Tomutonttu

The story

Tomutonttu ("dust gnome") is a human called Jan Anderzén, a visual artist and the leader of a respected Finnish avant-garde sound group Kemialliset Ystävät (Jan also played with Avarus and Anaksimandros). Toy reed streams, mutilated vocals and groovy loops of animal noise are some of the colours used to create the whirling mess that is the lonely song of Tomutonttu. It is like a confusing detail of the Kemialliset Ystävät freedom flow, a microcosmos

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews.

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• Tuusanuuskat

The bands Tomutonttu played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Tomutonttu in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Tomutonttu in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Tomutonttu

• Kemialliset Ystävät2 sources agree
• Hertta Lussu Ässä2 sources agree
• Jan Anderzen2 sources agree
• Kuupuu2 sources agree
• Kiila2 sources agree
• Rene Hell2 sources agree
• Monopoly Child Star Searchers2 sources agree
• Astral Social Club2 sources agree
• Fricara Pacchu2 sources agree
• Sunroof!2 sources agree
• Keijo2 sources agree
• Excepter2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Tomutonttu’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.