Disco Ensemble stammen urspruenglich aus einem kleinen Kaff namens Ulvila an der Westkueste Finnlands. Gegruendet wurde die damals noch namenlose Band von den zwei Schulfreunden Jussi Ylikoski and Mikko Hakila, spaeter stiessen Miikka Koivisto und Lasse Lindfors hinzu. Der Bandname Disco Ensemble geht auf eine pfiffige Idee aus den frühen Tagen der Band zurueck. Um Zuschauer an ihre Konzerte zu kriegen, luden die Jungs jeweils zu einer vermeintlichen Discoparty ein, die sich dann unversehens als waschechtes Punkkonzert entpuppte.

Nach drei erfolgreichen Veroeffentlichungen (Viper Ethics in 2003, First Aid Kit in 2005 and Magic Recoveries in 2008) und hunderten von Shows rund um den Erdball, folgt nun das vierte Album von Disco Ensemble mit dem Titel The Island of Disco Ensemble. Die Tour zum neuen Album bringt die Band auch wieder nach Wien.

Jaako & Jay

In the near future, historians will point to the Finnish Arctic as the home of three things: Santa Claus, reindeer, and acoustic folk punk.

More jolly than Father Christmas and more hearty than reindeer steaks, the music of Jaakko & Jay throws a high-latitude spin on classic punk themes like drinking, revolution, drinking, making music, drinking, acute social commentary, drinking and drinking – acoustic songs that shed their simplicity in a live situation by taking the audience in, melting their frosty cynicism, and putting smiles on every last person down to the bouncer.

After relocating to the Finnish tropics of Tampere, Jaakko was discovered by rhythm guru Jay, whose single snare and ride are more than enough to fill out the beat when his boots are thumping the floorboards. Jay’s accompaniments are the very definition of upbeat, furiously energetic yet attuned to every nuance from Jaakko’s acoustic guitar and always performed to bring out the spirit of celebrating life out of every tune, whether it’s melancholy, aggressive or just solid acoustic folk punk.