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Tekniset - Teknical Problems

a'damn
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Posted : Sep 29, 2011 04:29:37
Artist: Tekniset



Album: Teknical Problems
Label: Freakdance
Link: https://www.facebook.com/teknisetmusic
Buy: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=8823


Review:

It's rare that I anxiously wait something like 7 years for an album. It is even more rare that after such a wait, I am surprised and excited by what I hear. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy - http://goaconstrictor.com/music_reviews/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy - fell monumentally short. Skinny Puppy's output post "The Process" has been rubbish. And both Orbital and Dr. Dre have new albums planned for release soon, but I fear the worst.

However, every now and then time doesn't really matter much. The Verve's album "Forth" came out 11 years after its predecessor and it is fantastic. And now Tekniset, after much waiting, many live shows, a few too-drunk-to-play-well gigs, and some compilation appearances, have finally graced us with a proper full length album... and Freakdance Records - http://www.freakdancerecords.net/ - is back too!

Tekniset is a project by Huopatossu Mononen - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Huopatossu+Mononen - and Rick Timebees - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rick+Timebees - (of Shiwa 2000 - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shiwa+2000 - fame). Tekniset graces us from the land of Finland and they've been playing a slew of shows in places such as Germany, Israel, Russia, Ukraine and Belgium since their inception in 2004.

With their album "Teknical Problems," Tekniset offer us a danceable, magical blend of uptempo Psychedelic Folk Elvin Gnome Trance. This is music I would consider the DMT Elves to play as their culture's traditional folk music. This music is like the Bob Dylan or Willie Nelson of DMT Elves or little forest gnomes and pixies.

Tracks like Pajupilli, Paha Tonttu, and Pelkat Jaa take over the mind and feet as the percussion, acoustic instruments, electronnic synths, and ocassional vocals blend together into a sound that pushes the listener forward while also leading them on a journey. Like a proper psychedelic experience, time becomes more relative than before, you're never quite sure where the next song is going to take you, yet through all of it, you trust that you're going to come out of the journey with a bit more positivity in your world and perhaps a tad more faith in the natural order of things too.

If you're a hard head and need full-on lead lines at every moment or songs that are 160 BPM or faster, this is certainly not the album for you. However, if you want to hear something fresh, maybe want to delve into the natural tones of traditional DMT Elf Folk Music, than this is album is for you!

While it may have taken 7 years to be released, it was certainly worth the wait. The guest musicians playing everything from live violin and flute to vibraphone and accordian gives this album a nice sound that is often lacking in most electronic and dance music albums. Unlike some artists who try to blend these divergent instruments with uneven results, Tekniset have taken years of playing live shows and practice in various studios, and they have created a rich album full of culture and, to me, psychedelic excitement.

Now I just wish that it was warmer out so that I could go camping...

xoxox
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Boulevard
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Posted : Sep 29, 2011 20:02
Thanks alot for the review. Sounds like a good album. Will check and post my comments later.           Mushrooms make you do crazy stuff. Look at Mario he jumps on animal heads and fights with dragons.
psy-goa


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Posted : Oct 15, 2011 11:50
thank tekniset theres good music in this world!
after a really bad "trip"(vaccination) this makes me feel there is still music that grows like flowers and mushrooms. the glory of natural creation.forests.meadows... makes feel like a goddamn hippie no need to write more.. just listen to it or you will miss something really beautiful and pure!
enjoy!

freaking fresh!

10/10
papay


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Posted : Oct 18, 2011 14:55
Kuudan yö and king urhea kick ass i listen king urhea every morning before i go to work
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