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Hassinen's newly formed acoustic four-man group Future Food Factory and its freshly released debut album are much more restrained โ or so he wants you to believe. There may be a few surprises along the way, which is a part of the essence of jazz. With Future Food Factory, Hassinen wants to "explore musical ideas from both sides of the axis: composed and fully improvised as well as acoustic and electronic". In the post-production phase, many songs have received layers that differ from traditional quartet jazz. The recorded material has been modified and processed. The album that started acoustically turns into something else along the way....
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Hassinen's newly formed acoustic four-man group Future Food Factory and its freshly released debut album are much more restrained โ or so he wants you to believe. There may be a few surprises along the way, which is a part of the essence of jazz. With Future Food Factory, Hassinen wants to "explore musical ideas from both sides of the axis: composed and fully improvised as well as acoustic and electronic". In the post-production phase, many songs have received layers that differ from traditional quartet jazz. The recorded material has been modified and processed. The album that started acoustically turns into something else along the way.
But why Future Food Factory?
"The name came to me as an inspirational and motivational 'request'. I want to think that the best and most interesting projects are still up ahead."
Mikko Hassinen, drums, electronics Max Zenger, saxophone, clarinet Mikko Antila, vibraphone Antti Ahoniemi, bass
Free concerts are held at Musiikkitalo's terrace on summer afternoons from Thursday to Saturday, from 29 May until 2 August, starting at 5 pm. The concerts feature talented musicians from the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, as well as other Finnish artists. Throughout the summer, the stage will host a diverse range of interesting artists from different genres: mainly pop music on Thursdays, jazz on Fridays. Additionally, the programme includes interesting performances from the fields of contemporary folk and classical music. The early summer Thursday afternoons are dedicated to the Radio Helsinki KESรLIVE.
In case of rain, the concert will be held inside in the Musiikkitalo Restaurant.
Vapaa pรครคsy
Teosto-palkittu lyรถmรคsoittaja Mikko Hassinen palaa jรคlkeen pienyhtyemusiikin pariin nuorekkaan ja taitavan yhtyeensรค innoittamana.
Edellisen Helsingin Sanomilta viisi tรคhteรค saaneen Espoo Big Band: Blood Red -levyn maalaama lavea ja kerroksellinen puhallinorkestraatio muuttuu Future Food Factoryn musiikissa intiimiksi ja fokusoituneeksi pienen kollektiivin vรคrรคhtelyksi. Future Food Factory on levy, jolla sen sรคveltรคjรค Mikko Hassinen pyrkii kuvaamaan musiikillisesti omaa mutkikasta luontosuhdettaan. Musiikki on lรคhtรถkohtaisesti akustista ja hengittรคvรครค, mutta akustisuuden periaatteesta huolimatta levyllรค on sรคhkรถisyyden vivahde. Moni kappale on jรคlkituotantovaiheessa saanut perinteisestรค kvartettijazzista poikkeavia kerroksia. รรคnitettyรค materiaalia on muunneltu ja prosessoitu. Akustisesti alkanut levy muuttuu matkan varrella joksikin muuksi.
"Maalle muuttamisen jรคlkeen aloin kuljeskella pรคivittรคin lรคhimetsissรค. Forest Cycle -kappaleet syntyivรคt luontevasti, kun nรคin, miltรค metsรคssรค kiemurteleva hirvielรคnten polku ja sen halkova sammaloituva, lahoava puunrunko nรคyttivรคt".
Korostaakseen kahden sointimaailman kohtaamista levyn akustinen osuus pรครคtettiin รครคnittรครค 100% livenรค Hassisen harjoitushuoneella Helsingissรค Kaapelitehtaalla.
"Yhtye levittรคytyi stereomikrofoniparin ympรคrille ja pyrki soittamaan parhaassa mahdollisessa tasapainossa niin, ettรค kaikki tulisivat hyvin kuuluville. Ennen levytystรค harjoittelin vuoden pelkรคstรครคn saadakseni rumpujen soinnin mahdollisimman pehmeรคksi ja riittรคvรคn hiljaiseksi."
Musiikin tueksi Hassinen teki single-julkaisujen oheen kolme videota.
Mikko Hassinen, rummut, elektroniikka Max Zenger, alttosaksofoni, bassoklarinetti Mikko Antila, vibrafoni Antti Ahoniemi, basso
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