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new WFMU radio show
Live broadcast concert
from Barbes
December 9, 2006
WFMU 91.1
Transpacific Sound Paradise |
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"If Kaiku's self released CD Täällä Tanssivi has many memorable moments, its visually engaging live shows are, in the best way, rougher around the edges."
- Bob Bannister, Time Out New York
"I am amazed and delighted at their vocal artistry, musicianship, fine close harmony, and by their arrangements of traditional Finnish vocal music for performance."
- Isaiah Sheffer, Symphony Space
"Sweet soaring Finnish sounds."
- Daily News
"Their sound, mixing three female voices of striking range with a mix of Finnish lyrics (drawn from folk songs and epic poems) and vocalese, recalls the Swingle Singers but also Kate Bush multiplied by three, or Petra Haden without the overdubbing, and is delicate, witty, fierce, and warm by turns and sometimes all at once."
- Bruce Eder, ALLMUSIC.COM
"Centered on the radiant harmonies of three female vocalists, Kaiku gives old - sometimes ancient - Finnish texts entirely new musical settings with the help of an instrumental lineup drawing as much from Brazilian music as Finnish music! Like, how about a little berimbau with your ancient Finnish epic poems?"
- Robert Weisberg, WFMU 91.1
The following reviews are about the new compilation CD,
"NYC Subway – Songs From the Underground":
"Finland’s Kaiku (Finnish for "echo") is probably my favorite track. These fine voiced ladies deliver an a cappella track that sounds like it may be a traditional Finnish song. It’s really different from anything else on the album. The song sort of reminds me of Sinead O’Connor and Petra Haden singing together."
- Mark Fisher, DECAPOLIS.COM
"Also worth noting is evocative a capella work of Kaiku (Finnish for "echo") on "Puhurin Poika" that comes off as both otherworldly and organic. For two-and-a-half minutes, Jaana Kantola, Paula Jaakkola and Erja Vettenranta invite you to close your eyes and lose yourself in the lush soundscape of these three Sirens. Listening to something this beautiful, it’s easy to believe that myths are rooted in truth."
- Adam Besenyodi, POPMATTERS.COM
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