RIP.DATE: 12/07/2006
ENCODER: LAME APS
LABEL: n/a
CAT.NO: n/a
GENRE: Ambient
SOURCE: CDDA
TRACKLIST
01 Reflex Klystron 05:41
02 Lighthouse Triode 09:19
03 Tetrode 11:32
04 Doppeltriode 07:15
05 Thyratron 11:26
06 Remote-Cutoff Pentode 06:21
07 Pentagrid Converter 07:33
08 Triode Heptode Converter 08:43
09 Einweggleichrichterrцhre 10:53
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Legenda is the second official CD by Mika Rintala who has also released numerous CD-R’s. This electronics wizard who has also played for example with Circle and Ektroverde makes with his self-made gadgets experimental music that can be seen as a direct continuum to the wild Finnish electronic music pioneers of the 60’s and 70’s. There are also many friends involved (Jyrki Laiho, Mika Rättö, Veli Vuorsaari, Yrjänä Sauros etc.), so we don’t have to entirely rely on the piping, buzzing and pulsating gizmos of Mr. Rintala. So in addition to the electronic bleeping there is also some weird acoustic and electric guitar, drums, jazzy elements like Fender Rhodes and saxophone, narration etc. on the album. Verde’s music is totally impossible to listen to without total concentration, because as background music it makes the listener very nervous. Just ask my wife. When you give the album your full attention it’s possible to find really strange worlds. At times Legenda offers a bit more pleasurable ambience, but the very experimental, weird and eccentric stuff is playing the main role. Sometimes we get to hear some kraut-like rhythms, ”Lighthouse Triode” is like some pulsating and bubbling electronic life form, ”Thyratron” like sounds from inside of a spacecraft from another dimension. So this is a very interesting, but in no way easy or listener-friendly album, that can be recommended mostly for those into experimental, electronic music. Very challenging but also rewarding stuff!