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Sairastima

by Ruohtta

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"Sairastima" was a personal experiment in order to see whether I would be able to record, mix, master and release music all in the same day. I intentionally chose a day and time for this in the liminal space between darkness changing to light in Northern Sápmi due to the tensions and atmosphere it projects. The lyrics speaks of how ones soul becomes damaged due to forced or imposed relocation in both local and global contexts.
- Tervaaja


Review:

"Casting gloom over the land in acidic miasma since 2012 and contributing an altogether more contemplative piece to the compilation, Swedish raw black metal / black ambient solo entity RUOHTTA presents ‘Sairastima’ (“get sick”). The post-punk influence present on debut album Gutna takes a backseat once more as main man Tervaaja crafts a slow-burning piece built around layers of melancholy guitar drone and ponderous bassline. But, there is a twist – ‘Sairastima’ eventually culminates in an explosive, anxious conclusion; a wonderful and sure-handed reversal of the energies that swirl and eddy throughout the first half of the track, as if the thoughts entertained in the first movement finally overwhelmed and caused severe distress and physical consequences.

Tervaaja has this to say about it: “This single track ‘Sairastima’ was a personal experiment in order to see whether I would be able to record, mix, master and release music all in the same day. I intentionally chose a day and time for this in the liminal space between darkness changing to light in Northern Sápmi due to the tension and atmosphere it projects. The lyrics to ‘Sairastima’ is about how ones soul becomes damaged due to forced or imposed relocation in both local and global contexts.”

The track is a teaser taken from an upcoming, as-yet unnamed work that will be co-released by Realm and Ritual and TormentRex, which on the strength of this will be one to look forward to. In the meantime – support, and sink deep into your illness."

- Black Metal Daily

credits

released April 15, 2021
Song and instruments are composed, improvised, arranged and performed by Tervaaja
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tervaaja in Pikkupalo during April 2021
Cover art/layout by Tervaaja

Stream version self-released in April 2021
Cassette release on the compilation tape "Revolt and Regicide" by label Realm and Ritual in December 2021

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Ruohtta Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Sápmi Black Metal!

"My art will remain dark, however optimistic I become. I suck in the gloom from this region, from home, the surroundings, sickness, death. I shall never speak about joyful things, I shall always remind of the bad, the oppressive, I shall always sing in a minor key." - K. Palsa (1947-1987)

Albums: TormentRex, Realm and Ritual, Escafismo Rec, Veritabel fg, War Against Yourself.
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