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Atomikylä - Keräily review




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Band: Atomikylä
Album: Keräily
Release date: April 2016


01. Katkos
02. Risteily
03. Pakoputki

There is something potent looming on the horizon, a deadly haze of radiation. Beware the Atomic Village.

Those unfamiliar with the name of Atomikylä will likely have their internal bells of familiarity going off when its members are mentioned, the band being something of a psychedelic super group, the grand result of the collective talents of Vesa Ajomo and Jukka Rämänen of Dark Buddha Rising and Toni Hietamäki  and Juho Vanhanen of Oranssi Pazuzu. While their 2014 Erkale debut more or less maintained a fine balance between the sounds of the musicians' original bands, the one thing most noticeable with the follow up that is Keräily is that on this album, Atomikylä seem to be leaning much more towards the sound of Dark Buddha Rising than that of Oranssi Pazuzu. As is evident from the massive opener that is "Katkos," the music here is heavier, doomier, and more repetitive, seeming to be in more of a "drone doom" vein than anything else. And yet another shift that should most definitely be applauded for being a quite positive change up is the stunning drum work of Rämänen, which runs the gamut from slow tempos, fast, jam-oriented tempos, as well as extended periods of a jazzy sort of improv approach delivered underneath the crazy guitarwork of Ajomo and Vanhanen.

Fortunately, although it sees a considerable change of pace in sound, Keräily is far from being a "Dark Buddha Rising featuring Oranssi Pazuzu" type of album. The synthesis of the two bands is still there, and one can still definitely pick out the Oranssi influence coming from Toni and Juho here, but it simply appears to be more subtle, and not as easy to blatantly pick out as it was previously on Erkale. Gone are the extended, trippy interludes from the debut that conjure thoughts of Oranssi Pazuzu moments from albums such as Kosmonument and Muukalainen Puhuu. Instead, the trippy, jam-oriented guitar work of Juho now appears to be more of a background ingredient than something that comes out in the forefront of the Atomikylä sound, as in the middle of "Risteily." Or one might even pick out some tremolo picking more resemblant of the black metal side of Oranssi Pazuzu, lurking quietly here and there on "Katkos." The Oranssi influence is still there, but perhaps just not as obvious. One has to dig a little deeper for it this time around.

Though it might not seem as much like a natural synthesis of the parties involved as the debut was, the sophomore effort from Atomikylä is nonetheless a worthy continuation of the dark, heavy, and groovy brand of psychedelia that the members of Dark Buddha Rising and Oranssi Pazuzu have consistently proven themselves as being dedicated to for almost ten years. These are quite obviously musicians who are quite comfortable working with each other, and it's also obvious from listening to Keräily that they have no problem mixing things up a bit with whose musical approach takes precedence. I may have my preference of what I like out of these guys collaborating (Erkale), but I can't deny that Keräily proves that whether it's an Oranssi sound dominating the composition, a Dark Buddha Rising one doing so, or a lovely balance of the two, the efforts are going to yield some pretty powerful results regardless.

Begin the brain melting process.


Rating breakdown
Performance: 8
Songwriting: 8
Originality: 9
Production: 10





Written on 26.04.2016 by Metal Storm’s own Babalao. Comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comfortable since 2013.


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26.04.2016 - 21:29
Rating: 7
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Oh yeah, I forgot to check this one. Might as well do it now
But wait.. It isn't even released yet! Oh well...
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26.04.2016 - 21:42
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Karlabos on 26.04.2016 at 21:29

Oh yeah, I forgot to check this one. Might as well do it now
But wait.. It isn't even released yet! Oh well...

Hopefully they'll make a full stream of it available online. There still aren't any full streams of Erkale available, unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge
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26.04.2016 - 21:56
Marcus
Doit Like Bernie
Oranssi Pazuzu meets Dark Buddha Rising? Here, take all my money.
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26.04.2016 - 21:58
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Marcus on 26.04.2016 at 21:56

Oranssi Pazuzu meets Dark Buddha Rising? Here, take all my money.

Exactly what I said when I first heard about the band in 2014. It also is really cool that they decided to turn it into a band for the long term, rather than just doing a one off collab and leaving it at that, as is usually the case
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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26.04.2016 - 22:01
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Crazy jazz hands on that cover haha. I really liked the song on that link. First song I tried from them actually, totally missed the debut.
Great review, dude.
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26.04.2016 - 22:14
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by X-Ray Rod on 26.04.2016 at 22:01

Crazy jazz hands on that cover haha. I really liked the song on that link. First song I tried from them actually, totally missed the debut.
Great review, dude.

Thank you!
I'd probably recommend the debut over this album, it's a better balance between the Oranssi Pazuzu and DBR sounds, I think... but on the other hand, sometimes a lack of a balance can be a good thing, depending on whether or not you prefer one direction over another, so you could end up preferring this album to the debut!
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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14.05.2016 - 10:44
LuciferOfGayness
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Great review but on the wrong bands Is it only me that feel that the finnish bands related to this band is playing it a bit too safe. It sounds like they are playing music inspired by bands who used LSD insted of using it themselves.
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14.05.2016 - 22:22
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Guest on 14.05.2016 at 10:44

Great review but on the wrong bands Is it only me that feel that the finnish bands related to this band is playing it a bit too safe. It sounds like they are playing music inspired by bands who used LSD insted of using it themselves.

The Finnish bands related to this band are playing it a bit too safe? Are you saying that this band (Atomikyla) is playing it too safe, or that those associated (Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising) are as well? I didn't exactly understand that

Also, implying that one has to consume psychoactive substances to produce insanely trippy, psychedelic music? Because that's certainly not true
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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28.05.2016 - 11:43
LuciferOfGayness
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Written by Auntie Sahar on 14.05.2016 at 22:22

Written by Guest on 14.05.2016 at 10:44

Great review but on the wrong bands Is it only me that feel that the finnish bands related to this band is playing it a bit too safe. It sounds like they are playing music inspired by bands who used LSD insted of using it themselves.

The Finnish bands related to this band are playing it a bit too safe? Are you saying that this band (Atomikyla) is playing it too safe, or that those associated (Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising) are as well? I didn't exactly understand that

Also, implying that one has to consume psychoactive substances to produce insanely trippy, psychedelic music? Because that's certainly not true

What I am trying to say in other words is that these bands sound like their from the 70s, which is fine ofc. When Horse Latitudes sound like they are a psychedelic band from 2016. Ofc you can disagree, just my viewpoint.
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28.05.2016 - 14:19
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Guest on 28.05.2016 at 11:43

What I am trying to say in other words is that these bands sound like their from the 70s, which is fine ofc. When Horse Latitudes sound like they are a psychedelic band from 2016. Ofc you can disagree, just my viewpoint.

There is indeed a bit of a divide between modern psychedelic bands that go for a more retro 70s sound and those that just invent one of their own, you're right. I'd say Atomikyla do a little of both though, it really is essentially a combination of the trippy guitarwork and almost jazz-like drumming of Oranssi Pazuzu and the crushing, doomy sound of Dark Buddha Rising. Sometimes the more retro psychedelic sound comes out as well, like have you heard the debut as well? There's a track on there, can't remember which, but it has some really nice Hammond organ on it that sounds like something straight from the Summer Of Love
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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