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Firebox Records is a label that is doing things very well promoting new bands, especially within the spectre of doom metal. Jääportit was a name I wasn´t aware of, except for the fact that M. Warjomaa from weird cosmic doom project Aarni quoted it in an interview. I was really curious about it, to tell the truth. But Jääportit has nothing to do with doom metal, nor metal at all. Jääportit is a one man band delivering pure ambient music, created through layers of synthesizers. Relaxation music, call it if you have nothing else to do... Mortiis could be a reference maybe, but there are no recitatives, verses, or voices of any type, except for a fragment of distorted electronic voice that can be heard in the second track. Another difference between the Norwegian troll and this Northern Finn is that Jääportit remarks more the cosmic side of the music and, to tell it plainly, are better than Mortiis in creating cosmic ambiences. If you know Anathema's “Serenades”, you will remember that ultra long piece that closed the album, consisting of a monotonous background synth. Well, some parts of this album are this way, but others are more interesting and rich, with dreamy, mystic tunes beautifully arranged (“Ma Pirstaleista”, “Unisena”). You won´t find either an album in the vein of Burzum with long boring tracks, this is far more seriously done.
Many people will think that “Uumenissa” is pure background noise, and boring as hell. This album belongs to that category of music that can be rated in many different ways depending on what you are doing while listening to it. The wait for sleep, hanging around the internet, writing... if you are simply hearing it, you will probably get bored, unless you are very fond of ambient music. One thing is true, it´s not music to bang your head to nor anything similar! It´s music to escape from this world for a while, to take you to another place. That´s the purpose. If it carries it out or not, that´s another question... But now you know what it´s like, you are able to decide if this could be appealing to you. What does this writer think? In my opinion the album is a bit too long (seven or eight songs had been enough) and some tracks are a bit droning. But I use this album to create a fog around me when I want to empty my mind from burdens for a while. And it succeeds...
| Tracklist |
| 1. Tulien Tuli |
| 2. Luomaan Lunta |
| 3. Maa Pirstaleista |
| 4. Ilmaan Kylmään |
| 5. Unisena |
| 6. Vuoksen |
| 7. Huuruportaali |
| 8. Pisaroi Puusta Pitkälle |
| 9. Vaka Vanha |
| 10. Tajuni Uumenten Taa |
: 60.18
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