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Šamane
Šamane - Solstice
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LP
LP (DAMAGED)
Recycled vinyl, limited to 100 Finnish-made copies
Šamane, from Tampere, Finland, moves timelessly along the dark halls of cold alternative rock, grieving tones and mesmeric soundscapes. The band’s third full-length album Solstice was released on the 12th of April 2024 via the band member’s own Last Day of the North.
The Tampere three-piece has been building a distinctive, immersive sound of their own since their formation in 2017. After releasing their first two genre-bending albums, Kaukana virtaa Eufrat (2019) and Šamane (2020), the band now submerges deeper in the depths of their creative ocean on their most imaginative album to date.
Solstice could be described as a beautiful, heavy and meditative experience. Not easy to label or categorise, though it shares common ground with bands like Dead Can Dance and Warning. Singer-bassist Saara Šamane’s majestic voice, singing in Finnish as well as in the absence of words, feels ancient and powerful. Guitarist Aleksi Kiiskilä’s (also known from post-punk band Grave Pleasures) untraditional use of the Arabian Oud and the electric guitar combine ancient and contemporary scales, with a dynamic touch spanning from the most fragile brush of a finger to full-blown black metal tremolo picking. Merged together with Otto Heino’s hypnotic, downreaching drum work, with timpani-like toms and captivating cymbal use, these elements together create a deep listening experience.
