FINNISH NOISE

[FreakAnimalFinland]

RMSS and RESIDUAL CD's on Satatuhatta feel almost like... "american noise releases", hah. In particular, something like pacrec / helicopter. Not due sound or packaging, but because both of these are like 30+ min one track on CD. Of course its long enough to be full length, but still feels to me kind of "wiese thing to do", as opposed to a lot of noise CD's that tend to be 40-60 min things. I am certainly not opposed to half an hour noise CD's. Perhaps even opposite. Perhaps the sonic fireworks of former Residual 3" I was just listening, made me expect "more stuff", but I recall that was what he was also criticized of by some Finn noise heads? Putting too much into one release, kind of display of all the skills, instead of focusing on making solid noise release. This album indeed goes into that direction. There is A LOT happening with fast pace, in this 30+ min track, but it all happens in one sound spectrum. Fast paced harsh noise, but not jumping in cut-up. Most likely plenty of edits, but also sounding as if it could have been played in one session and published as is. Can be also listened here:
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/mythology-of-brain-body

RMSS is even shorter, 31 mins, but theoretically it could have been divided into many songs. There are very drastic changes of mood and sounds through out the disc. From minimal organic drone humming into electronically treated field recordings, fragments of old dialogues, mixer feedback manipulations, quite crude textured clatter. Unlike the tapes, which I felt like were more textural studies. Great, but often minimal textures where you sort of sink in, this CD is actually very precise composition. Real album, so to say! Noisy, but not noisE. Excellent!
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/lihasmuisti

Durations meant that I'd listen both couple times instantly, and may have to continue still today for a bit more!

[FreakAnimalFinland]

SKÄRGÅRD "Irtautuminen" tape
New tape from artist who so far focuses on acoustic metal junk stuff. It is very much in spirit of early The New Blockaders and also Finn TNB, hah. Good tape with taste of specific sounds of objects and not just smashing things up.

UND "Ylösnousemus" CD
Veteran of Finn noise, who did his first tape already back in 1991. In interview he mentions, first he made like 5 copies of that tape, and sold couple, and very quickly after that got invitation from MITB to do split 7". Of course he sold more copies over years, I got it back in 92 or 93. This new CD was originally stuff he uploaded to bandcamp but got offer from Finn punk label to put out real CD. And good, since this must be the best UND material so far and quite unusual! Doesn't fit directly into subgenre noise mentality, but kind of DIY home recording punk noise ethos of the 90's. 

[FreakAnimalFinland]

IRON STAR "ESOTERIC PSEUDOSCIENCE" tape
I got probably the last copy of this when meeting artists at gig and he had 2 remaining copies in his pocket. Not a new project, but sort of side thing of Atrophist with a bit new angle to do things. While I do like idea that your main work is diverse and flexible to do a lot of things, it is no surprise I not only accept, but consider side projects very good thing if one has enough ideas. In my own case, it would be pointless to churn out dozen Grunt releases every year, even if they would be all different and all perfectly justified to be released. Just don't feel like it. So spin off projects exists as ways to explore one side of Grunt a bit further, go into something very specific until eventually project ends and it's back as element of Grunt but not project of its own. As outsider, I can't really hear why Iron Star could not be "Atrophist", but as artistic process, I fully support that you do what inspires and feels coming out "naturally", perhaps without burden of history. In interview linked below, he does talk about conditions where project started and also how Atrophist is very wide ranging output. I like b-side more than the a-side. Especially in beginning a-side has kind of "drop outs" of sound, where volume changes abruptly, seems like connected to deeper bass sounds that "compress" it. Tape gets better over the time and function as small run side project tape release, it is good in that. 


https://special-interests.net/main/iron-star-esoteric-pseudoscience/

[DBL]

I think some of these ones have already been mentioned in this topic at least in passing, but:

Neandertaal
Harsh noise. Has tapes out on Bent Window Records and Satatuhatta for example, but for me, the material published on his split with Sweden's Inhóspito is easily the best and most fierce material from the project so far: https://dyrkadodenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/inh-spito-neandertaal

Steel Romance
Industrial noise/ambient. Has done a couple of split tapes, and especially the split with Biofilmi was kind of "talk of the town" due to it coming in a solid steel case. Luckily it's worth noting for the sound side as well and not just for the packaging, heheh. The split mate Biofilmi is very nice rough, murky and suffocated noise as well. I think it treads a somewhat similar territory as Touch Starved but with extra dirt and without the melancholy, heh. Makes sense that those projects have done a split. The newer Steel Romance split was with Circle Of Shit, a more known project, and the tape was published on his label Rupu Tapes. Mr. COS is currently doing gigs under the name Sun Tearing as well.

NHV Beherit
Noise ambient. Not sure if this is meant to be a part of the discography of Beherit, a solo work by the main man NHV, or something else. Has made one self-published LP that can be heard on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vguV-IyWIGs

Unpitted Dates
Calmly moving tape noise/ambient/experimental. Has made two tapes that can be heard on bandcamp: https://unpitteddates.bandcamp.com/album/nikamien-koneisto

Nikama
Harsh noise from the second member of the now-defunct Junta. If there have been releases, I haven't come across them, but the project has played some gigs such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoBqAg1sBCs (pretty intense vocals by the end!). There's some footage on the project's instagram page too.

Tahma
Rough rumbling noise. One tape on Satatuhatta and a couple more DIY ones floating around. Tapes and apparently gigs too have been just a few minutes each due to the small setup and straightforward style, but I have no issue with that as those have been some GOOD minutes. First tape can be heard on Satatuhatta bandcamp (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/tahma) and Special Interests youtube channel has some live footage I think.

Heli Hartikainen
I came across this one while looking for infos about upcoming noise/experimental gigs. This could perhaps be advertised as experimental improv jazz or something similar (as it is on the bandcamp page), but there is certainly enough of experimental electronics and well-made ambient here to be briefly mentioned in this context as well even if it's not "noise-noise": https://helihartikainenmusic.bandcamp.com/track/iv

The Fuckings
More saxophone. To quote Rupu Tapes: "From fans of Hijokaidan". Trio featuring members of Haare, Can Can Heads and Mohel on drums, guitar, saxophone and effects. First session recorded in 2007 was published by Rupu tapes in 2022, and this newer session from late 2024 was published on LP by the members themselves I think: https://thefuckings.bandcamp.com/album/aftershock (I'm not sure if either releases is available anymore in physical format though).

Tyhjä Pää
I would assume at least Tyhjä Pää's album on Satatuhatta has been mentioned here, but I think many didn't notice the project had a new excellent tape out on Sudden Movements this June: https://tyhjapaa.bandcamp.com/album/high-magnetic-intensity

[FreakAnimalFinland]

One project I was supposed to mention already while ago is VULVAL PAIN SOCIETY. There are couple releases, but let's say 2024 Vaginal Wizard release was more like distorted keyboard music, but now Oriflamme tape is actually good! There is still some of the glitch type quality in recording, but way more diverse sources in the sound collage and when dubbed on tape, it works even better:

https://vulvalpainsociety.bandcamp.com/album/oriflamme

[FreakAnimalFinland]

And actually, same could be said about VIRUS EX MACHINA. Earlier CDR releases were hit & miss, but there was some actually good moments. Being material that is done with digital gear pretty much anyone would have in their pockets, it has grown better with new releases. Still home made CDR is only physical format.

https://virusexmachina.bandcamp.com/album/carsinogenesis

[DBL]

Vanity & Disgust
Heavy electronics / power electronics. Started in 2024, and its quite promising debut tape came out in 2025 and can be heard here: https://vanitydisgust.bandcamp.com/

Obscvrat
Harsh noise. Had some digital stuff out in 2024, but the first time I heard of the project was through its split tape with Heppakirjat and Bryskt that Älä Löi Tapes published in 2025. The project has since been featured on "World Rat Conspiracy" split tape with Rotat and Whiterat, which was published by Deepthroat Records from Italy. https://iamrat.bandcamp.com/

Giärmäi
Been mentioned around this forum but not yet in this topic it seems. Has played some gigs, has two self-published tapes out that have been spread more or less privately (I think? Satatuhatta also stocked some though), and has also been interviewed by Noisecast for those who understand Finnish. Embarrasingly enough I haven't actually listened to the project yet though, but I've understood it's of the more "rural" and perhaps even melancholic type of noise. Well, check it out for yourself at https://giarmai.bandcamp.com/

Metsäkirkko
Group related to the Brownhill Mafia collective that's been mentioned earlier in this topic, and features mr. Nuori Veri* in its lineup. For live footage from this summer click here and to hear their just recently published album check their bandcamp at https://metsakirkko.bandcamp.com/album/paranvoi
* Nuori Veri just recently had an excellent collab CD with Commando 15 out on Satatuhatta, who simultaneously published the debut CD from the also Finnish harsh noise duo Ieskadulla, for those who might've missed that info.

Malaise 57
Was sure this project was mentioned in this topic before, but apparently not. Debut tape was junk noise, and tapes and gigs since have been drone-based, rather minimalistic noise. DIY tapes are available for money or trades from the artist. It was recently announced that the project will have a tape out on new UK label Squalor of Spirit (along with tapes from Culver, Sexualised Medicine and the also Finnish project Atrophist), but until then: https://malaise57.bandcamp.com/

Truth Commission
One more that's been mentioned elsewhere on the forum. The duo's made one short promo tape of quite primitivist power electronics / industrial in 2022, but I've understood that the gigs they've made since have been quite different. Still noise, but lighter on the rugged power electronics harshness, and heavier on the weird, performing in horse masks and backwards-worn suits. It'll be interesting to hear what their next recording will be like.

Oksennus
Often very heterodox and avant-spirited death metal, but has both performed and released some harsh noise wall material as well. I'm not sure if these gigs/releases still happen, or are they now performed under the project's "alter ego" Perseveres that you can hear at https://sacrificialdance.bandcamp.com/album/flooding-the-void
It seems the two latest releases by Oksennus on that bandcamp page (the ones titled Naama Ummessa and Auringolla Ei Ole Käsiä) are also more industrial/noise-based rather than metal.

Mongrel Tactics
(Death) industrial noise. Hasn't had any recent public activity, but has made split tapes with Häkki and Abysse Des Âmes. Both can be heard on Brownhill Mafia's bandcamp: https://brownhillmafia.bandcamp.com/

Häkki
Collaborative project between Jaakko Vanhala and Pentti Dassum. It doesn't seem to be active anymore, but if you've enjoyed what Vanhala does with Primitive Wings and Dassum with Kartio, there's a big chance you'll like Häkki as well.
https://hakki.bandcamp.com/

Abysse Des Âmes
Electro-acoustic noise / experimental electronics, or "highly evocative dark noir avantgarde" as Satatuhatta puts it. Has performed live (see the linked Metsäkirkko live video for footage) and has a praised LP out on Satatuhatta.
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/mielen-lujittama-hulluus

As of projects that have already been mentioned in this topic, it seems there's still such a wave of tasty Finnish noise coming out that it's hard to keep track.

[lagrgal]

As far as I'm concerned Straight Arm Salute is (or was?) a Finnish project.

[HateSermon]

I keep missing out on the Giärmäi tapes but really enjoy that project. I saw NHFA had copies of the latest one but I'm yet again cock blocked by customs regulations.