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Magenta Skycode is one of the most recognized and established Indie bands in their native Finland. The band has headlined the main stage of Flow Festival in Helsinki among artists such as Kanye West, Röyksopp, Lykke LI etc. 

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Magenta Skycode is an award winning indie rock band from Turku, Finland. The band is fronted by multitalent Jori Sjöroos, one of the most successful producers/song writers in Finland, who has produced such acts as PMMP, going multi platinum as a producer and sold over 400.000 records, as well as Niko Kivikangas, Kalle Taivainen, Valtteri Lipasti, Mitja Kiviluoma Nina Sinkkonen and Jessika Rapo.

Magenta Skycode has released two albums to date, their first album, entitled IIIII (pronounced Five Bars) was released in 2006. The band’s classic debut album IIIII reached the Top 40 on Finnish sales charts and got excellent reviews worldwide. In 2010, Magenta Skycode released their sophomore album, Relief, to excellent reviews. The album won the award for Best Indie Album at the Finnish Emma Awards (which is the Finnish equivalent of a Grammy) while also being among the contenders for the Finnish nominee for The Nordic Music Prize due to the album’s outstanding lyrics and emotional impact of Sjöroos’ voice. The album, with heartbreak anthems such as Kipling and Trains Are Leaving the Yard has been shared on sites such as The Cool Hunter and Vimeo where it featured as a staff pick, earning Magenta Skycode huge amount of plays on various sites in the process. Relief stayed as number one on the Finnish sales charts for several weeks, as featured on the top sales charts for as long as six weeks. 

Sjöroos has teamed up with american songwriter/producer M. Maurice Hawkesworth to write the lyrics for the both albums, which were both written during numerous Skype calls. Writing for latest Relief album concluded on a trip to Arizona were the lyrics were shaped by the solitude and beauty found in the desert of America. 

MS released We Will Be Warm EP with four tracks after almost three years silence.

We Will Be Warm EP was released on Saturday 17th August 2013 (on vinyl 12”/digital).

TRACK LIST:
A1 We Will Be Warm
A2 Gee
B1 Don´t You Know
B2Treasure We Harbour

To listeners and friends: As Magenta Skycode they call it quits. We would like to say our deepest thanks to anyone who ever felt touched by their music. 

MAGENTA SKYCODE: Gee

put this one together last night

words:
i was born, in a land
deaf and blind, i could not speak

oh, water warm, washed my head,
and washed my feet

ohhhhhhhhhh

as a kid, i had to go
from place to place,
i had no home

so long, for i had found
no warmth in, this old land

these arms, burnt of sun
these weary hands
they long to rest

on yours
spend their time
washed in water
a love of mine

Washed In Water

In Time

Rubies

Cadillac (never Gonna Be With You)

Magenta Skycode: People

Magenta Skycode: Go Outside Again

I Don't Care

acoustic start, deep drums, pure live-feel

Screams

Light before dark

From the great country of Finland comes classic Indie rock  ,  with original garage type sounds ,made by  singer-songwriter Rye. Biggest sources of inspirations are bands like Mew, Kashmir, Veto, stretching all the way through the classic rock giants to the latest indie garage type bands. 

 All recordings done by Rye, at Orchfield studios, with authentic live feel and setup. Music made with the mindset of keeping it simple, natural aspirated sounds mixed with raw-live feel vocals, blended with eternity of echoes and the woodness of acoustics.  

Self-produced album Light before dark out!  02/01/ 2021

Self produced 2nd album Lifelines out 15.04.2024!

Enjoy! -Rye

Light before dark

Rye

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