Oldschool Union drops new Finnish sung full-length ‘Herra ja Hidalgo’ – Out now
Oldschool Union
“Herra ja Hidalgo” is the fifth album from Finland’s EBM act Oldschool Union, with all track sung in Finnish. The new album was mastered by Dirk Steyer at ACSY sound.
About Oldschool Union
Oldschool Union was formed in 2009 by Seppo Ahlstedt and Janne Vilen, The duo performing exclusively in Finnish, embedding the concept of “sisu” – a Finnish term denoting resilience and determination – into their music.
They self-released their debut “Vanha Koulu” in 2009, featuring tracks like “Rasistit, fasistit” and “Grillibileet”, and launched their first full-length album “Älä Ole, Elä!” in 2012 on the now defunct EK Product label.
In 2016 “Perjantai” was released followed by “Vartalovasara” in 2020. That album introduced the new vocalist V-M Pekkola since singer Janne Vilen had left the band after the release of “Perjantai”.
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