“Helsinki in November,” the title track from Kepa Lehtinen’s new album, has a spare elegance that one senses from the films of Ingmar Bergman and Carl Theodor Dreyer combined with an otherworldly, haunted quality one senses in German expressionist cinema. The use of Theremin as a compositional instrument hovering on the edges of the piano melody and contrabass enhances these impressions of starkly and strikingly beautiful black and white imagery and a time when most human communication was done face to face. The latter suggested by an intimate tenor to the song as well. With years of experience composing for film, television and commercials, Lehtinen brings his talent for setting a mood quickly and effectively with his work for the new album and especially its titular song. Listen below and follow Lehtinen on his Facebook page (link after the song).
Queen City Sounds and Art 
You must be logged in to post a comment.