▁into ▁one ▁of ▁Finland ' s ▁relatively ▁higher - profile ▁ind ie ▁labels , ▁with ▁releases ▁frequently ▁getting ▁positive ▁reviews ▁in ▁American ▁music ▁f anz ines ▁such ▁as ▁For ced ▁Ex pos ure ▁and ▁F li ps ide . ▁Many ▁releases ▁were ▁also ▁champion ed ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁radio ▁DJ ▁John ▁Pe el , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁inv ite ▁such ▁Bad ▁V ug um ▁bands ▁as ▁Deep ▁T urt le , ▁Circle ▁and ▁A av ik ko ▁to ▁record ▁Pe el ▁S essions ▁for ▁his ▁radio ▁show ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Finn ish ▁acts ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁John ▁Pe el ▁also ▁invited ▁M ies ku oro ▁Hu ut aj at ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁Mel td own ▁Festival ▁when ▁he ▁cur ated ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Some ▁bands ▁were ▁also ▁featured ▁on ▁notable ▁American ▁ind ie ▁labels : ▁Altern ative ▁T ent acles ▁released ▁H yg iene , ▁a ▁compilation ▁EP ▁of ▁Rad iop u hel imet ' s ▁early ▁material , ▁Drag ▁City ▁commission ed ▁Li iman arina ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁S per market , ▁and ▁several ▁Bad ▁V ug um ▁acts ▁were ▁compiled ▁for ▁two ▁If ▁It ▁Ain ' t ▁The ▁Snow , ▁It ' s ▁The ▁Mos qu itos ▁double ▁EP s ▁on ▁Sym path y ▁For ▁The ▁Record ▁Indust ry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁found ers , ▁K ari ▁He ikon en , ▁bought ▁out ▁his ▁two ▁co - own ers ' ▁shares