Felt inspired. 16 (+3) electronic songs. Diverse, experimental production. Dark and hypnotic atmosphere. Song titles named after interesting, heroic and sometimes tragic stories of dissidents, journalists and activists in the era of Putin's Russia. Resist fascism. Never forget.

Antonina Favorskaya

Boris Nemtsov

Yuri Shchekochikhin

The Revenge of the Mafia State

Valeria Zotova

Yury Dmitriev

The End of Exile

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song!

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I’ve journeyed to the edge of the world
Like a bird, always searching for power, purpose, peace... love
The years have taught me to see inside our skin suits, our frail souls
We’re all the same
Cursed with the same flaws, same pain
Confined within our frames
When the pictures weren’t made to fit in at all

At all
At all

Our generation of broken
Hopes and lost fantasies
Raised by Hollywood omens
Claiming we’ll casually live through our wildest dreams 

Meanwhile somewhere a young man cries himself, mm
To sleep all alone in his small bed, mm
Watches the sun’s comeback
Another long evening that
flopped like a fish on the sand
One day closer to passing away
And I understand, mm
I understand
I used to be that man

Thought you’d find your perfect partner from this club?
You’re just a faceless ghost, a foreigner who got lost
Seated in the shadows, drink as your best friend and your prop
Watching some poor guy’s struggle trying to win over crowds that won’t like his kind, no
Ooh, their snappy cool kid platitudes
The girls with their tiaras and their birthday attitudes
Savings and wildfires still on my mind
This place still charges too much for this wine
Somebody tell me why I dragged myself here this time?

Staying a stranger in a strange land
A stranger in a strange land
A stranger in a strange land

Stranger in a strange land
Stranger in a strange land
Stranger in a strange land

Trying to win over people you don’t (really) like
What are you doing - what are you doing - what are you, eh?
Trying to hold back those quirks that make you smile
What are you doing - what are you doing - what are you, eh?
Trying to live that hollow lifestyle you don’t want
What are you doing - what are you doing - what are you, eh?
Arriving home in the pouring rain, noticing your keys are gone?
What are you doing - what are you doing - what are you doing, huh?

Too much chaos and confusion
Locked in this glass prison of illusion
I came to the logical conclusion
that breaking free from the world is the solution

Too much on my mind, too much on my-my
Too much on my mind, too much on my -

A theatre of dreams turned into madness
I splattered my regression on this canvas
Pulled under by my surroundings and the bandits
In the presence of enemies, maybe paranoia, mania
Nobody knows how much I’ve suffered
The pressure shot to three million from one hundred
If I survive this I’ll survive anything, brother
Panic attacks intruding
Hiding in my poor man’s palace like Putin
It’s never enough, surrounded by these mirrors and walls
Another day waiting to learn to live or sleep
Until then leave me alone

Change and birth can both be highly intense, painful processes
The two stories told through two very different chapters
'The Goldrush' and 'The Silent Metamorphosis'

I went looking for gold
Buried somewhere in snow
The memories of cold, whipping me
Coat full of holes
Marching like a bear
In the howling gales
Looking for the veiled
Riches to start again
Based on the stranger’s tales
Digging with just my hands
Not welcome in these lands 
No backup plan
Chanting “soon I’ll be a new man”
"If this won’t work I’ll be damned"

I’ve sacrificed it all
to reach my higher form
My wings still feel so sore
But keep pushing a bit more
All the friends I lost
All the time this cost
Sitting in the depths of my dark chrysalis, waiting for the right point to fly
All the fearful thoughts
“Will I make it after all”
But the transformation was more than worth it, watch me emerge like a butterfly

Sinä synnyit väärään maailmaan
Se oli tarkoitus
Kaunis arvoitus

You’ve grown strong in the dark
Now spread your wings and fly
Like a bird in the sky
Like a gorgeous butterfly

The Emancipation of Timi Aleksi Tamminen

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song!

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I’ve made it through the coldest winter hours, yeah
And I’ve made it through the scorching flame showers, yeah
I made a pact with myself
Never turn back, never tell
Never go back when you’ve made it out of your own personal hell

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

[Se joka vetää, vetää kyl joka kerta tätä]
[elämän kerää, eihän täs oo aikaa pelätä]

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

[En pelkää ketään, vedänki tästä lähin tätä]
[Geimii ku ketään ei yllä tälle tasol enää]

There’s no stopping the Northern soul, no
No, no

I’ve made it this far despite the doubters, yeah
I’ve made it through the darkest autumn hours, yeah
My pen’s got no parallel
‘Cause it does the talking so well
‘bout to run this sound like a cartel
History’s in the writing, can’t you tell?

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

[Se joka vetää, vetää kyl joka kerta tätä]
[elämän kerää, eihän täs oo aikaa pelätä]

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

[En pelkää ketään, vedänki tästä lähin tätä]
[Geimii vaikka läpäl, ei ne yllä tälle tasol enää]

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Tääl tää räpätäti taas räkättää
Ja räppärit jätättää vähä, perään ne jätän, räkäset äpärät hädäs

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na  

Räväkkä päälikkö tääl lääniä dominoi raivol härän
Tääl mä tähyyn Venäjää hädäl
En pelkää pimeet enää

Northern Soul

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen (the foundations of this song appeared to me in a dream sometime in 2021 while living in London) 

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LYRICS

We were born to die
Raised by the lulling lie
That the human heart’s warm and benign, yeah yeah yeah

We were born to die
In this never-ending line
of beings fleeing from hands of time, yeah yeah yeah

We were born to die
In fear, with tired eyes
Pure power as our passing prize
Our one true desire

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Luodakko riitaa vai rakkautta lauluna, hmm?

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Luottaakko liikaa vai tunteensa torjua, hmm?

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Kaulalla katkeruus, kuistilla kuolema, hmm

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Karkota kauna ja tuo mulle toivoa tähän kylmään maailmaan

We were born to die
For a cause, creed or rite
Taught to worship greed and pride, yeah yeah yeah

We were born in fire
To keep seeking and surviving
Wild under the iron sky, yeah yeah yeah

Some were born to kill [yeah, yeah, yeah]
Some were born to steal [yeah, yeah, yeah]
Some were born to feel [yeah, yeah, yeah]
To bring life and heal

Some were born to take [yeah, yeah, yeah]
Some to just create [yeah, yeah, yeah]
And some were born to break [yeah, yeah, yeah]
To teach the laws of pain

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Luodakko riitaa vai rakkautta lauluna, hmm?

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Luottaakko liikaa vai tunteensa torjua, hmm?

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Kaulalla katkeruus, kuistilla kuolema, hmm

Humm-mma-mma, hmm?
Karkota kauna ja tuo mulle toivoa tähän hetkeen haihtuvaan

Soihduntuoja

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song!

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LYRICS

I always felt like I could take on the world
I always felt like that small town shackled my true soul
I found myself with the struggle and time
Moulded by this underdog life

One day I’ll be gone
But my spirit will live on
Through a sonic revolution in a thousand colours spread around the world

I was a swan that couldn’t fly
But look at me now
I’m soaring high
My spirit will live on

Yeah!

My spirit will live on

Somero

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song! 

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LYRICS

I’m back
from my frozen hell
I was trapped
for years in my cold cell but I snuck out

Somehow I made it out
With twilight as my only guide
Mm, ooh

The red rose that grew up out of ice
Without any water or light
Nature’s laws defied

Somehow I’m still standing here
So much stronger, without any fear
Alive

Still alive
Still alive
Still alive

I rose from the shadows
The unbreakable winter rose

The unbreakable winter rose
The winter rose
The winter rose

The Rose That Grew from Ice

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

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LYRICS

Hytti 478
Kaukana kaikelta
Aaltojen laulu taustallani
Vain pieni laukku mukana
Hytti 478
Kaukana katseilta
Katson mä viinilasiani
Hetkessä täysin mukana

Hetki (Intermezzo)

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen 

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LYRICS

A carnival of crushing change
Like howling gales and raging blizzards
I’m tired of all these broken dreams
How much longer do we have to fight?

Just a spark of hope in midnight
Can’t keep count of how often I’ve told you that things will turn out fine
And I wonder is this just a lie?

You got to keep climbing, not let the frostbite drag you back down

Don’t let the frostbite bite, no, no, no
Don’t let it drag you back down, down
Don’t let the frostbite bite, no, no, no
Don’t let it drag you back down, down

A journey full of complications
Seemingly forever stationed
The cold’s been really trying our patience
Hope gives me life
Even big storms subside

Frozen graves and stones adjacent
Reminding of the devastation
I’m hoping for a revelation
Because there’s no turning back
We’ve got to climb

You got to keep singing these songs which infuse you with faith
Which keep you warm

Don’t let the frostbite bite, no, no, no
Don’t let it drag you back down, down
Don’t let the frostbite bite, no, no, no
Don’t let it drag you back down, down
YEAH

Frostbite

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song!

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LYRICS

I can’t hold back this feeling, I’m so drunk in lust and love
In fact, I’m craving you now
 
If you ask politely
I’ll show my secret side
Nourish your garden right
You’re my apple, I want a bite
I’d tie you up and take my time
Tell you how you drive me wild
If you only knew how much I’ve
Thought about us intertwined

Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
How I’m craving you now

If you give me full control
I’ll look deep into your soul
Make you feel so good and warm
Feeling every border, breath and bone
I’ll linger ‘round your lines and veins
Baptize you in sensual pain
Do things that would make sinners faint
Baby, it’s boring playing a saint

Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
How I’m craving you now

Cravings

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen (the foundations of this song appeared to me in a dream sometime in 2021 while living in London)

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song!

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LYRICS

Transmissions from another world
There must be something important we haven’t yet learned

Have you heard their lies, the bluff disguised
Mm…
With suits and smiles while nations cry?
Mm…
Have you seen the signs, seen the signs?
Mm…
Just start stocking up, you heard me right
Mm...

Transmissions from another world, mm…
Transmissions from another world, mm…
Transmissions from another world, mm…
There must be something we haven’t lear-

Could somebody tell me when this era of belligerence has finally reached its end?
Could somebody tell me that this is all part of the plot to lead us to the happy ending
Could somebody tell those at the top that this massive ship is sinking slowly
People climb on boats
The hull is full of holes
Now there’s unrest on the whole deck
Oh no, no

Ooh
Oh no, no, no
Ooh, we’re racing to the bottom of the ocean floor
Oh no, no, no

Kaikkeni oon antanut, siltikään en löydä rauhaa
Myrsky on jo matkalla vaik niin ne luppaili lauhaa
Aa-aa-aa
Jollen saa mä rakkautta sittenpähän etsin valtaa

Murskattu on sieluni miljoonan kertaa mutta
Kaikella on syynsä, tehään vahvaks tuo "poika-rukka"
Uuh
Jollei olis roolimallei kosiskelis hän pahuutta

Naapurissa oligarkin riistojuhlat vielkin pauhaa
Minä valvon yöt ja etsin siltoja, toivon rauhaa
Uuh
Mut suruni on surrut, oon valmis jos maailma pallaa

Transmissions from another world
They’ve seen our home catch fire and burn
Transmissions from another world
They’ve tried to tell us, we haven’t heard

Transmissions from a cramped bedroom
The nation’s crumbling, I’m warning you
Transmissions from a padded room
If we stay divided, it spells our collective doom, yeah

Transmissions from the other side
The Nordic sound and my hopeless cries
Transmissions, have you seen the signs
The rising water, the melting ice

Transmissions, I’m a conduit here
And this song came to me in a dream
Transmissions, thought there’s a plan B
But I can’t see any signs saying ’exit here’

Transmissions from a bygone time
We tried to tell them about the signs
Transmissions, yes, you heard me right
We tried to warn them, we really really tried, yeah

Transmissions from a Lucid Nightmare

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

Mes Beaux Derniers Mots (Coda)

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song.

Additional thanks to Chris Bell for playing the cello on the song!

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LYRICS

My love for you grows stronger ever day
We've felt passion, we've felt pain
But we made it through the northern winter days
Nothing will tear us apart

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh

I'm grateful of all our shared memories
You've kept me grounded, kept me here
And when I sing you're in my melodies
Even when you're a million miles away

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ooh

Mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm
Ah-ah
Ah-ah

Huuma

Written, produced & performed by Timi Tamminen

A big thank you to Alexander Somov for contributing his accordion genius to the song! 

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Some words of wisdom for your brand new day
Coated in deep compassion, growth and pain
There will be times when all you see is gray
You’ll think the cold and rain are there to stay

Your pen saves when it gets too much to take
Write, let your thoughts take off like airplanes
Sometimes the deep frustrations and the strain
are there to help you feel alive again

Now some things are ‘bout the attitude
How you frame your thoughts and what you choose
To consume, who you let in your room
The Devil could wear cologne or perfume

Some things you just can’t change, not quite yet
So set your own pace even with small steps
Learn from every story, every threat
And always forgive, never forget

Learn to live
Start to feel
Learn to fall
To begin again

I used to look for pretence, these days for trust
Sometimes we miss something that never was
I used to seek a tribe, but now I see
All the answers were inside of me
You can change the world with one small deed
The things will turn out how they’re meant to be
And out of all of this...
A big relief has been that through it all I stayed so real

Learn to live
Start to give
Learn to love
To fly again

Fly again!

I turned my pain into a painting while
The chord of darkness rang in the background
I went to hell and back in time to find
Harmony for this life’s aria

And I finally saw your ghost
That was likely the last time we talked
And it confirmed just what I had to hear
“Keep going ‘cause you’ve got so much to give”

Conversations with Your Ghost

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