Laika & the Cosmonauts

Laika & the Cosmonauts
Laika & the Cosmonauts
Origin	Finland
Genres	Surf rock; instrumental rock; rautalanka;
Years active	1987–2008
Labels	Yep Roc Records (US); Grandpop Records (Finland);
Past members	Mikko Lankinen; Janne Haavisto; Matti Pitsinki; Tom Nyman;

Laika & the Cosmonauts were a Finnish rock band. They had the same lineup from the time they formed in 1987 until they stopped recording in 2008. The band was named after Laika, a Soviet space dog that died on board Sputnik 2 in 1957. Their sound was usually described as surf rock, but a Boston Globe review noted that the band's sound is "far beyond the limitations of any specific genre."^[3] The band relied heavily on the Finnish rautalanka electric guitar tradition. They toured the United States and Europe several times. Al Jourgensen of Ministry called them "the best f**king band in the world".^[4] In an email to the band's mailing list on 23 April 2008, Laika & the Cosmonauts announced they would be drawing their twenty-year career to a close with an American tour through the summer of 2008. The tour ended with shows at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas that fall. A compilation album, Cosmopolis, was released at the start of the tour.^{[citation needed]}

Band members

Mikko Lankinen – guitar
Matti Pitsinki – organ, guitar
Tom Nyman – bass
Janne Haavisto – drums

Discography

C'mon Do the Laika (1988)
Surfs You Right (1990)
Instruments of Terror (1992)^[5]
The Amazing Colossal Band (1995)
Zero Gravity (US compilation, 1996)
Absurdistan (1997)
Laika Sex Machine (live, 2000)^[6]
Local Warming (2004)
Cosmopolis (compilation, 2008)

References

^ "Laika & the Cosmonauts: profile and discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Laika & the Cosmonauts". yeproc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Tomlinson, Sarah (6 February 2004). "Laika and the Cosmonauts: Local Warming". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Laika & The Cosmonauts". Yep Roc Records. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Laika & the Cosmonauts – Instruments of Terror". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Laika and the Cosmonauts – Laika Sex Machine". atomicmag.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

External links

[1] "Laika & the Cosmonauts: profile and discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[2] "Laika & the Cosmonauts". yeproc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[3] Tomlinson, Sarah (6 February 2004). "Laika and the Cosmonauts: Local Warming". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[4] "Laika & The Cosmonauts". Yep Roc Records. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[5] "Laika & the Cosmonauts – Instruments of Terror". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[6] "Laika and the Cosmonauts – Laika Sex Machine". atomicmag.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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