Night of Folk Aesthetic
We are really happy to announce thrilling news for all who have waited for our live performance here in Finland. We will play our first show in Helsinki at club Gloria 11.10.2008. Moreover we are extremely proud to bring DORNENREICH and SIEBEN first time to Finland to play with us at ‘Night of Folk Aesthetic’. We are also looking for fourth band as opening act so there is more to it still. TENHI and DORNENREICH will play special acoustic based shows so this is something surely not to be missed. More detailed news to follow.
New album SAIVO
We are finished upgrading our studio and we will continue the recording after celebrating the midsummer’s eve.
Wall-flags
I am sorry to announce that the wall-flags were sold out after couple of days after the news was released. I will however make second edition of them as so many fans have been asking for them. These will not be sold on pre-sale so please don’t ask for them before I announce that they are ready after couple of months.
The new songs for the coming album ‘Saivo’ are evolving nicely. We however stand now in a rather unorthodox situation as we never have had so much new material waiting to be recorded.
Here are some working titles for the songs.
-noiad
-rinta maan
-kuolleet lehdet
-vapaus saimaa
-kuunteluyöt
-uloin
-horrospuhuja
-pojan kiiski
-kuvavuori
-lintusalo
-laulu kuolevalla
-luut
-pohjan
-maa ja veri
-paluu joelle
-polku rantaan
-risukko
-pienet purot
Ilkka Salminen is no longer in Tenhi
Ilkka Salminen has now officially left the band. We decided to announce this as there has been some speculation around the matter.
This isn’t a dramatic change in the band at all but rather awaited decision. His contribution has decreased along the years and his personal interests lie elsewhere, while for us the band has become even more crucial part of our lives.
Despite this he will still be around as a friend for sure…
So thanks for the past years –rock on!
Here by Ilkka’s own words:
Dear fans,
I have now officially left Tenhi.
This is my own decision and I want you to know that it happens in the best spirit between all of us. It might not be a surprise for you, as my contribution in Tenhi has decreased ever since we released Maaäet. For the time being I haven’t got the possibility to devote myself to Tenhi anymore with the same intensity as Tyko and Ilmari.
I’m extremely proud and happy for everything we achieved in Tenhi and it all means an awful lot to me. I feel privileged that for the past decade I was given the possibility to create music with such talents as Tyko and Ilmari. I think Tenhi is doing very well in their care, and I encourage them to carry on the Tenhi saga for a long time.
On my behalf I’d like to thank all of you Tenhi fans for the fantastic support you’ve given throughout the years. I wish you all the best, keep Tenhi flame burning!
Yours,
Ilkka Salminen
Wall-flags etc.
We have made limited edition of wall-flags from three ‘Folk Aesthetic’ graphics (10 copies from each, with signatures). We will put them on Utustudio online shop for sale as well as TENHI shirts/sweatshirts later this spring.
All the best for the coming year on behalf of Tenhi.
Here is one video from our small tour in Germany. It is a live acoustic guitar version of ‘luopumisen laulu’ from airut:aamujen. Thanks Hilmar for shooting it.
We also did new lay-out for out site including the ‘folk aesthetic’ graphics. Hope you will like it. More news about the new album entitled ‘Saivo’ and new utustudio merchandize (wall-flags etc.) in the first weeks in 2008.
So the small tour is over. Thanks for everyone who showed up for the shows. We were extremely happy to see so much fans and people interested in our music. We also would like to thank Neun Welten for taking good care of us and being great band to tour with.
Only one conclusion can be made after these shows and the feedback we got… we certainly will do loads of more shows in the future. We hadn’t tried this acoustic line-up before but it really worked great.
We will upload some photos of the events soon. Fans are free to send us some photos so we can share the atmosphere of the shows to others as well. Here are some pre-taste of the Zwischenwelten festival shooted by Senad Palic.
Good news for anyone who has been craving for rare and unreleased material from us.
We just finished mastering the music and completing the cover artwork of the 10th year celebration compilation album called Tenhi ‘Folk Aesthetic 1996-2006’. It includes over three hours of rare and unreleased material from the years 1996-2006. The release date is not sure yet but it will be released during this summer/autumn. The idea is to make a “book-like“ format with some info about each song, lyrics and translations and more. I also drew the artwork specially for it. More news posted soon about the release date.
The final track listing is:
CD 1
Kertomuksia (demo 1997)
näkin laulu
havuisissa saleissa
tenhi
Hallavedet (mcd 1998)
hallavedet
hiljaiseksi lampi jää
kausienranta (unreleased) suortuva (alternative version) etäisyyksien taa (from promo 1997) linnuit (unreleased) tuulenkaato (alternative version) sydänvalkea (unreleased) kuoppa (demo version) korvenraivaajat (jäljen demo version) kielo (bonus song from Kauan album 1999) niin auer hiljaa vie (bonus song from Kauan album 1999)
CD 3
Unreleased album entity called ‘Kaski’. (Swidden).
häie
luo varjo
koiranlainen peura
suruiksi soi
sarahdus
tuuli varista
laule
vasen
neidiie
Tenhi etsii jousisoittajaa (viulisti, alttoviulisti tai sellisti) täydentämään live-kokoonpanoa ja mahdollisesti myös soittamaan levyille. Suunnitelmissa on keikkoja loppuvuodesta Euroopassa ja Suomessa. Nykyinen viulistimme ei pääse mukaan keikoille, joten etsimme korvaavaa esiintyjää.
Eli hyvän asenteen ja soittotaidon omaavat jousisoittajat voivat lähettää vapaamuotoisen tarinansa sähköpostitse sekä demon soitostaan yhteydenottoa varten. Tekninen suoritus ei ole tärkeintä vaan tulkinta ja hyvä tuntuma soittimeen.
Marja’s fifth studio album Polku (’path’) will be released in 15. February 2007. This time the arrangements and production are made by Ilmari Issakainen and Tyko Saarikko, two members of the Finnish neofolk band Tenhi.
Marja Mattlar is as uncompromising in concert as she is in studio, preferring to perform solo with classical guitar in small rooms with no amplification. She has performed in this way in many small country villages throughout Finland and abroad, making full use of the intimate contact with the audiences. When the situation is right, Marja will also perform in larger spaces with amplification and a few backing musicians.
“Airut:aamujen” is the sequel of TENHI’s “Airut:ciwi” which was released in 2001. The piano driven “Airut:aamujen” was originally released in small limited edition thru our Utustudio in December 2004 under the name Harmaa. After signing it also to Prophecy we wanted to re-release it with the title TENHI and so bring the saga together.
Tenhi’s airut:saga is based on my and Ilmari Issakainen’s visions. The saga continues and explores further paths found in certain TENHI songs. The song ‘Kielo’ was the source of inspiration for the first two chapters. The third one “Airut:Savoie” will grow upon themes found in ‘Tuulenkaato’ and ‘Maa syttyy’ (Maaäet). We have already composed the material for “Airut:savoie” and shall enter the studio at the end of this summer.
Release date for TENHI “Airut:aamujen” is 20.10.2006, the track listing is as follows:
Saapuminen - Emerging
Seitsensarvi - Grey Shine Of June
Lävitseni Kaikkeen - Thru Me And Into Everything
Luopumisen Laulu - Eloign
Kuvajainen - Apparition
Oikea Sointi - Lay Down A Tune
Kahluu - Fury Revived
Hiensynty - Burning
Läheltä - A Brief Passing Moment
10th year celebration double album
Currently we are working with TENHI’s 10th year celebration double album, which will include rare and unreleased stuff along the years and alternative versions of the album songs, it will also include the demo from 1997 “Kertomuksia” and “Airut:ciwi” mcd and also unreleased airut:saga songs from 2001-2004.
Thanks for your great ideas for the print — we decided to award prizes to several entries as we think we will use all of these designs or combinations of them. The prizes will be sent out within about one week… The winning entries are from, starting at top left: Bart Claeys, Mikko Lehto, and Juha Varis on the right; Erwin Hagens, Marten Winter below.
Now that May is over and done with, it’s about time to declare the Maaäet design competition closed. Thanks for all the entries! Stay tuned for results after the weekend.
We have already got some great designs so thanks a lot. Just want to add that the designs can also be from your own graphics, photos or what ever just that they fit the mood of the album. Or you can mix them with album art…basically one can try anything.
This is an idea contest for all TENHI fans to design graphics for a MAAÄET t-shirt and hooded sweatshirt.
The designs should relate and fit to the graphics of the album. Be free to use all material from our website and even from the album art.
The proposal can be either for one (front) or two (front and back) side of the shirt. Printed area on one side shouldn’t be larger than A4 size (210mm x 297mm, vertical or horizontal). One can choose the color(s) of the print as well as the shirts.
Send your proposal in JPG-format (approximately 2mb) format to competition@utustudio.com until 31.5.2006 with your name and street address. We will then contact the winner.
The winner will be announced on 5.6.2006. We will also put the best works on display on the web page. The prize will be signed CD’s and all sort of rare items from TENHI vaults. We will hold the right to finalize the design before the manufacturing.
HARMAA has signed to Prophecy Productions. Harmaa has released the second chapter of the Airut saga ‘AIRUT:AAMUJEN a year ago thru UTUstudio. Prophecy will now re-release it and distribute it worldwide apart from Finland (UTUstudio) and Russia and Baltic States (Irond).
The recordings for the next HARMAA album will start this spring.
Night of Folk Aesthetic
“Airut:aamujen” is the sequel of TENHI’s “Airut:ciwi” which was released in 2001. The piano driven “Airut:aamujen” was originally released in small limited edition thru our Utustudio in December 2004 under the name Harmaa. After signing it also to Prophecy we wanted to re-release it with the title TENHI and so bring the saga together.
Thanks for your great ideas for the print — we decided to award prizes to several entries as we think we will use all of these designs or combinations of them. The prizes will be sent out within about one week… The winning entries are from, starting at top left: Bart Claeys, Mikko Lehto, and Juha Varis on the right; Erwin Hagens, Marten Winter below.
Now that May is over and done with, it’s about time to declare the Maaäet design competition closed. Thanks for all the entries! Stay tuned for results after the weekend.
HARMAA has signed to Prophecy Productions. Harmaa has released the second chapter of the Airut saga ‘AIRUT:AAMUJEN a year ago thru UTUstudio. Prophecy will now re-release it and distribute it worldwide apart from Finland (UTUstudio) and Russia and Baltic States (Irond).