DescargarSello: Dekorder
Estilo: Free-Folk, Avant-Folk, Psych-Folk, Drone
Para fans de: Islaja, Terracid, Thuja, Fursaxa, Kemialliset Ystävät
Estilo: Free-Folk, Avant-Folk, Psych-Folk, Drone
Para fans de: Islaja, Terracid, Thuja, Fursaxa, Kemialliset Ystävät
About half a year ago, in the exact same publication, I was raving about the first compilation LP of Kuupuu tracks that were reissued by the Dekorder label from Germany. “Unilintu” follows that compilation and revives some more (maybe even all) of the previously “lost” tracks by Jonna Karanka that she released on CD-Rs and one cassette. The 12 tracks on “Unilintu” are culled from the same releases as the ones on its predecessor “Yökehrä”. Judging from the info provided by the label, the tunes on “Unilintu” represent the more solemn side of Karanka´s output. While there is some truth to that, the overall innocence of her music evens out any uneasiness that could arise while listening to Kuupuu.
That said, pieces like “Myrskylaulu” which was taken from the most recent CD-R “Kulta Sulta” are pretty spooky. You hear some thunder in the background and Karanka´s double-tracked voice over a picked guitar melody, and the mood seems not as positive as on some of her other tracks. The same goes for the instantly following piano piece “Onnenkuelaa”. It´s a good thing that there are also tracks like the nature sound filled “Linnut”, the deeply meditative “Lintupolku” or the acapella track “Taivaankotiin” that are more soothing for the soul.
Overall, it´s impossible to say that either “Yökehrä” or “Unilintu” is the better of the two releases. Both LPs taken together can definitely considered classic releases from the Finnish underground that seems to have slown down a bit regarding the speed with which releases had been put out in 2005 and the first half of 2006. While listening to “Unilintu”, it becomes more and more obvious that those lo-fi CD-Rs and the cassette with Kuupuu tracks just had to be saved from being forgotten. The only thing that´s missing now is new material by Kuupuu. 9/10 -- Stephan Bauer (20 February, 2007)
That said, pieces like “Myrskylaulu” which was taken from the most recent CD-R “Kulta Sulta” are pretty spooky. You hear some thunder in the background and Karanka´s double-tracked voice over a picked guitar melody, and the mood seems not as positive as on some of her other tracks. The same goes for the instantly following piano piece “Onnenkuelaa”. It´s a good thing that there are also tracks like the nature sound filled “Linnut”, the deeply meditative “Lintupolku” or the acapella track “Taivaankotiin” that are more soothing for the soul.
Overall, it´s impossible to say that either “Yökehrä” or “Unilintu” is the better of the two releases. Both LPs taken together can definitely considered classic releases from the Finnish underground that seems to have slown down a bit regarding the speed with which releases had been put out in 2005 and the first half of 2006. While listening to “Unilintu”, it becomes more and more obvious that those lo-fi CD-Rs and the cassette with Kuupuu tracks just had to be saved from being forgotten. The only thing that´s missing now is new material by Kuupuu. 9/10 -- Stephan Bauer (20 February, 2007)
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