“I don’t think I’ve ever had an inspiration in my life. Maybe once... But it didn't work out!"

“I think my music resonates because of Colundi, I don’t think it’s particularly good music. You don’t need to like the music to feel the Colundi. You just need to play it and feel it, you know?”

“Especially in the beginning I was making tracks with a calculator. The Colundi sequence is not linear at all. There’s no logic to it. You can’t understand it in a traditional way, you have to feel the sound.”

“Lacking some words that are better, we might say spiritual, we might say religious… Last night I was playing a few simple Colundi sequences, and it felt holy to me. It’s not a religion, it’s what you make of it. And I strongly feel that.”

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Recorded in Lahti, Finland, episode 22 welcomes Finnish producer and musician Aleksi Perala for a talk about Colundi, a microtonal tuning system introduced to him several years ago, and in which the different frequencies relate to different psychologies and beliefs. 

Although Colundi is still for the most part a mystery even to its staunchest believers, its frequences are said to encourage healing, relaxation, and peacefulness. Aleksi's own work with Colundi has resulted in more than 17 full length releases, and he shows no signs of slowing down...

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Music: Aleksi Perälä - "UK74R1513080" (2017)
Audio treatment by Airlock Audio & Mastering

AIR 022 / Aleksi Perälä

AIR is an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. 

Created in 2017, AIR aims to be something different in the wide world of music journalism. Tired of the usual promotional fluff, host Emma Robertson invites artists, DJs, and musicians to get deep on one topic that inspires them — everything from nature, to film, to spirituality — in the hope that it inspires you, too.

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