Kiki Pau are a four piece who formed in 2006 and have gradually drifted away from their Indie pop roots to the extent that the Soundcloud tags for this release are 'experimental'; folk'; 'improvisation'; 'mystical'; 'psychedelic rock' and 'Helsinki'.
This list raised my expectations that I was in for some inspired Finnish weirdness but these hopes gradually diminished as I began listening.
The four extended tunes are a strange stew of diverse influences with a strong prog-rock flavour. It was mixed by Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustav Ejstes of Dungen who is no stranger to the go-with-the-flow nature of music making.
Tomte Mars has a lengthy instrumental intro before a song within a song finale with the singer waxing lyrical about lying on the grass gazing at a "micro-cosmical line in the stars".
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The next track, Astronautija, has more spaced-out musings before an abrupt halt after three minutes, followed by some jazzy guitar-based noodling for the next eight minutes
The two other tracks (Pines and Pines II: Makumatka) take us on a musical ride where an imaginary spaghetti western theme meets Frank Zappa via a kind of exotic lounge take on Krautrock.
Nothing quite gels together long enough to convince you that the band know where all this is heading so this is only likely to please listeners looking for an album to play while staring out into the cosmos.
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