Acoustic Guitar -
Teemu Toivio
,
Tuomas Toivio
Artwork By -
Speed Shop Graphics
Choir -
Anna Wiksten
,
Kaisa Salokorpi
,
Laura Valkonen
,
Minna-Liisa Tammela
Composed By -
Cesterius
(tracks: 3)
,
J. Haavisto
(tracks: 6)
,
J. Salo*
,
P. Malmström*
(tracks: 1, 5, 9, 10)
,
T. Mäkynen*
(tracks: 8)
Drums -
Roope Palomäki
Drums, Percussion, Electric Piano -
Teppo Mäkynen
Engineer -
James Spectrum
Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer [Modular], Drums, Percussion -
Paul Malmström
Guitar [Fx], Guitar [Shred] -
Mika Tyyskä
Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Ukulele, Harp, Performer [Dandelion], Performer [Marxophone], Performer [Etherphone], Vibraphone, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Whistling, Backing Vocals, Percussion -
Miikka "McGyver" Paatelainen*
Horns -
Jukka Eskola
,
Mikko Mustonen
Horns, Flute, Orchestrated By -
Timo Lassy
Mastered By -
Svante Forsbäck
Ocarina, Recorder, Performer [Imitaphone], Performer [Glasses], Performer [Pixie Sprint], Performer [Sweetone], Piano [Toy], Piano [Finger], Accordion [Electric], Guitar [Electric], Harmonium, Percussion -
Kalervo Salo
Percussion -
El Bongo Mamba*
Photography -
James Spectrum
,
Marko Nyberg
,
Rob Ditcher
Synthesizer [Bass Guitar], Handclaps -
Marko Nyberg
Synthesizer [Matrix Printer] -
Markus Schneider (3)
Synthesizer [Metasonix] -
Michael Weeks
Synthesizer, Keyboards [Electric], Keyboards [Acoustic], Performer [Pianomate] -
Ville Riippa
Vocals -
Boi Crompton
,
Chris Cote
,
Reeta-Leena Korhola
,
Tuomo Prättälä
Vocals [Whispering] -
Sanna Åman
The tracks are a mish-mash of styles, bouncing and twisting and more often than not ending a completely different way they started. It certainly takes a few listens to get into - I must admit I didn't care for it much first - but when you get into it, you're really blown away.
It's rare to hear an album nowadays that completely throws away the rulebook and pop music conventions and does whatever the hell it feels like. This album sounds fresh, yet strangely vintage at the same time. A true modern classic.