Disco Ensemble-Back On The MF Street-(EP)-2009-FNT

Artist: Disco Ensemble

Album: Back On The MF Street

Label: Fullsteam Records

Playtime: 26:34 min

Genre: Rock

Rip date: 2009-04-16

Street date: 2009-04-22

Size: 41.48 MB

Type: Normal

Quality: 212 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo



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Living in Ulvila (a small town of 12.000 residents in the west coast of

Finland, close to the city of Pori), grade school classmates Jussi Ylikoski

and Mikko Hakila started playing together at the age of 12. The dynamic duo

learned their instruments by playing Metallica and AC/DC songs in Hakila's

parents' shed or outdoors. Having incorporated a bass player and a singer,

the group played their first live gigs in 1997. After a while, they chose to

be called DisCo. The name was born out of tongue-in-cheek idea of people

thinking that they're going to a regular disco but end up at a punk gig.





Digging bands like Refused and Snapcase, DisCo. got to play in the local punk

shows, mostly in the cellar of a semi-legendary squat/culture centre Annis in

Pori. Around the year 2000, Miikka Koivisto, the vocalist of another local

band, was asked to join DisCo. to play second guitar and eventually sing.

Being a fan of the group he agreed instantly. Around this time, a pop band

also called Disco emerged. Our quartet added the word "Ensemble" into their

name to avoid awkward mix-ups.





After the release of Ghosttown Effect EP. (2001) the boys started to work

with a D.I.Y. agent Juha Kyyrö, who eventually signed the band for his

newly-founded Fullsteam Records. Mikko, Jussi and Miikka all moved to

Helsinki to study. Helsinki-born Lasse Lindfors was found for the bass. Lasse

had plenty of experience as he had played with numerous groups, and was a

miraculously good fit.





In 2003, the debut album "Viper Ethics" received rave reviews and gained

Disco Ensemble a pole position amongst the indie/punk crowd. Splitting the

time between studies and rock'n'roll became harder and harder as the band

continued to play tons of club shows and festivals in Finland and embarked on

their first European tour.





The sophomore album First Aid Kit (2005) gave D.E. an even bigger push up the

ladder. The record hit the 9th spot in the official Finnish album chart and

the foursome were now considered to be the most popular alternative rock act

in Finland. Boasted to become the next big Finnish rock export, D.E. stepped

on the main stages of the biggest festivals on their home turf, earned slots

in Roskilde, Hultsfred, Rock am Ring/Park and Glastonbury, to name but a few,

and toured clubs relentlessly around Europe and the UK. The buzz around the

band led to an international record deal with Vertigo/Universal, who released

"First Aid Kit" in over 20 countries. The guys suddenly noticed that a vague

dream had become reality and a dear hobby had turned into full-day mayhem.





In the spring of 2008 D.E. release their third full-length album titled

"Magic Recoveries". Produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt (The Hives, Refused, The

Robocop Kraus), the record shows the band flourishing, stretching their

abilities as song writers and performers. Finding a perfect balance between

fury and grace, "Magic Recoveries" is a confident assortment of innovative

rock'n'roll, celebrating primal inspiration as the ultimate outlet in a

confusing world.





Dear Mr / Ms Journalist!

If you plan to ask Disco Ensemble a question about the origin of their

admittedly strange name, you will find the answer from the text above.

Further enquiries about the subject will be met with frustrating sighs and a

blunt, possibly totally made up answer. Thank you.



- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -



01. Back On The MF Street ( 3:25)

02. Golden Years ( 3:29)

03. The Alps ( 4:26)

04. Abandoned ( 3:52)

05. Bad Luck Charm (Them Shepherds Remix) ( 6:21)

06. Bad Luck Charm (Mr. Velcro Fastener Remix) ( 5:01)



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