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Cold Autumn Song

by Andreas Juhani

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1.
Some escape to build a freedom Free your old sad song Those clear lakes and deep brown trees and Mournful singalongs Cut into the settling darkness Brothers lost and never found Water drops from memory moss and Rocks branch out their fossil arms
2.
Hear My Call 05:40
Deep beneath, far beyond There's an ocean ground You swim far, you dive deep To our memory bound Fought a war, taste of blood on the battle ground All sums up, all reminds Of the years I count This my last word, this is what I'm going to leave I gave up on all your calls To end it short and brief Welcome back immortal silence, Flood the gates Leading light please hear my calls, And lift my grief Waiting for a sign of life to Rise up from the ashes Waiting for a hint of light to Cut through the night
3.
I only know my dreams, But I try to Keep your warmest words Safe and sound in me I never learned to speak In a pretty pattern I never learned to feel Good conversation The soft touched and the sheltered one Baby feet of the oldest son Rose skin in the winter cold Tell me that I'm not alone I only know my dreams, But I try to Keep your warmest words Safe and sound in me I never learned to see the things you see in me I never learned to be The boy that I was meant to be The soft touched and the sheltered one Baby feet of the oldest son Rose skin in the winter cold Tell me that I will belong
4.
Slow Spark 03:17
Moonlight Slowly, through my Open Window, touch me Gently No talk, no more Sirens Loud song, hear me now Those nights Starry eyed, under Blue cloud Cold star, only Candles Dim light, trembling Your arms Slow spark, hear me now
5.
Someone set these woods on fire Someone burnt them down You ran from your wooden house when Someone set the spark Wind breathes life into the flames and Blows them wide and tall I was then a butterfly and Flew and escaped from it all Black days come and bright days go As the year passes by I slept freezing in my cloth tent Somewhere in the dark Biting frost is slowly crawling Through white misty hills You were then a polar bear that Disappeared in snow

about

These five songs were recorded in summer 2019 in Helsinki. It was the first time for me to record songs that I had written on the guitar, with my own voice being at the center of it all. Musically, inspiration was found in acts such as Sufjan Stevens, Daniel Rossen, Sun Kil Moon and Low. This is a departure from my previous work in electronic music, with the intention to create something earthbound, warm and connecting.

Lyrically, I tried to evoke images of nature and use them as metaphors for what I was feeling at the time. All of the songs were written in Finland, and some of the melodies might have come to my mind while hiking through the northern woods...

After having collected around 20 demos, these five songs were chosen for recording. Starting with guitars and ukuleles, then drums, saxophones and vocals at last, the songs took shape gradually. I carried around the raw recordings for some years, before I finally finished the production and mixing in summer 2022 in my bedroom in Vienna.

I'm proud to have finally released the songs. Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me to sing, to play guitar, to write songs - it means the world to me.

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released April 22, 2023

All the instruments on the record were played and recorded by myself, except the mastering, which was done by Gregor Bromme. The cover image was taken by my dad on a trip to Lapland in northern Finland.

Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizers, Recording, Mixing, Composition - Andreas Juhani
Mastering - Gregor Bromme / gb-mastering
Album Art - Dad

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Andreas Juhani Berlin, Germany

Born in Finland and raised in Germany, Andreas played saxophone throughout his teenage years, before picking up songwriting during his electronic music studies in Weimar and Helsinki. He has composed music for films, sound installations and played saxophone in numerous bands. Under his Liminka alias, he has released an EP of ambient electronica on the British label Deep Heads. ... more

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