Northern Fire by Otherworld Ensemble

Otherworld Ensemble is a joint project lead by Heikki "Mike" Koskinen and Finnish American Rent Romus exploring the music of jazz and improvisation inspired by the Arctic diaspora, and utilizes elements embedded structurally in ways that abstractly reference the Northern thematic. Northern Fire is an exploration in improvisation featuring international Finnish music iconoclasts, bassist Teppo Hauta-aho, and saxophonist Mikko Innanen as well as guest performer accordion virtuoso Veli Kujala. The music was recorded during a live session at Kaapelitehdas (The Cable Factory) in the heart of Helsinki, Finland in May of 2017.

Tracklist

1.	A fire to freedom	3:19

2.	Vaahtopäät (Foamheads)	4:37

3.	Henkeä elämää (Spirit Life)	3:08

4.	Wind Spell	2:09

5.	Kun siat voivat lentää (When pigs fly)	4:45

6.	Aatto (vigil)	2:39

7.	Revontulet (aurora borealis)	5:22

8.	Ghost of Johnny Dodds	2:14

9.	Otherside	2:58

10.	A removal of obstacles	3:50

11.	Iberia	3:53

12.	It's never too late to release the bonds	2:02

Credits

released December 11, 2018

Heikki Koskinen•tenor recorder, e-trumpet, flutes, kantele
Teppo Hauta-aho•double bass, percussion, pigs
Rent Romus•alto saxophone, flutes, bells, mandolin banjo
Mikko Innanen•alto and sopranino saxophones, flutes, percussion, pigs
Veli Kujala•quartertone accordion

Recorded at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland, May 29, 2017
Mixed & mastered at Music Vision by Heikki Koskinen
Photos by Rent Romus
Cover Art by Collette McCaslin
Under license to Edgetone Records
www.edgetonerecords.com
©  2018 Edgetone Records
All Compsitions Rent Romus Jazz On The Line Publishing, BMI
Teppo Hauta-aho, Mikko Innanen, Heikki “Mike” Koskinen, Veli Kujala TEOSTO

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