Zen Café

The story

Zen Café was a Finnish rock band that was founded in Turku in 1992. The band derived its name from the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig at the suggestion of band's bassist Kari Nylander. Other original members were Samuli Putro, Mikko Oesch (guitar) and Tuomo Mäkipaavola (drums). Oesch soon left the group and Mäkipaavola was replaced by Pete Parkkonen (drums). Their latest album Stop was released in 2006, after which the band began a long hiatus without officially disbanding. According to Putro, it is unlikely that the band will ever return as Zen Café.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

• 20 suosikkia - Todella kaunis · 2013 · compilation
• Sound Pack 10 · 2010 · compilation
• Jättiläinen · 2003 · compilation

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

Members

• 1992 on
  Pete Parkkonen
• 1992 on
  Samuli Putro
• Kari Nylander
• Mikko Oesch

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

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

Playlists with Zen Café 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 Zen Café

• Eppu Normaali2 sources agree
• Neljä Ruusua2 sources agree
• Happoradio2 sources agree
• Egotrippi2 sources agree
• PMMP2 sources agree
• Leevi and the Leavings2 sources agree
• Apulanta2 sources agree
• Kolmas Nainen2 sources agree
• Tehosekoitin2 sources agree
• Haloo Helsinki!2 sources agree
• Anssi Kela2 sources agree
• CMX2 sources agree

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