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40th anniversary reissue of Peilitalossa by Musta Paraati on magenta colored vinyl, wrapped in a replica of the original cover layout, and contains a booklet with accompanying text and rare photos.
Our take: Svart Records brings us another top-notch reissue of an 80s Finnish gem. This time it’s the 1983 debut album from punky goth band / dark punk band Musta Paraati. If you’re looking for reference points, I’d put Musta Paraati in the same bucket as bands like Poland’s Siekiera and Spain’s Paralisis Permanente. Like those bands, it sounds like Musta Paraati takes a lot from the first couple Siouxsie and the Banshees and Killing Joke albums, but also (much as the Pistols influenced the Banshees), they get shaped by the original punk scenes in their respective parts of the world, all of which were a distinct and interesting. (As well as, of course, the folk and pop music traditions in those countries). If you like Siekiera’s Nowa Aleksandria, this scratches a similar itch, though Musta Paraati’s synths also make them sound a little like early New Order or Human League in places, too. While there’s enough of a pop element to keep the songs interesting, the songs seem subservient to the vibe in a way that also makes me think of Bauhaus. Fans of the aforementioned records should check this out, and those of us with a taste for Finnish punk and hardcore (BTW, the drummer on this album was also in Nolla Nolla Nolla!) will be particularly susceptible to its charms.
Our take: Svart Records brings us another top-notch reissue of an 80s Finnish gem. This time it’s the 1983 debut album from punky goth band / dark punk band Musta Paraati. If you’re looking for reference points, I’d put Musta Paraati in the same bucket as bands like Poland’s Siekiera and Spain’s Paralisis Permanente. Like those bands, it sounds like Musta Paraati takes a lot from the first couple Siouxsie and the Banshees and Killing Joke albums, but also (much as the Pistols influenced the Banshees), they get shaped by the original punk scenes in their respective parts of the world, all of which were a distinct and interesting. (As well as, of course, the folk and pop music traditions in those countries). If you like Siekiera’s Nowa Aleksandria, this scratches a similar itch, though Musta Paraati’s synths also make them sound a little like early New Order or Human League in places, too. While there’s enough of a pop element to keep the songs interesting, the songs seem subservient to the vibe in a way that also makes me think of Bauhaus. Fans of the aforementioned records should check this out, and those of us with a taste for Finnish punk and hardcore (BTW, the drummer on this album was also in Nolla Nolla Nolla!) will be particularly susceptible to its charms.