BLACK MOTOR

Black Motor has always been about gifted, open and versatile musical minds coming together and heading into the unknown without fear. After ten years on this journey, a new era begins as founding members, drummer Simo Laihonen and bassist Ville Rauhala, invite saxophonist Tane Kannisto to join forces with them in the ongoing exploration. A new page is about to be turned in the trio’s history books after dozens of fascinating shows and a total of nine albums. But in order to predict the future or even understand the present we must backtrack into the past. Even though the original members of Black Motor came from the coastal town of Pori, the rural municipality of Kangasala and the small inland city of Jyväskylä, the roots of the trio lie deep in the soil of the city of Tampere. Saxophonist Sami Sippola, bassist Ville Rauhala and drummer Simo Laihonen could undoubtedly have congregated read more...