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Salakavala - Fractal Fishing [Faerie Dragon]
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Rah
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Artist: Salakavala
Album: Fractal Fishing
Label: Faerie Dragon
CAT: FDREC03
Sonic-energy.net: http://www.sonic-energy.net/core/content/view/286/2/
01. LE Trick [138]
02. Rubber Bum [139]
03. Fractal Fishing [139]
04. Punis [140]
05. Formula 6000 [143]
06. Italosport [143]
07. Undercover Attack (Remix) [147]
08. Supersoaker [145]
09. Mould Evolution [145]
10. Juhannes [144]
Salakavala has been previously featured either on Antiscarp records, peddling free tunes to the underground of army of Suomi followers that got too cool for p2p, or in Exogenic records maintaining the status quo. Count them as Tommy Lauhiala - also involved in LPC- with Ville Ruoho. Ville releases solo as Calamari Audio and is currently involved in Antiscarp Warriors and F-Virus. The third tricycle wheel is Tony Sorsa, which occasionally sees fit to dab solo tunes as Igor Swamp.
Their promotion strategy is great example of how the times are changing. Want to release an album? Start by giving away some of your music on a free basis and let the people get a good taste of what is you have to offer. The deceptively simple theory is what keeps Antiscarp Records running since 2001, in hopes of capturing worldwide attention and hopefully a few gigs to help support the Cubase addiction. It did take five years before the hydra label Sonic Dragon, decided the Finish crew was established enough to devote a whole branch to the genre, but the mission was accomplished. As for Salakavala, it wasn’t long before they agreed to release a full album containing their best material to date.
So what’s inside then? All the goodness you have come to expect from Salakavala, a compound with three bodies and one brain, complementing each other dynamically in their musical creations. A funky backwash of danceable influences, grinding on Goa, Atari music, lounge and god-knows-what else, in the prototypical Suomi flair that has characterized the genre for sometime now. At the same time, some of the material feels slightly uneven on the quality levels. I would attribute it to the fact Ville Ruoho’s goes AWOL on a few chapters and his absence is felt. “Le Trick ” Sounds good, but sounds a little dated in comparison to other works here. It's still a good cracker to get he party started. “Rubber Bum ” (does that mean it bounces?) has all of the right people present, aiming more at the progressive circles in the actual structure & pace. It could have used the extra touch of harmonic strands that makes them shine so prominently elsewhere though.
Prime example of where they are right now is “Fractal Fishing ” since, it is the album name after all. The track unleashes all of the melodic aspects that had gone missing so far to plaster a grunge lead a-la Nirvana, with strong hints of Goa and layers upon layers of cohesive sound-chuckles. “Punis ” (with Francoise Squearemeat) is a cute attempt at confusing things with a tribadelic introduction and more delayed onslaught as the timeline runs its course. Before things get too thick and slimy for everyone’s sake, acoustic guitars in a jazzy fashion, break stereotypes left and right. “Formula 6000 ” takes things deeper with the token ‘hindu-vibe’ track of the album. Fortunately, the mix and match arrangement with liquid synth treatments and upbeat rhythms, saves it from turning into another cliché.
“Italosport ” Has a mean old bass touching on more notes I care to count while the real Salakavala seasoning becomes apparent. The groove is nearly lounge-esque at times (especially by the middle) and the female vocals reinforce that impression. Nothing else seems out of the ordinary within the funky department. “Undercover Attack (Rmx) ” is more of a polishing job than an actual remix of the original version, previously heard on V/A – Squeech. In general, not a lot of important changes inside, more of an improvement after playing out it out, getting crowd reactions, fine tuning the things that worked well and scratching the rest off.
If you were lucky enough to own a “Supersoaker ” at some point in your life, you know those plastic water cannons are the equivalent of rocket launchers in any self-respecting water war. I was lucky enough own the first 100 model in my block, at a time when the water brawls generally included such devises as large syringes. I soaked more bodies than my soul cares to remember before someone broke it. It was a tragedy. the h20slinger of the block had gone down for good. My life was never the same again. As for the track, Ville is still missing, so the feel is slightly more progressive -or at least devoid of high pitched tones- turning strangely comforting for an eighth chapter.
“Mould Evolution ” Does not sit well with me. The notes seem to hit all of wrong elements, using some of that old school euro-trance intonation, combined with Atari music and I cannot stand it. “Juhannes ” brings back the trio for closing-time on the land of transient beats, ricketing a leapfrog structure that jumps back and forth on different ideas, but never really makes an effort to combine them all under one bag. The result is a steamy, peak of the night tune with all the relentlessness it should convey in its climax. Sweat inducing, jolting material for the manic-depressives in the high-time of the trip, including a fair bit of introspection.
Fractal Fishing is a good example of where Suomi is heading right now and Faerie Dragon has taken the job seriously to deliver fresh material. In my book, these cats have quickly started threatening morning full on with equally melodic content and daring ideas without crossing too far into alien panoramas. The crystal clear production of world-renowned producers is not there yet, but they are getting closer and the content is certainly more appealing. Whether in progressive numbers or morning sets, the stuff is there to be plugged and chucked with relative ease, and that is their greatest strength. My only real qualm might be the oppressively gleeful atmosphere throughout most of its chapters. If you are part of the of Suomi clan, or perhaps an old Goa fan jaded with modern ‘psy’, I suggest you take a fishing rod and try your luck on this side of the pond.
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diskonekt
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Posted : Sep 10, 2006 21:53
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Nice review Rah 
Should get my hands on this one 
cheers!
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suomi guy
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Posted : Sep 11, 2006 14:48
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This album is expected to be released in 3 days from now....so how can you review it if it wasn't released yet? unless you got it from the net and this forum doesn't support net music.
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Rah
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Posted : Sep 11, 2006 16:21
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Relax mon, it's all legit. This isn't the first time reviews get written ahead fo the release date. I apologize if this caused you anxiety 
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suomi guy
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Posted : Sep 11, 2006 18:21
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You're a full member here, i'm sure it's not new for you that this forum supports artists and buying their music, not downloading. And when someone write a review about an album that is not in stock yet it means he got it from the net nor got it at all. so i didn't made those rules, the moderators are, and it's their job to delete reviews before the albums come out. but i myself is Sala fan and going to buy this album and i can't see someone review it before it got released without saying something.
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Rah
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Posted : Sep 11, 2006 18:50
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Gotcha i would be dissapointed too if something like that happened. I however don't review p2p music, and can't do much if people send promotional copies before the release date. I simply wanted to share my thoughts ahead of time since i had the opportunity to do so. Now please, let's not drown ourselves in a glass of water.
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Mesq
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Posted : Sep 12, 2006 06:11
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Suomi guy:
Nice to see you are into supporting artists and not trading unreleased music.
Don't forget though that alot of people do get Promotional Copies of Unreleased music, sometimes many months before an actual confirmed release date!! This is part of the promtional campaign of a record label and a healthy (unless you send out too many promo's to the wrong people) part of getting word out to all the right people. This is how alot of people get unreleased musics...
People who aren't supposed to have the pre-release most definitely would not go about posting a review for it!!
Oh yeah, can't wait for this CD!!
I Especially love "Punis"!! It is one of the deepest most amazing suomi tracks I have heard in a long time!! |
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Posted : Sep 12, 2006 08:37
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Just to clear this up, Rah was sent a CD in advance, for the purpose of review and promotion. |
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Mesq
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Posted : Sep 13, 2006 07:56
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Nice review too! |
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Posted : Sep 13, 2006 09:24
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Now that that's all cleared up, back to reviews please
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Hex Osirus
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Posted : Sep 16, 2006 17:44
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been lissinin 2 the samples on saiko
and this sounds very diff from the suomi im used 2
the production has definately gone up
and deff soudns more accessible
extremely trippy sounds and some old school melodies
i think i might just have to get myself a copy
the cover is pretty cool too
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kobi_palombo
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Posted : Sep 16, 2006 22:41
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its suomi like always
and great soundz the samples on saiko-soundz
and to cover no words ...
i might also buy a copy of that soon i hope
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Posted : Sep 18, 2006 13:45
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one a letter is missing in the salakavala text it s written salakavla |
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Rah
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Posted : Sep 19, 2006 02:14
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On 2006-09-18 13:45, papay wrote:
one a letter is missing in the salakavala text it s written salakavla
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no, it's not
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