Iki (album)

Infobox Album | Name = iki
Type = Album
Artist = Värttinä


Released = February 28 2003
Recorded = Finnvox and Hitsville Stuios, Helsinki September 2002
Genre = Finnish folk music
Length = 46:17
Label = BMG Finland
Producer = Janne Haavisto
Reviews =
*BBC (extremely favorable) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/world/reviews/varttina_iki.shtml link]
*PopMatters (favorable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/v/varttina-iki.shtml May 23 2003]
*Songlines (favorable) [http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/project_id/118/article_id/1253.cfm May 01, 2003 (mirror)]
Last album = "Double Life"
(2002)
This album = "iki"
(2003)
Next album = "Snow Angel"
(2005)

"iki" is Värttinä's 11th album (9th studio album), released in 2003. It continues Värttinä's trend of having more original compositions, while retaining a folk influence in the songs and their style.

"iki" was released on February 28 2003 by BMG Finland in Finland, to coincide with Värttinä's 20th anniversary concert in Helsinki. Later in the spring of 2003, it was released by Frea in Benelux, Resistencia in Spain, Westpark Music in Germany, Northside in the United States, Koruna Music in Japan, and in the United Kingdom and France.

In Songlines' July/August 2003 issue, "iki" was the 24th selection on their "50 World Music Albums You Must Own". [http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/50worldrecordsyoumustown.htm] [http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/project_id/118/article_id/1254.cfm]

Track listing

#"Syyllinen Syli (osa 1)" / "Faithless Arms (part 1)" (music: Anto Varilo; lyrics: Mari Kaasinen, traditional) – 1:30
#"Tuulen Tunto" / "To Feel the Wind" (Janne Lappalainen; M. Kaasinen, Johanna Virtanen, trad.) – 5:00
#"Sepän Poika" / "The Blacksmith's Son" (Varilo; Kiiskinen) – 3:19
#"Tauti" / "Disease" (Varilo; M. Kaasinen, trad.) – 4:04
#"Morsian" / "The Bride" (Varilo; M. Kaasinen, trad.) – 4:45
#"Nahkaruoska" / "Leather Whip" (M. Kaasinen; M. Kaasinen, Virtanen, trad.) – 3:08
#"Maahinen Neito" / "Earth-maiden" (Susan Aho; Kiiskinen) – 4:23
#"Potran Korean" / "A Sturdy Handsome Lad" (Aho; Kiiskinen) – 2:33
#"Vihi" (Varilo; no lyrics) – 3:31
#"Hopeat" / "Silver" (Lappalainen; M. Kaasinen) – 5:36
#"Tumma" / "Dark" (Lappalainen; M. Kaasinen) – 4:30
#"Syylinen Syli (osa 2)" / "Faithless Arms (part 2)" (Varilo; M. Kaasinen, trad.) – 4:13

Personnel

*Mari Kaasinen - vocals
*Susan Aho - vocals
*Johanna Virtanen - vocals
*Antto Varilo - 6 & 12 string guitars, saz, dobro, fado guitar, kantele, bass kantele, organ
*Janne Lappalainen - bouzouki, saxophone, cava, low whistle
*Lassi Logren - fiddle, octave fiddle, jouhikko, nyckelharpa, vocals
*Markku Lepistö - accordion
*Hannu Rantanen - double bass
*Jaska Lukkarinen - drums, percussion

External links

* [http://www.varttina.com/recordings/iki/ Värttinä page with lyrics, English translations and samples]