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(1987 – 2009)

YUP (Yhdistyneet Urbaanit Puoskarit, originally Y.U.P.) is a Finnish rock-music group. The band arose amongst three students of the Savonlinna senior secondary school of art and music in 1987 and played some rather primitive, progressive hard-core punk with English lyrics. Originally the group consisted of Jarkko Martikainen (vocals, guitar), Valtteri Tynkkynen (bass guitar) and Jussi Hyyrynen (drums).

With the EP Turpasauna in 1990 the language changed into Finnish and the music became more complicated. Soon a fourth member joined the band, keyboardist Tommi Kärkkäinen, since more musicians were needed to carry out the varied ideas of the artists. In 1992 on the single Daavidin fuzz / Paratiisin sahakielet the crew had changed again: Jussi Hyyrynen had switched to the guitar and Janne Mannonen had been hired to be the new drummer. The current form of YUP dates back to 1994 when the keyboardist was changed to Petri Tiainen after the album Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä. Tommi Kärkkäinen begun to compose classical music.

The album Outo elämä from 1998 is widely considered the breakthrough of YUP. After that the music has become somewhat lighter and easier to approach, which has upset some hard-core fans. Their compilation releases ironically reflect, the album being called Helppoa kuunneltavaa 2004 (“Easy Listening”), accompanied by the DVD Helppoa katseltavaa (“Easy Watching”) and the songbook Helppoa soiteltavaa (“Easy Playing”).
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  • friendlyfire92

    Yeah I found it there, but they haven't delivered it yet. Not sure if they're going to. Thanks anyway.

    March 2012

  • ribee-

    http://cdon.se/musik/yup/y%C3%B6vieraat-308759

    March 2012

  • friendlyfire92

    I'm trying to get a hold of Yövieraat and other albums. Where can I buy or download their music? Without going to Finland...

    February 2012

  • Killic0n

    NOM

    November 2011

  • Mokomaki

    ROCK FROM FINLAND ---> http://soundcloud.com/masonshands Check it out and give feedback

    November 2011

  • Hungrymaster

    puoli vuotta sitten tuli parissa kuussa toi tuhat soittoa, enkä sen jälkeen ole jaksanutkaan kuunnella millään scroblaavalla laitteella kyseistä bändiä. Levysoittimessa pyörii kyllä tälläkin hetkellä. Jarkko Martikainen <3

    May 2011

  • Gromnir

    Aivan loistavaa musaa. Miten voi löytyä päätä lyriikan kirjoittamiseen niin perkeleen moneen biisiin..

    April 2011

  • Ryffeli

    Myisin varmaan sieluni, jos löytäisin jostain The Hippos from Hellin...

    March 2011
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YUP jää tauolle

7 Jan 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/yupmusiikki

Hyvät kuulijat!YUP vietti kiireisen vuoden 2008. Alkuvuosi kului "Vapauden kaupungit" -levyävalmistellen. Yhtye keikkaili aktiivisesti kesän, syksyn ja alkutalvenaina itsenäisyyspäivään …

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