Lighthouse Stories
Duo Esa Pietilä & Mart Soo
A genre-free album featuring fusion of jazz, experimental with modern electronic textures, and showcasing the duo’s ability to create instantaneous, complex compositions.
Defiance
Mart Soo and Esa Pietilä combine the worlds of acoustic playing and diverse use of live-electronics. The Sonic atmospheres of the album are inspired by both artist´s interest in different sceneries at sea – the focus is at the most fascinating Lighthouses of the Finnish and Estonian coastlines which rise up imaginary stories out. The two talented musicians have made a significant impact in the international jazz scene and are known for their exceptional improvisational skills, making each performance a unique and dynamic experience.
Works
Selected Audio
1. Utö (06:26)
2. Keri (02:23)
3. Saxby (04:46)
4.Märket (05:12)
5. Bengtskär (02:46)
6. Kiipsaare (06:43)
7. Ristna (04:41)
8. Harmaja (04:23)
9. Jussarö (04:41)
10. Rukkirahu (05:26)
11. Suomenlinna (04:56)
About the Project
Recorded as a “studio-live”- album in one long day, Mart Soo and Esa Pietilä, created different imagenary sceneries of a Baltic sea, related to their twelve personally hand picked lighthouses and their history on the Finnish and Estonian coastlines.
Credits:
Esa Pietilä – tenor saxophone, electronics
Mart Soo -guitars, electronics
Recorded 21.01.2020, Tallinn, Estonia
Recorded and mixed by Liisa Tali
Mastered by Peeter Salmela
Supported by Eesti Kultuurkapital
Improtest Records 2023
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