A few scenes evince a unique aesthetic for this type of film, and the lead actresses give stand-out performances.
Tag: Finland
Posted inArts & Culture
Down the stairs and into “Dreams & Delusions”
“Not touching but joined in astonishment as two cuts lie parallel in the same flesh,” writes Anne Carson in the 1998 novel, Autobiography of Red. Breathing new life, ripping parts apart—it’s the painful, heart-wrenching reality of being alive, of being absolutely anything at all. This is the work of Finnish artist Kristoffer Ala-Ketola, whose first […]
Posted inMusic
Finnish metal explorers Dark Buddha Rising conjure serenity within the storm on Mathreyata
Of all the albums I’ve covered since the Reader adapted to the pandemic by trading concert previews for record reviews, the new release from Finnish metal explorers Dark Buddha Rising is probably the best one I could’ve picked to help me stay grounded and focused during our agonizing election week. Psych, drone, and doom are […]
Posted inMusic
Oranssi Pazuzu voyage beyond black metal to a sound all their own on the new Mestarin Kynsi
When I wrote about these Finnish xenonauts last October, on the occasion of the only stateside tour in their 13-year history, I called their music “wormhole black metal”: “Oranssi Pazuzu plunge you into a tunnel of fatally deformed spacetime, bathe you in a sizzling cocktail of exotic radiation, and spit you out somewhere cold, dark, […]
Posted inMusic
Finnish xenonauts Oranssi Pazuzu make black metal for exiles to the Delta Quadrant
In the context of black metal, the term “cosmic” has been diluted into worthlessness. When I applied it to Oranssi Pazuzu in 2013, I still thought it referred to an identifiable flavor of evil psychedelia, but now it just means “the guitarist has the correct effects pedals”—the same way “jazzy” means “a saxophone is involved” […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Sliding-scale fines could make Chicago traffic enforcement more equitable
Fining a pauper the same as a Pritzker can cause unjust economic hardship.
Posted inBlogs
Local saxophonist Juli Wood pays homage to her Finnish roots on her new album
Her new album Synkkä Metsä serves up jazz versions of traditional songs from Finland.
Posted inBlogs
Reader’s Agenda Sun 7/6: The History of Future Folk, Sargeist, and the Bristol Renaissance Faire
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, July 6
Posted inBlogs
Allagash Brewing’s FV 13: Four years in a foudre on the way to your face
The first foudre beer from Allagash spent an entire presidential term souring in a big honking oak cask, where magical things happened.
Posted inBlogs
“Go ahead and drink as much as you want and can”
Make like the Finns and take a coffee break—it’s good for you
Posted inBlogs
12 O’Clock Track: Lau Nau, “Painovoimaa, Valoa”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is Lau Nau’s “Painovoimaa, Valoa” from the album Nukkuu
Posted inBlogs
Circle around and around
A new quasi-documentary doesn’t do much to clear up the ambiguity of the Finnish hard rock band Circle.