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Under The Ground

by Tapani Rinne & Teho Majamäki

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1.
Air 08:48
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2.
Aviapolis 07:38
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3.
Marigold 05:25
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4.
Kivistö 08:46
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5.
Interlude 09:11
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about

The album UNDER THE GROUND is closely linked to the Vantaa train system extension due to to be opened for the public in July 2015. In addition to the album released now, the music of the duo will also serve as the audio backdrop of the new stations.
The new album is a conceptual follow-up for the duo's album ”Inside the Temple” recorded in India 2011. As on their previous album, Rinne and Majamäki use the surrounding space as a strong element on the album. This time around, the two friends remain in Finland finding inspiration and unique acoustics in Vantaa, near Helsinki. Their mobile studio was set up in the tunnels of the upcoming extension to the train system entitled ”Kehärata”.
The new stations will begin their operation in July and the music recorded there will be featured on the stations as an audio ambience.”I think it’s great that the sonic backdrop of the new stations is music that was actually recorded there”, Tapani Rinne says. ”I can imagine that many a commuter will be surprised by the music on their way to the office in the morning. It is not possible to achieve the sterile kind of hi-fi sound in
these surroundings, and the space itself will contribute to the structure of the recording. Here, the machinery used in building the stations played a role in the recording. The acoustics, the working titles of the compositions and our feelings have guided the recording process, which is characterised by the themes of leaving and arriving.”
”Under the Ground” features the two multifaceted musicians in a somewhat minimal setting: Rinne plays the bass clarinet and Majamäki plays the marimba. The sparse instrumentation leaves space for the recording space to take its role as the third main character on the album.

credits

released May 25, 2015

Teho Majamäki: marimba (tracks 1,2,3,5), plastic tube, live looping,
udu, harmonium, vibraphone (track 4)
Tapani Rinne: bass clarinet (on all tracks), alto saxophone (track 5)

Written by Tapani Rinne
Recorded in the railway tunnels of Vantaa, Finland by Teho Majamäki in
December 2014
Post production and sound design by Pauli Saastamoinen

Design by Artur Närvänen
Front cover photo by Minna Alantie
Inner sleeve photo by Sakari Manninen
Project management by Riina Merenluoma
Thanks to the City of Vantaa for the cultural partnership and support
Special thanks to Lea Rahkola-Kauranen
Produced by Teho Majamäki for Udu Mood Music and Tapani Rinne

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"Tapani Rinne plays bass clarinet and saxophones in such a way that it feels that time stops moving."
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