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Everything's in Finnish here so we're not totally sure where the
band's name stops and the title begins. We've heard from this Markku
Peltola guy once before on the Ektro label, with a lovely disc in 2003
called Buster Keatonin Ratsutilalla. Now it seems that Buster Keaton
is part of the band name? Of course the real Buster Keaton was a
brilliant silent film comedian way back when, and it would seem that
Markku Peltola, apparently a famous actor himself in Finland, is a big
Buster Keaton fan. Beyond that all we know is that this music is all
instrumental, very moody and pretty and sort of chamber-proggy. We
compared the other Peltola disc to Penguin Cafe Orchestra and that
still applies. It definitely makes sense that this was released on
Jussi of Circle's label, since some of this, especially the 13-minute
"Juuri N╙in!", sounds just a bit like Circle side project Ratto Ja
Lethisalo. Also Peltola was a member of a weird Tom Waitsy Finnish
prog outfit called Motelli Skronkle of which we know Jussi was a big
fan (So is Andee, A Motelly Skronkle collection is forthcoming on
Ektro!). So, how to describe this? These songs are mild and
melancholic, but also rather peppy. There's strings and violin and
acoustic guitar and sad horns and clip-clopping, tip-toeing
percussion. It all has a sort of genteel, old world charm...nice nice
nice. It could be a soundtrack to a quirky Finnish indie film, or the
recording of the house band in some really hip cafe where the everyone
sits around nodding and smiling wistfully and tapping their feet. We
imagine the habitues of this cafe being well-dressed, wearing hats,
maybe giving each other sly looks or staring dreamily into space, and
perhaps spilling their coffee when the music suddenly gets nervous and
frantic (which it threatens to do sometimes, but doesn't really).
Strangely irresistable.
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Peltola,+Markku
http://www.ektrorecords.com
http://www.circlefinland.com
Tracks:
01. Menopeli (3:27)
02. Ihan Ensin Aivan Suoraan (3:04)
03. Juuri NΣin (13:01)
04. Vahvasti Etuviistoon (5:50)
05. Paha Kurki (2:58)
06. ─kisti Toiseen Viistoon! (4:13)
07. Striptease (3:06)
08. KeskeltΣ Ja LΣpi... (6:36)
09. Hukanpelto (4:11)
10. Lex Plays His Luthor's Space (6:13)
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1way - AMOK - BOS - cnmc - FuFFENS - FWYH - HiT2000 - iPC - JUST
MGC - pyt - radial - RNS - RTB - ss - UBE - UKi - ViC
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