Deep Turtle

Deep Turtle (a pun on the Deep Purple name) was a Finnish band, active 1990–1996 and 2002–2003. Formed in 1990, Deep Turtle was a product of the burgeoning underground music culture of the city of Pori, Finland. Deep Turtle's music fused the energy of hardcore punk, the harmonies of jazz, latin rhythms, and the experimentalism of progressive rock into a style, which was sometimes dubbed jazzcore by listeners and reviewers. Signature elements of the band's music were an abundance of uncommon time signatures; frantic and abrupt mood changes between soft jazz tones and blistering punk assault; nimble bass guitar work providing a counterpoint to the guitar attack; and often indecipherable lyrics delivered both in Spanish and in English. 
== Links To Peel ==
Deep Turtle made Finnish music history by being the first Finnish band to be invited to do a John Peel session in 1994. Contrary to public belief, Peel was not present at the studio, and he never managed to meet the band in person. 
== Sessions ==
Deep Turtle one and only session. Available on the John Peel Session EP (1995, 7" EP/CD, Bad Vugum)
1. Recorded: 1994-10-09. Broadcast: 11 November 1994
* Tun Go / Nohand / Hedless / Gnulf / Ratua / Toothpaste Tastebred
== Other Shows Played ==
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;1992
* 02 October 1992: Arbean (7” EP – Snake Fish) Bad Vugum
;1993
* 24 September 1993: Resalia (7" - Satanus Uranus Tetanus) Bad Vugum BAD-34
* 04 October 1993 (Ö3): 'Resalia (7" EP-Satanus Uranus Tetanus)' (Bad Vugum)
* 08 October 1993 (BFBS): Resalia (7" - Satanus Uranus Tetanus) Bad Vugum
* 15 October 1993: 'Melarga (2x7"-Riva!)' (Fossil / Happy Bone)
* 12 November 1993: ‘Mr Coctail (2x7 inch – Riva!)’ (Fossil Records)
* Peel Out In The States (Program 23 & 24): Resalia (7" - Satanus Uranus Tetanus) Bad Vugum
;1994
* 11 February 1994: ‘Mini (2x7 inch – Riva!)’ ( Fossil Records / Happy Bone Records)
;1995
* 01 December 1995: 'Hedless (EP-John Peel Session)' (Bad Vugum)
;1997
* 05 November 1997: Zombisnake (7" EP: Flutina) Deep Turtle TURTLEP 004
;1998
* 25 February 1998: La Polquita (LP - Angels Of Life In A Psychic Wasteland) Eerie Materials
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
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