Kemialliset Ystävät: ‘Kajastusmuseo’ (2010)
Music video by Brenna Murphy and Amy Faust. From the album Ullakkopalo (Fonal, 2010).
Direct link: http://vimeo.com/16493502
http://www.discogs.com/Kemialliset-Yst%C3%A4v%C3%A4t-Ullakkopalo/release/2460529
![The HEL YES! soundtracks are created by T.A. Kaukolampi (K-X-P, Op:l Bastards, [Larry] And The Lefthanded) and Vilunki3000 (Op:l Bastards, [Larry] And The Lefthanded, Uusi Fantasia).
Click here to download both mixes.
Mix 1 - Karelian Hot-Pot
1. Arp: St Tropez
2. Kemialliset ystävät: Kivikasan rauhassa
3. Tampo: Muovi palaa luontoon
4. And The Lefthanded: LVKM 1972
5. Impostor Orchestra: Country of Edom
6. Elevators: Meat People
Mix 2 - Whipped Smetana
1. Tampo: Tuonen virta
2. ES: Kesä ja hymyilevät huulet
3. K-X-P: Elephant Man
4. Ville Leinonen: Majakanvartijan Uni
5. Islaja: Suzy Sudenkita
6. Alamaailman Vasarat: Natiivit
http://www.helyes.fi/en/soundtrack](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8sgw8FBb01qzkb5co1_500.jpg)
The HEL YES! soundtracks are created by T.A. Kaukolampi (K-X-P, Op:l Bastards, [Larry] And The Lefthanded) and Vilunki3000 (Op:l Bastards, [Larry] And The Lefthanded, Uusi Fantasia).
Click here to download both mixes.
Mix 1 - Karelian Hot-Pot
1. Arp: St Tropez
2. Kemialliset ystävät: Kivikasan rauhassa
3. Tampo: Muovi palaa luontoon
4. And The Lefthanded: LVKM 1972
5. Impostor Orchestra: Country of Edom
6. Elevators: Meat People
Mix 2 - Whipped Smetana
1. Tampo: Tuonen virta
2. ES: Kesä ja hymyilevät huulet
3. K-X-P: Elephant Man
4. Ville Leinonen: Majakanvartijan Uni
5. Islaja: Suzy Sudenkita
6. Alamaailman Vasarat: Natiivit
From http://www.fonal.com/news.php -
Artist: Kemialliset Ystävät
Title: Ullakkopalo (“Attic Fire”)
Format: CD
Also available as LP
1. Kajastusmuseo
2. Kivikasan Rauhassa ••LISTEN ••VIDEO
3. Kohde Haihtuu Ilmaan
4. Niitty Veden Alla
5. Surullinen Kohta Seinässä
6. Maksaruohoja
7. Suosikkiorjalleni
8. Ystävälliset Miekat ••LISTEN
9. Älä Koske Lintuja
10. Mestari Ei Väsy
11. Muuttujat/Saattajat
12. Palava Puolukka ••LISTEN
13. Suohuuruja
14. Lyön Häntäni Vetoa
“The albums that Finnish auteur Jan Anderzén and his collaborators have crafted under the name are remarkable for their energetic, magpie eclectism: The Incredible String Band’s surreal acid folk, via the alien tape manipulations of Ghédalia Tazartés, as re-jigged in the mind of Maurice Sendak. But Ullakkopalo, three years in the making, takes the projects colour-rich maximalism to a whole other level.” – The Wire / Nick Richardson
“Nothing less than mesmerizing sonic art” - Treble / Jeff Terich
“…the way Kemialliset Ystävät’s hypnotic little melodies (“Ystävälliset Miekat” being a great case in point) emerge from the improvised thicket, and the way everything is played, notwithstanding the density, with such brightness and clarity, is really genuinely charming.”
-Uncut / John Mulvey
“Jan Anderzén is one of the few Finnish musicians to achieve renown on the international experimental circuit. In the case of Anderzén (who also plies a trade as a visual artist), this is not a matter of juxtaposition between the experimental and the mainstream, or a calculated career choice. Using music and images, he is busy creating a world that is a law unto itself, a world of exceptional freedom and beauty.
KY albums have been peppered with contributions from individuals such as Islaja, the members of Avarus, and Sami Sänpäkkilä. It’s not easy to tell who plays what on Kemialliset Ystävät recordings. Rather than being a project consisting of solo parts, the band is an eco-system within Anderzén’s reality.
One of the essential techniques applied by Anderzén is collage, in sound as well as image. He is no conventional instrumental virtuoso; his music is created with a fluctuating array of instruments and equipment. The focus is less on instrumental prowess and more on the overall sound and impression, as well as the tension between the various materials. As a manipulator of these elements, Anderzén is in a league of his own. His sampler based solo performances as Tomutonttu have left no doubt about that.
A close listening of Anderzén’s music reveals its near architectonic precision. He is known for an exceptionally painstaking approach to creating his music. All this hard work is readily evident in the finished product, not as an over-emphasised complexity but as a clearly independent fully realised vision.
Kemialliset Ystävät is like a natural phenomenon. It is difficult to imagine anyone having consciously constructed it, such is the ease with which it presents itself to us. To be in the presence of Anderzen’s work is captivating in the same way it is to stare into the fire – simple, yet inexplicable. It truly takes a master to create such an experience, but listening to the new Kemialliset Ystävät album evokes just that: a feeling of lightness.“
- Kimmo Modig
Total length: 44 minutes
Catalogue Number: FR-69
Released: 30.8.2010
Kemialliset Ystävät: ‘Ullakkopalo’ - teaser (2010)
From the forthcoming Kemialliset Ystävät album Ullakkopalo (“Attic Fire”, Fonal Records).
Check also:
http://soundcloud.com/fonal/kemialliset-ystavat-superhimmeli
And an ancient interview…
TV-Resistori: ‘Näen tanssivan sun uudestaan’ (“I see you dancing again”, 2004)
http://www.discogs.com/TV-Resistori-Intiaanidisko/release/520271
And the latest news from Fonal Records:
“Dear Fonal Family,
End of 2010 will be a busy one. There’s a lot of new releases coming up and we’re preparing the new Kemialliset Ystävät album Ullakkopalo as we speak. Release is still a few months away but you have an opportunity to hear it well in advance. There’s two very special listening events with guest speakers talking about hidden architecture and animal music.
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT NEW ALBUM LISTENING EVENTS
29.4. 2010 at 19:00, Ptarmigan / ILMI Ö, Nilsiänkatu 10, Helsinki, Finland
7.5. 2010 at 19:00, Tampereen Ylioppilasteatteri, Itsenäisyydenkatu 12-14, Tampere, Finland
Read more on this special event here: http://www.fonal.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=835
FONAL COMPETITION, WIN FREE CD’S!
Time for another friendly competition! This time we’d like you to reproduce a Fonal album cover! The rules are simple: select a Fonal Records cover you like and make your own version of it. http://www.fonal.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=833
TV-RESISTORI FREE SONG!
To give you a little taste of what to expect from the upcoming Tv-resistori album and since the wait has been so long there’s a new free song up for grabs at our site! Things are moving forward, albeit not much faster than the universe is expanding but still, its happening… If you haven’t already downloaded the brand new free track get it here! http://www.fonal.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=815#2065
UPCOMING CONCERTS
In addition to the Kemialliset Ystävät gigs there are quite a few gigs coming up by Fonal artists this summer, Lau Nau, Islaja, Shogun Kunitoki, Es and Tomutonttu have confirmed dates in Europe. Please check details here: http://www.fonal.com/concerts.php
FONAL ON FACEBOOK
We have a new Facebook fanpage that has turned out to be a great way to keep in contact with you all, feel free to post live photos, videos and whatever material you may have that relates to Fonal artists here: www.facebook.com/fonalrecords
UPCOMING RELEASES
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT: Ullakkopalo cd/lp/download 2010
LÖ JENGI: Dans Les Toilettes Dus Paradis / Eläköön Mummo 10” vinyl 2010
ISLAJA: Keraaminen Pää cd/lp/download 2010
PAAVOHARJU: Unien Savonlinna dvd 2010
TUUSANUUSKA: Nääksää nää mun kyyneleet cd/lp/download 2010
ES & IGNATZ: Play Skylarkers Colour Anthems cd/lp/download 2010
TV-RESISTORI cd/lp/download (tba)
Hope you are doing well! Let the summer come!
- Sami / Fonal”
Kemialliset Ystävät: ‘Kivikasan rauhassa’ (2010)
Music: Kemialliset Ystävät
Video: M. Kuorinki.
2010
The track is from the upcoming Kemialliset Ystävät Ullakkopalo CD, LP, digital release (Fonal Records).
http://kemiallisetystavat.com
http://kuorinki.com
http://fonal.com
Jan Anderzén - A Day in the Mouth (2010)
“Jan Anderzén is a visual artist, a musician and he runs a record label Vauva. His solo outift is called Tomutonttu and he is the leader of an avant-garde sound group Kemialliset Ystävät. Tomutonttu and Kemialliset Ystävät discographies are vast and include CDs, vinyl records, cassettes and lathe cuts released on Fonal, Fusetron, Beta-Lactam Ring, Lal Lal Lal, Jewelled Antler, Celebrate Psi Phenomenom and other underground labels around the world. Jan’s music utilizes a wide spectrum of instruments and electronics to create their joyful blasts but the recording studio in itself might be their single most important instrument. Jan has collaborated with hundreds of people through his art. Recently Jan held workshops and played a series of concerts for school kids at the planetarium of his home town Tampere.”
kemiallisetystavat.com
“‘A Day in the Mouth’ is a series where I visit an organisation, a person or a place and have a little chat with the people involved and see what they’re up to.”
Directed, edited and filmed by Sami Sänpäkkilä
escycle.com / fonal.com
Kieron Tyler on Fonal:
http://kierontyler.blogspot.com/2010/01/fonal-records-shogun-kunitoki.html
