New album review alert!

A few years ago, the Finnish ensemble Uusi Aika released their self-titled album, which left a very strong impression on me with its introspective take on spiritual jazz, enriched by elements of Indian music and a touch of Japanese ambient sound through the use of the shakuhachi. It was a cohesive record—at once highly melodic and free—featuring a particularly striking, almost epic culmination in the composition “Henget.”

Now they are reaching the new heights on their follow-up Luurankolauluja.