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Tunturia
Rock / Ambient / Experimental

"the exact opposite of what happens at a rock show"

Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Last Login:  9/6/2008
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   Tunturia: General Info
Member Since11/26/2006
Band Websitetunturia.net
Band MembersIhor Dawidiuk [guitar]
Wayne Haskell [guitar]
Alex Kotyk [bass]
Michael Lynch [percussion]

Tunturia are registered members of SOCAN
Influencesjakob, isis, sickoakes, tristeza, sigur ros, the six parts seven, saxon shore, stafraenn hakon, tim hecker, among many other great artists

...and various fantasies, images, histories, films, landscapes, philosophies etc

Friends
R. Hryhorczuk
Brooks Reynolds
Keith Hamilton

Communities
The Silent Ballet
Son/Lumiere
Siesta Nouveaux
Rocky Saugeen
802 Booking Collective
Charm City Art Space

Labels
Friend of Mine
Radar Recordings
Translation Loss
Cavity Records
Sounds Likeyour prog-rock fantasies come true.
Type of LabelNone




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US Tour Wrap Up  (view more)

First Ever Performance - Son/Lumiere I  (view more)

Maps on iTunes Illegally  (view more)

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   About Tunturia

Maps
Release Date: May 3 2007
Artwork: Randy Hryhorczuk
Format: Digipack

Available online at:
RCD MUSIC (CANADA)
FRIEND OF MINE RECORDS (JAPAN)

Also available in these stores:
DAYDREAM NATION (GUELPH, ON)
END HITS (OTTAWA, ON)

Track Listing:
1. Panic Attack
2. Echoes of the Unmoved Mover
3. Silence is Consent
4. Cast Shadows on Clouds
5. October 4, 1957 (Prologue)
6. Satellites
7. Tunturia
8. These are the Words
9. Robots Building Robots Building a Nation
10. Lost in the Hidden Forest


Silent Ballet Compilation 4
Release Date: June 18 2007
Released By: The Silent Ballet / Lost Children Netlabel
Featured Track: Cast Shadows on Clouds

Available online at The Silent Ballet


Babyboom Sampler 003 / Japan 001
Release Date: March 11 2008
Released By: BabyBoom Records
Featured Track: Panic Attack

Available online at BabyBoom Records

Press

"A remarkable debut from a group of musicians with enormous potential. Tunturia: a band with a conscience, a band with big ideas, a band so effortlessly epic that it should be a criminal offence to ignore them."
- AngryApe 8.25/10 Read More...

"Its songs give an impression of epic scale...This album stands head and shoulders above anything that has been released in a fair while, in the post-rock genre."
- The Silent Ballet 9/10 Read More...

"Maps is an avalanche of melodie and emotions, an instrumental tornado...an uninterrupted flow of feelings and notes, a rare talent in conjugating aesthetic beauty and descriptive violence."
- Kronic Read More... (ITALIAN)

"Their sound is icy and empty, painting a picture of a desolate and barren landscape."
- Pretentious Prattle

"...their debut album sounds truly fresh and amazing."
- Post-Rock.cz 4.5/5 Read More... (CZECH)

"...a building intensity that powers you right along."
- Black Sweater, White Cat

"...a band that blurs the lines between pyschadelic, progressive rock and the experimental genius of ambient."
- WGTS Read More...

"I've said it before, but Canadian bands are masters of post-rock, and Tunturia is no exception."
- The Sound 7.5/10 Read More... (SWEDISH)

"...epic sounding...cinematic, uplifting, and sometimes thundering aspirations"
- London Free Press

Upcoming Shows



Like the desolate yet majestic plains of the arctic north, Tunturia’s sound is at times both harsh and beautiful combining elements of post-rock, ambient soundscapes and experimental noise. Formed in late 2005 the band quickly became a vehicle through which it’s members were able to explore concepts and ideas through music. Intricate without being technical, grand in scope without the pretension, lush without losing intensity, the band forged ahead writing new material that at times teetered between the edges of progressive and hauntingly minimal. Armed with an array of guitar pedals, synth pads and thousands of audio samples Tunturia recorded their debut album in the summer of 2006 in an ambitious studio tour-de-force. The result is Maps, a 10 song album exploring the idea of various world regions traversing the globe both culturally and geographically. As ambitious as this record may seem, it marks only the first phase in the band’s ongoing evolution.

For booking inquiries: tunturia_@hotmail.com

For licensing inquiries: octobertunes@rcdmusic.com

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Tunturia's Friends Comments
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vegan shinya





Sep 5 2008 7:45 PM

i received cd today.
this sound's awesome!
looking forward new record.
the painter of light





Sep 4 2008 12:54 AM

thank you for the add,
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theyageletters





Sep 1 2008 8:36 PM

we're hoping so. it's in printing right now. We have new tshirts tho, hope to see you out.
-Bilay
ARC





Aug 28 2008 4:08 PM

Primal Ambience





Aug 26 2008 12:17 PM



A Deeper Landscape




FREE DOWNLOAD




il rumore del fiore di carta


Is Online


Aug 23 2008 5:37 PM

IRDFDC - THANKS FOR ADD/REQ



IRDFDC on Étrangement Vocal
A Silent Ballet / Lost Children (USA), compilation





CLICK ON IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD! IT'S FREE!
theyageletters





Aug 21 2008 3:26 AM

Hey boys,
be sure to check out our new tunes if you have a chance. some feedback would be sweet.
Bilay of the yage
runmypub





Aug 17 2008 7:56 PM

Thanks for your support - please pass on details of our great competition to any UK based bands...

FREE to register and FREE to enter...





To see a full size poster click here


Wilford Brimley (Has Merch!)





Aug 13 2008 9:17 PM

Trust us, we were talking about going to Canada immediately after we played with you guys. It's just a matter of playing the cards right. You gents were a blast to play with!

WB
inthenaMEoflove





Aug 12 2008 10:05 AM

Hello!
The current Japanese season is the height of the summer.
Therefore it is hot every day.
How are you?

By the way, we taped a new song.
Please hear it if you like.
Thank you very much!
holoscene





Aug 9 2008 9:13 PM

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The Isosceles Project - LOOKING FOR VOCALS





Aug 9 2008 3:07 AM

fuck. I still haven't had a chance to catch you guys yet. the flange and bad monkey are working bad ass though :)

we got a gig next thursday at the horseshoe so feel free to swing by!

http://www. facebook. com/event. php?eid=22863077097
Wilford Brimley (Has Merch!)





Aug 7 2008 5:45 AM

maybe its time for another show soon.
wb
Dirty Sanchez - Subtitles for the blind





Aug 6 2008 3:51 PM

5 tracks online from "subtitles for the blind"...out on august 2008...

dirty sanchez.
Experience Music Group





Aug 5 2008 8:12 AM

Thanks alot for the add!
A pleasure to listen to your musics.
EMG
L-F-H





Jul 30 2008 3:53 AM

THE BANJO CONSORSIUM
live at the LFH(loftfromhell),friday 1 of august at 8pm.
DOOR:8$
BEER+SHOTER:2$
Infinite Moksha (mini-tournée avec Arseniq 33)





Jul 19 2008 4:43 PM

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Wilford Brimley (Has Merch!)





Jul 19 2008 2:38 PM

we have some new mixes and a new track up! so take a listen and tell us what you think. thanks =)

ryan- wb
Bomb Head Mania : Tune Soon Mother Fucker!!





Jul 17 2008 7:02 AM

Say Hi!
From Thailand ;)
Thx for accepting us

Support! Tunturia
Great Musiccc !
SIBERIA





Jul 10 2008 1:43 AM

we need to make sweet music love again
Le Détail Absent





Jul 3 2008 1:44 PM

tout petit 10 juillet
PINHEAD





Jul 2 2008 7:18 AM

Hadoken





Jun 25 2008 7:12 PM

This is going to be incredible!
Please help us spread the word!


Archetypes In Colour





Jun 19 2008 2:00 AM

your music is still brilliant, no matter how many times i have heard it. take care.

Tim
Tides From Nebula





Jun 12 2008 1:03 PM

hi!

big thanks for add!

awesome music!!!!

we love your sounds,

much peace from Poland
take care,

tfn
NEEDLE*EYESIGHT ~~ NEW TRACKS POSTED!!!!!!





Jun 11 2008 5:30 PM

"panic attack" is f'ing awesome

good work lads

danielle *NES
aviva thierry





Jun 9 2008 9:00 PM

so so so happy for you guys. I am proud to say that i am one of the first to ever see Tunturia in their 'forming' stages of the first rehearsals. and when i'm a megastar you can say you remember me, too! yesssss.
Jennifer Carman





Jun 9 2008 3:19 AM

Interesting music...thank you for sharing with me...Jennifer
BabyBoom Records





Jun 8 2008 9:37 PM

Probably a bit far for you guys.
Maybe play the next one!

Chris

flyer
Oh No Forest Fires





Jun 5 2008 8:20 PM

I remember you guys!! You're awesome!!

xoxo
Pianos Become The Teeth





Jun 5 2008 6:54 PM

Tour is going well gents thanks for asking. Bummed though that we missed playing with you all once again. one of these days...
Mirror of Energy





Jun 5 2008 6:15 PM

Hey, hope the tour went well! I'll be putting up new music all week, come check it out.
Broken Window Records





Jun 4 2008 6:25 PM

holoscene





Jun 3 2008 4:03 PM

NXNE 2008 poster
My Reminiscence with a Stranger





Jun 1 2008 12:04 AM

Monsters
For That Day





May 29 2008 8:36 PM

i read your US Tour write up. sounds rough but Rad at the same time. wish i could have joined you.
what time are you on Saturday?
Wilford Brimley (Has Merch!)