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Valley Below

About Me

Rather than any up-to-date hip trends, Valley Below would like to represent timeless pop tradition, that is to say, a mixture of catchy melodies and meaningful pop lyrics.
The debut album, 'Running Rites' was released in April 2007 and it presented an organic and down to earth band sound. There are influences from the 60’s pop-harmony to the 90’s powerpop. The album is a collection of ten individual songs, lyrically connected to each other. Even if the main characters are lost and lonely, looking for the answers by wandering in the circle of the cities – in the end, there is an emotional and hopeful mood throughout the whole record.
Second Valley Below album, 'Dog Day' was released in January 2010. On this soulful and honest compilation of 11 straightforward rock songs, Valley Below introduces themselves in a darker light. Themes such as loneliness, confrontation and jealousy are manifested in a dynamic band sound, where the bursting vocals, loud distorted guitars and almost complete silence collide.
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My Interests

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Member Since: 02/05/2007
Band Website: None
Band Members: AP Kivinen: Lead vocals, guitar; Heikki Jyväsjärvi: Guitar, backing vocals; Sami Syrjämäki: Guitar, backing vocals; Tuomo Tikkanen: Bass; Jussi Jyväsjärvi: Drums & percussion
Influences: You name it...All the good stuff!
Sounds Like: Genuine, lyrical, warm, intensive, handmade...
Record Label: VBmusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

'Dog Day' reviews

Hey, there are already couple of nice 'Dog Day' reviews available. Check out desibeli.net and our local newspaper KSML; and well, yeah, these are in Finnish...http://www.desibeli.net/arvostelu/4453  h...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:38:00 GMT

VB in Radio Jyväskylä

Howdy!Heikki and AP visited Radio Jyväskylä yesterday. The interview came out this morning and might be broadcasted once again later on today. So, stay tuned on frequency 102.5 MHzor visit Radio Jyväs...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:51:00 GMT

Three new songs!

Hi,We just added three new songs from the 'Dog Day' album in Myspace player.Listen and enjoy!===============================================Moi!Kol me uutta biisiä 'Dog Day' -levyltä on nyt lisätty Mys...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:22:00 GMT

Listen VB radio interview

Hi all!Did you miss the VB radio interview last friday? No problem,you are able to listen that (15.1.2010, Radio Keski-Suomi)just by clicking the link below (active for next 30 days)http://areena.yle....
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Dog Day in Levykauppa X NOW!

Hi folks!As you may have noticed, Dog Day is basically out...NOW!!...although the hugs and high fives will be shared next friday in Red Neck Bar, Jyväskylä, Finland. So make sure you won´t miss t...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:36:00 GMT

VB in Radio Keski-Suomi 15.1.2010

"I can feel it coming IN THE AIR tomorrow, oh Lord!"AP & Heikki are interviewed by the Radio Keski-Suomi tomorrow 15.1.2010 at 15.40.Fine-tune your FM transmitter to frequency of 99.3 (nearby Jyväskyl...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:10:00 GMT

Preordering of Dog Day at Levykauppa X!!

Hey you! Yeah, you.I hope you have been saving your weekly pocket money for a while now...Because now IT IS POSSIBLE TO PREORDER your own DOG DAY -Compact Disc!Go ahead and preorder our new album 'Dog...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:39:00 GMT

Three new songs added

Hi all!Second VB album, `Dog Day` will be (officially) out in 22.1.2010, when the release gig/party will be held in Red Neck Bar, Jyväskylä. However, we decided to give you few samples of what´s ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:44:00 GMT

VB presented in Satyyri, the Finnish Webmagazine.

Alright! Valley Below is waking up for 'the second round'. Finnish Webmagazine Satyyri II-III/09 presents Valley Below on its latest issue - and there are couple of new songs; Demolition Derby and P...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:25:00 GMT

Facelift for VB myspace

It..s getting closer...Finally (phew), the second VB album, DOG DAY, will be released in very near future and hence Ourspace will be also renovated. There will lots of new photos...and more importantl...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:24:00 GMT