V?rttin? - Iki
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Artist: V?rttin?Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-03-11
Music Label: East Side Digital
Soundtracks:
- Syyllinen Syli (Part 1)
- Tuulen Tunto
- Sepan Poika
- Tauti
- Morsian
- Nahkaruoska
- Maahinen Neito
- Potran Korean
- Vihi
- Hopeat
- Tumma
- Syyllinen Syli (Part 2)
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Free Music Review: A rare aural treat.
Hit: 5 Stars
Iki is a testament to the sheer depth of V?rttin?'s creative talent. A gorgeous aural portrait of raw emotion, the CD begins and ends dark, with a whole spectrum of other moods in between, including bitterness, disdain, tenderness, and sorrow, plus a good measure of the group's trademark sarcastic humor weaved throughout. Reflecting these emotions perfectly, the stentorian voices of the female trio intertwine in glorious harmony that can chill you to the bone (Syyllinen Syli) or shine like the sun (Nahkaruoska). Meanwhile, the forceful poetry of the lyrics shatters the language barrier, proving enjoyable even if you don't know Finnish.
In most of the songs, the singers are backed by an excellent troupe of traditional musicians playing the kantele, guitar, string bass, fiddle, and various drums and other instruments. However, there are also a few stunning a capella tracks (my favorite being Potran Korean). Regardless, all of the songs are enjoyable, making the CD good to listen all the way through at once. Since I got the album in the mail today, I've listened to it three times through and still haven't gotten tired of it.
V?rttin?'s Iki stands out as a masterpiece to be enjoyed by fans of world music and those looking for something a little different. My only regret is that there are not more groups out there like this one!
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V?rttin?'s previous album, Ilmatar, was runic, dark, and chillingly evocative, a masterpiece of latter-day trad-pop. Ever since, fans of this female-led Karelian ensemble have been eagerly anticipating their next effort while half-expecting a let-down. Well, the wait is over, and the follow-up, created in the wake of still more personnel changes, is surprisingly un-fussy, almost bar-band folkloric. The legendary women vocalists are now a trio instead of a quartet. They are heard solo and combined, backed by acoustic accordion, fiddles, flutes, guitars, drums, and kantele (Finland's zither-like national instrument,) the whole anchored by a simple, prominent bass. Their trademark speed-singing is sparingly deployed and the open-faced, limpid harmonies seldom become unsettling or shrill. The singers come across like a chance gathering of sharp-tongued, kindly village gossips on a sunny bench. They are nowhere near so occult or fate-driven as we've been led to believe--not in broad daylight, anyway. -- Christina RodenFolk Music CDs
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