Aalto "Ikaro"

Country: Finland
Sub Genre: Prog Folk, Psychedelic, Fusion
Label: Uulu Records
Release date: February 14, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Ikaro (8:12)
2. Vapahtaja (07:29)
3. Heijastumia (5:18)
4. Kastepisaroita I (4:15)
5. Kastepisaroita II (5:22)
6. Sateentuoksuisia unia (4:54)
7. Metsätaloushöömei (6:26)
8. Kuun tytär (10:39)

Line-up: 
Marko Niittymäki - mandolin, banjo, percussion, mandola, guitar, vocals
Petra Poutanen - vocals, kantele
Antero Mentu - guitar, sitar, tambura, vocals
Sampo Salonen - vocals, didgeridoo, doshpulur, percussion
Panu Ukkonen - clarinet, vocals
Kusti Rintala - drums, percussion

Description/Reviews: 

Ikaro is the second full-length by Finnish psychedelic ethno-folk group Aalto.... now the band at times gets even more psychedelic and hypnotic which is great. They have taken influences from various ethnic folk music styles and traditions as well as progressive rock and jazz. The instrumentation includes for example guitar, sitar, tambura, Finnish zither, didgeridoo, clarinet, mandolin, banjo and drums & percussion. Five of the six members on this CD also sing, often several of them at the same time. There’s also some throat singing to give a nice, exotic twist.

Read the full review at psychotropiczone.blogspot.com

Media/Samples 
Metsätaloushöömei
Vapahtaja
Sateentuoksuisia-unia

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