TENHI · Airut:Aamujen (Re-Release) | DIGIBOOK CD

Re-Release Digibook with extended booklet.

Background information about 'Airut:Aamujen (Re-Release)'

"Airut:Aamujen" is the fourth full-length album by Tenhi and the second part in their Airut-saga, differing from other Tenhi albums by being nearly entirely played on piano, bass and drums.The band has stated that the song Kielo on Tenhi's minialbum Airut:ciwi was the basis for the mood and style of Airut:aamujen.The album was initially released in 2004 through the band's own label, Utustudio, under the name Harmaa instead of Tenhi. In October 2006 the album was re-released under the name Tenhi through the German label Prophecy Productions.Whereas the "full band" recordings of TENHI feature strummed acoustic and electric guitars, enveloping keyboards, and occasional ethnic instrumentation, "Airut:Aamujen" is essentially piano based, with occasional synths and acoustic guitar, all played by Ilmari Issakainen. It could thus be interpreted as a solo effort offshoot, but for two observations: backing vocals are performed by band members, and, most pertinently, it plays like TENHI, in mood, atmosphere, and, ultimately, effect. As the prominent instrument, piano is not as effusive as the synthesizers on other releases, but the touch of Issakainen is as somber as ever, drawing comparisons to DAVID SYLVIAN's "Secrets of the Beehive" albeit with more dissonance than even Sylvian could muster.Tenhi is a Finnish neofolk band formed in 1996. The music of Tenhi is minimalistic and dark.Existing in the borderland between dark folk and art rock, it offers a richly compelling sound which in its more epic moments starts drifting towards post-rock territory.The songs are sung in Finnish but each song has an English version printed in the booklet. The versions are not direct translations.

For fans of:
David Sylvian, Agalloch, Ulver, Empyrium and Nest

Track listing

1. Saapuminen │ Emerging
2. Seitsensarvi │ Grey Shine Of June
3. Lävitseni Kaikkeen │ Thru Me And Into Everything
4. Luopumisen Laulu │ Eloign
5. Kuvajainen │ Apparition
6. Oikea Sointi │ Lay Down A Tune
7. Kahluu │ Fury Revived
8. Hiensynty │ Burning
9. Läheltä │ A Brief Passing Moment

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