With a name like Husky Rescue this ambient pop band could only be from Helsinki - although the Arctic Monkeys got away with it.
The five piece, known for their melancholic, delicate electronica, released their fourth album, Ship of Light, in February which they claimed was influenced primarily by a UFO sighting.
No surprises then that when Q asked them to give us their favourite tracks of all time the cheeky Finns took us all for a ride...
Click below to listen to Husky Rescue's playlist as you read:
Listen to Husky Rescue's Spotify playlist.
Lead singer Marko Nyberg gets things under way...
I would like to take you on a bicycle ride. This is the soundtrack for the best bicycle ride ever. There will be energizing uphill and some gorgeous downhill sliding and maybe we'll stop for a swim. Enjoy! Let's go!
Imagine waking up to a bright spring morning rays of sunlight. Imagine the quiet strands of Helsinki waiting for you. Imagine the sea, the seagulls, and the fresh and gentle spring wind. Stretching with Billie Holiday - Travelin' Light. Ready for a new beautiful day.
The bicycle has to come out. Mine is a one I bought at fourteen, after having worked all summer selling spare parts for airplanes to save up the money. I also bought my first analogue synthesizer that summer, but it was later destroyed by thunder and lightning. The bicycle I still have and it's in perfect working condition. I fixed it recently with single speed gear and added pink handles.
Pedalling into full speed. Warming up. Loving it, Queen - Bicycle Race. Took me some time to learn to appreciate the playfulness of Queen.
Tomorrow - My White Bicycle. One of the finest psychedelic masterpieces. Oh, the craziness of the old-school panning in this song!
Cycling up a long, gently sloping up-hill is just like flying, effortless. Memory Tapes - Bicycle - I found this band only lately. I love their lush sound. There is something gorgeously cheap in this modern production.
Diving into a tunnel. Mum - Green Green Grass Of Tunnel - One of my all-time favourite tunes. Let's all go for a swim together!
Dungen - Festival - James Spectrum of Pepe Deluxé introduced me to this a few years back. Actually must be more like five years ago. The title of the album says it all. Take it easy. Nothing beats a bicycle ride in the company of Swedes! I have never met a grumpy Swede in my life. Oh what an analogue delay they have put in the piano, and that squashed drum sound!
I wonder why I ever had so many gears in my bicycle, when it's so enjoyable riding this one. I have returned to basics. Buffalo Springfield - I Am A Child Love this type of bass sound. And I just love Neil Young.
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman - simply the best of all love songs. Baritone guitar solo. This is the point when one realises there's no place like home and decides to turn back.
Devendra Banhart - Goin' Back. This turned out to be a very cosy bicycle trip. Bunnies are jumping on sunny fields, squirrels begging for nuts, a real smooth ride back. If I was American I would compose this type of music.
Deep River Boys - Sleepy Little Cowboy. Cowboy romance has always appealed to me. I have arrived. Tired but happy.
Latest album Ship of Light is out now.
Listen to Husky Rescue's Spotify playlist.
4:34 PM | 25/03/2010
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It looks like some punks have deleted some of the tracks, can this be taken off collaborative?
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