Leftfield & Obscure Finnish Music Videos 1994–2024 + Sähkö [OmeU] with Guests
Oulu Music Video Festival presents a double-billing of cult documentary Sähkö and one hour of rare Finnish music videos.
After-party at OHM starts at 22:00. The events are funded by The Finnland Institute and Visit Finland.
Leftfield & Obscure Finnish Music Videos 1995–2024, FNLAND, R: Various directors, 58 min
Dive into the alternative side of Finnish music videos. Grainy film footage in dialogue with early experimentation in computer graphics. Experience a wide range of alternative Finnish music videos you will not see anywhere else. In fact, most of these videos are not even on YouTube, so this might well be your once-in-a-lifetime chance to catch them! Curated by OMVF’s executive director Juhani Oivo.
01. B.O.W. (Brother of Word) – Bow Onna Go – 4:10 (1995), dir. Jari Tolvanen, Martin Keitel
02. Uusi (elektroninen) Aatami – Ulkomaat – 3:21 (1999), dir. Samuli Alapuronen
03. Acid Kings – Suck Me – 7:30 (2017), dir. Jotti Taival & Petri Salonen
04. Positronia – Color Bars – 3:26 (1994), dir. Marko Pohjosmäki
05. Sansibar – Liquid Programming – 6:06 (2020), dir. Aliina Kauranne
06. Underhygiene – The Insult that made a man out of mac 4:13 (1995), dir. Heikki Paulaharju & Mikko Pitkänen
07. echo+seashell ft. Torus – When A Girl Wants – DIR.
08. Tiiu Helinä – Pimeys – 3:44 (2020), dir. Kalevi Suopursu
09. Rauno Lehtisen orkesteri ja Vilho Vartiainen – Ruusuja sinulle – 2:56 (1997), dir. Lasse Naukkarinen
10. Kaukolampi – Inside the Sphere – 6:47 (2023), dir. Perttu Saksa
11. Rekku K – Tech Nine – 4:55 (2011), dir. Antti Rekilä & Katja Iljana
12. Natina – Accu – 4:41 (1995), dir. Tommi Pylkkö
13. V2 – Hypotermia – 2:15 (2002) dir. Vesa Puhakka
Sähkö, FINLAND, 1995, R: Jimi Tenor, 45 Min
Q&A /w Ilpo Väisänen
Sähkö (1995), directed by Jimi Tenor, is a snapshot in time of the activities of legendary Finnish record label Sähkö Recordings. The unique and beautifully short documentary includes rare footage of Finnish artists like Mika Vainio, Ilpo Väisänen, Tommi Grönlund and Mono Junk producing and performing music, as well as working on DIY instruments, pressing records and touring.