Airut:aamujen
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Airut:aamujen is the fourth full-length album of the Tenhi
and the second part in their Airut-saga. The album was initially released in 2004 through the band's own label, Utustudio, under the name Harmaa instead of Tenhi. In October 2006 the album was re-released under the name Tenhi through the German label Prophecy Productions.
Airut:aamujen ("The Harbinger of Dawns" in Finnish
) differs from other Tenhi albums by being nearly entirely played on merely piano, bass and drums (acoustic guitar and synthesizer make only brief and subtle appearances and are not even mentioned in the booklet). The band has stated that the song Kielo on Tenhi's minialbum Airut:ciwi (the first part of the Airut-saga) was the basis for the mood and style of Airut:aamujen.
The songs are sung in Finnish but each song has an English version printed in the booklet. The versions are not direct translations (here indicated inside parentheses, if necessary).
Compositions, lyrics, arrangements, cover artwork, recording, producing and mixing credited collectively to the band.
Tenhi
Tenhi is a Finnish band formed in 1996, playing melancholic, neofolk music. The word tenhi is an old Finnish word meaning a village elder, wise old man or seer....
and the second part in their Airut-saga. The album was initially released in 2004 through the band's own label, Utustudio, under the name Harmaa instead of Tenhi. In October 2006 the album was re-released under the name Tenhi through the German label Prophecy Productions.
Airut:aamujen ("The Harbinger of Dawns" in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
) differs from other Tenhi albums by being nearly entirely played on merely piano, bass and drums (acoustic guitar and synthesizer make only brief and subtle appearances and are not even mentioned in the booklet). The band has stated that the song Kielo on Tenhi's minialbum Airut:ciwi (the first part of the Airut-saga) was the basis for the mood and style of Airut:aamujen.
Track listing
- "Saapuminen | Emerging" ("Arrival") – 2:24
- "Seitsensarvi | Grey Shine of June" ("Sevenhorn") – 4:35
- "Lävitseni kaikkeen | Thru Me and into Everything" ("Through Me into Everything") – 5:44
- "Luopumisen laulu | Eloign" ("The Song of Relinquishing") – 5:39
- "Kuvajainen | Apparition" – 7:01
- "Oikea sointi | Lay Down a Tune" ("Right Tune") – 4:11
- "Kahluu | Fury Revived" ("Fording") – 8:18
- "Hiensynty | Burning" ("The Birth of Sweat") – 7:34
- "Läheltä | A Brief Passing Moment" ("From Near") – 6:49
The songs are sung in Finnish but each song has an English version printed in the booklet. The versions are not direct translations (here indicated inside parentheses, if necessary).
Personnel
- Ilmari Issakainen – Piano, drums and bass (presumably also acoustic guitar and synthesizer)
- Tyko Saarikko – Lead vocals
- Janina Lehto – Backing vocals
- Tuukka Tolvanen – Backing vocals
Compositions, lyrics, arrangements, cover artwork, recording, producing and mixing credited collectively to the band.