Hassisen Kone 40 Years After

Never heard of the legendary Finnish rock band Hassisen Kone? One could compare them with Ebba Grön, or perhaps even more so with Imperiet. Throw in a handful of Bowie and David Byrne as well and we'll land pretty close. The very charismatic steamer and band leader Ismo Alanko, incidentally a resident of Stockholm for several years, founded the band in 1980 and during a couple of intense years, Hassisen Kone released three albums before they broke up already in 1982. The seasoned director Mika Kaurismäki documents the band's history as well as their celebrated reunion concerts at Ratina Stadium in Tampere in 2022 - 40 years after the breakup.