Real Music for Unreal Times: Vol. 2 (2020)
Real Music for Unreal Times: Vol. 2 by Kumea Sound In the spring of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic began, the Helsinki-based percussionist Lauri Wuolio ended up recording his new album at a project studio he built under his loft bed. Despite being literally an “indie bedroom album”, it sounds grand and spacious, as if […]
Oceans of Sadness, Mountains of Hope (2017)
Oceans of Sadness, Mountains of Hope by Kumea Sound Kumea Sound’s third album, Ocean’s of Sadness, Mountains of Hope, marks the artist’s first foray into the ambient chamber music genre. Offering a striking contrast to the more serious tone of its predecessor, the album was originally recorded as a personal musical diary in June 2017 […]
Real Music for Unreal Times (2015)
Real Music for Unreal Times by Kumea Sound Kumea Sound’s album, Real Music for Unreal Times, offers a meditative journey through solo handpan music by Finnish artist Lauri Wuolio. Wuolio’s authentic performances are enhanced by innovative recording techniques, breathing life into each track. Working alongside Martin Kantola of Nordic Audio Labs, Wuolio utilized hand-built microphones […]