There is this brief image of a guy Ilmari playing kantele in my new play Severna pravljica (Northern Tale), remember? Heh, do you know, where does this image actually come from? More then a year ago I have been given a DVD with lots and lots of music. Paljon kiitoksia to my great Finnish friend Kalle for sharing these sounds! I have really got so much special energy from this music. There was Tenhi too.Since then, Tenhi has been with me. Always and everywhere. I have noticed how music inspires my writing strongly. There is no doubt Tenhi has had a huge impact. Progressive rock, folk inspired, if I add sorta professional definition. Much more special sounds, though. So much inspiration I have found within these pieces. Melancholic the music is, however, this is a different kind of melancholy. It suits me just perfectly. Many people consider Tenhi as sad, even if they do not understand the lyrics. Well, for me this is a melancholy that is able to reach beyond sorrow; into the world beyond I can't even find right words to describe. One just has to hear and feel this beyond, I guess. The sorrow which actually cures one's sadness. Offers special kind of support. Calms down trubled mind.
Soft and tender, dark and deep. Väre smells of falling leaves, rustling in the warm autum, in Maaäet I feel the snow melting and the waters running in the chilly spring... Magic, pure magic. As well as the charm of Finnish language, even more beautiful within these pieces. Good lyrics indeed (click the title). The vocal of Tyko Saarikko as it would be the voice of a shaman. And yes, one of the band members is named Ilmari.
Really special magic I can find in Tenhi. When I have finally experienced Finnish nature in all it's mighty, those forests, lakes, ponds, swamps... then, the secrets of Tenhi have been revealed; partly at least. If I only remember me standing on the swampy shore of the quiet Mustalampi...
These days again I have found myself singing Hiljaiseksi lampi jää, Jäljen and Rannalta haettu. I just dare to say Tenhi are among those... seven (let's say seven since this number bears some meanings)... so seven major reasons I would just leave all the errands here, spend the money, go, sit on the plane for Finland... in case of this one from those seven reasons, only to see Tenhi playing live. Will I ever be given such a chance...?
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Haha, prav na CD predvajalnik jih bom zdajle dala, da slišim še enkrat vse to /nisem poslušala že leta, ker mi pač ni bilo všeč takrat). :)))
Who knows? As you can see from their webpage, they do not perform live that often. But since they are still somehow active and realeasing stuff they will probably play live one day again.
Banshee - hehe, no me veseli, da je ''promocija''uspela. Sicer pa ima vsak svoj glasbeni okus. Mene so pač takoj začarali.
Kaarlo-Hermanni:
Vangitaan hetki muuttuu ikuiseksi... (Tenhi - Jäljen)
I guess I could write quite similar post on Magyar Posse too, especially when considering the inspiration... and I am still happy I was lucky enough to see Posse live. At least once. ;)
No ja, malo prehitro si se veselila! :> Poslušala sem jih že toliko, da sem se spomnila, vendar mi niso "potegnili". Pač stvar okusa. :)
Razveselilo me je že dejstvo, da si jih šla še enkrat poslušat. :) Kdor z malim ni zadovoljen... Sicer je pa tudi res, da imaš le njihov zgodnejši material; če se prav spomnim, imaš Hallavedet? Zdi se mi, da so malce bolj dozoreli v kasnejših albumih... je vseeno osem let dela med njihovim prvim in zadnjim izdelkom.
Seveda, popolnoma stvar okusa. ;)
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