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Kohtalon Sinetti by Jääportit

Artist Biography For Jääportit

Jääportit Is A One-Man Project Producing Frostbitten Music And Atmospheric Sounds From Northern Finland Since 1997. The Name 'Jääportit' Is Written In Finnish And Could Be Translated In English As The Gates Of Ice Or The Frostportals. Originally Formed In Finland In 1997 As A Solo Project Jääportit Sits Somewhere In Between Genres Like Ambient Darkwave And Progressive Electronic Using Both Synthetic And Natural Sounds To Create Frosty Fragile Bewitching Polarizing Deep Atmospheric Transcendental Moving Serene Layered Esoteric Powerful But Soothing Music To Keep You Afloat In The Astral Stream. The First Demo "Halki Lumisen Metsän" 1998 And Cassette Album "Kauan Koskematon" 1999 Introduced The Music Style As Darkwave / Synth-Ambient Created In A Vein Of Mortiis Arcana And Dead Can Dance Just To Name Few. Tuomas Has Always Had A Need To Experiment With The Music & The Sound Find Different Ways And Develop His Approach To The Creation Of Music. Therefore The Next Album "Uumenissa" 2005 Contained Music That Had Transformed Into Dreamful Ambient Painted With Soothing Electronic Synthwaves Atmospheric And Cosmic Sounds Inspired By Old School Pioneers Tangerine Dream Brian Eno And Modern Artists Like Biosphere And Steve Roach. Album Was Covered With Beautiful Water Color Paintings Created By Mindy. Participation To Compilation Album "Sonic Visions Of Middle-Earth" 2005 Contained 15 Minutes Long Track "Sydänyön Samooja Syvällä Unten Mailla Ja Metsien Soilla" Drawing Inspiration From J.R.R.Tolkien's Stories And Used Session Musician J-M Kenttälä Of Ruotomieli Fame For Playing The Acoustic Guitar. The Next Full-Length Album "Avarrus" 2006 Was A Journey Into Darker Place Downwards Beneath The Castle As The First Track Has Been Titled. It Contained More Detailed Sophisticated Sounds And Acoustic Instruments Like Melodica And Violin Played By Mindy. Album Also Has More Rhythm Electronic Beats And Percussion Than The Earlier Releases. In Lyrics' Stead The Story Is Carried Along And Afar By Soundstream Recorded From A Live Environment. Jääportit Participated In A Compilation Album A Tribute To Band Ulver Called As "My Own Wolf A New Approach" 2007 And Created Personal Version Of Their Track "Gnosis". This Time Vesa Partti Of Sadkarma Fame Was Asked To Play Electric Guitar And Mindy To Sing The Vocals. More Information Can Be Found At Their Offical Website Www.Jaaportit.Net.

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