Swallow the Sun did what their name says. Mind you, this happened in a musical sense, not physically. The sun tried to outshine this Jyväskylä-based band’s lighting. Then again it’s not about the light show but the music.
A sunny day was showing off its best sides when Negative took the stage. During their set I came to realize that you really shouldn’t try too hard, cos that’s what they did.
Every now and then you come across an idea so simple, you can’t help feeling “now why didn’t I think of that first?” Take Cleaning Women for example: men in drag play dance music with home-made instruments.
Kid Koala must be one of the most eccentric artists in Ilosaarirock this year. Categorizing the Canadian wonder-dj to any certain genre would only provoke severe anxiety.
When the band is from Seattle, they are naturally compared to such legends as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But when the lead singer looks like and sounds like Kurt Kobain it’s all a bit too much. Though The Mudhoney sounds good and most likely gives good vibes for the children of the 90’s another Nirvana sound-alike wasn’t a good call as the final band of the Ylex-stage.
The Capleton are faihtful to all the reggae music clichés. It’s a good thing, as the band was on fire as the last band at the Rentolava-stage. The crowd enjoyed the atmospehere as well and the stage achieved good closure.
I doubt The Subs would be as interesting as they are if they were Occidental. It also doubtful that many the listeners gathered round the Truck Stage knew any of their songs, but that didn’t stop the Subs from taking control of their audience.
Kumikameli (’Rubber Camel’) might not seem like a useful item, but should you fall into water, it can turn into a lifesaver. As the Sunday evening draw to a close, the band saved Ilosaarirock from drowning.
Apulanta’s position in the Finnish rock pantheon is unrefutable. They demonstrated the reasons on a Sunday afternoon in Ilosaarirock, their tenth visit here.
My first idea after hearing Poets of the Fall playing on the main stage was “Oh, it’s HIM.”