Sekaannus write-up (the other bands aren't listed on Finnipedia yet) - "Confusion was a punk band from Pirkanmaa. They operated from 1983 to 1989 and again in 2008. Confusion played with lyrics that took on a slow hardcore punk. They were initially known as Sekasorto. The band was formed by four high school students in 1983, but soon the ensemble formed a bass-free trio (Ari - vocals, Hate - guitar, Sam - drums), with which the first gigs were also played. New singer Juha soon joined the band and Ari switched to bass.
Members of Confusion became acquainted with the like-minded Massacre, which was devoid of a drummer. The bands decided to combine their money and started making records in the spring and winter of 1984. The recordings were made in one day at the Pro studio in Ruutana, Kangasala. Each band recorded three songs. The recordings were made under the watchful eye of Vellu from Rattus. Sami also played drums on Massacre tracks. The result was a quicker hardcore punk with limited playing skills. The album was released in early 1984 in an edition of 300 copies, with a repress soon after.
Around 1984–1985, Sami and Harri exchanged instruments. Samin switched to guitar and Hate to drums. In the summer of 1985, the second EP was recorded at the Urjala Laser Studio, where six songs were recorded during the day, the first three of which ended up on a one-sided 7 "EP released the same year. On the record, the band took a step towards a slower, slightly post-punk style. In the same year, Hate left the lineup and was replaced by Mikko on drums. With this ensemble, the band released the three-track Eksyneet, recorded in Tampere by JJ-Studio and released through Saligainen Stigma, in 1986. The album included the songs Jääkaappi, Häkkinen, and Enemy Of Violence. Of these, Häkkinen is perhaps the band's best-known song.
In 1987, the singer changed from Juha to Hate, and at the turn of the year 1987–1988, the band recorded about 10 songs in the same JJ studio, resulting in a 12" MLP which was also released through Stigman. Remaining songs from the session were released on a compilation album in 1989 and an additional EP. In 1988, the lineup changed again. Sami switched to drums, in addition to Hate singing on guitar, Mikko moved away. Ari continued on the bass. The band decided to make their expression simpler and the result was a tape of straight HC-punk, which was recorded in Salo in 1989. The tape is still unreleased. During its six-year history, the band played 30–40 gigs, the last of which was a gig in Puntala in the summer of 1989.
The band reactivated in 2008 and released a new split EP with Massacre that included a Finnish version of a song by The Mob. In the new line-up Ari played bass, Hate went to backup vocals and guitar, Juha did main vocals, Mikko drummed and Sami played 2nd guitar. Confusion also played some gigs after the release of the EP at Tampere's Vastavirta Club and in Helsinki's Darkside."
