Space and the sound of It has been one of the cornerstones of the music of Tapani Rinte and Teho Majamäki since the beginning. The two previous albums contain meditative music recorded in acoustically interesting and atmospheric locations - temples and caves in India, as well as deep inside the country in the railway tunnels of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

With the new album, the musicians wanted to keep outside factors to a minimum and record compositions in controlled studio conditions. In this way, different spaces can be created electronically afterwards for works. Aleksi Myllykoski and Mika Kalmi are responsible for mixing and post-production. The works are based on Teho's metal percussion instruments and Tapan's woodwinds. The power arsenal consisted of handpans of many sizes and vibrations, steel drums, and cones. Tapan had a bass clarinet and a tenor saxophone.

In the resulting works, the men went through a free musical dialogue, in which the boundaries between improvisation and composed music become blurred and become insignificant. Instead of sounding the space, we tuned in to listen to the vibration of metal and wood. We focused on sensing the mutual resonance of the elements and the sensitivity of improvisation. A presence on the border of the familiar and the unknown.

The recordings took place in Kitee, Eastern Finland, near the Russian border. The location and way of working gave birth to the name of the record.

Tracklist:

1. On the Border

2. Perception

3. Paapel

4. Resonance

5. Reflection

6. Lucid Dream

Artists:

Teho Majamäki percussion

Tapani Rinne woodwinds