Laulu laakson kukista

by Paavoharju

Laulu laakson kukista cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 May 2008
  • Label: Fonal
  • Country: Finland
  • Length: 35:07
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Toivo Rolser, Noora Silvennoinen, Michael Jamson, Ville Leinonen, Arwi Lind, Kristin Evensen Giaever, Ilkka Vesioja, Jari Paukkunen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Translating to 'Song of the Flowers of the Valley', the second album from the Finnish collective is a deeply mystical fusion of traditional Nordic folk and lo-fi electronic sound collage. The tracks sound like ancient, haunted radio broadcasts, mixing acoustic guitars and delicate female vocals with tape hiss, drone, and ambient field recordings. It stands as a pivotal, breathtaking release in the modern freak-folk underground.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, atmospheric, lo-fi, mythology, Finnish language, finnish, experimental, minimal, nature

Tracklist

  1. Pime盲nkarkelo (3:56)
  2. Kev盲trumpu (3:56)
  3. Tuoksu tarttuu meihin (3:43)
  4. Italialaisella laivalla (3:49)
  5. Alania (0:49)
  6. Uskallan (3:20)
  7. Ursulan uni (2:36)
  8. Kirkonv盲ki (3:46)
  9. Salainen huone (1:07)
  10. Tytt枚 tanssii (3:51)
  11. Sumuvirsi (3:05)
  12. 11 (1:04)

Credits

  • Paavoharju - primary artist
  • Elina Rantasuo - graphics
  • Leena Uotila - narrator
  • Anna Karjalainen - organ [church]
  • Emmi Uimonen - performer
  • Jenni Koivistoinen - performer
  • Joose Keskitalo - performer
  • Olli Ainala - performer

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