Tomutonttu ja Lehtisalo

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1.	Luukku yksi 05:41	buy track
2.	Kylpy 01:21	buy track
3.	Nolla kärpästä yhdellä iskulla 03:34	buy track
4.	Muinaisten vitsausten hylly 06:08	buy track
5.	Jos apina putoaa 04:25	buy track
6.	Hymy yössä 04:25	buy track
7.	Puistossa 04:26	buy track
8.	Luukku kahdeksan / Autere 07:19	buy track

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Finland has long had a uniquely progressive underground, with thriving punk, avant, jazz, and rock scenes with oversized output and impact. Jussi Lehtisalo’s (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Mahti, etc) label Ektro has been at the center of this activity for the last 3 decades, with a stream of excellent and conceptually bonkers releases covering music of all types. Here Jussi joins up with Jan Anderzén (of Kemialliset Ystävät among others) for an LP of absolutely fun and unusual miniature duets that sound like alien Library music beamed in from the outerlands. Tracks like “Luukku Yksi” and “Puistossa” use a charmingly retro synth-y sound palate and Cluster-like melodic sensibility to make accessible some deceptively “out” music. Some cuts (like “Kylpy”) have a vague hint of early 80’s post-punk/new wave vibes, bouncing along in a friendly way with odd interjections of sample debris and electronics jumping out of the mix to keep it weird. The surging “Hymy yössä” could be music for the credits of the world’s hippest newscast. Beautiful jacket by renown Helsinki-based artist dylan ray arnold, bringing the die-cut techniques of their gallery pieces like “Growth of the Night Plants” to LP form.

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released July 12, 2024

Recorded in Pori and Tampere in the spring of 2023
Cover art by Dylan Ray Arnold
Layout by Irwin Badman

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