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10/18/2015

Kulkija - Autio Valo (2009/2012)




/Drone folk, New Weird Finland, Psych-folk, Improvised music, Free folk, Psycho-acoustic, Weird folk, Experimental folk, Psychedelic folk, Forest folk, Avant-folk, Space folk, Post-industrial/

Comment: Autio Valo consists of two long-running, 10 minute compositions which can be considered a part of the forest folk, the Finnish counterpart of the New Weird folk movement. It starts off with sounds as if coming out of a Sabbath of the witches. Indeed, it is magical and ominous though it will soon dissipate its rays into the soil elsewhere. In general, it is a sultry drift between improvised music, restrained noise/industrial music and folk touch thereby having similarities with such avant-garde combos from Finland as Uton, Thuoom, Kemialliset Ystävät, and Tomutonttu. Furthermore, quite nearby stand such combos as Paavoharju, Violeta Päivänkakkara, Kuupuu, Lau Nau, Islaja, Kospel Zeithorn, Anaksimadros, Keijo, and Vierivä Viiksiportieeri. At times it chimes like a depiction of creating outer space by the Lord. The music is a thoroughgoing, knee-deep psychedelic ripple. Indeed, one can perceive moments where presumably material entities are being processed to the state to turn into the living one at the next moment. Indeed, it is both dizzy and magical to devour the listener. It is an amazing album at any point.

9/08/2015

Rene Kita ‎– Polkimellisuuksia (2013)





/Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Non-music, Noise, Improvised music/

Comment: it can be said Turku, Finland-based artist Rene Kita has much to say though he does not say anything in direct sense actually. Indeed, the artist`s music is exclusively made up of codas of the syllables which in turn are looped and amplified into an idiosyncratic result. At times it rings like the performance of a brown noise artist which used to be abstract and funny at the same time. Indeed, regarding that Rene Kita`s music reaches the dimension beyond contradiction and being free of a burden of theoretical bodywork. It is just a flow of sequencing loops and coincidental noises for your pleasure. Otherwise, the former is the first fractal to constitute another fractal of noise somewhere below or atop it. Indeed, they are causally related to each other though being clearly separated from each other either. It is like discovering different universes in the outer space, which, however, have had the same initial source and impulse. By kindred souls I recommend listen to such vocal artists/improvisers as Roomet Jakapi, Iris Garrelfs, Michael Schiefel, Meredith Monk. 

8/18/2015

Anti/Uton - These Rains Were Tales Before (2003)




/Psych-folk, Drone folk, Forest folk, New Weird Finland, Improvised noise, Avant-garde, Improvised music, Experimental folk/

Comment: this set of nine improvised compositions comes out of Porvoo, Finland by the duo Anti/Uton later also known as Hunton Quintet. The issue consists of strained drone progressions and galvanized noisy basses, and rattling drum kits, and over amplified yet quite static guitar noises subordinated to stoned noise ideology and radical sonic aesthetics. Of course, it is kind of a folk music because of being designated by raw plucked guitar chords around. It might be you would think of it as an appearance to depict your very obsessive thoughts you are being hinged on. Indeed, emotionally the result seems to be highly labile ready either to attack you or caress you. The album could be considered a part of the so-called Finnish forest folk movement, however, representing the most extreme branch of it (Kemialliset Ystävät, Vierivä Viiksiportieeri, Jamabansku). By listening to it you can discern monotonous developments and rough sonic bits which are obviously as resulting goals as creating process on its own. Such sort of improvised music was born in 1967 when AMM issued their two-track issue Ammmusic (Elektra). The issue is part of Uton-led imprint  OM HA SVA HA KSHA MA LA VA RA YAM. Could you repeat it?

11/16/2014

Aan -Kultainen Kupoli (2011)




/Drone, Avant-garde, Space music, Experimentalism, Electro-acoustic, Improvised music, Forest folk/

Comment: Aan is a Finnish combo whose sound could be classified as forest folk in a general manner, though, the combo´s aesthetics does have embrace enough other experimental elements either. More concretely, Aan`s soundscape is constituted by bristled improvised electro-acoustic progressions, throat singing, vowel experiments and heavy spaced-out drones thereby reminding a little bit of Vibracathedral Orchestra, Uton, and Kemialliset Ystävät, for instance. All of that results in convincing shaman-alike insights and outer space explorations. The album starts off with Aurinkotanssi, and finishes off with Aurinkotranssi.     

4/10/2012

Muuttuvat Kasvot - Muuttuvat Kasvot (2007)



/Forest folk, Free folk, New Weird Finland, Drone folk, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Improvised music, New
Weird Europe, Weird folk, Post-psychedelic electronica/

Comment: this 11-track takes on obscure yet charming reflections of an inner space which are made up of creeping raga-alike vistas, heavily droning psychedelia and loose compositions-improvisations. Jari Koho`s project comes out from Finland and can be compared to the likes of Vierivä Viiksiportieeri, Uton, Kemialliset Ystävät, and Keijo, all of them are Koho`s compatriots and part(s) of the so-called forest folk scene.

8/01/2011

Uton - Taivaan Joka Kolossa (2008/2011)


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/Noise, Psych-music, Improvised music, Experimentalism, Avant-folk, Avant-garde/

Comment: Uton is a nom de plume for Jani Hirvonen who is known as an ambassador of the Finnish avant-folk/psych-folk/psychedelic folk/electro folk generalized as "forest folk". Here are represented 15 tracks veering from rough freeform improvisations to psych-ish and nihilistic noiseful overthrows. First of all, the album reminds of Vierivä Viiksiportieeri`s vehement, open-aired works and Kemialliset Ystävät`s crawling, layered metaphysics (if to speak in the context of the Finnish folk scene).

6/28/2011

Jani Hirvonen: Field Recordings From India & Nepal (2007/2010)



/Field recording, Found sound, Audio documentary, Musique concrete, Non music/

Comment: This is an audio documentary based on one man`s wandering and recording in the Hindustan Peninsula and Nepal. Although not always used to be the best in the quality of sound, however, during those 103 minutes you can be a witness to the street sounds, temple incantations, wedding outtakes and nature sounds (birds and camels) surrounding you tightly right and left. Juxtapose it with an analogous yet more elaborated and purposed output by Oscar Coen Polack, titled as The Skipping Monk (Recordings Of Nature And Culture In India) (2009, Narrominded). Deserving thanks in any cases.

6/17/2011

The Ghost Dance Project - The Ghost Dance Project (2007/2011)


/Improvised music, Jam sessions, Experimental folk, Psychedelic, Drone folk, Live session, Avant-folk/

Comment: Such sound used to be called "deep" indeed. The Finnish forest folk/drone ambient stalwart Uton is jamming with a German-based hippie couple and an Australian guitarist in an island of Diu, Gujarat, India. The dropping rhythms of tablas and frame drums, sensible guitar fingerpickings and shamanic vowel experiments (just throat vocalisation) are the basic instruments for conjuring up a magical soundscape consisting of silentfully fluttering drone-ish key changes searching relentlessly for an optimal state of mind. During those 34 minutes, however, it has been found many of times either.

6/04/2011

Keijo & Uton - Alun Ääniä (2009/2011)



/Forest folk, Free folk, Psych-folk, Avant-folk, Experimental folk, Drone folk, Improvised music, Psychedelia, Krautrock, New Weird Finland, New Weird Europe/


Comment: The Finnish underground folk does have much to say for all of us. For instance, Laulu Laakson Kukista (2008, Fonal) was the best album of 00`s or Kemialliset Ystävät`s album Ullakkopalo (Fonal) was one of the best album of 2010. However, Keijo Virtanen and Jani Hirvonen, two legends from the Finnish psych-folk/forest folk scene representing their stream of sub-consciousness, i.e potent vision via shamanic rhythm sections, off-kilter blues chords, psychedelic bottomlessness and shivering krautrock-esque mysticism. Improvised jam sessions which are built on repetitive loops, quasi-ethnic drumming, at times reverb-loaded singing, restrainted yet electrified strings and droning hiss. And as customary to the forest folk scene the reflections through silence are proudly represented here. A great event indeed.