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| Background information | |
| Born | January 13, 1952 |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock Jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass Keyboards violin |
| Years active | 1970 – present |
| Associated acts | Wigwam Mike Oldfield The Group Made in Sweden |
| Website | http://www.rockadillo.fi/pekkapohjola/ |
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Career overview
Pohjola studied classical piano and violin at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. The Sibelius Academy ( Finnish Sibelius-Akatemia; Swedish Sibelius-Akademin) is a university level Music school which operates in Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. After a stint with The Boys (the seminal Finnish band led by brothers Eero and Jussi Raittinen), he joined Wigwam in 1970, contributing on two of their albums before leaving the group in 1972 to pursue a solo career. Wigwam is a Finnish Progressive rock band formed in 1968 after the split of the seminal Blues Section, with whom drummer Ronnie Österberg had His first solo album Pihkasilmä Kaarnakorva ("Resin Eye Bark Ear"), released the same year, bears notable resemblance to the works of Frank Zappa. After leaving Wigwam Pohjola also played with the Jukka Tolonen Band for a short time. Jukka Tolonen (born April 16, 1952, Helsinki) is a Finnish Guitarist. In 1974 his second solo album, Harakka Bialoipokku, was released in Finland. The album saw Pohjola's sound developing to a more distinctive direction, with heavy usage of trumpets, saxophones and piano. The somewhat jazz-influenced album piqued the interest of Virgin Records executive Richard Branson enough to release it in the United Kingdom the following year under the name B the Magpie. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
By the request of Virgin, Pohjola teamed up with Mike Oldfield to record and produce his third solo album, released in 1977 in Finland as Keesojen Lehto ("Grove of the Keeso") and in the UK as Mathematician's Air Display. Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician The album was later rereleased under the name The Consequences Of Indecisions and credited to Oldfield instead of Pohjola. Oldfield was impressed enough with Pohjola to ask him join him on his 1978 tour. As a result Pohjola can also be heard on Oldfield's live album Exposed, released 1979. Exposed is a 1979 live album by Mike Oldfield. The album was a collection of Oldfield's tours in Spain, Germany, Belgium, the In 1978 Pohjola formed The Group, who released a self-titled album the same year. In 1979, Pohjola released Visitation, his fourth solo album. All of Pohjola's solo albums from the 70s had exhibited fantasy influences, but these were undoubtedly strongest on Visitation. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting
In 1980 The Group changed its name to Pekka Pohjola Group and released the album Kätkävaaran Lohikäärme ("The Dragon of Kätkävaara"). The Pekka Pohjola Group disbanded soon after the release of their second album. Pohjola's next solo album, Urban Tango, was released in 1982. It was a radical departure from fantasy- and nature-inspired works of the 70s. It was also the first Pekka Pohjola album to feature comprehensible singing, the vocals provided by Kassu Halonen. Urban Tango was also the first of Pohjola's albums to be released on his own Pohjola Records label. His next album was the soundtrack to Hannu Heikinheimo's 1983 movie Jokamies (released in 1984 under the title Everyman in the United States and Germany). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The album was notable for an abundant use of synthesizers. Space Waltz, released 1985, further explored the themes first heard on Urban Tango. 1986's Flight Of The Angel was to be Pohjola's last album of the 80s. The following year a compilation of his material was released under the name New Impressionist.
During the late 80s Pohjola composed Sinfonia no. 1 ("Symphony No. 1"), which premiered live in 1989 and was released on CD in 1990, performed by the AVANTI! music group. Returning to the music scene in 1992, Pohjola released his ninth solo album Changing Waters. The album's sound differed greatly from Pohjola's guitar-driven works of the 80s, offering a softer, more piano-based soundscape. Changing Waters was given in an international release in spring 1993. The album featured Finnish top musicians Seppo Kantonen (keyboards), Markku Kanerva (guitar) and Anssi Nykänen (drums), who became Pohjola's regular band. In May 1995, Pohjola released Live in Japan, a recording from three shows in Tokyo in November 1994. Later that year, Pohjola released a double-CD Heavy Jazz - Live in Helsinki and Tokyo. His next studio album, Pewit, followed in September 1997. In May 2001 Pekka Pohjola released Views, on which he toned down the rock-solid guitar-based sound of Urban Tango and Space Waltz, instead focusing more on jazz and pop-classical arrangements, leaning heavily on strings and brass arrangements. The only song on Views to feature a guitar is "The Red Porsche", after a poem written by Charles Bukowski. Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and
More recently, Pohjola's piece "The Madness Subsides" from B the Magpie was sampled by DJ Shadow as the main bass line in his song Midnight in a Perfect World, from the wildly successful album Endtroducing... The same sample is also used in SlowHill's song "Valo. DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis, June 29, 1972) is an American music producer, DJ and Songwriter. Endtroducing is the debut Studio album by hip hop artist DJ Shadow. "
Discography
| Year | Artist | Original title | Alternate titles |
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| 1970 | Wigwam | Tombstone Valentine | |
| 1971 | Wigwam | Fairyport | |
| 1972 | Pekka Pohjola | Pihkasilmä Kaarnakorva | |
| 1974 | Wigwam | Being | |
| 1974 | Pekka Pohjola | Harakka Bialoipokku |  B the Magpie Skatan |
| 1976 | Made in Sweden | Where do we Begin? | |
| 1977 | Pekka Pohjola | Keesojen Lehto | Mathematician's Air Display Skuggornas Tjuvstart The Consequences of Indecisions (credited to Mike Oldfield)  Untitled (credited to Mike & Sally Oldfield, Pekka Pohjola) |
| 1978 | The Group | The Group | |
| 1979 | Mike Oldfield | Exposed (live album) | |
| 1979 | Pekka Pohjola | Visitation | |
| 1979 | Gábor Szabó | Belsta River | |
| 1980 | Pekka Pohjola Group | Kätkävaaran Lohikäärme | |
| 1982 | Pekka Pohjola | Urban Tango | |
| 1983 | Pekka Pohjola | Jokamies | Everyman |
| 1985 | Pekka Pohjola | Space Waltz | |
| 1986 | Pekka Pohjola | Flight of the Angel | |
| 1986 | Espoo Big Band | Yesterday's Games | |
| 1987 | Pekka Pohjola | New Impressionist (compilation) | |
| 1990 | Pekka Pohjola & AVANTI! | Sinfonia No. Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Sally Oldfield (born in August 1947 in Dublin, Ireland) is a folk Singer and the sister of Composers Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Exposed is a 1979 live album by Mike Oldfield. The album was a collection of Oldfield's tours in Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Gábor Szabó ( March 8, 1936 - February 26, 1982) was a Jazz Guitarist, one of the most original 1960s guitarists mixing 1 | |
| 1992 | Pekka Pohjola | Changing Waters | |
| 1995 | Pekka Pohjola | Live in Japan | |
| 1995 | Pekka Pohjola | Heavy Jazz - Live in Helsinki and Tokyo | |
| 1997 | Pekka Pohjola | Pewit | |
| 2001 | Pekka Pohjola | Views |
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