Sumuposauttaja Band
Work and Play
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In an era of hollow simulation, Work and Play arrives as a document of breath, wood, and skin.
Recorded between 2024 and 2025, the album finds Sami Aleksi Keinänen trading the synthesized lo-fi nostalgia of his earlier work for a sprawling, organic live sound. Anchored by the battered resonance of his father’s old Landola acoustic guitar, Keinänen leads an expansive eleven-member ensemble — including mainstay Tampere jazz cats, the percussionists of the afrobeat/fusion band Maajo, and a three-piece vocal choir — through six tracks of playful rhythmic explorations.
It's a soulful testament of the power of the collective, where the loose-limbed spirit of jazz meets the rhythmic sensibilities of West African pop and the polished melodies of late-80s sophisti-pop.
Music & words by Sami Aleksi Keinänen, except A1 additional words by Ismaila Sane. Arrangements by Sumuposauttaja Band. Choir arrangements by Minna Sihvonen, Mari Hermaja & Elliina Peltoniemi.
Produced by Teemu Into.
Recorded by Teemu Into & Jarno Alho at Kaakontie Garage & Cosmic Studios between September 2024 & July 2025.
Percussions recorded by Jussi Suonikko at Space Junk.
Mixed by Teemu Into. Mastered by Jarno Alho at Alho Audio Mastering. Lacquer cut by Marie Pieprzownik at Translab, Paris.
Sumuposauttaja: Sami Aleksi Keinänen, lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, Yamaha PSR-32, electronic percussions & glockenspiel.
Band: Sami Sippola, saxophone Ville Rauhala, double & electric bass Sebastian Krühn, drums Minna Sihvonen, Mari Hermaja & Elliina Peltoniemi, choir.
Ismaila Sane, Gilbert Kuppusami, Mitja Virikko & Jon Thureson, percussion & bird whistle. Additional singing in A1 by Ismaila Sane. Synth on A1 by Teemu Into.