Helander Co. - Smooth And Rough

Album: Smooth And Rough
Size: 108,5 MB
Time: 46:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Ax Fo' Mo' (2:41)
2. Last Call (2:07)
3. Reach Me (3:41)
4. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues (2:56)
5. I Feel So Good (3:51)
6. Life Is Hard (5:27)
7. Blues For Sam And Jake (1:44)
8. Diddley Diddley Doo (2:52)
9. No Looking Back (3:28)
10. Hotel By The Sea (4:21)
11. My Black Rabbit (2:29)
12. One More Mile (4:50)
13. Lovey Dovey Lovey One (2:03)
14. Hey Joe (4:17)

Helander Co. is a Helsinki-based band, whose music mixes the Afro-American legacy with a wide array of blues-related musical influences. With original songwriting and versatile musicianship Helander Co. today displays a unique and inimitable style. The band’s key figure is guitarist and vocalist Dr. Helander, whose virtuoso guitar playing compares with the highest world class and whose voice expresses a more than three-decade devotion to the blues.

Second guitar is played by Jonni Seppälä, another highly acclaimed master of the blues guitar. These two axmen create a tough sound often exhilarated by rivaling twin-guitar duels. The foundation is laid by drummer Juha Litmanen and bassist Petri Loikala. Helander Co. is famous for its amazing live performances, irrespective of playing on a smoky club stage or on a big concert venue.

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Helander Co. - Fodder

Size: 264 MB
Time: 42:12
File: Flac
Released: 2001
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Front, tray

1. It's Not for Me But for My Friend (2:52)
2. Blues Street Cairo (3:57)
3. My Home Town (3:21)
4. You're Gonna Miss Me (3:18)
5. Fodder (3:30)
6. White Rat (2:42)
7. Let Me Know (2:41)
8. Lightnin' Head (4:38)
9. Roller Coaster Hop (2:50)
10. Private Professor (3:21)
11. Big D Never Sleeps (4:22)
12. Alone Black & Blue (4:36)

Helander Co's third album is called "Fodder" and was released in February 2001 on their own label Rootman Music. The disc contains only the orchestra's own compositions and was recorded at Laxa Studio, founded by the band's former bassist Juha Ahvenainen. Apparently, the lack of urgency and own peace created a suitable and creative atmosphere for making the album, because in fact the album is a complete hit. Although the disc is not so-called pure blues, its roots are, however, strongly in African-American rhythm music. Helander Co. has finally found his own style and sound. In the band's music, traditional blues is flavored with several different influences and nuances, e.g. from British blues and rock'n'roll and even the "sound world" of the "Fat Possum" label - and all of these have naturally combined into the band's original style.

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