Islaja
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Islaja |
| Born | Merja Kokkonen Script error: No such module "person date". Helsinki, Finland |
| Origin | Finland |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Genres | Folk, experimental, acid folk |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Fonal |
| Website | islaja |
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Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979), better known by her stage name Islaja, 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]
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)
- Angel Tape (Other Power, 2023)
Also appears on
- Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)
Images
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Islaja, 2006
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Islaja, 2006
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leitko, Aaron (23 August 2010). "Islaja: Keraaminen Pää". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stosuy, Brandon (19 September 2007). "Islaja: Ulual Yyy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Derek (2007). "Islaja". The Wire (278): 12. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
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- Islaja site
- Fonal Records
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