[peel] Re: Anyone remember Finnish Elevator Music? can anyone spell it?

[Herra Gee]

Oh,

come to think of it, as the record is nearly unobtainable and I do have 
a copy of the cd, I just might make a rip and send it to whoever's 
interested. Let me know via personal message.

gOOfy


Herra Gee wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> the actual name of the 'group' is Swinghufvuds, a pun on the name of the 
> 3rd president of Finland, P.E. Svinhufvud. The band was (is?) basically 
> a one-man show of Tommi Lindell, an electronics guru of sorts. You might 
> get hold of the cd (excellent all the way through!) via some Finnish 
> online stores or auction sites. Keep on googling.
> 
> gOOfy
> 
> 
> So It Goes 2512 wrote:
> 
>>Hi Phyll
>>
>>The band you're looking for is the Swing Hufvuds: they enjoyed a brief vogue with John (who said they sounded like a bad hand at Scrabble) in the early part of 1994. The CD was called Hits And Other Samples. On the Wiki, check out these plays:
>>
>>http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/15%20January%201994
>>http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/05%20February%201994 (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
>>http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/21%20January%201994 (Personal Jesus)
>>
>>All the best
>>Steve (TK)
>>
>>--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Phyll@... wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I've had something in my mind since the late 90's, when peel said there had been a recent fashion in Finland for 'Elevator Music'. And played a number of track from a band i 
>>>think he called "The Swing Hunffnuds" (or possibly "Sving") Anyone remember this - or know who the band actually was? I remember trying to get hold of some at the time 
>>>and the usually resigned record shop staff looking at me with particular pity on this occasion. 
>>>
>>>Phyll
>