Uusitalo - Tulenkantaja

Like a vocal-less Luomo, Uusitalo's TULENKANTAJA has a cool and icy house groove, with some smatterings of electro-flourish for decoration. The beats kick in immediately with "Paskaa Musaa," which has less glitch than one would ordinarily expect from Vladislav Delay, but enough to establish parentage. "Odottava Peto" goes more uptempo but still with a subdued feeling overall; this is not an album necessarily destined for the dancefloor. The bottom-heavy "Kalajuttuja" has an appealing reggae counter-beat at its start that adds some considerable bounce, while "Nokkonen Päiväunilla" is probably more messy than it needs to be. "Uutta Verta Hangella" gets things back on track, however, and the title track dubs things out even more. "Misut Irti/Huutaa" adds a nice deep and melodic touch, and "Lasi Hajoaa" ends the album on a deeper note. Nicely done overall.