The new album "Maaäet" will be available at February 10th, 2006.
There have been comfortingly few changes in Tenhi since their last album
"Väre"; this Finnish band is still performing its unique brand of nature
music, music that is above all atmospheric and touching.
But there's a lot more to it: for years now, the musicians have been
stressing the meaning of the aesthetics beyond their compositions, as Tenhi
is meant to be a reflection of their sensitive perception of nature, not
only in sound, but also in lyrics and pictures. Maybe a pictorial comparison
can help to understand Tenhi's development. "Our new songs are run through
by our perception of the Earth," multi-instrumentalist Tyko Saarikko tells
us. "Our gaze isn't directed towards the horizon anymore, but towards the
soil beneath our feet and the nature in our immediate surroundings."
Musically, vocals, piano, and violin are clearly mixed to the fore, giving
"Maaäet" a more immediate expression. This picturesque character is mirrored
in symbolic images that have been specifically created for the twelve new
tracks, adding a fairy-tale quality to the whole work of art. "This album is
much more personal, much darker than its predecessors," says the versatile
musician who associates "Maaäet" with "the smell of a forest ground covered
in autumn leaves". The band allows single melodies enough space to unfold a
deep capacity for fascination, dismissing all superficial questions of
styles or genres.
The Finnish lyrics are also very profound, weaving around motifs such as
retreat, vulnerability, esoteric moods, and nature mysticism.
Whatever name you'd like to put on Tenhi's manifold creative undertakings - the band
members themselves describe it as Folk-influenced progressive
music -, with "Maaäet", they succeeded in crafting a warm-hearted deepening
of their music.
Also the press resonance for "Maaäet" is impressive. There will be an
excellent review in German Alternative Rock magazine VISIONS as well as even
an album of the month and 10/10 points in the biggest German Gothic magazine
ORKUS. Well known British magazine KERRANG wrote that "Maaäet" is "the
sweet, sweet sound of Scnadinavian sorrow. An ideal soundtrack for cold
winter evenings."
There have been comfortingly few changes in Tenhi since their last album
"Väre"; this Finnish band is still performing its unique brand of nature
music, music that is above all atmospheric and touching.
But there's a lot more to it: for years now, the musicians have been
stressing the meaning of the aesthetics beyond their compositions, as Tenhi
is meant to be a reflection of their sensitive perception of nature, not
only in sound, but also in lyrics and pictures. Maybe a pictorial comparison
can help to understand Tenhi's development. "Our new songs are run through
by our perception of the Earth," multi-instrumentalist Tyko Saarikko tells
us. "Our gaze isn't directed towards the horizon anymore, but towards the
soil beneath our feet and the nature in our immediate surroundings."
Musically, vocals, piano, and violin are clearly mixed to the fore, giving
"Maaäet" a more immediate expression. This picturesque character is mirrored
in symbolic images that have been specifically created for the twelve new
tracks, adding a fairy-tale quality to the whole work of art. "This album is
much more personal, much darker than its predecessors," says the versatile
musician who associates "Maaäet" with "the smell of a forest ground covered
in autumn leaves". The band allows single melodies enough space to unfold a
deep capacity for fascination, dismissing all superficial questions of
styles or genres.
The Finnish lyrics are also very profound, weaving around motifs such as
retreat, vulnerability, esoteric moods, and nature mysticism.
Whatever name you'd like to put on Tenhi's manifold creative undertakings - the band
members themselves describe it as Folk-influenced progressive
music -, with "Maaäet", they succeeded in crafting a warm-hearted deepening
of their music.
Also the press resonance for "Maaäet" is impressive. There will be an
excellent review in German Alternative Rock magazine VISIONS as well as even
an album of the month and 10/10 points in the biggest German Gothic magazine
ORKUS. Well known British magazine KERRANG wrote that "Maaäet" is "the
sweet, sweet sound of Scnadinavian sorrow. An ideal soundtrack for cold
winter evenings."
