Disgusting Facts about the music industry - TRIGGER WARNING - Extremely disturbing Information

 I thought about writing this blog post for a long time.

Finally I decided It is worth it.

These dirty people need to be exposed.

This is about abuse of kids and women in music industry.

NOTE

This blog post is not slander or character assassination.

This is all public information and not some "conspiracy theory". 

I want to expose the truth about some of these superstars and make people aware

of what kind of "entertainment" is shoved down their throats

by the powerful corporations. Do you really want to be a fan of

these kind of people? 

 

Let´s go.

 

 


 

 

1. Jerry Lee Lewis

-The Rock and Roll icon married his 13 year old cousin in the 1950´s.

They had two children. First kid was born when she was 14.

Their son died at 3 years old by drowning in a swimming pool.

In 1970 The child-wife filed for divorce and claimed to have been abused in every

way imaginable. 

All in all he married 7 times and had 6 kids.

A son from his 2nd marriage , Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. died at age 19. 

His fourth marriage ended with his wife drowning in a swimming pool.

They were going to divorce. 

Lewis fifth marriage ended with the death of his wife on overdose of methadone. 

There has been accusations that he killed her.

 

I recommend you to read more for yourself.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-28/jerry-lee-lewis-myra-gale-brown-third-wife-book 

 

 

2. Jari Sillanpää

 

The super popular Finnish "Tango king" was caught with a kiddie P#rn video and 8 pictures on his telephone.

The pictures and video were of abuse of a very small child,

He claimed He was not aware of any illegal pictures on his phone. 

He was given a fine of 15 480 eur. 

In 2020,

He was also charged with child abuse, since he had been having sex with a male 

sex worker who brought along an under-aged Estonian boy to the session.

The 12-year old boy was then made to film the two men having gay sex. 

According to the minor he was traumatized by the proceedings.

Jari Sillanpää did not receive any sentence for this. 

Allegedly it could not be proven that he was aware of the presence of the child.

https://yle.fi/a/3-11283152

Otherwise he has been busted for Methamphetamine and driving under the influence in 2017.

In 2018 he was caught at customs with Amphetamine when returning from Thailand. 

Previous to the scandal(s) his image was squeaky clean and he was doing church tours etc.

 

Now in 2026  it seems all is forgotten and he is back on tour as we speak. 

He even performed at "Tangomarkkinat"-festival 2026 .



 

 3. Scorpions

 

Voted the worst album cover ever many times over the years. 

In 1976 The super popular German hard rock band´s 4th Album on RCA

(Radio Corporation of America) is called "virgin killer", 

it features a nude child with a crack between her legs. 

 

If that alone is not enough to make your stomach turn, 

watch this interview with the former Scorpions bassist Ralph Rieckermann,

where he says he has attended some parties where people were being

killed as part of the entertainment:


It´s horrible also how they make fun of the statements he makes,

and also the video is heavily edited.

 

In this other video with Ralph, it seems like a "normal" party:

 https://www.reddit.com/r/DoubleShotatLove/comments/ssjdao/ralph_rieckermann_refers_to_suzi_as_one_of_his/ 

 

 


 

 4. Blind Faith - 1969 - Polydor

 

So called English supergroup, I would call them disgusting.

Shame on everybody who took part in this piece of atrocity.

Awful.

Yuck.

Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker, Rick Grech.

Shame on you. For abusing under-age children.

 

5. Iggy Pop

 

I never liked Iggy Pop. He always gave me the creeps.

Here is his "song" sixteen. I think a better name would be "SICK STEEN".

YUCK.

"Sweet Sixteen in leather boots
Body and soul I go crazy
Baby, baby I'm hungry, Sweet Sixteen

Funky bar all full of faces
Pretty faces, beautiful faces
Body and soul, body and soul, I give to you

I am an easy mark
With my broken heart, Sweet Sixteen
Show you my explosion, Sweet Sixteen

 Go out to the funky bar
I get hurt, crying inside
Because everybody's so fine and...
And they don't need me

Tell me, what can I do, Sweet Sixteen?
I give you my body and soul, Sweet Sixteen

I must be hungry Because I go crazy
Over your leather boots
Now, baby, I know that's not normal

Well, I love you, I love you, I love you
Sweet Sixteen
Everywhere I go, I'm lonely "

-I feel sorry for people who idolize Dirty heroin addicts and abusers.

 I will not even go to details about his disgusting antics,

but you can watch this video if you feel unconvinced that he is a sicko.


 

 Not to defend this sorry a%% "artist" , but he is no better or worse than the rest of them,

the sorry a%% Rolling Stones (at their satanic majesties request) who he tries to emulate, or latter day losers like

Red Hot Chili Peppers or Mötley Crüe. They all suck. Big Time.

I Read "Scar Tissue", I read "Heroin Diaries". It´s all there, They confess everything. 

And Do not Get Me Wrong. I have nothing against Lesbians or any other minority.

What I have a problem with, is negative role-models for kids, OK? 

I Dont Even have a problem with getting high and drunk, but I do not like disgusting , nasty, ugly,

perverted ( in a bad way) stuff. Why Shoot Junk. Only A stupid person would do that.

Dirty.  And This is the MAINSTREAM STUFF we have been conditioned to think is the "norm"!

 This is the major label stuff. The big time.

 

6. Rolling Stones

 


 

The Rolling Stones is a very dark band.

Their albums have titles such as:

"At their satanic majesties request" and "Goat´s head soup" (see picture) 

Songs have titles like "Sympathy for the devil":

"Just as every cop is a criminal (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)And all the sinners saints (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)'Cause I'm in need of some restraint (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)
So if you meet me, have some courtesy (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)Have some sympathy, and some taste (whoo-hoo, woo-hoo)Use all your well-learned politeness (whoo-hoo, woo-hoo)Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah (whoo-hoo, woo-hoo)"

 

Brian Jones (the original Rolling Stone) drowned in a swimming pool at age 27.

Afterwards Mick Jagger and Keith Richards became the bosses of the band..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jones 

"Theories surrounding Jones's death developed soon afterwards, with associates of the Stones claiming to have information that he was murdered." 

 

If You can, Please watch a movie called "C#cksucker blues" , a documentary about the band.

There you can see what kind of people they are. 

 


 

Bill Wyman of the rolling stones fell in love with an underage girl and was 

removed from the band because of public outrage. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Smith

"Mandy Smith lived in Tottenham as a child. She met Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman 

in 1984 when she was 13 years old.  Wyman was 47, and wrote in his 1990 autobiography: 

"She took my breath away ... she was a woman at thirteen." 


 

 

7. Gary Glitter

 


 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Glitter

 

 "Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is a British former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s. His career ended after his 1999 conviction of downloading child sexual abuse material. He was also convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual offences (including attempted rape) in 2015."

 

I will not go into details here, but this guy was Huge in UK.

A real big super star.


 


 

  8. SIG / Matti Inkinen

 

Sig was a Finnish band.

Their story ended with suicide of singer M. Inkinen.

He was accused of having Kiddie P#rn on his computer and facing a trial. 

He said the stuff got downloaded by accident as he was downloading some other stuff

from "e-mule." 

The cops said kiddie p3rn was downloaded to as well as shared from his computer.  

Here are two songs by SIG.

The 1st one is about pornography, and the second one is about being a voyeur.

I have no evidence. A sad case anyway.


 

 

 

 

 


 

 9. Top of the pops / Jimmy Savile

 

 


 

Back in the UK again.

Im too disgusted to write anything.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile 



 

 


10. Michael Jackson

 Too Disgusted to write anything.


 


 I have no proof. Im not saying anything.

 

Just look at this drawing on the inner sleeve of "Thriller" 


 

 


 

11 . Marilyn Manson

 

Antichrist super star.

I read his memoirs , now I wish I did not.

He openly tells how they tortured groupies backstage,

Super disgusting dude, who for lack of talent had to resort to

"shock" tactics on stage. Stupid Americans went too se what depraved stuff he could come

up with this time. And, oh he did. Both onstage and off.

I will not go into details here as It is too disgusting.

Now some of his ex lovers have been suing him for different reasons.

Mostly abuse and such.

https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000007776067.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/28/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-reopened 

https://chaoszine.net/marilyn-manson-sentenced-for-2019-spitting-incident/ 

https://metalinjection.net/news/marilyn-manson-settles-rape-lawsuit-before-trial-begins 

 

12. Rammstein

 


 

Back to Germany again. 

 

Why oh why did you girls want to go backstage?

(or under the stage in this case) 

What the heck did you expect?

Look at him. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66646096 

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2078241/lithuania-launches-defamation-probe-after-rammstein-rape-allegations?srsltid=AU7gw4WU2g89ih0dSNUH61aOEZA88T_aqpHAEpJyYFOa7yEUb-Z2dk2Z 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/29/sexual-assault-investigation-into-rammstein-frontman-dropped-till-lindemann 

 Of course they got away with nothing. what the heck did you expect?

These are IMPORTANT people, making a lot of money!

 


 13. James Brown

 

I hate to say it, but in hindsight it seems he was a violent and quite evil man.

Here are some examples.

There is quite a few I´m afraid. 

https://www.grunge.com/145645/whats-come-out-about-james-brown-since-he-died/ 

"Adrienne Brown was James' third wife and one of of the first people to leap to his defense when he got in hot water. Unfortunately, her love and loyalty were rewarded with savage beatings. In April 1988, police were called to the Brown residence for the second time in four days after James reportedly bludgeoned his wife with a pipe and fired a rifle at her. Bruises, bullet holes, and eyewitnesses confirmed Adrienne's account, yet the Godfather of Soul stayed out of prison. Apparently, his wife's life depended on it.

Adrienne's close friend, Jacquelyn Hollander, who later accused Brown of rape, told CNN that Adrienne had been threatened. Given Brown's history of domestic violence and drug-fueled lawlessness, that's unsurprising. But he wasn't the only source of danger, according to Hollander. Brown had a network of criminals, investigators, and crooked cops at his disposal who were determined keep their paychecks coming, which meant neutralizing threats to Brown's wealth. Adrienne knew where the bodies were buried, and in 1996 she may have become one of them.

Just before she died, Adrienne seemed intent on divorcing Brown, and authorities seemed intent on prosecuting him for domestic abuse. However, Adrienne died during cosmetic surgery, supposedly from an accidental overdose. However, notes left by a reliable police informant claim that a doctor confessed to killing Adrienne to keep her quiet. Unfortunately, the notes went unnoticed for over 20 years, during which the informant died."
 

https://www.today.com/popculture/james-brown-sued-alleged-rape-1988-wbna6796284 

 

https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-james-brown-mystery 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Tex 

"In 1963, their feud escalated when Tex and Brown performed a concert in Macon, Georgia. Tex, who opened the show, imitated Brown by appearing in a torn, tattered cape and rolling around on the floor screaming, "Please—somebody help get me out of this cape!" Brown, already angry with Tex over the song "You Keep Her", left the club and returned with guns. Tex had left the club before the shooting commenced. The incident led to multiple people being shot and stabbed. Since Brown was still on parole at the time, he relied on his agent Clint Brantley "and a few thousand dollars to make the situation disappear".According to fellow performer Johnny Jenkins, "seven people got shot", and after the shootout ended, a man appeared and gave "each one of the injured a hundred dollars apiece not to carry it no further and not to talk to the press". "

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

                                 PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC "P-FUNK" APPRECIATION POST

 

This blog post is to show appreciation to one of the funkiest groups of all time,

"The Parliafunkadelicment thang" AKA "The P-Funk Mob".

 

On top of the original groups "Parliament" and "Funkadelic" it spawned seemingly endless off-shoots,

side-projects and solo albums, including but not limited to:

Bootsys Rubber band, Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns, Parlet, Brides Of Funkenstein,

Space Cadets, P-Funk All Stars, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, Fuzzy Haskins, George Clinton,

 Flo, Traylewd, Jimmy G. & The Tackheads, Sterling Silver Starship, Ruth Copeland, Xavier, Quazar, 

Godmoma, Mutiny, Jeannie Reynolds, Incorporated Thang Band, Axiom Funk,

Red Hot Chili Peppers (George Clinton produced "Freaky Styley")...

 


                                            Funkadelic - First album - 1970 - Westbound records

 

If you are new to this I recommend you start with the classic LP´s, the first Funkadelic albums

and the first Parliament albums. Once you are hooked (you will be),  you can move on to

Bootsy, Eddie Hazel and Horny Horns. 

 

                The iron on T-shirt tranfer featured with Parliament´s "P-funk Earth tour" 2-LP live album
 

 

 The original copies are getting pricey, but are worth collecting

for the amazing artwork and oftentimes reissues can not reproduce the intricate detail of the designs hand drawn by the likes of Pedro Bell, Overton Lloyd and Ronald Edwards,

not to mention all the inserts, iron-ons, paper dolls, cardboard sunglasses etc. oftentimes featured on

original  p-funk releases. 

 


                                                  Parliament - Osmium 1970 - Invictus label

                                   (there is a reissue of this with bonus tracks called "Rhenium")

 

 

               Inner gatefold of  "Standing on the verge of getting it on" 1974 Funkadelic LP

                                                                       (c) Pedro Bell 

 

                                      Fred Wesley and the Horny horns feat. Maceo Parker -1977 LP

                                                           "A blow for me a toot for you" 

                                                            artwork (c) "Romel" Edwards

 

For those already "knee deep" in the world of P-funk, 

I am going to provide some links to various deeper funkadelia items to further improve your  interplanetary funkmanship. 

Free your mind and your ass will follow!

 https://pfunkforums.com/t/book-about-1975-make-my-funk-the-p-funk/1712

 

https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477332672/

                                                     Interview with the author Seth Neblett
 

 

 

 

https://www.dawnsilva.com/the-book 

 

 


 

 


                                          Lost media bytes #2 - THE P-FUNK CARTOONS

 


                                Parliament- Motor booty affair - TV commercial - Casablanca records

 

 

 


                                                     Live - Houston TX 1978 - Flaslight tour 

 

https://comic-watch.com/news/the-rare-smells-of-p-funk

 

 https://georgeclinton.com/ 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

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Finnish "disco " at its worst and best part 3 - SUOMALAINEN DISKO PARHAIMMILLAAN JA PAHIMMILLAAN OSA 3

 No sweet talks this time around folks.

Njet spasibo.

Everything normal.

Just pump your headphones at maximum volume and enjoy the final part of the series.

East meets west inna Finland stylee. YES SELECTOR!

HERE WE GO:

AAVIKKO - EL CEBO (1997)

 

 

CLEANING WOMEN - RICEWESTERN (2001)



ALIMO & CONTROL - SUOMALAISET (2002)


 LIGHTMAN - TRUE STORY (2010)


 

FUTURE WARRIORS FEAT. PAPA ZAI - NAKU PAPATA (2022)


 

B.W.A. - QUICK FIX (2019)



PJVM - MEGA MIX BY IMATRAN VOIMA (2006)


IMATRAN VOIMA - TECHNO ROCK (2000)


OILING BOILING - CYCLOPS DANCE ( 1977)


SHIWA 2000 - I LOVE MY INDIA (2000)


There you go. To quote The late, great James Brown; A "future shock" for your mind!

Think about it...

PEACE.



FINNISH DISCO PART 2 - suomalaista diskoa osa kaksi

 Hi

Welcome back to another round of Finnish "Disco" Hits.

Be prepared as on the menu is a wide selection of Bangers, schlagers and

floor-fillers from a bygone era. A blast from the past, If you will.

Ladies and gentlemen and Lgbt´s,

Please behold, Finnish "Disco" part 2:

 


 LINDELLTRONICS - MAAN TAPA (1990)


SPACE BOOZING SOUNDTRACK - THE BOOZIN´BANG´N DANCE CREW (1989)


SALTZMANN - ÄHLÄM (1980)


 

PEDRO HIETANEN - ESTA NAVIDAD (1983)

 

OTTO DONNER - HEINÄHANKO TWIST (1964)


 


OTTO DONNER ELEMENT ALL STARS - HAKA BLUES (1968)

SOULSET - NYT ON TIE SULLE AVOIN (1968)


 WOODOO - TEEMA (1971)


 

ILPO SAASTAMOINEN - IHMISTEN JA LINTUJEN ILTAPÄIVÄ (1976)


JUKKA TOLONEN - SWEET MUSIC (1980)


KOJO - WHATUGONNADO - FEAT. BILLY CARSON (1983)


 

BIANCA MORALES - GET UP AND DANCE (1984)

RIKI SORSA - CAN´T STAND DANCING (1981)


 MATTI OILING - OILING BOILING (1970)


REFLEX BAND - SPEEDY DUCK (1981)

SEPPO RANNIKKO - CHICAGO (1977)


KARI JALKANEN - NISKAVUOREN NUORIMMAINEN (1972)


 

ESKO LINNAVALLI - A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL (1976) FEAT. DEXTER GORDON


 VESA-MATTI LOIRI - HYVÄÄ HYVÄÄ ILTAA (1972)

VESA-MATTI LOIRI - JERIKON MUURIT (1973)


 

BLACK MIKE´S WATERLOO - LAPINI (1972)


CHARLIES - FEELING THAT FEELING (1970)


 GENERAL NJASSA - I´M YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL (1986)

 

JUSSI HALME - FUNNY FUNK (1983)

 

CARON BARNES - DANCING IN THE NIGHT (1986)


 CARON - LIES (1992)


 

KCD - SIMO GOES POING (1992)


 HI-Z - THE DANCEFLOOR VIRUS (1993)


 B-ROCK - MY MIND IS GOIN´ (1990)

MC NIKKE T - ROBOTTIEN LAKKO (1991)


 

 

APOCALYPTICA - BATTERY (1996)


 STONE - GET STONED (1988)


 KINGSTON WALL - I FEEL LOVE (1992)


So there you have it. A voyage through space and time with Finnish "disco" in the broadest 

sense of the word. Hope it was as Bon voyage for you as it was for me.

Hope I did not offend anyone.

Peace! 



 







 








 


FINNDISCO RETRO VIBES SIGHTS AND SOUNDS- suomi discon kulta-aika kuvin ja äänin

 Finland is a strange place, internationally known as the final frontier.

Between east and west, Finland is and has always been the center of international espionage 

and spying. Among other things. One things Finns have always loved is dancing and disco culture.

This has generated a peculiar genre of its own: FINNHITS. 

Western disco hits molded to fit the fenno-ugric taste. Sometimes the translations of the lyrics cross the border to the tasteless, but here we do not discriminate, rather just document the innocent times 

of a bygone era, when there was much less foreign influence in Finland. Still Finland wanted desperately a piece of the pie, The american dream, if you will.

Some of these tracks have stood the test of time and hold their own against the originals.

Some are just plain tacky and hilarious in an unintented way, especially if you understand the lyrics.

On this list there are plenty of cover versions of US and European songs as well as Finnish originals.

Please take note Redhill records does not encourage racism or foul language of any kind.

This collection is just a realistic document of Finnish "Disco". We do nor endorse cancel culture,

or try to deny the past. It is what it is. If you feel offended, please contact us and we will remove the offending material. Please be reminded that this material is still being pushed by multinational corporations such as Warner, Universal music and the like.

So, without further ado, enjoy (with a pinch of salt) the best and worst of Finnish Disco of yesteryear. 


 

MARJA KOSKI - TAHDON MIEHEN (1984)



KAKE SINGERS - ME HALUTAAN OLLA N%%&%/=#Ä (1978)


LEA LAVEN - AFRIKKA (1983)



DANNY - KUUSAMO (1975)


 CASCADE - KORVISSA SOI (1976)


EIJA SINIKKA - IHAN N%%&%¤I (1981)


EASY - LIHAVA ON LÄMMIN (1979)



MARKKU SUOMINEN - REGGAE (1977)

KIRKA - TAAS NOUSEN JUNAAN (1975)


ANITA HIRVONEN - VIELÄ VAAN (1976)

FREDERIK - OLEN DRACULA (1977)


 ANETTE VALPAS - SOITA MULLE (1980)


STIINA - AUTOMAATTIRAKAS (1979)


 SLEEPY SLEEPERS - METSÄRATIO (1980)


JUHAMATTI -VOLGA (1980)



DANNY -SIELLÄ JOSSAKIN (1986)



VEERA TELENIUS - MILJOONA RUUSUA (1984)

 (fun fact: the last 2 tracks were composed by R.Pauls of Latvia)

That´s all for now.

I will continue the list later, if I get the chance.

I hope you like it, a Finnish Disco journey in time and space from the past to the future and from the west to the east. Please don´t be offended.

Let´s all laugh together. 

Let´s put the FUN back in the funk!

This is some funny. funny stuff.

Intentionally or unintentionally!

Peace!


This has been a

Monte rosso International

(c) 2025

Broadcast.



International Erotic vinyl album cover art of yesteryear

 Back in the days it seems to have been almost "the norm", to exploit young women in various stages of undress on album covers to sell records. Sometimes to promote musical material which otherwise would not have attracted any attention. Some cover art has stood the test of time. Done in good taste , a nude photograph can be a piece of art, whereas, in the worst case, we have tasteless stuff, looking dated and corny in a bad way.

Here we do not indifferentiate, rather just provide a candid peek into the bizarre , yet fascinating world of the "cheesecake", The "beefcake", and the generally explicit album cover art of yesteryear.

These days may never return, and in some cases its best that way.

I will let the pictures speak a thousand words, but occasionally I will comment , if I feel I must.

So , Without further ado, behold, the kinky, international world of erotic album cover art.

1. Finland

Satsanga records , Finland 1976

2. Sweden


 

 
Haparanda, 1971

 

3. Norway

 

Flora, 1971

4. Germany


Somerset, 1973

5. France


 

Philips, 1978

6. Great Britain

 Trojan, 1974

7. Italy


Durium,1979

8. Spain


Arlequin, 1974

9. Portugal

Orfeu, 1978

10. USA


 

Ovation records,1976

11. USA

 

Moby Dick, 1981

12. USA


 Embryo, 1971

 13.Nigeria


EMI,1973

The topless women pictured in the cover are all Fela´s wives.

 

14. Nigeria


 Soundworkshop records, 1975


To be continued...

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Estonia Funk

 This Blog post is about Estonian Funk.

A little known subject globally, but Estonia is a relatively small country anyway.

It used to be a part of Soviet union (CCCP). They gained independence in 1991 after the Soviet union collapsed.

Linguistically estonian is very close to finnish. So we are kind of relatives.

There lives a swedish-speaking minority in Estonia as well as russian-speaking minority, 

Estonia itself, even though tiny, has 3 languages, Estonian, Võro & Seto. 

 

Estonian people suffered under Stalin ethnic cleansing when a lot of "Intelligentsia" was forcibly 

moved to Siberia to do forced labour in prison camps (Gulags).

This did not stop the funk though. Estonians are a stubborn bunch , and they always found ways to squeeze into their music western influences. They could see Finnish TV and hear Finnish radio for example, but they have a groove of their own as well. I´ts not all about copying American styles.

 Some Estonian bands were not allowed to release records during the soviet-era and some were even banned from performing live. 

This led to some artists leaving the country and moving to Canada, Sweden, USA etc. to be able to express themselves freely.

Only recently have some recordings been found from the vaults of Estonian radio and

personal archives and released to the general public. Some stuff was already released on the Soviet ministry of culture Melodiya - label back in the day.

Here is a sampling of some of my personal favourites. Please check them out and plunge headfirst into the fascinating world of funky Estonia!

 

COLLAGE - BOSSANOVA HING (1970)

 

 

JAAN KUMAN - HEI POISID, PINGUTAGE (1976) 

UKU KUUT- FUNKY DUCK (1992)


RADAR - TROFEE (1985)


HELMUT ANIKO - PIKK INGLISKA (1990)


RENE UFER & LILIAN TREIBERG - KAJAKAD (1977)


TONU & RAIVO - SINISILMNE UNISTUS (1980)


LAINE - LOPULAUL (1980)


VELLY JOONAS - STOPP SEISKU AEG (1983)


ELEKTRA - MEID KAASA MUUSIKA VIIB (1981)

TORNAADO - TORNAADO (1979)


MOBILE - KVARTETT (1984)


VITAMIIN - TÄHELEND (1980)


SVEN GRÜNBERG / MESS - HUKKUNUD ALPINISTI TANTS (1979)

MARJU KUUT & UNO LOOP - SA TANTSI SAMBAT (1971)


VALTER OJAKÄÄR - RASKED VEOSED (1976)



APELSIN - IGATSUS (1978)


LEMBIT SAARSALU KVARTETT - RINGTANTS (1980)

KASEKE - ELEVANT (1983)

 

JAAK JOALA - TANTSULAUL (1974)


SVEN GRÜNBERG - KLAABU KOSMOSES (1981)


PSYCHO - NOMINA SUNT ODIOSA (1978)


T.KÖRVITS - NAERULAUL (1976)

IN SPE - TYPEWRITER CONCERTO IN D (1984)

EESTI RAADIO ESTRAADIORKESTER - MA OOTAN SIND (1979)


 

VÄNTOREL - VÄSIMUS (1971)


GUNNAR GRAPS MAGNETIC BAND - ODÜSSEUSE EKSIRANNAKUD (1982)


 



 
TONIS MÄGI & MUSIC SAFE - SA HAARA KINNI MU KÄEST" (1982)

So, there was a small sample of Estonian Funk in sound and picture.

Hope you liked it.

Here is a few good resources if you want to know more:

 

FROTEE 

http://www.frotee.net/en/records

 

Estonian record label issuing lot of lost gems from the archives of Estonian TV and Radio,

among other things.


PSÜHHOTEEK 

https://www.psuhhoteek.ee/

 

Estonian vintage record store. They also arrange happenings, and live concerts.

The owner, Ahto, is working in many fields of culture and is very active, both researching and arranging international conferences and symposiums. The shop is located in Tartu , a lively university town with an international vibe.

If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Tallin, you should visit Tartu, you will be pleasantly surprised. It is a bit more relaxed, but far from boring. Especially at summertime it seemed like a non-stop party with about 30 celsius plus on the thermometer, night and day.

The bus drive is only about 2 hours on the well-maintained highway. On the road you can watch scenic countryside views with fields and huge stork nests on old country-houses chimneys.

 

BIIT ME

https://biit.me

 

Tallinn record store with new and old records. Lot of electronic & 12"s. I never left there empty-handed.

I understand they moved to a new location recently. 

International selection but Estonian music is also available.


TALLIN OLD TOWN RECORDS

 https://www.instagram.com/tallinnoldtownrecords

 

Used record store In Tallinn with plenty of Estonian records. 

I have not visited in a few years unfortunately, but I used to go there every time I visited Tallinn,

along with "Raamatukoi", a bookstore.


ESTONIAN FUNK EMBASSY

https://funkembassy.eu

The name says it all!

Check out the "Groove of ESSR" vinyl releases, primo stuff!

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Some recommended Estonian movies and documentaries:

 

HUKKUNUD ALPINISTI HOTELL (1979)

Weird artistic Sci-fi Movie with soundtrack by Sven Grünberg / Mess.


 

SOVIET HIPPIES (2017)

(Nõukogude hipid)


 

Estonian documentary about  Hippie movement during Soviet times.

Essential watching. 


HARRY EGIPT REKLAAMIFILMID

WORLD FAMOUS TV COMMERCIALS BY HARRY EGIPT (2008)

 

84 Soviet-era TV commercials directed by Estonian Harry Egipt.

Must see DVD. 

A clip (Ice cream commercial) was used in BORAT the famous Hollywood movie.

 

THE GOLD SPINNERS (2013) 

 

The Gold Spinners is a story about the birth, glory, and disappearance of a peculiar, invisible, and mighty business empire, the film studio Eesti Reklaamfilm, the only company producing commercials in the Soviet Union.

 

DISCO AND ATOMIC WAR (2009) 

Documentary.

 

 A story about growing up in the Soviet Union. The film tells the story of a strange kind of information war, where a totalitarian regime stands face to face with the heroes of popular culture. And loses. 

 

VIRU, VABASUDE SAATKOND (2013)

VIRU, EMBASSY OF FREEDOM 


 

 



Essential Documentary about the Finnish-built landmark Viru Hotel in Tallinn, and the strange goings-on there. Black market, Alcohol, Erotic cabaret, top live jazz music. KGB kept an eye on the hotel guests, with microphones in 60 rooms and even some of the restaurant tables. KGB left the hotel 1991 but the secret KGB surveillance room in 23rd floor was only found in 1994 and is nowadays a museum.

The Hotel opened 1972 and is still open.