Paivakahvit [LP]

Sontag Shogun & Lau Nau - Paivakahvit [LP]

When the trio of Sontag Shogun gathered at Laura Naukkarinen's home on the Finnish island of Kimitoon in the summer of 2019, they had not the slightest inkling that the world was about to change irretrievably with the onset of a long-predicted pandemic the following year. By the time their collaborative album, Valo Siroutuu (''The Light Scatters''), was released nearly two years later, the intimate and reflective nature of the work they had created together had taken on new meaning, resonating powerfully (and quietly) with a world in which the proverbial cracks in the wall only seem to be widening. Paivakahvit completes the story that began with Valo Siroutuu, featuring nine new songs from the original sessions plus four interpretive reworks courtesy of Amulets, Fadi Tabbal, Post-Dukes, and Jeremy Young. Available digitally and in a one-time vinyl pressing of 300 copies, the album flows seamlessly from beginning to end, incorporating field recordings, tape, sublime vocal melodies, and a host of acoustic and electronic instruments. Richly textured and immersive, Paivakahvit positively crackles with warmth and a sense of creative embrace. 01. Sauna Motif I 02. Paivakahvit 03. Afternoon springs 04. Go north 05. They came in through the front door (Fadi Tabbal Rework) 06. Tropic movements (Amulets Rework) 07. Bottles + birds 08. Sauna Motif II 09. The Vala River (Чудья Жени -- Post-Dukes Rework) 10. Badminton on the shore 11. Miten aloittaa 12. A pale view of dem hills (Jeremy Young Rework) 13. Veden yli