The eighties were not an ideal time to be a pioneer of electronic music in Finland. Tapa Paha Tapa, scorned by labels at the time, managed to put out just one privately pressed seven inch and a few cassette tapes which circulated in the underground. The band’s unique, wild synth-electro-pop art can now be fully appreciated on this extensive compilation, which features their cassette album Aurinko in its entirety and a selection of other works.
A1. LAAJA (LARGE)
A2. MYRKKYSIENI (POISONOUS MUSHROOM)
A3. MENNYT MAAILMA (BYGONE WORLD)
A4. I LOVE IT
A5. KYLMÄ JA VERINEN (COLD AND BLOODY)
A6. SIHTEERI (SECRETARY)
B1. MOSKOVAN RADIO (RADIO MOSCOW)
B2. SYYTÖN (NOT GUILTY)
B3. KOIRA JA UKKO (A DOG WITH AN OLD MAN)
B4. ANNA PAISTAA, AURINKO! (LET IT SHINE, SUN!)
B5. SUNTIO (SEXTON)
B6. BLACK TORC
B7. KOMPASTUIT TUNTEISIIN (YOU STUMBLED OVER EMOTIONS)
C1. TEFLONPANNU (TEFLON POT)
C2. TANU LOVE
C3. ILOSANOMA POSTILUUKUSTA (GOSPEL THROUGH THE MAIL SLOT)
C4. PUOLI PULLOA VIINIÄ (HALF A BOTTLE OF WINE)
C5. SILMÄT (EYES)
C6. ESKIMOKESÄ (ESKIMO SUMMER)
C7. MATO, MATKA JA MIES (A WORM, A JOURNEY, A MAN)
D1. TIILITORNI (BRICK TOWER)
D2. LIUKAS PELTIKATTO (SLIPPERY METAL ROOF)
D3. LEHTORI (LECTOR)
D4. VAKUUTUS ON (THERE’S AN INSURANCE)
D5. KATOS VAAN (WELL, LOOK AT THAT)
D6. KAKSI HULLUA (TWO MADMEN)
D7. LIUKAS PELTIKATTO, 2018 MIX (SLIPPERY METAL ROOF, 2018 MIX) – bonus track
All but B1, B6, B7, C2, C4, D3 and D7 originally released on cassette tape Aurinko, Power POW 183 (1983). B1, B6, B7, C2, C4 and D3 originally released on CD compilation Koko Elma 1984–1986, Visual Power, VP 003 (2002). D7 previously unreleased.
