a r t i s t : Shogun Kunitoki
t i t l e : Tasankokaiku
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Fonal (FR-41)
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2006
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 51,3 MB
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At long last - a brand new release from Fonal! Don't worry
Fonal fans, the world hasn't gone totally insane and Fonal
isn't releasing a non-Finnish artist; Shogun Kunitoki is not
as Japanese as the name and sleeve art might suggest (they are
in fact a Helsinki based four piece). I've been waiting for
this one for a while now, after hearing a sample a few months
ago on the Fonal site I knew it was going to be good, being a
shameless Goblin fan to hear a band emulating that sound while
injecting it with some of the fun and lo-fi charm that
Paavoharju made their trademark makes me weak at the knees.
Thankfully the album lives up to my expectations and even
exceeds them, seemingly blending a good proportion of my
record collection into one easy to manage cd. There are
splinters of Stereolab, bubbles of Broadcast, squeaks straight
out of BBC Radiophonic experiments, the heart and soul of The
Silver Apples and it's all polished off with a smattering of
Rick Wakeman for good measure. The end result, while oddly
familiar, is almost impossibly irresistible and is sure to end
up on many a top 10 list at the end of the year. Shogun
Kunitoki's use of crusty analogue instrumentation and that
band dynamic injects the project with the human element
lacking from so much electronic music. You can hear the band
busy at work on Tasankokaiku, shakers rattling, keys being
pressed, drums being hit - and it's all the better for it. I
was beginning to think music of this calibre had died out
completely, so thanks be to Fonal for resurrecting it again.
Highly recommended.
http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=20713
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01-Montezuma [04:52]
02-Leivonen [05:09]
03-Tropiikin Kuuma Huuma [05:36]
04-Daniel [04:20]
05-Tulevaisuus-Menneisyys=1 [03:14]
06-1918-1926 [04:49]
07-Piste [05:32]
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33:32 min