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Islaja

Islaja or Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland.[1] Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä.[2]

Islaja
Background information
Birth nameMerja Kokkonen
Also known asIslaja
Born (1979-05-19) 19 May 1979 (age 43)
Helsinki, Finland
OriginFinland
GenresFolk, experimental, acid folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
Years active2004–present
LabelsFonal
Websiteislaja.com

She has been compared to Björk, Syd Barrett, and Nico.

Her music is psychedelic and intimate using a large variety of instruments. She is a multi-instrumentalist.[3]

As of 2017, she is based in Berlin.[4]

Discography

  • Meritie (Fonal, 2004)
  • Palaa aurinkoon (Fonal, 2005)
  • Ulual Yyy (Fonal, 2007)
  • Blaze Mountain Recordings (Ecstatic Peace, 2008)
  • Keraaminen Pää (Fonal, 2010)
  • S U U (Monika Enterprise, 2014)
  • Tarrantulla (Svart Records, 2017)

Also appears on

  • Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)

Images

References

  1. ^ Leitko, Aaron (23 August 2010). "Islaja: Keraaminen Pää". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (19 September 2007). "Islaja: Ulual Yyy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Derek (2007). "Islaja". The Wire (278): 12. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hannah, Andrew (13 December 2017). "Finland's Islaja unveils the huge, glitching glacier of new track "Sadetta"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links

  • Islaja site
  • Interview, Drowned in Sound, 22 September 2008


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