Tunturia

Maps
Release Date: May 3 2007
Artwork: Randy Hryhorczuk
Format: Digipack
Available online at:
VALKYRE RECORDS (CANADA)
FRIEND OF MINE RECORDS (JAPAN)



Track Listing:
1. Panic Attack
2. Echoes of the Unmoved Mover
3. Silence is Consent
4. Cast Shadows on Clouds
5. October 4, 1957 (Prologue)
6. Satellites
7. Tunturia
8. These are the Words
9. Robots Building Robots Building a Nation
10. Lost in the Hidden Forest



Silent Ballet Compilation 4
Release Date: June 18 2007
Released By: The Silent Ballet / Lost Children Netlabel
Featured Track: Cast Shadows on Clouds
Available online at The Silent Ballet



Babyboom Sampler 003 / Japan 001
Release Date: March 11 2008
Released By: BabyBoom Records
Featured Track: Panic Attack
Available online at BabyBoom Records



Press



".an on-and-off post-rock group with the best handle on the quiet/loud dynamic this side of Explosions in the Sky. When the eruption does come, it also packs a lot more bite (distortion, volume, emotion, awesome) than many of the derivative bands in the genre."
- Knox Road Read More



"A remarkable debut from a group of musicians with enormous potential. Tunturia: a band with a conscience, a band with big ideas, a band so effortlessly epic that it should be a criminal offence to ignore them."
- AngryApe 8.25/10 Read More.



"Its songs give an impression of epic scale.This album stands head and shoulders above anything that has been released in a fair while, in the post-rock genre."
- The Silent Ballet 9/10 Read More.



"Maps is an avalanche of melodie and emotions, an instrumental tornado.an uninterrupted flow of feelings and notes, a rare talent in conjugating aesthetic beauty and descriptive violence."
- Kronic Read More. (ITALIAN)



"Their sound is icy and empty, painting a picture of a desolate and barren landscape."
- Pretentious Prattle



".their debut album sounds truly fresh and amazing."
- Post-Rock.cz 4.5/5 Read More. (CZECH)



".a building intensity that powers you right along."
- Black Sweater, White Cat



".a band that blurs the lines between pyschadelic, progressive rock and the experimental genius of ambient."
- WGTS Read More.



"I've said it before, but Canadian bands are masters of post-rock, and Tunturia is no exception."
- The Sound 7.5/10 Read More. (SWEDISH)



".epic sounding.cinematic, uplifting, and sometimes thundering aspirations"
- London Free Press



Upcoming Shows



Like the desolate yet majestic plains of the arctic north, Tunturia's sound is at times both harsh and beautiful combining elements of post-rock, ambient soundscapes and experimental noise. Formed in late 2005 the band quickly became a vehicle through which it's members were able to explore concepts and ideas through music. Intricate without being technical, grand in scope without the pretension, lush without losing intensity, the band forged ahead writing new material that at times teetered between the edges of progressive and hauntingly minimal. Armed with an array of guitar pedals, synth pads and thousands of audio samples Tunturia recorded their debut album in the summer of 2006 in an ambitious studio tour-de-force. The result is Maps, a 10 song album exploring the idea of various world regions traversing the globe both culturally and geographically. As ambitious as this record may seem, it marks only the first phase in the band's ongoing evolution.



With the release of their debut album Maps, instrumental post-rock outfit Tunturia have been very busy. Headlining the first Son/Lumiere Music & Arts showcase in Toronto and using the event as the auspicious occasion needed to launch the record, they soon embarked on a twelve date tour of Eastern Canada bringing their unique blend of atmospheric noise and deftly crafted melodies to a whole new audience. Striving to deliver more of an experience than a show, Tunturia has achieved what one listener described as a "musical stream of consciousness" during their live performances.
Tunturia's sound is distinct. The introspective melodies, lush compositions and nostalgic sounds of Maps has resonated with fans and critics alike, earning them favorable reviews from online webzines, forums and music blogs and culminating in the inclusion of one of their songs on The Silent Ballet's Compilation IV. This sudden influx of attention, some of it coming from as far as Japan, has caught the eye of various distributors thus enabling them to obtain a small deal to help promulgate the album on an international level.
Not ones to rest on the accolades or achievements of the past, Tunturia are more anxious then ever to return to the studio and begin work on their follow-up record, the elaborately conceived and atmospherically complex Invisible City.



For booking inquiries: dmitchell@valkyrerecords.com



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