Cleveland Scene features a story on Finnish psych/improv unit
Avarus:
http://www.clevescene.com/2007-07-04/music/cosmic-or-drunk/Oh my, they have also quoted yours truly in the story:
"Scoffing at the 'Yankee critics' who perpetuate this Garden of Eden rubbish, the Finnish blogger pHinnWeb (a.k.a. Erkki Rautio) recently posted a jpg of Tampere, the city where Avarus came together in 2001. The photograph captures an industrial river cutting through aging factories and black smokestacks. It's the Flats.
pHinn believes indie types from the United States and the U.K. need a haven -- even if it exists solely in their minds -- where they can hide from the ugly, post-9/11 world their countries have created. That place is exotic Finland, and you can get there by listening to hip bands with wondrously unpronounceable names like Kemialliset Ystävät, the Anaksimandros, and Avarus."
Avarus @ Last.FM
(By the way, whatever happened to MySpace Avarus site...?)
