VALKAMA

Tenhi 7th melancholic opus distilling tales from twilight, austere and marvelously solitary lands.

'Saattue' intro... cold, bewitching voice of Tyko, the sound is launched for a slow crescendo 'bolero de Ravel' monolithic from which emerges a saving melancholy. 'Kesävihanta' grinding and crystalline arpeggio and guttural voice. 'Valkama' where twilight musical art comes into its own; solemn, intimate and airy with the piano in front, Anathema must adore. 'Rintamaan' epic folk par excellence with flutes and warlike songs that could be played while watching a warlike army march past. 'Rannankukka' continues with a lonely tribal tambourine in the middle of the guitar, hilarious. 'Laineinen' on the majestic organ which pierces a body, airy and dreamlike.

'Hele' continues on a long monologue from which the spleen itself cannot be extricated, a few Japanese notes amplifying the air; the instrumental finale gives a feeling of sovereignty. 'Ulapoi' surfs with a koto or what looks like it for a majestic twilight subarctic symphonic phrasing ballad. 'Elokuun linnut' to the choirs coming to warm up this gloomy atmosphere; simple but engaging. 'Sydämes on tiel' headline flute and acoustic Floydian guitar. 'Veden elein' in continuity on the acoustic guitar before a cathedral vocal finale, on the languorous Anathema; the fairly discreet drums come to light here, setting the solemn tone. 'Aina sininen aina' immediately reminds me of a very ethereal Enya tune; vocal guests accentuate the vibration and give the impression of coming from above, latent, melancholy, soothing.

So Tenhi waited 12 years to bring his dark post-folk with neo-classical overtones to a port where the atmosphere exudes peace, romance and harmony; less ambient, more raw, more emotion and serenity; a musical darkness brightening our brains for a saving message about time, the world, us, to believe in tomorrow with an omnipresent piano; a concept opus to immerse yourself in the incomparable and unique space of Tenhi.