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LINKS:
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REVIEWS:
"Keppo Kappi (who the hell is this?) is completely amazing--mind blowing in fact. I suppose it's traditional, but its the kind of traditional that makes you wonder why they bothered inventing high fidelity. It's like that track on the nonesuch collection of African music--there was this Ghana woman singing, absolutely nothing else. It completely burned everything else to the ground, and it was just a woman singing. Pekko Kappi makes me feel like some kind of barbarian in regards to my taste in music. Recording this sort of thing even seems rather pointless, since we're all too white to understand (I'm sure Pekko is white too, but I speak of the soul!)" Chris Moon, Blastitude

"Finnish micro-label 267 Lattajjaa continues to impress, this time with a 3" CD-R from Pekko Käppi. Scraped strings and clouds of drones from forgotten times hover like morning mist over some lake deep down in the forest. Like a kite caught in an up-draft it first seems to be aiming for the sky but is soon brought down to the crystal clear water surface. It's like the music comes from the water itself and never can travel too far from its origin. That being said, this is music firmly rooted in the landscape in the same way as the Jewelled Antler collective but although the results bear trademarks of the incomparable Hala Strana the hugely evocative results more end up sounding like a Pelt journey along dusted gravel roads across the Appalachians. This is old time music for the drone generation and as such it just doesn't get any better." Mats Gustafsson, Dream Magazine #5

"ancient sounding folk played on a jouhikko (a horsehair lyre - sounds like a scratchy viola) with melancholic vocal accompaniment - recommended" Boa Melody Bar

"I think someone might have mentioned this one before, but i'll praise it again. I guess this is derived from traditonal folk music, but it could be from finland, mongolia or the blue mountains of virginia. pekko's a master of his jouhikko (a violin-like instrument) & jaw harp & has an earthy, beautiful singing voice, soaring droning folk ragas." Glenn Donaldson, Jewelled Antler

"There's not many people playing the horsehair lyre these days, at least one would think. It seems that this traditional Finnish instrument is very similar to a violin, at least based on this fantastic EP by Pekko Käppi. These six tracks feature only the aforementioned lyre in addition to the sparse use of Käppi's voice to create classical inspired organic drones. The centerpiece to this short release is the 6+ minute "Milloin Ahven Nukkuu." It features dueling tracks of the lyre: one creating an Alastair Galbraith-like drone while the other ventures up the fretboard to add high-end resistance. Käppi moans and sings along with the low-end melody which just fuels the hypnotic effect of the piece. It's like floating lazily down a slow-moving river, without a care in the world. Excellent stuff. "Liinaharja" has the feeling of a 15th century traditional lament; it's full of longing. "Myrskylyhty" picks things up with a decidedly Eastern flavor, especially with Käppi's chant-like vocals. It invokes images of some Indian ritual or dance. Also impressive is the use of a jew's harp on "Rantaa" which provides a nice contrast to the quiet lyre. This sounds straight out of Mississippi. One of the best and most interesting releases from the 267 Lattajjaa label so far. Fantastic. 8/10" - Brad Rose, Foxy Digitalis

"Blackened forest folk of a most intriguing nature played on a hand-constructed violin-type thing made of horse bone and hair. From the same Tampere school of rock that spawned Markus, Kemialliset Ystavat, and Avarus, these gently overdubbed audio-runes hit from an ancient heart and re-assert the old maxim 'naked is beautiful'." Campbell Kneale, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon