MP3: Kaneel - Born again
Kaneel is a prime example of Finnish weirdness ala Magyar Posse , the Fonal label, et al. At least on this track -- the rest of the material doesn't come close. Anyhow, it's got all the proper ingredients such as folk melodies, an other-worldly voice, odd instrumentation, an unsettling vibe and so on. If I heard this out of context, I'm sure I'd correctly guess the country of origin. I especially love the Eastern Bloc-style backing vocals on this one; that's what gives it that extra ooph. I could actually do without the squeaky androgynous vox, but they [...]



















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