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Magenta Skycode
12+ albums
indiefinnishindie rockpost-punkalternative
about
Magenta Skycode was alternative rock band from Turku, Finland. The band was fronted by Jori Sjöroos, a producer/song writer, who has produced such acts as PMMP. Magenta Skycode released two albums, their first album, entitled IIIII (pronounced Five Bars) was released in 2006. The band’s debut album reached the Top 40 on Finnish sales charts. In 2010, Magenta Skycode released their sophomore album, Relief. The album won the award for Best Indie Album at the Finnish Emma Awards (which is the Finnish equivalent of a Grammy) while also being among the contenders for the Finnish nominee for The Nordic Music Prize due to the album’s lyrics and emotional impact of Sjöroos’ voice. Relief stayed as number one on the Finnish sales charts for several weeks, as featured on the top sales charts for as long as six weeks. Sjöroos teamed up Maurice Hawkesworth to write the lyrics for the album, which were written during numerous Skype calls and concluded on a trip to Arizona where the lyrics were shaped by the solitude and beauty found in the desert of America. In 2011, Magenta Skycode was added to Flow Festival as one of the main acts, playing on the same stage as artists such as Kanye West, Empire of the Sun and Lykke Li. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
