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"Echo Echo", Copenhagen writes:
It was the coolest doc I've seen in years!
Me and my beloved baby (doesn't sound like a 40 year old, but eh, she is) got kinda hooked for several reasons (most of which I'm sure I am not concious about) - but a few things:
1: The total devotion from the band - yet, the totally "laxed" attitude about it
2: The meeting of AC/DC - Lou Reed - (add a ton others here), in a band from Finland
3: This, unfortunately, is one of the points in the list that I am not concious about
4: Seeing people our age not giving a damn about their age
5: The attitude towards the local community (which I'm sure is the same as in the danish small towns we grew up in, where the trees sure as hell don't grow high enough into the sky to feed a serious rock band, yet the band apparantly not being affected by that - at all!)
6: The attitude towards income - great to be able to make aliving on it, but beyond that really doesn't matter - which is nicely reflected inthe "Make a remix" link on the web site. I'm personally involved with Linux/open source programming - the remix engine, is an excellent example of musicians contribution to the open source philosophy.
7: Knowing that Vodka and Whisky in unsane amounts may not be wise, yet deciding to go for it cause life really isn't about being wise - this damn small drop in the ocean of time deserves better than to be limited by rational thinking and efficiency (within SOME limits anyway)... ;o)
8: "It could have been a lot better - it could have been a lot worse"
9: The computer in the background on all live shots reminded me of an old Amstrad I had
10: We had never heard of the band before that documentary - but our first comment after seeing it was "WOW - when do they visit Copenhagen?" (Yep, been together for so long, we actually said that as a final chorus to the rockumentary)
Unfortunately the documentary was sent very late, on the "second" channel, so I doubt there were a very big audience - but in a way, ironic as it is, I think it's the same situation the band is facing - the quality is so much bigger than the audience seemed to be....
SLEEP GOOD - ROCK WELL !
Nicholas Mavan writes:
Dear 22 pistepirkko, and the crew, and everyone who made Sleep Good Rock Well
I absolutely loved the documentary. I watched it last night, after flicking through the regular garbage that is danish tv, when i came across "Musikprogrammet" on DR2. It's great to see a documentary about one of the small bands, and seeing as i really love the music of 22-Pistepirkko (though having heard very little of it), i must say that it really was a treat. The best part was that you had comments from the actual band members, instead of some person telling you how the band doesn't sound like all the other bands as you see with so many other rockumentaries now adays. A real good doc, with everything a person could want, including some great clips from live performances, and my favourite clip, the one in the german CD-store, where they played an acoustic version of Quicksand. Please keep up the good work, all of you!
Marjut Forsell from Jääli, Finland:
I saw your document at the Oulu music video festival. Congratulations! You have done such a quality film. Thank you for coming to Oulu and bringing the film here! I still shudder to think of it. Naturally the familiar and touching 22-pp music has fingers on my pleasure but also the document as a whole was really impressive and takes it place as an independent piece of art.
I guess the film even strenghtened my attachment to the musical world of 22-pp but also introduced to me the characters of Espe and Keränen brothers on new,unique, simultaneously bare and subtle way. I had considered PK as a strong, talented but also a bit quiet and introvert (on a traditional finnish way) personality but in a document I also met self-confident, talkative and verbally talented PK. And Asko; usually on stage the out- and easygoing and good-humoured member of the band revealed also his sharp side that can hold his own. And what about Espe: almost like a saint in his talentedness, modesty and respect of others and life but still human and not totally in control. I found also the descriptions of intimate and discreet musical interaction of the band - through words and through music scenes - as one highlight.
As a finn I highly appreciate the way you had illustrated finnish birth and living context of the band and their music; so true, so chilly, so realistic, still beautiful... "and then the summer came..." as so fresh, so green, so bright, so unbelievable but still true. That stuff must have a strong impact on people's psyche and fantasy life around here - also to the 22-pp music.
Anyway the interesting question is why some people identify with 22-pp music and habitus and others don't. Seemingly you don't need to be Finnish to get kicks from 22-pp music and there might be countless Finns who are not attracted by 22-pp.
When the style and genre of your film considered I could not help thinking of influences from some other talented danish directors (mainly the dogma group) when I saw your work on 22-pp. Hopefully you go on with your directing career.