Greetings, Scan-Indians!
My infamous Scandinavian Pop Lecture CD might have gotten lost before
it reached the second person on the chain. Kimmo's second Finnish
tape chain might have died when what turned out to be this list's
first CDR got smashed by the fine folks in the air mail department.
BUT...Kimmo's first scan-indie Finnish cassette was a smashing
success. In getting his own band signed. And quite logically, some
years later, we have...
"Terminus" by Cessna
Two years in the making, "Terminus" could easily stand as Cessna's
masterpiece. (If they still needed one). For their third Radio
Khartoum outing, our Finnish pop ambassadors have finally put
longtime keyboard companion Mikko Ojanen (of analog synth outfit Nu
Science) behind the producer's desk. The resulting album expands
considerably on the Cessna palette, but thanks to Mikko's warm
production and exquisite editing (and, dare we say, the band's
impeccable taste) what should be a bumpy ride of mad segues proves an
intense and satisfying voyage: pop by way of the classic
Scandinavian breeze, Os Mutantes and Gainsbourg, garage and psych by
way of The Famous Boyfriend, The Monochrome Set, Velvet Underground,
Section 25 and Can, laid back and spacious cowboy riffs as best
exemplified by Cessna themselves, a gorgeous rainy-day synth and
acoustic guitar number no one knows quite how to classify, and a
haunting piano and feedback epilogue.
12 proper tracks plus a couple interludes. Digipack by Bügelfrei.
Definitely worth the wait.
Currently available on the web via Poppolar, Twee Kitten, Melody Bar
as well as the Radio Khartoum shop. In stores momentarily by way of
Carrot Top Distribution, Darla and Trolley Bus (Japan). And if Kimmo
or Sami are still lurking around here, maybe they'll mention where
you can find it in the northern latitudes.
Regards,
Alexander
Radio Khartoum http://www.radiokhartoum.com
PS. Also out today on Radio Khartoum: "The Last Thing I Saw Before I
Said Goodbye" by The Hepburns. Up next, debut album by The Cat Box
Quartet (Copenhagen). Radio Khartoum, scan-indie subscriber, still
going strong.
