8/7/2023 0 Comments Kairon irse ruination lp![]() ![]() I’ll tell you one thing though: if Polysomn has even captured a fourth of the magic imbued in that Republic, then I’ll be booking a flight once travel gets a little less… harrowing.Īnyway, music, yes – the thing I know stuff about. “Hypnoscape” is absolutely whimsical in its execution, as if soundtracking a magic carpet ride through a history-rich locale like Rome or Berlin, or perhaps an equally impressive place in Finland like Helsinki, I’m just not particularly well-versed in that country’s culture except for music. Polysomn is a generous, yet not overblown 49 minutes of serene beauty that flirts with classical rock stylings, bores down into modern sensibilities, and pays homage to time itself with its sonic representation of the dream state, hence the album’s name (poly is Greek for ‘many ’ somn is from the Latin root somnus, meaning ‘sleep’).Īs such, much of the music here does indeed feel dreamy and wispy, a tried and true characteristic of Kairon IRSE!‘s previous music as well. I just wanted to be, and Kairon IRSE!‘s music was always primed for an experience like that. It’s everywhere – probably the primary ingredient – but the crux of it all is its amalgamated nature that serves a lovely atmosphere for you to wade in like a pool of cool gelatin, or so I assume.Ĭoming off of the borderline masterpiece that Motorpsycho released a little bit ago, I felt more than prepared to bask in this Finnish quartet’s bright, kaleidoscopic lights to rend from myself all the stuff I had to worry about in life. You get progressive rock, post-rock, ambient, a little electronic, and a lot of psychedelic overtones… and undertones. The reason why I fell in love with them is, like the best do, they play fast and loose with genre and sound. That’s about as average of a story a fan could tell you, but where my story lacks any gripping action or mysterious subtext, the music of Kairon IRSE! itself more than makes up for it. I was a fan ever since hearing that album, and after taking in their 2014 effort, Ujubasajuba, I was hooked and wanted more. This is why I was elated when Kairon IRSE! announced an album earlier in the year, a follow-up to their stellar Ruination released back in 2017. After all, I’ve had my fair share of enjoyable heavy listens this year. The band is heading for an extensive Finnish tour in February, and live appearances abroad are to be expected as well.Ģ00 x red/yellow blend (100 copies available from the Svart shop, 100 copies from the band at shows)Seems like I went from listening to some of the heaviest shit imaginable last year to the most soft and gentle stuff this year, to make some generalizations. "Juho shared our vision of how the album should sound", comments guitarist Niko Lehdontie, "but he also gave us a much needed outside view of the proceedings." Svart Records is set to release both Ruination and the group's first album Ujubasajuba on February 3, 2017, on CD/2LP/Digital. Ruination was recorded in the summer of 2016 at Tonehaven Studios producer Juho Vanhanen (Oranssi Pazuzu, Grave Pleasures) at the helm and Tom Brooke recording and mixing. ![]() On Ruination the curiously named quartet heads further, beyond the point of no return, into their own world of sound, where power chords, arpeggios and quirky vocal harmonies flow. Though often bundled with the shoegazer movement, Kairon IRSE!'s music has since the beginning been a rare bird inside the scene: it rings out with a different tone, and already on the first album the influence of classic progressive rock was evident. Whereas the debut album was largely born out of improvisation and jam sessions, Ruination is the fruit of two years of careful composing and arranging work, taking control of the chaos. The band describe their music as an appreciation of the ideas and overall mentality of experimental pop musicians of the 60s and 70s, combined with a modern approach and original musical vision. ![]() Titled Ruination, the album will be released by Svart Records in February 2017 on CD, double LP and digital. Since then the band has performed at various large festivals and meticulously written the new album. Despite the lack of a physical release the album found itself on many a best albums of the year -list in 2014. ![]() Debut album Ujubasajuba already knocked the planet off its orbit, even though it was done as a DIY Bandcamp release. Progressive shoegazing? Music of the outer spheres? An irrevocably mentally unstable Gentle Giant and a severely alcoholic Todd Rundgren having a love child which, after being adopted to Russia, finds himself performing a rock opera in the Ural Mountains? It is typical of the human mind to try and classify things, but when confronted with Kairon IRSE!, many are at a loss for words.īehind the moniker Kairon IRSE! there are four inner space travelers from western Finland. ![]()
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