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So Called Plan
-shortly
So Called plan started in the year 2003 after two bands from
Turku broke up and four guys were left bandless. For the first
year the band used the name Sidewalk, which was later changed
to So Called Plan.
After only a few band rehearsals So Called plan started doing
gigs. They played shows in legendary rock clubs such as TVO
and Downtown. After some good shows in their home town, So Called
Plan played a few tours all over Finland.
Because the band got more and more gigs all around Finland,
guitarist Jussi Bang had to quit and concentrate more to his
pilot studies. For a while So Called Plan was missing a lead
guitarist and played a couple of shows as a trio. But very soon
a new member was found. Sauli was an old friend of the band,
and he was a natural choice to play lead guitar.
In 2005 band was about to do a D.I.Y release called Suburbian
Honesty. But the same day as they got their first real record
on their hands, a famous rock manager Tommi Liimatainen called
to Eero and wanted to sign So Called Plan to his record label.
Almost immedietly after the phone call So Called Plan was signed
to Hype Records, and "Suburbian Honesty" never actually came
out.
In 2006 the band released their debut album "Suburbian Symphony",
which got a lot of attention in the finnish media. The album
reached 10th position in the Finnish official chart and the
first single "Same About The Sorrow" got a lot of airplay in
the finnish radios. The hype around the band was growing and
So Called Plan played almost 100 gigs in 2006 including big
festivals such as Provinssirock.
The sophmore album was meant to be released in 2007, but as
soon as the recordings started, problems appeared. Eero lost
his voice and it was impossible to record his vocals. There
was nothing wrong with his vocal chords, but he got a throut
infection and he just couldn´t sign. The situation was very
frustrating. The next 6 months were very difficult and depression
was about the take over. After several medical inquiries, a
disease labeled Laryngeal Reflux was found. It was a great relief
to the band and especially to the singer. With medication and
lifestyle changes Eero got his voice back.
Without a proper producer, the band decided that their drummer
would produce the sophmore album as well. The whole album, except
the drums, were recorded in bands own home studio. The fourth
coming album is much darker and it sounds a lot bigger than
the previous one. The lyrics of the album are very personal
with sujects like depression, loss, death and finding hope etc.
The lyrics reveal a lot of what have happened around the band
and in the last few years..
So Called Plans second album "December Turns To Fall" will be
released 03/09 2008.
So Called Plan is: Eero Saarikoski vocals/guitar Ville Asp drums
Joni Saarinen bass Sauli Sipilä guitar |
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