Anssi Tirkkonen

"The sound of Riikka Keränen combines elements of post-bop jazz with tonalities and sensibilities of a more pop-oriented approach."

"When I compose music and write lyrics, I start from the concept of wanting to communicate true facts and real things to my listeners, and find issues that are relevant and common for all of us as humans. I love to connect with my audiences, and I want to speak out about things that matter to me. When it comes to lyrics, I love to be poetic. When it comes to music, I love grooves, patterns, odd and polyrhythms," writes Elena Mîndru. This column is part of the series where composers and musicians write about their music.

"The idea of the compositions on this album seems to be a unity of all elements, rather than melody statements followed by soloistic explorations."