

Prime Mover is a Finnish progressive rock band who writes music in their native tounge, Swedish (a minority in Finland). The music is quite varying, from folk r
Prime Mover is a different band. We don't try to jump bandwagons and get fast results by riding on waves of success created by others. Instead we try to make unique music that we like ourselves. The members in Prime Mover don't have one common favourite band. We don't even have a common favourite genre, instead we listen to many different styles of music. We try to create strong songs by mixing influences from a wide spectrum of styles with progressive rock.
So what does it sound like? Well, it might slightly resemble some vintage prog rock, but it is difficult to draw parallels to a particular band. To spice up the mixture a bit more, the lyrics on the new album "Prime Mover Alias Drivkraft" are written in our mothertongue Swedish, instead of in English like we used to (we are part of the 6 % minority in Finland). We also had two friends playing a bit of violin and trumpet on the album, to make it sound more interesting.
These days there are a few Finnish bands that have become very successful abroad, and the result is that in Finland you now, a lot more often than before, hear people saying things like "a band must have a certain style and lay stress upon their image" and "every good rock song has already been written, now all you can do is make new versions of them". If this were true, Prime Mover wouldn't stand a chance, because we do not sound exactly like anybody else. There is no established market for Finnish prog with lyrics in Swedish and influences from metal, jazz, folk and pop. But we - the guys in the band - are happy anyway, because in our opinion the album turned out very well. We also strongly believe that there actually are many people who like this kind of music. The decision makers at some record companies might want music that is easier to sell, but... who cares? Everyone who is interested in more unusual music can listen to us and form an opinion for themselves. We hope it will whet your appetite!
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