The acclaimed debut album from this Finnish-Icelandic-Swiss trio came out in the spring, and now they present their fresh-from-the-oven music video.
Equally Stupid, a trio whose members come from three different countries, will perform in three events during the remainder of this summer. On Sunday 27 July the group will take the stage in Alppipuisto at Vadelma Fest, organised by Vadelma ry (The Association of Visual Arts and Live Music) – a one-day event that offers a colourful feast of live music, poetry and performance art. On 31 July, the group will play at the Finnish Jazz Federation’s Jazz-Espa festival on Espa Stage. The trio will also be seen at the Art Goes Kapakka festival, which takes place all over Helsinki toward the end of August in co-operation with the Helsinki Festival. Equally Stupid will perform at pub O’Malley’s terrace on Wednesday 20 August. All events are free entry. Equally Stupid is formed by saxophone player Pauli Lyytinen, guitarist Sigurdur Röngvaldsson and drummer David Meier, and both their debut recording Exploding Head and compelling album-launching shows, brimming with energy, were widely praised by critics.
Equally Stupid is a vigorous and spirited jazz group, whose music can be characterised as melodic and rich in rhythmical layers. This group’s unapologetic, muscular groove holds the listener in its grip live and pulses strongly on the Eclipse Music –released debut album, as well. Despite their relatively short history as a band, each member’s career as an international jazz musician spans several years. Saxophone player Pauli Lyytinen is known from groups Elifantree, DEFEKT and Kauhukakara that lean on the Scandinavian strain of jazz music. The Helsinki-resident Icelander, Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson, melds traits of jazz and rock music in his guitar playing. His distinctive style is a strong presence in such Scandinavian groups as Uinuva, DEFEKT, Fuzz N' Us. Lyytinen and Röngvaldsson have collaborated frequently before the formation of Equally Stupid, for instance by playing together live for more than 150 times with groups DEFEKT and Laser. The third member, drummer David Meier, comes from Switzerland and has been gigging actively in recent years in the Continent with different projects and his own bands Hunter-Gatherer and Schnellertollermeier.
The group has released a brand-new video recently, too. See the medley of several compositions performed live by the group below.
EQUALLY STUPID LIVE
Sun 27 Jul Helsinki, Vadelma Fest, Alppipuisto
Thu 31 Jul Helsinki, Jazz-Espa, Espa Stage
Wed 20 Aug Helsinki, Art Goes Kapakka, O'Malley's terrace
EQUALLY STUPID
Pauli Lyytinen – tenor saxophone / Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson – baritone guitar / David Meier - drums
"All are equal. Some are more equal than others. But only very few are equally stupid."
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http://www.alppipuistonkesa.info/2014/?page_id=10
http://artgoeskapakka.fi/