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Listen to the single EMERGENCE for example from BANDCAMP, SPOTIFY or TIDAL. Single is now available on all major streaming services for you to enjoy!

Debut album UPSTREAM is out on 26.9.!

Vinyl & Digital pre-order is now available from Bandcamp and on our own web shop!

Upstream streaming will be available on all major streaming platforms on the release date.

Solar Unity Ensemble
Single: Emergence
Release date: Thursday 12.9.2024

The other half of Mustik Motel label, Jarno, describes the single as follows:

The hills, meadows, and forest edges invite us to reflect on one’s place in the solar system. Golden dragonflies buzz by, like carriers of interstellar cargo. New-age shepherds stamp travel cards with the saxophone’s reed and the piano’s hammer. Nearby, a sizable city casts its shadow over nature’s own grassy and rocky studio. Nervousness and wonder need an outlet. It’s better to share than to conceal. Let’s be open, yet the whole remains a great mystery and the solar system’s own secret.

Commenting on this era with old-time, earthy spiritual jazz.

Available across all major audio streaming platforms on the release date. Now available to pre-save!

Together with another Tampere local label, Ultraääni Records, we are delighted to introduce Solar Unity Ensemble!

Multi-instrumentalist Roope & saxophonist Henri are on a mission to explore, understand, and tap into the cosmic flow of free musical expression. They met at art school back in 2014, where they began their initial sessions in the school cellar. After graduation, their journey included a hiatus and a fortunate reunion, ultimately leading to recording music together from 2019 to 2023.

Solar Unity Ensemble album is ready and the vinyls are already in production! Join our Newsletter to hear among first about the release dates!

We’re thrilled to announce that the initial 300 copies of Tahmela Six’s debut album, “Mount,” have sold out faster than expected! Fear not! Due to popular demand, we’ve taken the initiative to press an additional 200 copies. The second batch will be available in late August, so mark your calendars!

“Mount” is also widely available on streaming platforms like Spotify and Tidal. If you’d like to purchase a digital copy, visit for example our Bandcamp site: HERE!

Check these stores for any remaining vinyls from the first pressing:

Finland: Sammakka Pop, Laukontorin Antikvariaatti, Swamp Music, Levykauppa Äx, Keltainen Jäänsärkijä, Pertin Valinta, Fresh Garbage, 8raita, Round Sound, Alfa Antikva – Available soon: Eronen & Digelius

Sweden: Record Mania, Djungel & Jazz

Estonia: Psühhoteek, Biit Me, Dogz Recordz – Available soon: RR Gems

Latvia: Plates.lv, Down Street

Also you can inquire directly from the great artists when you see them live! Like 1.8.2024 here in Tampere at the Kaikki on Jazzia event!

The long-awaited Tahmela Six vinyl is finally here! Another round of huge thanks for helping to materialize this fantastic Tahmela Six music into physical form goes to Stiina Lampio for the album artwork and Jon Thureson for the layout. Local poet J.K. Ihalainen for the liner notes & Arsi Keva from Ultraääni Records for the hype sticker. Helsingin Levypuristamo did an excellent job pressing the vinyl, and the one and only, always top-tier master record carver, Timmion Cutting!

Get yours online! – EU, UK, USA+Canada & contact for shipping further:
Mustik Motel Webshop & Mustik Motel Bandcamp

Local record stores in Tampere (FI): Sammakka-pop, Swamp Music & Levykauppa-X
Selected record stores in Turku (FI) & Helsinki (FI) coming soon, follow our social media for updates!

Also, handful of records are on the way to Stockholm (SE), Tallinn (EE), Riga (LV) and Tarto (EE) along our summer travels. Contact us for details!

The album has now been released, and we are smiling proudly together with the band members! It has been a very pleasant journey working together and preparing everything for you to enjoy. Last Saturday, we had the first public listening event for the album, and we were relieved by the crowd’s warm, welcoming applause that the album received. All the applause was for a very good reason! Listen to the album ‘Mount’ HERE!

The vinyl is coming in a few weeks – follow our social media for updates!

We raffled off two test pressings. One at the listening event—congratulations to Arto for taking it home. Another test pressing was raffled off today to celebrate the release. Congratulations to Santeri!

The Tahmela Six album “Mount” releases on Monday, June 17th. It will be accessible on all major streaming platforms from the release date. The vinyl edition is also coming soon! Spotify users can secure a pre-save link HERE to be notified immediately when the entire album drops.

Special thanks are extended to Stiina Lampio for the cover art and Jon Thureson for the album cover design.

On June 15th, the Kaikki on Jazzia evening at Laterna will kick off with the Tahmela Six exclusive album listening event for ‘Mount’! Join us early, participants who also subscribe to Mustik Motel’s newsletter will automatically be entered into a raffle for a Tahmela Six vinyl test press!

Check details (in Finnish) at Laterna web page: Kaikki on jazzia: Hot Heros + DJ Ardelicious – Laterna
Facebook event: Kaikki on jazzia: HOT HEROS + DJ Ardelicious | Facebook

Join us to see live on this evening:
Sami Sippola : tenor saxophone
Ville Rauhala : upright bass
Affe Forsman : drums

UPDATE: 6.6.2024: We’ve decided to raffle not one but two vinyl test press! In order to join for the first raffle, come join us to the listening event on 15th of June at Laterna and signup to our newsletter on spot. Second raffle is open for everyone who joins our newsletter and the second raffle will be held on release date 17th of June. Tip your friends too to join our newsletter and good luck!