Es - Sateenkaarisuudelma (Fonal, 2005)
By: Yaya | in: Albums review, Music |
Sami Sanpakkila is the brain behind “Es“, A Finnish band released several of masterpieces so far.
Sami is also behind the fantastic Finnish label “Fonal’, the home for his previous releases. This time, Sateenkaarisuudelma is released in Kraak3 as well. It’s a great label. This album was released on an LP only, so far, and it’s a fascinating journey, full of passion, rage, competition, serenity and desolateness in an urban style.
It has pagan vocals and dark freaky keyboard work, saxophones, almost out of tune Honky Tonk pianos, trickling waterfalls and other words used to describe the indescribable.
That was a very smart decision, to release it on a double LP. Each of the four sides really has its own personality and attitude, from strange Cluster and Eno-style minimalism to a dense half-chaos.
If you’re familiar with the music of the German Popol Vuh, you may find the chapter B of their music in all the past albums of Es but especially in this one.
Both of the bands had the true essence of authentic world music, without having to deal with the trouble of this definition with its piles of cliches. Hosianna Mantra by Popol Vuh is a sort of a prototype for this album and fans of this album and Popol Vuh, will find Es’ album fascinating and intriguing.
Listen (Excerpts, taken from Boomkat’s page of the album)
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02 - Pianokaari
Buy : Physical (hey, you know what, it was also released on a cd couple of months ago!) - Boomkat
Digitial - Boomkat (I just adore these guys)
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Posted on April 10, 2008
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