BRINK OF EXTINCTION
AlbumCover: Mikael Jurmu
Album information
Performer | Soft Power |
Released | 27.4.2020 |
Type | LP, digi |
Players |
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Label | RR GEMS |
Producer | All songs arranged by SOFT POWER JUHANA HENRIK HARJU poetry
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Biography
Soft Power’s Brink of Extinction focuses on the themes species extinction and the threat of extinction.
”There is a Window Of Opportunity called life. A limited period of time, into which we must fit the quotidian activities of everyday life, our dreams, relationships, personal pleasures and self-discovery. Sometimes we contemplate our death, our impact on the world and the traces we’ve left.
Biodiversity is one of the most serious issues of our time. We are currently experiencing a period of mass extinction mainly caused by human activity, e.g. overfishing, hunting and the spread of cities and agriculture.
It is said that we can’t understand our own death, but is it any easier for us humans to comprehend the scale of death associated with mass extinction, the disappearance of species? Every species is an important part of the ecosystem. Furthermore, with every extinct species, a mode of being is lost.
With biodiversity being in such a precarious state, it might be easy to submit to feelings of resignation. Yet, for those who seek beauty, there is still beauty to be found. And there will be, I hope. Likewise, for those who wish to express their love and compassion for the world and for the life inhabiting it, the possibility is still there. The possibility of love having a home in a human heart.”
MIKAEL JURMU drums , percussion, piano, flute, vocal
STAFFAN SÖDERGÅRD fender rhodes
OTTO KYRKLUND guitar
IIRO TULKKI bass, vocal
LAURI VERTANEN tenor saxophone, percussion
ANTTI VAUHKONEN alto saxophone, flute
Additional musicians:
MIKA HYYTIÄ moog synth on WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
VISKIVEIKOT wind sextet on FINAL BLOW
JUSSI PEEVO percussion on WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
Tracklist
- AWAKENING
- BRINK OF EXTINCTION
- ORANGE RED YELLOW
- THE WATER ROOMS
- NEW BEGINNING
- WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
- FINAL BLOW