SHH!

This is THE one in the Finnish cult rock scene. It's pretty amazing such an incredible one was released in 1970 (anyway, I'm always wondering how the Finnish rock fans around 1970 would felt, due to its innovativeness and especially madness). SPERM's only one full-length opus "Shh!" was created and produced mainly by one of Finnish electronic giants Pekka AIRAKSINEN (it's a shame he passed away last year), who launched his solo debut album "One Point Music" two years later. Weirdness and eccentricity via "Shh!" is surprisingly superior to "One Point Music" at the auditory point of naive and fragile ambience.

The first big one "Hein'sirkat I" has such an impressive vibes of psychotropic infusion. Silky sound / noise texture gets up and gets down repeatedly. Psychic effects via this track are too incredible for you to meditate without any agent. Guess they (especially Pekka) would not have minded creating kinda typical form of tune, and this matter can immerse you. More and more complicated movements can be heard via the second tricky hoax "Korvapoliklinikka Hesperia" where dry, dessert-y darkness like chilling pieces of broken glass occupies fully. The combination of noisy synthesizer- based sounds, freak-out female voices, and kinky explosive noises, is tempting.

"Jazz Jazz" is another fantasy. Avantgarde improvised melody lines are created mainly by the wind instrument trio, and their sound basis is processed by deep, dreamy, colourful electronic effects. Not simple free-form jazz but something like mind-friendly dreammare. The last "Dodekafoninen Talvisota" is also expansive. Cool, glacial sound collective based upon sharp-edged rhythmic percussion makes you feel good. But do not be deceived. The latter phase is chaotic, like wild hair of a Japanese ghost. Sarcastic randomized acoustic guitar phrases plus dissonant metallic noses on the last stage drive you into another dimension.

"Shh!" has been released 50 years before, that sounds fresh and fruity even currently. What a surprise.