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01. ISLAJA - Kammen, Kynsi, Kieli
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02. ISLAJA - Sateen Tullessa
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03. ISLAJA - Uni Pollona Olemisesta
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04. ISLAJA - Emoa Ikava
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05. ISLAJA - Palaa Aurinkoon
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06. ISLAJA - Pete P
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07. ISLAJA - Silma-Amlis
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08. ISLAJA - Kirstallipallosilmat
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ARTIST
ISLAJA
TITLE
Blaze Mountain Recordings
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
ECSTATIC PEACE
CATALOG #
E%23106CD
E#106CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
2/25/2008
"Islaja is Merja Kokkonen, a visual artist and musician from Helsinki, Finland. She's been releasing records on Finnish label Fonal since 2004. The first one,
Meritie
, introduced her lovely sense of musical wonder to the world and garnered excited praise from the more astute ears at
The Wire
(UK) and
Dusted Magazine
(USA). The 2nd release
Palaa Aurinkoon
was equally boss and brought Islaja to North America with compatriot Finnish folk experimentalists Lau Nau and Kuupuu where she mesmerized audiences with a captivating minimalism of sweet singing and small toy and hand-made instruments played by herself and companion Jukka Raisanen. In 2007, she released her third album
Ulual Yyy
which expanded her sound into further psychedelic paths. Since then Islaja has played numerous large festivals including Eurosonic, Sonar and the 2006 All Tomorrows Parties/Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Thurston Moore. Animal Collective invited Islaja to play a two week support tour with them in Europe.
Blaze Mountain Recordings
is a live document, all music and words by Merja and played by Merja and Jukka. It's the perfect portal to enter the living world of Islaja's music/art spirit with a unity of traditional Finnish forest mystery and a radical song universe."
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