Name: Tomutonttu Ja Lehtisalo
Brand: Tomutonttu Ja Lehtisalo

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

VHF 162

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-07-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Revol­ver

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

783881016215

Total Cap

9999

Black LP

Artist

Tomutonttu Ja Lehtisalo

Genre US

Experimental / Avant-Garde / Industrial / Noise

Label US

Finland has long had a uniquely progressive underground, with thriving punk, avant, jazz, and rock scenes with oversized output and impact. Jussi Lehtisalo’s (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Mahti, etc) label Ektro has been at the center of this activity for the last three decades, with a stream of excellent and conceptually bonkers releases covering music of all types. Here Lehtisalo joins up with Jan Anderzén (of Kemialliset Ystävät among others) for an album of absolutely fun and unusual miniature duets that sound like alien Library music beamed in from the outerlands. Tracks like “Luukku Yksi” and “Puistossa” use a charmingly retro synth-y sound palate and Cluster-like melodic sensibility to make accessible some deceptively “out” music. Some cuts (like “Kylpy”) have a vague hint of early ’80s post-punk / new wave vibes, bouncing along in a friendly way with odd interjections of sample debris and electronics jumping out of the mix to keep it weird. The surging “Hymy yössä” could be music for the credits of the world’s hippest newscast. Beautiful jacket by renown Helsinki-based artist Dylan Ray Arnold, bringing the die-cut techniques of their gallery pieces like “Growth of the Night Plants” to LP form.

Music US

Discover Tomutonttu Ja Lehtisalo by Tomutonttu Ja Lehtisalo on VHF. A unique album of fun and unusual miniature duets with a retro synth-y sound.