Biography

AINON returns with their sophmore album Within.

On Within AINON, a Helsinki-based ensemble founded by cellist-composer Aino Juutilainen, plays music influenced by jazz, contemporary music and classical music, all morphed together into a highly inspired musical vision that echoes the legacy of the likes of Abdul Wadud and Jimmy Giuffre.

The music of AINON might be best described as "avantgarde chamber jazz", with original compositions and the individual voices of the four players both playing an integral part in the music. In addition to Juutilainen, the quartet includes Merimaija Aalto (violin / viola), Milo Linnovaara (saxophone / clarinet / flute) and Joonas Leppänen (of Alder Ego, drums).

From the rolling groove of Komorabi to the ambient classical soundscapes of Water, AINON sounds at ease with the different shades of their core sound throughout the album. As an active live band, AINON has honed their sound during a healthy run of live shows during the years between albums 1 & 2 and now they are ready to take the next steps in developing their deep, moody, melodic and highly original sound.

Tracklist

1. Descending
2. Fauna
3. Air
4. Whorls, whirling
5. Fire
6. Shattered
7. Water
8. Ground
9. Twenty Twenty
10. Komorebi
11. Within