About this episode
The episode discusses the album 'Humanity' by Aleksi Myllykoski and Veli-Matti O Äijälä, which addresses global conflicts through music.
ALEKSI MYLLYKOSKI & VELI-MATTI O ÄIJÄLÄ - HUMANITY "We live in a world where the everyday life of war is closer to us westerners than ever before." Humanity was released on February 20, only a few days before the USA/Israel attack on Iran. Truer words are hardly spoken. 'How can we change the direction of humanity? Perhaps collaboration allows artists to find ways to express difficult subjects. Perhaps collaboration can give a voice to those who do not have one?' The (four) tracks on Humanity deal with various other conflict areas in the world: Sudan, Palestine, Myanmar, and Ukrania. It is a confronting album reflecting the dark times we are in. This music is definitely not meant to be easy to listen to. 'On the album, we hear the sounds of destruction, drone bombing and all the everyday terror of life under constant threat. For example, the field recording for the track "Palestine" was made by Nemat’s friend Amira, directly in Gaza. [...] These four songs are a small reminder of what is happening in the world today'. The drones for these soundscapes were created by Aleksi Myllykoski and Veli-Matti Äijälä (both synthesizers and effect), with the aid of Dmytry Fedorenko…
People in this episode
Host: PvC
Topics covered
- war
- collaboration
- conflict
- music
- humanity
- artistic expression
Keywords
- Humanity
- Aleksi Myllykoski
- Veli-Matti Äijälä
- conflict areas
- music
- artistic collaboration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Finnish Signature Dark
Places: Gaza, Sudan, Palestine, Myanmar, Ukraina
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