Artist: KORPIKLAANI
Album: KUKIJA VINYL (2LP BLACK)

Release date: 2018
EAN/UPS: 727361426217
Media type: LP

After 3 years since the last album, Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI offer their 10th album titled »Kulkija« (“Wanderer”), set for a September 7th, 2018 release.

Concluding 14 (!) tracks, »Kulkija« is their longest album, but also their most natural sounding one to date. “That’s what you can clearly hear. It’s closer to how we sound on stage, and we’ll be able to play all new songs live, that’s for sure,” explains Jonne. For tracking, the band members mostly used their current tour rig.

And the result was definitely worth the waiting. From the first to the last tone, a unique atmosphere guides the listeners through a long journey. “It’s not just a collection of songs, it’s a ‘real’ album,” states Sami. Adds Jonne, “It needed many songs to create this atmosphere, and the record’s flow is really good too. You should definitely listen to »Kulkija« as a whole. The more you listen to the record, the more details you can find.” Sami Perttula explains further, “We really took our time and recorded it piece by piece. All songs were also well prepared in advance and nothing needed to be arranged in the studio like sometimes before.”


LP (33RPM):

Side A
01. Neito
02. Korpikuusen kyynel
03. Aallon alla
04. Harmaja

Side B
01. Kotikonnut
02. Korppikalliota
03. Kallon malja

Side C
01. Sillanrakentaja
02. Henkselipoika
03. Pellervoinen
04. Riemu

Side D
01. Kuin korpi nukkuva
02. Juomamaa
03. Tuttu on tie


LINE-UP:

Jonne Järvelä | vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion, violafon
Tuomas Rounakari | fiddle
Cane | guitar, backing vocals
Jarkko Aaltonen | bass
Sami Perttula | accordion
Matson Johansson | drums