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  • Lovecraftian tribute-album

    Lovecraftian tribute-album

    Finally, some great news about the long-awaited compilation album paying tribute to the writer H. P. Lovecraft. It will be released after all by I, Voidhanger Records, an obscure underground metal label. The album begins with a dark ambient piece created by Jääportit that lasts about 25 minutes. The track, titled Kuihtuman henkivi, was actually finished back in 2006, so obviously it sounds quite different from the latest Jääportit release. What a deep and dark journey into the abyss it still is.

    Quote from the label’s website:

    “Graphic and layout for a secretly assembled tribute-album that will inaugurate a series of thematic releases on I, Voidhanger Records are almost complete.

    78 minutes in length, the album will contain 4 exclusive tracks by the avant-garde/progressive doom masters AARNI and UMBRA NIHIL, the cosmic-ambient psychonauts JÄÄPORTIT, and the blackened space-doom project CAPUT LVIIIm (featuring members of necro-doomsters Malasangre, black-ambient visionaries Tronus Abyss, and avant-garde metallers Necroart).

    Tentatively scheduled for a September release, the tribute will be out as a jewel case CD housed in a slipcase, with a 20-page full-colour booklet with lyrics and liner notes.
    Check this page soon for an official and revelatory announcement. “

  • Fan Video of Transforming Aegis

    A fan called Hartsword made a video of the Jääportit song Muuntuva suoja (Transforming Aegis). He said that “the materials I have used were from BBC series of Planet Earth. I think that mountains covered by snow and wild nature really fits with your music, especially with your newest album. ‘Voimasuo’ belongs to my TOP 5 of this year.”

    Check it out at Youtube

    Thanks for the support and Happy New Year 2010 Everyone.

    Check it out at Youtube

    Thanks for the support and Happy New Year 2010 Everyone.

  • Field Recordings Compilation Vol. I

    Field Recordings Compilation Vol. I

    Jääportit appears on another compilation album, Field Recordings Compilation Vol. I, with a peaceful ambient track titled “Autius”.

    The album’s concept comes from the depths of Siberia. This various artists compilation features only field recordings, from projects in Russia, Finland, Italy and other countries from around the globe. The cold sound of the wind from the frozen steppes right into your living room.

    The album is the work of several people:
    _Algol_ & Stuzha (idea, mixing, mastering, photos)
    Tuomas M. Mäkelä from Jääportit (cover design and pictures)
    Species Productions (printing, releasing and distributing)
    Laurinda Demelo (photo artworks).

    The album was released as an 8-page digibook CD-R by the Greek label Species Productions in July 2009.

    For more info and to buy the album, visit these sites:

  • Epidemie Records offers new albums for special price

    Epidemie Records offers new albums for special price

    On the Tuesday, 12th of May 2009, three new interesting full-length CD albums will be released by Czech label EPIDEMIE RECORDS.

    JÄÄPORTIT – Voimasuo

    Smashing new album of frosty Finnish project JÄÄPORTIT. Seven atmospheric compositions blending together dreamy ethereal ambient, cold rhythmical Nordic electronics and melancholic post-rock. The album is thematically dedicated to the world under transformation. Intense, strong, polymorphous and mostly instrumental album hardly fits in conventional categories, because it´s kind of a musical labyrinth, definitely worth of exploring. The album is coming out in nice six panels digipack in limited edition of 600 pieces.

    THY CATAFALQUE – Róka hasa rádió

    Hungarian THY CATAFALQUE was born in 1998 as epic black metal band. Since that time it has progressed to its actual, very original music that can be described as avant-garde post black metal / ambient / folk. Tamás Kátai and János Juhász, the forming couple of THY CATAFALQUE, invited nine other musicians (viola, cello, clarinet etc.) as guests and they recorded very unusual 70 minutes album called Róka hasa rádió. The whole album is in Hungarian, male vocal is completed with beautiful ethereal female voice of guest singer Ágnes Tóth (The Moon and the Nightspirit). Róka hasa rádió is coming out in nice eight panels digipack in limited edition of 600 pieces.

    CLOSING THE ETERNITY – Noughtwards

    After very successful album Nearby Being (2006, in cooperation with Ad Lux Tenebrae project), a new album of mysterious project from Russian Ural is being released. 74 minutes long composition called Noughtwards is full of dark harmonic drones and subtle pulsations, and is meant to multiply your inner self by zero and to take you off… noughtwards. The album is coming out in nice six panels digipack in limited edition of 600 pieces.

    Now Epidemie Records offers all of these albums for a special price:

    13 EUR (1st class airmail included) for one CD or

    30 EUR (Europe) / 31 EUR (World) (1st class airmail included and registered) for all three CD´s.

    Take contact to Epidemie Records for PayPal address and other details.

    E-mail: info@epidemie.cz

    Website: www.epidemie.cz

  • Voimasuo – available on 12th of May 2009!

    Voimasuo – available on 12th of May 2009!

     

    The 4th full-length Jääportit album Voimasuo has finally been finished. The album will be released as a CD limited to 600 copies, in a 6-panel digipak, by Epidemie Records, a fine indie label in the Czech Republic.

    According to the latest information, the album will be available on 12 May 2009!

    Track listing of Voimasuo (Vigor Swamp):

    01. Tuulten tuoja (Bearer of Winds)
    02. Arvoitusten luona (Close to Mystery)
    03. Suon sulaessa (Thawing Swamp)
    04. Hengenvaara (Mortal Danger)
    05. Sudenkuoppa (Wolf Pit)
    06. Muuntuva suoja (Transforming Aegis)
    07. Katoaminen tornissa (Disappearance in Tower)

    Listen to and download the album

    <a href="http://jaaportit.bandcamp.com/album/voimasuo">Tuulten tuoja by Jääportit</a>

  • My Own Wolf: A New Approach to ULVER

    My Own Wolf: A New Approach to ULVER

    Russian underground production team Aspherical Asphyxia has released an international tribute to ULVER called “My Own Wolf: A New Approach”. The nearly three-hour long set, which commemorates ULVER‘s 15th anniversary, is being released in two ways: The first is the free Internet release, available now via the project’s official web site. “My Own Wolf: A New Approach” will also be issued as a physical double-CD.

    On July, 28th 2008 COLD DIMENSIONS – label will release “My Own Wolf: A New Approach to ULVER”, compilation achieved by an armada of young and comparably ambitious artists that are rather inspired by the band’s great spirit and artistic vision than a mere form of musical expression. Thus this double CD contains songs from almost the band’s entire opus (from the legendary 1993 demo tape “Vargnatt” up to “Blood Inside” from 2005) in a wide range of styles and musical colours.

    Jääportit is on the compilation with a cover of the Ulver track “Gnosis”, originally released on the Metamorphosis EP. The Jääportit version includes vocals by Mindy and electric guitar played by Vesa Partti (of Sadkarma). You can listen to the track on Last.fm.