Helsinki based Progressive Rock band Maan Tomu released the track “Kameli” taken from their upcoming sophomore album “Valossa En Näe Pimeää, Pimeässä Valon Nään” due out on March 02, 2024 via This is not a dog. Purchase and Stream the track on Bandcamp:
Helsinki-based quintet Maan Tomu returns on their sophomore album, “Valossa En Näe Pimeää, Pimeässä Valon Nään.” The album is released on digital platforms and vinyl on March 02, 2024 by This is not a dog.
The five-song LP is centered around two sprawling epics, “Kameli” and the over 14-minute titular track, which is described by the band as an “intense hunting trip” of sorts. Meanwhile – as its name implies – “Kameli,” (translating to “Camel”) takes the listener on a voyage to a sweltering desert, coated in sounds rooted in 60s Psychedelic Progressive Rock. “Trans Vojakkala Express” is a largely acoustic continuation to “Kameli,” which lures the listener to a shamanistic trance whereas the album closure, “Kameli (Reprise)” briefly returns to its namesake’s vast landscapes. The minimalistic lyrics – sung in Finnish – are deceptively simple yet multilayered mantras, evoking thoughts of haiku-like poetry.
Guest musician Arttu Silvast provides a processed jouhikko (a traditional Finnish bowed lyre) on the title track as well as the otherworldly ambient piece “Metsälä Special.”
Since 2017, the band has been cultivating its blues-based Psychedelic Rock, influenced by Folk, Classic Rock and Psychedelia. Maan Tomu started out as a trio, with JP Saari on vocals and guitars, Staffan Sodergård on bass, Jussi Peevo on drums. Following the recording of their self-titled debut album, the group grew into a quintet, as multi-instrumentalists Joki Luz on flute, trombone and percussions and Johannes Silvonen on trumpet and percussion joined the lineup.
Pre-Order the album on Bandcamp: https://thisisnotadog.bandcamp.com/album/valossa-en-n-e-pime-pime-ss-valon-n-n
Tracklist:
01. Valossa en näe pimeää, pimeässä valon nään
02. Metsälä Special
03. Kameli
04. Trans Vojakkala Express
05. Kameli (Reprise)