Karkia Mistika Asu: CD-äänilevy Vuosi: 2017, 20.02.2017 Kieli: Englanti
A split vinyl album, more associated with the punk movement, now combines the Tampere's finest in the Finnish jazz and spiritual music scene unveiling new and fresh unreleased material. BLACK MOTOR: Founded by saxophonist Sami Sippola, bassist Ville Rauhala and drummer Simo Laihonen, Black Motor crashed on the Finnish jazz scene with a furious attitude in 2005. The sound, exactly like later described by one of their heroes and collaborators, saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, was "refreshingly hard and gruff" when it propelled the expression of masters such as John Coltrane, Edward Vesala and Albert Ayler straight into the future. Like a breath of scorching air, the trio blazed through the competition leaving behind unforgettable shows – sometimes with guests like saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen, guitarist Raoul Björkenheim and trumpeter Verneri Pohjola – and nine albums such as Vaarat vastukset (2008), Hoojaa (2011) and Yöstä aamun kynnykselle (2013) before coming to a watershed. After well-received shows in London and New York City and a full ten years of action behind them, Black Motor underwent the first line-up change when Tane Kannisto replaced Sippola as the reedsman. However, determined to face every challenge vigorous as ever, the rough and ready Black Motor now became even more headstrong about taking rootsy high-octane improvisation to the next level. RAKKA: Nothing can replace or emulate the ESP like-minded musicians develop through playing together over a long period of time. Multi-instrumentalist Kusti Vuorinen, saxophonist Masa Orpana and drummer Janne Tuomi have performed and recorded together in various guises since the early 1990s, and this mutual understanding they now draw upon as main songwriters of the unique and mysterious Rakka.
