LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Released in 1972, Haikara's very rare debut album can still be considered as one of the most innovative and fascinating albums out of Finland. Excellent musicianship and composing skills culminate in five long songs, covering dark Progressive-Folk-Rock and Progressive-Jazz in a very competent and skillful way; sometimes even in one song. Its hard to provide comparisons with other bands and not just because they sing in their native language. But loosely mentioning the keywords Canterbury Scene, IF and Van der Graaf Generator with patches of Folk will get you closer, but still not near enough. But one thing is for sure: the listener will be impressed ! This is the first offical reissue on vinyl, complete with the even rarer insert."