Hosta

by | Mar 16, 2018 | Hosta

How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back

Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979), better known by her stage name Islaja, is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland.[1] Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä.[2]

She has been compared to Björk, Syd Barrett, and Nico.

Her music is psychedelic and intimate using a large variety of instruments. She is a multi-instrumentalist.[3]

As of 2017, she is based in Berlin.[4]

Discography

  • Meritie (Fonal, 2004)
  • Palaa aurinkoon (Fonal, 2005)
  • Ulual Yyy (Fonal, 2007)
  • Blaze Mountain Recordings (Ecstatic Peace, 2008)
  • Keraaminen Pää (Fonal, 2010)
  • S U U (Monika Enterprise, 2014)
  • Tarrantulla (Svart Records, 2017)

Also appears on

  • Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)

Images

  • Islaja, 2006
    Islaja, 2006
  • Islaja, 2006
    Islaja, 2006

References

  1. ^ Leitko, Aaron (23 August 2010). "Islaja: Keraaminen Pää". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (19 September 2007). "Islaja: Ulual Yyy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Derek (2007). "Islaja". The Wire (278): 12. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hannah, Andrew (13 December 2017). "Finland's Islaja unveils the huge, glitching glacier of new track "Sadetta"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links


Categories
Table of Contents