Pekka Streng

Finnish intensifying rock legend Pekka Streng is definitely a singer/songwriter and guitarist who just released two albums during his brief lifetime. While he passed away tragically in 1975 when he was just 26 years of age, the posthumous recording Unen Maa was put together for release in ’09 2009 and became a high Ten hit. Created on Apr 26, 1948, in Sysmä, Finland, Streng produced his recording debut in 1970 with Magneettimiehen Kuolema on Like Records. The recording is definitely a Finnish psychedelic rock and roll classic offering Streng supported by Tasavallan Presidentti, a prominent intensifying rock band from the period that had produced its eponymous recording debut just a year previous. Like its forerunner, second recording Kesämaa (1972) is definitely reputable today however wasn’t especially well-known during its launch. Magneettimiehen Kuolema and Kesämaa had been in the beginning released on Compact disc in 1990 like a two-fer. As the legacy of Streng grew as time passes, the albums had been reissued individually in remastered editions with reward materials in response to demand among the vocalist/songwriter’s group of fans. Demand for extra Streng materials was such,the fact that posthumous record Unen Maa (2009) was a high Ten hit in the Finnish record charts. The record is made up of acoustic demonstration recordings by Streng to that your music group Olympia-Orkesteri added support music, producing a cooperation in the custom of Magneettimiehen Kuolema, the vocalist/songwriter’s classic cooperation with Tasavallan Presidentti. Olympia-Orkesteri is certainly made up of Jukka Hakoköngäs (synthesizer, electric guitar, bass), Anssi Nykänen (drums), Jarno Karjalainen (bass), Timo Kämäräinen (electric guitar, vocals), and Jukka Perko (saxophone). Streng passed away of cancers on Apr 11, 1975, in Helsinki, Finland, at age 26.