Tomutonttu - Hylyt (Vinyl LP)

Kemialliset Ystävät head honcho and Avarus, Tuusanuuskat and the Islaja band part-timer Jan Anderzen returns to his solo Tomutonttu guise with another head frying selection of psychedelic sample mush on Dekorder entitled ‘Hylyt’.

This one is slightly different from recent releases as it reworks a variety of aborted releases (singles, compilations...) into new forms and introduces Marc Richter (Black To Comm lad and head of Dekorder) as a collaborator. He’s responsible for additional electronic and acoustic noise so his contribution is vague technically impossible to access but he’s in there somewhere.

‘Hylyt’ isn’t quite as soothing as say ‘Elavana Planeetalla’ or his self-titled effort for Beta Lactum Ring but it’s still an outstanding piece of work, bringing time mind earlier releases and perhaps that ‘Tomuuntuu’ LP where he hits on the Astral Social Club fireworks psych vibe. It’s super mashed up in terms of samples and sequencing making for pretty obscure listening but there are cohesive moments in the mix and, if you’re a fan of his previous efforts, this will no doubt be welcomed listening.

For the most part Anderzen is predominantly mashing voice samples into his usual aural collage which is probably why it sounds so possessed yet, as with all his records, it’s still strangely beautiful and most definitely worth your ear time.