Uncovering the intensity and the metal inherent in non-metal, the avant-garde and anti-traditionalist inclinations of Finland’s ORANSSI PAZUZU have always had transcendental goals at heart. As “Oranssi”, meaning “orange” in their native Finnish language, is the colour of cosmic energy and “Pazuzu” is the ancient Mesopotamian demon of the wind, their swirling kaleidoscope of psychedelia has blown through the underground to redefine boundaries ever since their inception in 2007. Bass player Ontto describes their music as “A psychic storm that goes unexpectedly wild and colorful,” and ORANSSI PAZUZU’s blackened freak-out has been contorting minds throughout recent tours of Europe and USA. Invisible Oranges declares they “slug-shot their mental effervescence straight into your fucking soul with god-unmatchable power”, a sonic infiltration that Spin characterizes as “the sound of cyborg bulls unleashed in galactic China shops.” The Queitus affirms that “the likes of SWANS and NEUROSIS naturally spring to mind as contemporaries to this music”, and like their peers, ORANSSI PAZUZU are sound-smiths crafting new worlds. Releasing 3 genre-warping albums, “Muukalainen Puhuu” (2009), “Kosmonument” (2010) and “Valonielu” (2013), before their critically acclaimed breakthrough work “Värähtelijä” (2016), brought them the buzz of fervent mainstream recognition, a place on James Hetfield’s personal Spotify playlist, a glowing review in Pitchfork and packed out live shows. Saying that ORANSSI PAZUZU breathe new life into the rarefied air of 70s prog and krautrock or that they fuse supernatural acid-house into the methods of composers such as Glass or Reich, neglects to mention their canny sense of captivating rhythm and utter pop sensibility. ORANSSI PAZUZU’s “Kosmische-metal,” is Radiohead brought up in the misanthropic Finnish swamplands, filtering Philip Glass through a fractal lens of DARKTHRONE meets CHEMICAL BROTHERS. Th
