Janne Westerlund

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Janne Westerlund
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Background information
Born1973 (age 47–48)
OriginHamina, Finland
GenresExperimental rock, krautrock, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, banjo
Years active1990–present
Labels, , Bad Vugum,
Associated actsCircle, Pharaoh Overlord,

Janne Westerlund (born 1973) is a Finnish musician, songwriter and visual artist known from such Finnish groups as Circle (with the band since 2001), Pharaoh Overlord,[1] and .[2] His main instrument is guitar but on his solo gigs he plays banjo as well.[3] He sings and writes lyrics mainly in English. Westerlund's career started in the beginning of the 1990s in a small Finnish city called Hamina when he founded Sweetheart, an experimental noise rock group, with his friends. After Sweetheart, he released two albums of "organic electronica" with a trio called Chainsmoker.

All the studio and live recordings with his past and present bands included, Westerlund has played on approximately 50 albums.[4] In the autumn of 2012 he released his debut solo album named Oran.[5]

In 2013 he started a collaboration with , a Finnish cartoonist and musician, composing a soundtrack album for his comics book, ("The Undeveloped Flying Objects").

Marshland, his second solo album, is released in January 2015 on Ektro Records.[6]

Discography[]

Chainsmoker[]

Circle[]

See Circle discography

Pharaoh Overlord[]

See Pharaoh Overlord discography

Plain Ride[]

  • 2005: , CD ()
  • 2007: , CD ()
  • 2009: House on the Hill, CD ()
  • 2011: Stonebridge, CD ()
  • 2014: , LP/CD ()

Solo career[]

  • 2012 Oran, CD
  • 2013 Kehittymättömät ufot, a soundtrack LP/CD for a comics book by Jyrki Nissinen
  • 2015 Marshland, LP/CD

Sweetheart[]

  • 1991: Mr. Cocktail / White-Eye, 7" (Bad Vugum)
  • 1992: Forestside / Rag Paradise, 7" (Bad Vugum)
  • 1992: Well-Dressed Meat, LP/CD (Bad Vugum)
  • 1993: Branchline / Diesel Engine, 7" (Bad Vugum)
  • 1994: An Ordinary Family Visits Hell, LP/CD (Bad Vugum)
  • 1996: Intoxicated Boom Boom, CD (Bad Vugum)
  • 1998: Stitches Removal Day, CD (Bad Vugum)

References[]

  1. ^ "Music – Pharaoh Overlord". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Information". Plain Ride. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Ilosaarirock 2009 | Club Kasettiaseman kesäterveiset: Janne Westerlund". Ilosaarirock.fi. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Janne Westerlund Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Circle – NWOFHM". Circlefinland.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  6. ^ http://www.kaleva.fi/blogit/kalevan-blogit/pahki-kirjoituksia-musiikista/131/plain-riden-monitoimimies-westerlund-kraut-on-tays/4418/

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