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Uzva

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About Me

Uzva was formed in 1994, and nowadays it is one of the most important bands of contemporary Finnish progressive rock. Their original, warm and organic instrumental chamber rock mixes a lot of influences - from jazz to folk, from rock to classical. Uzva's music includes both strictly arranged orchestral parts and extended improvised solos, and covers a wide emotional range. Compositions often grow from a relaxed pastoral feeling to intense, aggressive rocking.

Another important aspect of Uzva is their use of rich instrumentations. In addition to the basic instruments traditionally used in rock music, less prevalent kinds of percussions, strings and woodwinds have always played a big part in Uzva.

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Member Since: 1/10/2007
Band Website: uzva.org
Band Members: Heikki Puska - lead guitar
Olli Kari - vibes & marimba
Jarmo Rouvinen - saxophones & flute
Inka Eerola - violin
Antti Hermaja - trombone
Lauri Kajander - rhythm guitar
Antti Kivimäki - bass
Ville Väätäinen - drums

Sounds Like: Here is a couple of samples from a live video recorded 8.5.2008 at the Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory. The whole gig (more than 70 minutes!) can be seen on YouTube!!! Click HERE to find the rest!

Arabian Ran-Ta part 1 (from the album "Uoma"):

Soft Machine part 2 (from the album "Niittoaika"):

Different Realities (from the album "Uoma"):

Tammikuinen Tammela
(YMCD 1, Ylösmatka Records 2000)

Niittoaika
(SLC 011, Silenze. 2002)

Uoma
(SLC 028, Silenze. 2006)
Record Label: WolfGang Records / sublabel Silenze.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Some more SOUND SAMPLES here!

Hey everyone!Because the samples in MySpace are limited to four, I thought to remind you guys, that we have some more sound clips on our homepage for you to listen to. You are very welcome to check th...
Posted by Uzva on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:49:00 PST

Some REVIEWS of the Uzva-albums!

Hey everyone!Here is some links to reviews of all of our three albums. Please, feel free to explore them. Mostly very nice things are said about our music, for which we'd like to thank all the reviewe...
Posted by Uzva on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:45:00 PST

WHERE TO BUY UZVA CDs?

Once you've fallen in love with the music, you naturally want to get it all home with you! So, here is some places where you can purchase the cd's and support the band. Thank you very much! Finni...
Posted by Uzva on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:27:00 PST

Uzva dives into MySpace!

Hi everybody!Welcome to UzvaSpace! For those of you, who are not yet familiar with the Finnish band Uzva: you are most welcome to check our homepage for more information (www.uzva.org)! There's also a...
Posted by Uzva on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:26:00 PST