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Sielun Veljet ("Soul Brothers" or "Brothers of Soul") was a Finnish band,
who started in 1983 and split after their 1991 3-CD Musta laatikko. The
band's members were Ismo Alanko (vocals, guitar), Jukka Orma (guitar),
Jouko Hohko (bass, guitar) and Alf "Affe" Forsman (drums). Alanko and Orma
had earlier on played in the popular new wave music band Hassisen Kone. The
music of Sielun Veljet was a sort of manic psycho-funk, with extremely
intense live shows, as if they had been a more demented, shamanistic and
psychedelic Finnish version of Red Hot Chili Peppers, but starting even
before RHCP launched their own career. Sielun Veljet is considered a very
influential band in Finland's rock scene, having left their mark on many
Finnish bands following after them. The Industrial Metal band Turmion
Kätilöt recorded a cover of Sielun Veljet's song Volvot Ulvoo Kuun Savuun
(translation: Volvos Howl at the Moon) for their Verta Ja Lihaa single.
The vocalist Ism
