Haltya ~ Book of Nature

[Triskele]

The name of Haltya has been familiar for years when speaking of the fresh and new forest trance sound from Finland. Now prepare yourself for even more funky and shiny ride as Haltya releases their third album Book Of Nature.

 

Haltya ~ Book Of Nature

 

 

Release date: 13th February 2008

 

Book of Nature is the 3rd album from the forest trance master Haltya. Ranging from floor filling party stompers (Mean Green Monster Theme) to sophisticated funky arrangements (Borboleta Purpura) this one is wrapped in a most imaginative cover art that reflects straight to the music. This Haltya album is produced by the multitalented producer Tommi Sirkiä alone. Haltya has a firm and solid fan base and Book of Nature will definitely not disappoint them. The two former albums (Forest Flavour & Electric Help Elves) were impressive but this one is taking Haltya to the next level of existence by being super groovy and diverse from the boring lo-fi crap that is sadly so common in the electric music scene these days.

 

CLICK BELOW FOR SOUND SAMPLES

• 1. Nature's Secret
• 2. Rainbow Funkster
• 3. Finny Funny Finished
• 4. Kawaii Bushido
• 5. Borboleta Purpura
• 6. Daisy Chain
• 7. Between The Notes
• 8. Mean Green Monster Theme
• 9. Firecracker
• 10. Make It Look Like An Accident
• 11. Fry
• 12. Mothership
• 13. Walking on Sunshine

TRACK BY TRACK:

 

Nature's Secret

This masterfully tweaked vocal intro enthusiastically jumps you into the mood to enjoy this album to its maximum.

 

Rainbow Funkster

The first major track of this album lives up to its name... a groovy house bassbeat creates the current for bouncy layers of synth repetitions, licks, and loops which catch you into their rhythm without you noticing it. As fit for a blues club on Friday night as a foresty daytime dancefloor, this retro hippie jam trance makes a great warm-up eye opener.

 

Finny Funny Finished

"Finny" picks up the pace a bit yet retains that same "live" feel as its forbearer. This track takes a great analog sounding bassline, pairs it with some disco licks, a stomping four on the floor beat, and enough tweaky sound bites put in all the right places and whips it up into a squelchy dancefloor cacophony which really raises the energy level.

 

Kawaii Bushido

This short, abstract breakdown seems to suddenly snap your psyche into another plane for a few second, leaving your body in suspended animation.

 

Borboleta Purpura

This is tropical island trance from the get go, with moods of jumping beach parties, drinks with little straw hats, and exotic flowery sexuality spilling out in every direction. At the same time, subtle yet influential, are arrays of alien synth squirts expressing the very same emotions using vastly different mediums. This one grows on you in a big way.

 

Daisy Chain

Here's a slice of jazzy audio spice for you... Sexy bass percussion accompanies a catchy melody which lures you in and tugs your dance strings easily. A great outdoorsy track great for building up positive energy, with the addition of groovy old-school electric piano for an extra touch of retro groove.

 

Between The Notes

A minute long breakdown completely foreign to the moods between it jerk your attention without remorse to another plane and other perspectives.

 

Mean Green Monster Theme

Upon reawakening, you'll feel you're in a vastly different space. "Mean Green" has an epic intro paying tribute to B-movie horror before menacingly launching you into a disturbingly great nighttime trance beat. Glitchy and creepy to the max, the track takes this album from happy nighttime soundscapes to the eerie foresty darkness, and well done at that.

 

Firecracker

This track is a mind-boggler. Images of neon, video gamey Tokyo futurama come to mind as acid sliced synth static colludes with bit reduced square rhythms. Distended xylophones and other random audio chaos floats through the sound layers as everything you hear gradually becomes more and more nightmarish and twisted upon itself.

 

Make It Look Like An Accident

Another interlude blurs the images before your ears and teleports you again into a new interplanar audio environment.

 

Fry

This track of duelling bassbeats seems to be a Mexican standoff of New Orleans jazz maestros. Psychedelic and groovy, this is an electro rump shaker of a musical piece that could easily be performed onstage in smoky alleyway blues joints. A stellar danceable breakbeat holds it all together, constantly refreshing and moving the music along.

 

Mothership

This psychotropic trance track is a hit on all the intergalactic radio stations. Funky, fresh slap bass licks underlie cloudy layers of echoed synth sweeps and crisp, clear high-hats which vault the ceiling of the soundscape nicely. This track is a definite builder-upper, taking you to uncharted sectors of your mind upon the dancefloor.

 

Walking on Sunshine

Haltya takes all the best sounds of the seventies' discothèque and reworks them to a degree that can only be achieved through 21st century talent and technology. Here is a creation drawn from the past and the present, fused together to take the listener into their future. This music creates an alien space right here on Earth and lifts you into its clouds.

 

Exclusive worldwide distribution through Arabesque | www.arabesque.co.uk | mark.bedford@arab.co.uk |

 

::PRE-ORDER SPECIAL::

 

You can order the new Haltya - Book Of Nature for a special price of €12

+ postal charges of €1 Finland / €2 Rest of World.

 

This offer is good only through 11 Feb, 2008.

 

To order, please send mail to contact@exogenic.com

 

Visa, MC, Paypal and Cash Transaction accepted.

 

 

Related Links

Haltya Myspace | www.myspace.com/haltya |

Exogenic Records| www.exogenic.com |

Exogenic Myspace | www.myspace.com/exogenic |

Triskele Management.com | www.triskelemanagement.com |

Triskele Myspace | www.myspace.com/robintriskele |