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ISLAJA - Palaa Aurinkoon
Fonal
CD // £11.99
HOME LISTENING / MODERN CLASSICAL / AMBIENT
Released: Jan 2006
Catalogue Number: FR-36

Back in stock! After last week's fabulous album from Paavoharju, this week we bring you another one of Fonal's breathtaking releases - Islaja's (Merja Kokkonen) second album 'Palaa Aurinkoon'. This album is something of a marvel in the new k scene, whereas one might have become accustomed to last years glut of folk releases with high profile albums from Devandra Banhart, Animal Collective and Vashti Bunyan to name but a few; Islaja possesses something else entirely. Possibly closer to the untrained free-folk of Jandek (minus the howling) than the twee English lilt of Vashti or Bolanisms of Devandra, Merja conjures up a fairytale outsider realm where gingerbread men run faster and faster and lonely witches lie in wait for over-adventurous children. Each song is moulded lovingly with delicate guitar strums, tumbling glockenspiels and Merja's own fragile, breathy vocals. On the first listen the record could be compared to a drowsy Cocorosie or a snowbound Colleen, but Islaja is far deeper than either of these artists, grabbing you from the inside and taking control of your psyche. A perfect accompaniment to these cold winter nights, sitting by the fire with a cup of tea and a thick hardback book of Grim fairy tales, 'Palaa Aurinkoon' has a mythical beauty which is not forgotten easily. This comes as a huge recommendation and is another essential release on the incredible Fonal label.