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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:  7/21/2008
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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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First Ever Performance - Son/Lumiere I  (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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Infinite Moksha (Ontario tour july 24 to aug 15)





Jul 19 2008 9:43 AM

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Wilford Brimley (Updated Tracks!)





Jul 19 2008 7:38 AM

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 : Need KEYBOARD !





Jul 17 2008 12:02 AM

Say Hi!
From Thailand ;)
Thx for accepting us

Support! Tunturia
Great Musiccc !
SIBERIA





Jul 9 2008 6:43 PM

we need to make sweet music love again
Le Détail Absent





Jul 3 2008 6:44 AM

tout petit 10 juillet
PINHEAD





Jul 2 2008 12:18 AM

Hadoken





Jun 25 2008 12:12 PM

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


Archetypes In Colour





Jun 18 2008 7:00 PM

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

Tim
Tides From Nebula





Jun 12 2008 6:03 AM

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 10:30 AM

"panic attack" is f'ing awesome

good work lads

danielle *NES
aviva thierry





Jun 9 2008 2:00 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 8 2008 8:19 PM

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





Jun 8 2008 2:37 PM

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

Chris

flyer
Oh No Forest Fires





Jun 5 2008 1:20 PM

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

xoxo
Pianos Become The Teeth (Booking Tour)


Is Online


Jun 5 2008 11:54 AM

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 11:15 AM

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 11:25 AM

holoscene





Jun 3 2008 9:03 AM

NXNE 2008 poster
My Reminiscence with a Stranger





May 31 2008 5:04 PM

Monsters
For That Day





May 29 2008 1:36 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 (Updated Tracks!)





May 28 2008 12:07 PM

It was very nice playing with you and we hope to do it again soon. Good luck with the rest of your tour guys.
Sawhorse





May 26 2008 12:44 PM

It was a pleasure seeing you all two nights in a row.
Tunturia is great people!
Wilford Brimley (Updated Tracks!)





May 22 2008 6:58 AM

Love you guys
John/Wilford Brimley
Home and Garden





May 18 2008 6:07 PM

Overseas





May 17 2008 12:24 PM

looking forward to the show next thursday fellas
_Drugo





May 17 2008 9:04 AM

thanks for the add guys, i'm really enjoying your tracks :)

Hadoken





May 15 2008 3:52 PM

We quoted Ihor in our new bio section! haha, sweet.
I don't see his name under 'members' - is he no longer in the band?

See you guys Saturday, hopefully!
It'd be our lifelong dream to open up for you and/or Caspian. Those guys are rock stars now! So strange, I went to church youth group with Cal back in the day, and now they are off touring the world, they can't find the time to reply to us. Oh well...

David of Hadoooken!
Saccidananda





May 14 2008 6:37 PM

hey, again, i am really sorry about tonight. hopefully you come back soon and we can work something out then. hope everything else goes well until then.

David
Flood





May 13 2008 8:53 AM

Hey dudes it was great seeing you again. Wicked show as always.
We shall set something up for the nearest possible future!
SIBERIA





May 12 2008 11:03 PM

can we play together again yet!

<3
Archetypes In Colour





May 10 2008 11:09 PM

hey guys. has been awhile. how are things progressing in tunturia land? great i hope. things are well here. there has been some changes to my site, and new songs posted if you didnt know. speak soon. take care.

Tim
Hamilton Indie





May 10 2008 8:35 PM

Thanks for the add, your tunes are awesome, let me know if you're coming through Hamilton and I'll be sure to post your shows
The Traveling Light





May 10 2008 6:11 PM

Hey, Check out our new single 'Dark Dark Night' and let us know what you think - Ian
greedyfeedr





May 10 2008 8:48 AM

Thanks guys

Have a great tour and hopefully we’ll hook something up when you get back.

GF
Rick Ross - The Boss - Remix & Lil Wayne Remix TK™





May 7 2008 10:34 AM

Hey - juz swingin through 2 show sum luv dat midwest style - hope all iz well on ur end - stay up - holla

TK
Studio BLR





May 3 2008 1:14 PM

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thee 9am social





May 2 2008 8:25 AM

panic attack is so badass. looking forward to the 31st!

i also totally just remembered where i know wayne from: i totally sold him a volume pedal a while ago. neat.
holoscene





Apr 29 2008 9:20 AM

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Polarcare (Formerly Dances With Wolves)





Apr 26 2008 12:43 PM

Hey fellas,
great show last night. hope the tour goes well...see you when you get back.

Peace,

DWW