“We Make Sounds This Way” out now!
EP: Selma Savolainen & Helen Svoboda – We Make Sounds This Way
Selma Savolainen (vocals, composition)
Helen Svoboda (vocals, double bass, composition)
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 & Helen Svoboda – We Make Sounds This Way / Released: 28.11.2024
Listen at: SPOTIFY, TIDAL and all other major streaming services!
Buy digital at: Bandcamp
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.
Remixes: Viive – Tulva / On Tullut Aika
Viive – Tulva (Park Shadow Remix) / Released: 21.11.2024
Viive – On Tullut Aika (Kimik Remix) / Released: 21.11.2024
Buy digital at: 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.
Single: Selma Savolainen & Helen Svoboda – Flock
Selma Savolainen & Helen Svoboda – Flock / Released: 14.11.2024
Buy digital at: Bandcamp
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!
Album: Viive – Sen Jälkeen Kun
Riikka Suutari (Keys, Vocals)
Antti Niiranen (Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass, Vocals, String Arr)
Manuel Trabucco (Saxophone)
Laurence Wilkins (Trumpet)
Miguel Vargas (Flute)
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).
”At times it can be as pungent as a sea buckthorn or sting like a nettle, but it can also feel as fresh and soft as the air in the tranquil of a summer night.”
-Antti
“As well as loving to express myself through melodies, I find writing and playing with words quite natural and meaningful. This is something we also take into account in our compositions. The dynamically flowing soundscapes naturally carved space for us to explore the emotions and storyline lyrically as well. Sometimes compositions find their natural place as fully instrumental, but sometimes wordplay with the composition allows a path to dig deeper into the story.”
-Riikka
The album was recorded at Mutka studios, the duo’s own creative space in a mid-century wooden house located in Jyväskylä, Finland. The piano and drums were set up facing each other, fostering a deeper connection between the players. The naturally imperfect and lively acoustics of the space contributed unique characteristics to the sound of the album.
Each track originated from open, improvised jams between the keys and drums by the warmth of the fireplace and was later refined to its final form.
The duo’s debut album also features talented session musicians Manuel Trabucco on saxophone, Laurence Wilkins on trumpet and Miguel Vargas on flute.
Viive – Sen Jälkeen Kun / Released: 31.10.2024
Listen at: SPOTIFY, TIDAL and all other major streaming services!
Buy vinyl at: Mustik Motel Webshop & Bandcamp
Buy digital at: Bandcamp
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!