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Imaginary Friend

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About Me

"It’s always hard to write about a band that consists of seven members living around the country. Like so it’s even harder to call the band really a band, when it’s really all about purity, kind of letting it all out. Sharing a thing or two and that feeling of unity. You know that feeling of a holy moment that comes only rarely and that is always truly unique? You kinda feel it when it’s happening. Still you’re more likely to take it for granted then, and to recognize it afterwards, when time passes. Imaginary Friend is about those moments.
It’s about those moments that we always imagine beforehands and that never quite fit to our expectations. There’s always something different, something that wasn’t quite there when imagined, but it’s always good. Memories of watching the last sunbeams on the orange sky over the lake. Going for a boat trip with dad and with admiration watching him row. Playing with little robots with no worry in the world and thowing dice with friends with all the fun in the universe. Those are the moments, the things that matter.
All those memories imagined so simple and that’s good. Still the moments never were and never are merely just that. There were always ups and downs and all the little things beneath them are just what it’s all about. That’s what keeps things going and that’s what inspires us all. That’s what’s so great about it.
Am I getting too way ahead of things, yeah? Yeah. Well, at least this is how I see things from where we’re standing right now.
-Eino /Imaginary Friend



Imaginary Friend - Oarsman
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Member Since: 2/12/2006
Band Website: majaka.net/imaginaryfriend
Band Members: Minta Metteri, Juha Vanonen, Eino Anttila, Ville Häkkinen, Johannes Vartola, Tuomas Leminen, Minna Sihvonen
Influences: Juha:
"Beck, Cat Power, Doors, Deus, Guided by Voices, Jefferson Airplane, Nick Drake, Pavement, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Tindersticks, Velvet Underground..."

Minna:
"I enjoy people who sing, animals that creep into my songs and nature that is. Preferably Eels playing at the background."

Johannes:
"cigarettes, coffee, wurst, peanuts, beer, various instruments, lacking guitar skills, my cats where ever they are, water, wind breeze, sunlight during spring "

Tuomas:
"Mark lanegan, Nick Cave, The Doors, Tuomari Nurmio, Tindersticks, Queens of the Stone Age, Johnny Cash, Portishead..."

Eino:
"Sufjan Stevens, Joan of Arc, Bright Eyes, ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Architecture in Helsinki, Midlake, Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, Murder By Death, Portraits of Past, Rilo Kiley..."
Sounds Like: Imaginary Friend's latest album is called 'Sister Dear'(2007).

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For abroad shipping send e-mail to imaginaryfriend(at)majaka.net for more information.

The record can also be found from Platta, Swamp Music and ODD in Tampere, from 8raita in Turku and from Stupido in Helsinki.

First album (2004) is available for download here .

Record Label: majaka
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Working on it pt.3: GITARS

Johannes definitely unsatisfied with his performance.Juha giving it all Add to My Profile | More VideosJuha giving it all pt.2 Add to My Profile | More VideosJuha giving it ...
Posted by Imaginary Friend on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:49:00 PST

Working on it, pt. 2

Recording again... Almost two weeks ago we went back to Virrat to record the basslines after recording the drums a week before at  the same place.On our way to Virrat we accidently drove 50 extra kilo...
Posted by Imaginary Friend on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:18:00 PST

working on it

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Posted by Imaginary Friend on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:51:00 PST

Preparing a new record & hitting the studio for a bit of recording

We've been living quite a quiet time with gigs and all as we've been preparing a new record. Basicallly the whole year has been filled with new i deas and writing and arranging new songs. And oh boy, t...
Posted by Imaginary Friend on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:53:00 PST

iTunes & new song

Sister Dear is now available through iTunes! (thanks, TuneCore!) The link is on the left. Also, the player is loaded up with a new track from said album: Oarsman. Enjoy.
Posted by Imaginary Friend on Mon, 21 May 2007 04:25:00 PST

album now available!

hoorah! we received the fresh baked cds by mail! order your own through www.newmusiccommunity.com the price is 10¬.For abroad shipping send e-mail to [email protected] for more information. l...
Posted by Imaginary Friend on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:49:00 PST

New Record coming soon + Live songs!!

Hi everyone.The second album should be coming any moment soon, next week we hop,e so be prepared to order your own! Our artist friend Aino Louhi has made the cover illustrations which are the best and...
Posted by Imaginary Friend on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:04:00 PST