SALAKAVALA

Long-time psytrance punks & modern-day Suomisaundi wizards, Salakavala is a Helsinki-based duo comprised of Tommy Lauhiala & Toni Sorsa. Over their 20-year career, Salakavala has rearranged concepts of psychedelic music, drawing dancefloors worldwide far beyond boxed-in notions of the style.

Among the true OG maestros of suomisaundi, Salakavala shuttles you to Mars, flings you past the Oort Cloud, and rockets you back with tripped-out, soul-rending production, complete with a moss-covered mattress to nestle in for your journey. Those who haven't encountered Salakavala should buckle up for a twisting ride thru delirious, crackling auditory forests on the edge of the known universe. A funk-fueled rollercoaster draped in a Magic Carpet awaits those ready to punch their ticket for the ride.

Salakavala has manned carnival controls, navigating inner-spaceships at festivals worldwide, including BOOM Festival, Psy-Fi, Lost Theory Festival, Freqs of Nature Festival, Dance of Shiva, Connection Festival, WAHA, Alegria Festival, Solar Systo Togathering, White Horse Festival, LAU LAU, HippieTipi, GaggaLacka, Sol Festival, Antaris Festival, Kosmos Festival, Midnight Sun Festival and well beyond.

Salakavala are looped in & releasing with Moscow's staple suomisaundi label Hippie Killer Productions. They also stay engaged with personal projects Igor Swamp (Toni) and Gallop (Tommy), each with further unique takes on funk-forward psychedelia.