Viive Nominated at Indieco Awards!
We are thrilled to announce that Viive, one of our talented artists, has been nominated in two prestigious categories at the Indieco Awards: Rookie of the Year and Jazz Album of the Year! We’re very honored by these nominations.
The nominations came as a delightful surprise to our newly established record label, and we couldn’t be more pleased to receive such recognition from the industry. It’s a positive seal of approval for our successful first year of running the label, together with such talents.
A heartfelt thank you to our listeners and everyone who has acquired our music in physical format; your support truly means the world to us! The simple secret is that by buying indie music, you keep our flame alive.
Stay tuned for more updates and join us in cheering for Viive as we anticipate the results of the Indieco Awards!
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Viive – Sen Jälkeen Kun
Viive debut album ‘Sen Jälkeen Kun’!
The debut album, “Sen jälkeen kun”, explores themes of growth and the intrinsic need for connection. It ultimately took shape as a soundtrack to a movie that doesn’t exist (yet).
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Year 2024 is a wrap!
As we wrap up 2024, we look back with immense gratitude and excitement at the journey we’ve embarked on since our label’s inception in the spring. This year, we’ve had the pleasure of releasing three incredible albums, one EP, six singles, and two remixes.
Thank you to our incredibly talented musicians who have created such beautiful music for us all to enjoy. Your passion has given our label a magnificent start!
We’re incredibly grateful to our listeners—you are the ones who make it possible for us to introduce and share the music we all love.
We also extend our heartfelt thanks to all the associates whose hard work has made it possible to spread the joy of music in digital and physical format.
There are new projects already in the making; we are ready to create new memories together! Let your dreams take flight! Hear you next year!
2024 releases
- Single: Tahmela Six – Cat of The Paju
- Album: Tahmela Six – Mount
- Single: Solar Unity Ensemble – Emergence
- Album: Solar Unity Ensemble – Upstream
- Singles: Viive – Tulva / Ikävä / Väijytys
- Album: Viive – Sen Jälkeen Kun
- Single: Selma Savolainen & Helen Svoboda – Flock
- Remixes: Viive – Tulva / On Tullut Aika
- EP: Selma Savolainen & Helen Svoboda – We Make Sounds This Way
Day of Finnish Music
On the 8th of December Finland celebrates the birthday of composer Jean Sibelius and the Day of Finnish music.
Celebrate with us and enjoy some fine jazz from Mustik Motel! Listen to our catalog and subscribe to our Spotify and Tidal playlists to stay updated with the latest releases.
“We Make Sounds This Way” out now!
Sound Exploration with Enigmatic Voices and Double Bass!
EP: We Make Sounds This Way
Release date: Thursday 28.11.2024
Selma and Helen met at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in 2019, and have since become close friends and collaborators. They have worked as a duo across various iterations, and “We Make Sounds This Way” forms an exciting arrival point of their evolution as a two-piece.
The songs are short, playful, strange, and beautiful, and were developed at the Helsinki International Artist Programme as part of a three-month residency which Helen was undertaking in the winter of 2023.
The sounds and “words” which we explore on this EP are often built upon a made-up language, with a focus on syllabic rhythm and articulation. Quite often, the listener may wonder who is who; at certain points, both voices seamlessly blur into a rich and singular sound source (e.g. Low Kuu). At other times, Savolainen and Svoboda each feature their own distinctive voices, also incorporating the double bass as a third group member on the odd occasion.
Selma Savolainen (vocals, composition)
Helen Svoboda (vocals, double bass, composition)
The EP will be available on all major streaming platforms on the release date.
Digital pre-purchase is available on Mustik Motel Bandcamp.
Sen Jälkeen Kun remixes on the way
Viive‘s debut album Sen Jälkeen Kun, which has been well-received, is now getting its first remixes! Two tracks from the album have been reworked into drum’n’bass steppers by Park Shadow & Kimik.
Park Shadow and Kimik are both long-term local DJs and producers from Tampere, Finland. They have been DJing and producing since the 90s, working across the full spectrum of electronic music in various projects, both locally and internationally. Now, they have prepared us tasty drum’n’bass takes on two tracks from Viive‘s debut album Sen Jälkeen Kun.
Viive – Tulva (Park Shadow Remix)
Park Shadow’s remix transforms Tulva into a dark journey accompanied by deep basslines and intense atmosphere, where piano and trumpet light the way.
Viive – On Tullut Aika (Kimik Remix)
In contrast, Kimik’s remix of On Tullut Aika brightens the mood with energetic rhythms and an unexpected spoken word segment in Finnish, creating a refreshing and innovative sound.
Release date: Thursday 21.11.2024
Remixes will be available on all major streaming platforms on the release date.
Award-Winning Duo Selma Savolainen & Helen Svoboda to Release New Music with Mustik Motel!
We are thrilled to announce the release of first single by the award-winning duo: vocalist and composer Selma Savolainen & double bassist, vocalist, and composer Helen Svoboda! The first single “Flock” is out already this week and EP “We Make Sounds This Way“ later this month!
Single: Flock
Release date: Thursday 14.11.2024
The other half of Mustik Motel label, Jarno, describes the single as follows:
“Where is the map? How does one find their place in a 3D Google Maps world, or on a three-dimensional musical staff where note marks become birds and rest notes turn into vehicles? This flock is in search of its own path, somewhere between the natural and the magical. Earth meets sky—but only on a roll of film. Welcome to the world of Selma and Helen.”
Selma Savolainen, vocals, composition
Helen Svoboda, vocals, double bass, composition
The single will be available on all major streaming platforms on the release date.
Read full artist bio on our artist page!
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Solar Unity Ensemble debut sold out!
Wholesome thank you everyone who have bought the Solar Unity Ensemble debut album Upstream! If you would like to have the album in physical format, please have a look at your favourite record store. They might have stock left!
Viive released final single before album!
The third and final single is out today! Only one week to go till debut album “Sen Jälkeen Kun” release. Excitement rises and so seems to happen with vinyl pre-orders. Be quick to secure a copy before running out!
Countdown to Viive debut album “Sen Jälkeen Kun” starts here!
Anticipated first single from Viive debut album “Sen Jälkeen Kun” is out on Thursday 10.10.2024.
The other half of Mustik Motel label, Jarno, describes the single as follows:
“The flood (Tulva) creeps into the listener’s neck with a strong piano riff and a majestic trumpet melody. Groovejazz swings as the narrator searches for himself amidst dreams, pondering: What separates me from others? Which flows more freely, nightmares or dreams, rhythm or melody?”
Tulva will be available on all major streaming platforms on the release date.
Album “Sen Jälkeen Kun” is out on Thursday 31.10.2024.