steps are taking their direction towards uncharted territories. Can't wait to see what's underneath our shoes tomorrow.

The sounds of washing faces: a different line-up and not the least, making an album. You'll hear all about it soon. We have scheduled to start recording at the end of the year and if everything goes as planned, the album is coming out in Spring.

So, right now our cellar and the writing is an overpowering magnet for us, but there are also some news what comes to live shows. We have planned to perform some new songs in our hometown just before the studio and the year of 2012 is already searching its form. At this point in time, we can inform that we'll play Canadian Music Week in Toronto in March - more about the next year later…

And by the way, New Music Community is releasing fantastic music later this week - breath deeply while the world is dying, there's great new music for each day.

Below the surface, through the shell,
Anssi

Pannuhuone 28/07/2011

2011-09-14T20:45:00.005+03:00

By Markus Lumipuu.

Hand Printed Bags & Shirts

2011-09-10T21:24:00.008+03:00

Each shirt print is unique.

Order by email (neufvoin@gmail.com).
Shipping in Finland: 1 euro / order.
Shipping overseas: Priority or Economy.

(Click to enlarge).

Henry's Pub 13/07/2011

2011-09-09T20:23:00.008+03:00

Beautiful photos from July's show at Kuopio. The first three by Anni Savolainen and the next ones by Krista Laukkanen. Thank you.

Past months / Photos

2011-09-01T22:06:00.015+03:00

Semifinal cancelled + A short update

2011-08-25T21:08:00.007+03:00

Sorry to inform you that we have to cancel our next Saturday's show at Semifinal because of an injury. We were supposed to perform with Cosmobile & Ike Chime and enjoy their afrogroove set (don't forget to stream their new EP here!).

Although we are not able to perform as a live band at the moment, we have submerged ourselves in our new material within the realms of possibility. Next up: Whale Hymn, taking a deep breath outside the city lights and swimming in a cold lake.

See you soon.

Tavastia 03/07/2011

2011-07-24T11:52:00.008+03:00

Photos by Mikko Kauppinen.

Jyrock 2011

2011-07-15T00:34:00.008+03:00

Photos by Sami Heiskanen.

Soffarock 2011

2011-05-02T11:55:00.015+03:00

All photos by Henna Välkky.

Writing, Writing + Spring Festivals

2011-04-16T08:54:00.004+03:00

Hi all,

We are in the middle of the writing process right now. New songs are slowly - and sometimes surprisingly not so slowly - taking their shape. It's a cross sea of subconsciousness, deep faith, getting inspired by the classics and peeking to unseen. It has something to do with tea & soup in a bag, fog upon the trees and floating in the night. If everything goes as planned, the time for recording is later this year.

Besides of breathing the thin air of our way too small training loft and looking at the list of unfinished new songs - some cacophonic walls of noise, something we have tried never before and just pure moodflow - we are performing at a couple of spring festivals. We're playing Jyrock in Jyväskylä tonight and Soffarock in Helsinki next Friday. There is also Lahti show coming up on April 28th. Of course every day and even the tiniest bits of every moment are huge things to feel and live through but there's an extraordinarily exciting thing coming up in May. We're playing SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark on May 27th. It's our first-ever show abroad and we're really looking forward to it.

Our debut, Robokop EP, is sold out. It's still digitally available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. And just to mention… New shirts and bags are on their way to this world.

xo,
Anssi

Frozen March

2011-04-01T23:08:00.004+03:00

DRUNKEN CAPTAIN MP3-SINGLE

2011-03-09T08:49:00.005+02:00

To get a free download, visit the NMC website: http://bit.ly/frWGSK

New pics

2011-03-08T10:10:00.005+02:00

Here's some new pics taken by Mikko Kauppinen. Explore more of his work here.

Flashback

2011-02-21T23:23:00.016+02:00

Here's some nice pics from Fake Musket EP release show by Krista Laukkanen. It was a cold night, and despite the heaters and the campfires in the tent there must have been six pairs of long john's on stage.

Good times.

Polar Song music video on German Tape.tv

2011-02-10T19:10:00.000+02:00

The music video for Polar Song will have some broadcasting on Germany's largest web based music TV station Tape.tv.

Polar Song will be featured in Tape.tv's evening rotation for 3 weeks and on their alternative channel for 2 weeks. After that the video goes on demand.

Tape.tv is fully available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Tape.tv

Blog update from Anssi, 08/02/2011

2011-02-08T10:39:00.001+02:00

Hi all,

it's been a while since our last entry, so I'll make a short update what's happening with the band. Last two months meant a lot of live action for us, thank you so much everyone who showed up. We really enjoyed every night and it was exciting to switch our line-up from an original quintet to a sextet and even to a quartet (!) (yeah, we've always wanted to be a 90's guitar rock band but our innermosts tell us about better options). Our first music video is ready and we're happy that the skillful director, Henri Turunen, had time to work with us.

Right now we're having a short brake from live shows and the focus is on songwriting. For a sceptic, writing songs is like trying to pretend to be young enough to believe that you can create anything by just giving a name to it. Well, when it starts to feel like that, brainless work titles should help. Our debut album, or maybe a fata morgana of that, gleams somewhere on the horizon and we're trying to navigate towards it. The process is going to be a long one, but we're on our way and we're feeling great.

Watch out for all the colourless shit out there - stereos are at their best as a fountain of pleasure. It should be easy to remember because there are lots of interesting music coming out in the next months. Enjoy your lives.

xo,
Anssi

Music video for Polar Song

2011-02-06T09:39:00.006+02:00

You can find it also on YouTube. It's directed by Henri Turunen. Enjoy your weekend.

Dozen of the Future / Blog attention

2010-11-08T23:09:00.011+02:00

Hi all,

I’m happy to tell you we’ve been selected to the ’Dozen of the Future’, a list including the most promising Finnish artists!
Some professionals of Finnish music business (journalists, A&R people, gig agents etc.) were the members of the jury and thought that we have a very bright future in our hands. Check out the whole list in YleX's website.

What comes to music blogosphere, we've been noticed there enthusiastically!

Take a look to the blogs:

(These are in English...)
Their Bated Breath Blog
Amazinglyblog
Scientists of Sound
Gighive.com
The Record Stack
The Hodgepodge Collective Blog
The Painted Man Blog

(…and these in Finnish.)
Echoes Echoes
I'm Happy to Be Here Tonight Blog
Indiepäissään

Love,
Samuli

The Map

2010-10-18T22:42:00.001+03:00

FAKE MUSKET EP OUT NOW!

2010-10-13T09:19:00.003+03:00

Visit your local record shop, we fire a salute with our muskets!

EP release + 50th (at Pannuhuone)

2010-10-10T23:41:00.004+03:00

Last night was awesome, thank you!

Inside Fake Musket EP

2010-10-10T11:56:00.004+03:00

Neufvoin: Inside Fake Musket EP from Neufvoin on Vimeo.

A short documentary about Fake Musket EP. You can watch it on Youtube too.

Preorder Fake Musket EP

2010-10-04T01:21:00.005+03:00

Preorder Fake Musket EP here!

POLAR SONG MP3-SINGLE

2010-09-21T03:43:00.011+03:00

Download the brand new mp3-single from Fake Musket EP. It's free! Spread the word by putting the image below to your Facebook/Myspace profile. Thank you!

There is also fresh interview 'Neufvoin's fake musketeers on a mission' on NMC-site.

Blog update from Anssi, 17/09/2010

2010-09-16T12:34:00.030+03:00

Hi everybody,

glowing and neverending summer nights have turned to a much colder and darker period, especially here on this hill where I'm living. Summer was busy time for us and I'm happy to tell you that we have just finished our second EP.

On July, we worked hard with our new songs. For us, the arrangement process takes plenty of time. I think we have moved towards a deeper form of sound and it means that we have to pay attention to a greater number of factors than a year or two ago. We did pre-production with the one and only Artturi Taira. He dwells deep in our songs and his contribution takes us far beyond the next step. Sometimes it feels like we are playing Super Mario's first level in our training basement for months and months and when Artturi tells us his opinion, it takes us past the Coba.

If you consider song structures, it's funny that some of the songs take their shape in a very short time and some of them take months, or even years, to become good enough for recording. I remember when I wrote The Wooden Barrel Band, the opening track of our new EP, by my girlfriend's ukulele. The structure of that song was ready at the first glance and I remember that the process with our first EP's opening track Mouse on Mars was quite similar. In contrast to that, the final track of our new EP, Who Told, Soldiers?, took almost a year to find it's final shape. Villasukka from our first EP is another example of that kind of evolution.

On August 1st, we headed to Alppisali, Helsinki, which is a home base of many great NMC bands. The atmosphere of that milieu is very unique and it was a perfect place to spend the next ten days, which felt like a one sleepless night, or then again, a year with leap days. Even though we knew that the studio schedule was going to be tight, it felt good to leave some arrangement problems unsolved on July - so there was a lot of intuitive and spontaneous energy when we started the recordings. Working with Sampsa and Artturi is like a dream come true for us. We have a common language when we talk about music and in my opinion, that is the most valuable thing to have when you're making music with somebody. And of course their work has always been a huge influence for us.

Samuli and Ari doing their thing.

Gold soundz?

The team.

Aaro.

Sampsa and Artturi guiding Ari out of the building.

No guitar solos...

Jonas.

So, after all, our second EP is ready and it's called Fake Musket EP. It will be released on October 6th by New Music Community and the first single is coming out on next week.

Neufvoin - Fake Musket EP

1. The Wooden Barrel Band
2. Drunken Captain
3. Polar Song
4. Kero Lantern
5. Who Told, Soldiers?

We can't wait to perform those songs to you guys. Besides the live shows, there are many fresh and interesting things coming up. Make sure you stay tuned for more information about what's happening...

Love,
Anssi

On Vimeo...

2010-07-12T19:09:00.002+03:00

Neufvoin: Villasukka - YLE M1-studio (Live) from Neufvoin on Vimeo.

"Villasukka" Studio Live Video

2010-06-24T07:40:00.001+03:00

Hi,

take a look at this brand new live video (http://areena.yle.fi/video/1087246) which is taped at YLE's M1-studio before this summer.

Love,

Neufvoin

YleX, Veli Kauppisen musiikin erikoisohjelma (June 23rd, 8 pm)

2010-06-22T08:57:00.007+03:00

Hi pals,

we taped an exciting live session at YLE's M1-studio some weeks ago. We played three songs from our Robokop EP, plus one brand new song called "The Wooden Barrel Band". You can listen this session on YleX's "Veli Kauppisen musiikin erikoisohjelma" tomorrow (June 23rd, 8 pm). There will be also a fresh interview included, so make sure you won't miss that...

...and stay tuned for extras.

Blog update from Anssi, 17/05/2010

2010-05-16T23:14:00.007+03:00

Hi everyone,

In the last couple of weeks we have worked hard with new tunes. Although the air conditioner of our training basement sucks, we feel optimistic about our new material. But is it really worth of it to spend these sunny days in that dirty basement with a bunch of sweaty dudes, arguing about Micro Korg's sounds, overdrive pedals and drum & bass patterns? Well, of course it is.

What comes to our next release, we have drawn a map for that. Due to some changes in people's calendars, the time for the record button is on August. We are more than happy that we will continue to work with Artturi and Sampsa.

Neufvoin are going to play live in Jyväskylä on Sat 22.5. and in Kuopio on Fri 28.5. and those will be our last shows before the autumn. There is also some studio live coming up, stay tuned for more information.

-Anssi

And just to mention, Magical Mystery Tour seems to be one of those things that has inspired us recently...

Neufvoin Summer Collection 2010

2010-05-16T19:37:00.004+03:00

Whoa, we have launched our breathtaking Summer Collection.

Price list:
- T-shirt 10e
- Bag 5e

How to order? Just contact us (neufvoin@gmail.com). Prices do include postage (Finland).

There are still a couple of Robokop EP's available but you have to be quick!

Recent shows

2010-05-02T19:33:00.009+03:00

These photos are from some of our recent shows. Thanks to cool photographers Simo Reunamäki and Matti Vassinen.

03/12/10 Club Liberté, Helsinki (by Simo Reunamäki)

01/20/10 Torvi, Lahti (by Matti Vassinen)

01/14/10 Helatorstai-klubi, Henry's Pub, Helsinki (by Simo Reunamäki)

11/28/09 Get Ready for... New Pop!, Belly, Helsinki (by Simo Reunamäki)

Winter Camp

2010-04-24T22:24:00.016+03:00

Have you seen this guy?

2010-04-18T16:49:00.004+03:00

Latest coordinates: 3°8′00″N 101°42′00″E (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

Salute

2010-04-17T22:17:00.000+03:00

We are happy to be here.