Olli Aarni - Yötaivas

Frayed, patchwork compositions from Olli Aarni with Yötaigas from Crummy Kids Recordings. Whereas the rest of Aarni's work has always held a feeling of weightlessness, this feels heavier, harsh, even a bit dark. A foundation of tattered layers are established creating a tactile hand constructed feel. Currents of static undulate, circling the ear, bringing a rhythmic cadence to what would otherwise be a churning morass of ambient warble. The soundscape has a rich depth of character, emotional, almost as if elements are considering themselves along the way. Two side long tracks on a c40. Per the label, this has been out since January and is somehow still not sold through. I am almost ashamed of us. Get on it experimental ambient types with expendable income.

Edition of 99, full color eight panel double sided collage art jcard (you know that much ink ain't cheap), orange shells, pink Norelco. Really nice job pulling the color together on this one. It's a lot and it really works. Grab direct as I did from Crummy Kids.

Olli Aarni - Koittaa aika

Organic collage from Olli Aarni, with Koittaa aika on Sunshine LTD. Elegant, modest, gentle, confident,... and a host of other adjectives that I hope might describe something this beautifully crafted and unassuming. Aarni's tapes (also under Ous Mal and Nuojuva) have a way of effortlessly bypassing all means of sensory perception to both elevate your mood, and ease your soul. Two single side tracks that feel so incredibly delicate that they might crumble in your hands, or simply blow away int the breeze. Dig it.

Edition of 75, housed in an oversized box, labels both outside and in. Clear shell resting in a bed of padding onto of a digital copy. If you act quickly, you can still grab a copy direct from Sunshine.

Olli Aarni - Pohjoisen Kesä

Soft, strikingly beautiful ambience from Olli Aarni, with Pohjoisen Kesä, on Jozik Records. Two side long tracks that mark a stunning balance between shimmering, cloud-like melody, and warbled, damaged, almost disintegrating production. Eerily touching and sublimely listenable. I have yet to hear a piece from Aarni, either under his own name, or the Ous Mal moniker that doesn't immediately transfer me into a cloud like dream state. The liner notes state "RM radio, wine glass, tapes, etc. Recorded with one hand."

Hand stamped and numbered edition of fifty in soft poly cases. Grab directly from Jozik.