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Wonderfully dramatic and passionate from the outset. Birth in its delivery does not seem as though it should work but then it does, a real musical labour. The unique and lovely sounds continue, so sure in its own insecurities that you feel comfortable anyway, despite the apparent anarchy. There is a method to this madness and it wins me over. Maalaiskylän arkipäivää a plaintive melody that I cannot but help feel enamoured of, such is its honesty in expression. It is open and strong enough to survive without relying on the defence of not caring.

The pace is stepped up with the following track, having the air of a freeform jazz number. Quite assertive and happy with seeming slightly askance. Klubitalo is a like a church service in the village of the damned, without ecumenical doubt, all attend and pay reverence to their own existence. Beautifully done. Unia, fits in with my early morning awakening from a confusion of dreams, that all seemed to mean something, all of which is forgotten consciously in the dawn of another day.

Ajatuksista sanoiksi, sanoista teoksi, works linearly with a decisive space in between the concept, its expression and resulting action. A litany to a sacrificial lamb it seems. Followed by Valmisteleva välisoitto, a dark preparation it appears to get you ready for a nightmare, no dreams anymore. Ajokyyti seals the fate with a drive to freedom, though in what exact context I am unsure, drive can have many connotations, though only one movement, as the musical expression, over a time span to some place, or some state.

Track 11 the aural ending maybe gives the clue to the outcome, though I am none the wiser consciously, sub-level something sinks in and having lived in a village where I did not belong, I understand the secrets of the damned and their insistence on their little world continuing to exist unabated. The alternate ending brings back that original sense of dramaturgy, that hints at the outcome through a glass, darkly.

Great album, dark, intriguing, disturbing, mainly through the melodic lines who lie slightly across the expectancyline, but therefore work so great. Superb miniatures, indeed very filmy music, each with its own feel. Tracks 7-11 are outstanding, with their moods, rhythm and jazzy feel. Great experimenting and exploring the boundaries of contemporary music.Great serious stuff, though the waltz makes me smile too...