Release : 30.06.2014 - UPC: 827170143425

Tracklist:
1. Earthly Delights 2. Immortal Champion 3. You Keep Me Working 4. Fantabulous 5. Open Up Your Chakra 6. Meet You at The Crossroads 7. No More Wars 8. I Give To You

Recording artists Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis, husband and wife team whom together brought you Call of the Wild on Tenor's Out Of Nowhere, (Warp, 2000), Feeling Free on Willis' Keep Reachin' Up, (Timmion Records, 2005), release their follow up album of project COLA&JIMMU, to album Enigmatic, (Herakles Records, 2013). The album is featuring their production as well as compositions. With instrumentations by Tenor and beats procured from the vintage gear of Jori Hulkkonen in his Turku studio, Alppihouz by Willis, the album has a warm feeling and yet sufficiently exciting for the electronic house heads. There are plenty of string pads, flutes and flute pads, etc to prick up your ears. COLA&JIMMU once again capture the genuine, old school sound. More

Recording artists Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis who are life partners as well as past collaborators, reunite for their new project, artist name Cola&Jimmu, "Cola", a kind of pseudonym of Nicole and "Jimmu", associated with the legend of the first emperor of Japan, Jimnu Tenno.
Both Tenor and Willis have fronted their own projects over the past decade, Willis most recently working with Helsinki - based group the Soul Investigators, for their albums Tortured Soul & Keep Reachin' Up, Timmion Records 2005, 2013. The Helsinki Sanomat recently called Willis & the Soul Investigators "the world's best on the stage of Tavastia". The title track of Keep Reachin' Up was chosen in February 2012 for POTUS, Barack Obama's Re - Election Spotify Playlist. Tenor also contributed horn arrangements to the 2 albums in the collaborative effort of Willis & the Soul Investigators. Tenor & Willis also wrote and recorded tracks from release of Tenor's Call Of The Wild, from the LP Out Of Nowhere, Warp Records 2000. As of late, Jimi Tenor collaborated with Tony Allen for their LP on Strut Records 2009, Inspiration Information, eclectic "outsider" Itetune on Temmi Kongi 2011, with Abdissa Assefa, & the self titled Soft Focus with Lary 7 on Tommi Grönlund's Puu/Sähko Recordings 2013.
Willis & Tenor have roots in dance - floor music with there separate success' such as Tenor's techno classic Take Me Baby, & Willis' neo - soul New York based project Repercussions, Promise Me Nothing which peaked at # 6 on Hot Dance Music, Club Play chart of Billboard Magazine, with remixes from Master's At Work and Supa DJ Dmitry. Cola&Jimmu revisit 1990 house, which bares so many monikers. Cola & Jimmu title it "deep house revival", drawing influences from Bobby Konders releases on NuGroove to Yellow Magic Orchestra's Firecracker, with vocal styles comparable to Gwen Guthrie & CeCe Peniston. That being said, the tracks are original and include some strong instrumentation, with Tenor's saxophone, flute, and serious drum programming. Willis offers vocals and production savvy, as well as additional chords. Tracks like 369º Grind simmer, and act as the diving board into the body of work that is Enigmatic, 10 tracks. I've Made Up My Mind is an instant classic with it's declaration of peace of mind. As well Wild Honey, with it's swelling funk chorus will have you running through that field of wild flowers!
Tracklisting Vinyl:
A
1. 369°Grind
2. Enigmatic
3. Transcend Our Love
4. Wild Honey
5. So Refined
B
6. I Made Up My Mind
7. Satyricon
8. Tombstone
9. Brooklyn Girl
10. Classified
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Tracklist CD:

1. Cap De Creus, 2. Full House, 3. My Baby Is Coming, 4. Vortex, 5. Ursa Major, 6. Baby Pharaoh, 7. Four Corners Of The Earth, 8. Meridian Of Peace, 9. Kivinokka, 10. Magick Of Choice, 11. Peaceful Maelstrom, 12. Polygonal.

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Jimi Tenor has compiled a selection of afro jazz tracks that he has written and performed over the years with musicians Icelandic drummer, Helgi Svavar Helgason, Helsinki based guitarist/bassist and journalist Ilkka Mattila, legendary drummer Tony Allen, Cuban & Berlin based trumpeter Daniel Allen Oberto, Ethiopian/Finnish & Helsinki based percussionist Abdissa 'Mamba' Assefa (Itetune), Nigerian/German & Berlin based percussionist Akinola Famson, Helsinki based percussionist Mongo Aaltonen, American & Paris based spoken word artist/singer & painter Allonymous, Helsinki based flügelhornist Tero Lindberg, Finnish & Berlin based guitarist Kalle Kalima, Polish & Berlin based bassist Patrick Frankowski, British trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Ghanaian/German & Berlin based drummer Ekow Alabi Savage.

Jimi Tenor, born Lassi Osmo Tapio Lehto in Lahti, Finland, who has been releasing recorded music for 30 years, plays several instruments as is his usual practice. He is credited for playing on the upcoming release Saxentric; acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, background vocals, bass kalimba, drums, drum programming, electric guitar, electric piano, flute, Hammond organ, Korg MS-20, Korg PolySix, Log-o-phone, Moog, organ, percussion, Photophone, plastic bongos, programming, shaker, synthesizers, tambourine, tenor saxophone, vocals and Walton organ.








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Tracklist LP:

A. 1. Cap De Creus, 2. Full House, 3. My Baby Is Coming, 4. Vortex, 5. Ursa Major, 6. Baby Pharaoh
B. 1. Four Corners Of The Earth, 2. Meridian Of Peace, 3. Kivinokka, 4. Magick Of Choice, 5. Peaceful Maelstrom, 6. Polygonal

Short Info:

Jimi Tenor has compiled a selection of afro jazz tracks that he has written and performed over the years with musicians Icelandic drummer, Helgi Svavar Helgason, Helsinki based guitarist/bassist and journalist Ilkka Mattila, legendary drummer Tony Allen, Cuban & Berlin based trumpeter Daniel Allen Oberto, Ethiopian/Finnish & Helsinki based percussionist Abdissa 'Mamba' Assefa (Itetune), Nigerian/German & Berlin based percussionist Akinola Famson, Helsinki based percussionist Mongo Aaltonen, American & Paris based spoken word artist/singer & painter Allonymous, Helsinki based flügelhornist Tero Lindberg, Finnish & Berlin based guitarist Kalle Kalima, Polish & Berlin based bassist Patrick Frankowski, British trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Ghanaian/German & Berlin based drummer Ekow Alabi Savage.

Jimi Tenor, born Lassi Osmo Tapio Lehto in Lahti, Finland, who has been releasing recorded music for 30 years, plays several instruments as is his usual practice. He is credited for playing on the upcoming release Saxentric; acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, background vocals, bass kalimba, drums, drum programming, electric guitar, electric piano, flute, Hammond organ, Korg MS-20, Korg PolySix, Log-o-phone, Moog, organ, percussion, Photophone, plastic bongos, programming, shaker, synthesizers, tambourine, tenor saxophone, vocals and Walton organ.


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Tracklist:
1. Naulamatto , 2. Blue Ural , 3. Mysticum Minus , 4. Kratera , 5. I was There , 6. Ghost Warrior , 7. Koneen Sydän , 8. Sähköinen Laji , 9. Sekava Kela , 10. Selvänäkijä , 11. Kollaasi , 12. Huumatun Pako

Jimi Tenor has made an instrumental album "Mysterium Magnum" with the Finnish "national" Jazz Orchestra, UMO.
UMO is a professional 16 piece orchestra. Specialized in jazz and contemporary rhythm music. Throughout it´s history UMO has had a focus on Finnish composers and has performed hundreds of compositions that were made especially for UMO.
Jimi Tenor is a Finnish composer/performing artist maybe best known for his electronic music from the 90´s. This album is the first album that´s is composed entirely for a big band. In 2003 Jimi Tenor had his own big band and made a 6-week European tour, which included Montreux Jazz and North Sea Jazz Festivals.

After 2003 Jimi Tenor has worked with an afrobeat group Kabukabu and made three albums with them: "Joystone" (2007, Sähkö), "4th Dimension" (2008, Sähkö) and "The Mystery of Aether" (2012, Kindred Spirits)
In 2009 Jimi Tenor made an album with the afrobeat legend Tony Allen called "Information Inspiration" (2009, Strut)
Mysterium Magnum was recorded at the rehearsal space of UMO, which is situated at the YLE studios in Helsinki.

The music on "Mysterium Magnum" is not typical big band music. It varies from mystical contemporary compositions like "Koneen Sydän", "Huumatun Pako", "Mysticum Minus", "Sähköinen Laji"
to soundtrack themes like "Kratera", "I Was Here".

On the album Jimi Tenor himself plays a Russian synthesizer Ritm-2, tenor saxophone and flute.

All compositions and arrangements are by Jimi Tenor

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Limited Edition Vinyl LP (coloured red or white vinyl)

A 1. Naulamatto , 2. Blue Ural , 3. Mysticum Magnum , 4. Kratera , 5. Koneen Sydän , 6. I was There
B 1. Ghost Warrior , 2. Sähköinen Laji, 3. Sekava KEla , 4. Selvänäkijä, 5. Kollaasi , 6. Huumatun Pako

Jimi Tenor has made an instrumental album "Mysterium Magnum" with the Finnish "national" Jazz Orchestra, UMO.
UMO is a professional 16 piece orchestra. Specialized in jazz and contemporary rhythm music. Throughout it´s history UMO has had a focus on Finnish composers and has performed hundreds of compositions that were made especially for UMO.
Jimi Tenor is a Finnish composer/performing artist maybe best known for his electronic music from the 90´s. This album is the first album that´s is composed entirely for a big band. In 2003 Jimi Tenor had his own big band and made a 6-week European tour, which included Montreux Jazz and North Sea Jazz Festivals.
After 2003 Jimi Tenor has worked with an afrobeat group Kabukabu and made three albums with them: "Joystone" (2007, Sähkö), "4th Dimension" (2008, Sähkö) and "The Mystery of Aether" (2012, Kindred Spirits)
In 2009 Jimi Tenor made an album with the afrobeat legend Tony Allen called "Information Inspiration" (2009, Strut)
Mysterium Magnum was recorded at the rehearsal space of UMO, which is situated at the YLE studios in Helsinki.
The music on "Mysterium Magnum" is not typical big band music. It varies from mystical contemporary compositions like "Koneen Sydän", "Huumatun Pako", "Mysticum Minus", "Sähköinen Laji"
to soundtrack themes like "Kratera", "I Was Here".

On the album Jimi Tenor himself plays a Russian synthesizer Ritm-2, tenor saxophone and flute.
All compositions and arrangements are by Jimi Tenor
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Release : 30.06.2014 - UPC: 827170143425

Tracklist:
1. Earthly Delights 2. Immortal Champion 3. You Keep Me Working 4. Fantabulous 5. Open Up Your Chakra 6. Meet You at The Crossroads 7. No More Wars 8. I Give To You

Recording artists Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis, husband and wife team whom together brought you Call of the Wild on Tenor's Out Of Nowhere, (Warp, 2000), Feeling Free on Willis' Keep Reachin' Up, (Timmion Records, 2005), release their follow up album of project COLA&JIMMU, to album Enigmatic, (Herakles Records, 2013). The album is featuring their production as well as compositions. With instrumentations by Tenor and beats procured from the vintage gear of Jori Hulkkonen in his Turku studio, Alppihouz by Willis, the album has a warm feeling and yet sufficiently exciting for the electronic house heads. There are plenty of string pads, flutes and flute pads, etc to prick up your ears. COLA&JIMMU once again capture the genuine, old school sound. More

Release : 30.06.2014 - UPC: 827170143425

Tracklist:
1. Earthly Delights 2. Immortal Champion 3. You Keep Me Working 4. Fantabulous 5. Open Up Your Chakra 6. Meet You at The Crossroads 7. No More Wars 8. I Give To You

Recording artists Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis, husband and wife team whom together brought you Call of the Wild on Tenor's Out Of Nowhere, (Warp, 2000), Feeling Free on Willis' Keep Reachin' Up, (Timmion Records, 2005), release their follow up album of project COLA&JIMMU, to album Enigmatic, (Herakles Records, 2013). The album is featuring their production as well as compositions. With instrumentations by Tenor and beats procured from the vintage gear of Jori Hulkkonen in his Turku studio, Alppihouz by Willis, the album has a warm feeling and yet sufficiently exciting for the electronic house heads. There are plenty of string pads, flutes and flute pads, etc to prick up your ears. COLA&JIMMU once again capture the genuine, old school sound. More

Release : 17.03.2013 - UPC: 819162014691

Jimi Tenor and Nicole Willis´ sublime Herakles label returns with "Haunted by Hallucinations" , the new Bandproject from Petri Tokkannenm mastermind of the fabolous finish "Soul Investigators" group.
Guitarist Petri Toikkanen, who graces the liner notes of nearly all the Soul Investigators ("Home Cooking", "Keep Reachin' Up") releases, as one of the formidable composers of the musical group, makes the debut on this self titled new band´s album.
The group was founded by Toikkanen and drummer Laura Könönen as they composed their songs through hypnotic jam sessions, with bass player, Jussi Oskari. Jussi Oskari is best known for his contribution to the project, Tuvalu, a progressive rock ensemble.
The genre that sets the tone for Haunted by Hallucinations is the psychedelic cousin to that of post metal and post rock/doom. Toikkanen cites Pink Floyd, Venom, Uriah Heep, and Dio as his childhood staples. While direct influences are denied, Haunted By Hallucinations might sit well next to Earth and Goblin. That the phasers and flangers of stoner doom would be replaced with heavy doses of delay on Toikkanen's personal genre of neo - psychedelia. Toikkanen's playing has textures of surf, harking the legend of surf, Dick Dale, together with a prototype of Rock & Roll. Toikkanen's main instrument is a Fender Jazzmaster. Oskari also plays Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer. Laura Könönen is also a visual artist, whose main medium is sculpture, has supplied the LP cover artwork with one of her paintings and drawings.

The album is produced by Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis.

Tracklist: CD
1.Krystal 2.Winter 3.Confused Mind 4.Haunting 5.You Can´t See 6.Midnight Manor 7.Haunted by Hallucinations 8.The Creator of Gods 9. Confessions
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release : 17.03.2013 - UPC: 819162014684

Jimi Tenor and Nicole Willis´ sublime Herakles label returns with "Haunted by Hallucinations" , the new Bandproject from Petri Tokkannenm mastermind of the fabolous finish "Soul Investigators" group.
Guitarist Petri Toikkanen, who graces the liner notes of nearly all the Soul Investigators ("Home Cooking", "Keep Reachin' Up") releases, as one of the formidable composers of the musical group, makes the debut on this self titled new band´s album.
The group was founded by Toikkanen and drummer Laura Könönen as they composed their songs through hypnotic jam sessions, with bass player, Jussi Oskari. Jussi Oskari is best known for his contribution to the project, Tuvalu, a progressive rock ensemble.
The genre that sets the tone for Haunted by Hallucinations is the psychedelic cousin to that of post metal and post rock/doom. Toikkanen cites Pink Floyd, Venom, Uriah Heep, and Dio as his childhood staples. While direct influences are denied, Haunted By Hallucinations might sit well next to Earth and Goblin. That the phasers and flangers of stoner doom would be replaced with heavy doses of delay on Toikkanen's personal genre of neo - psychedelia. Toikkanen's playing has textures of surf, harking the legend of surf, Dick Dale, together with a prototype of Rock & Roll. Toikkanen's main instrument is a Fender Jazzmaster. Oskari also plays Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer. Laura Könönen is also a visual artist, whose main medium is sculpture, has supplied the LP cover artwork with one of her paintings and drawings.

The album is produced by Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis.

Tracklist: LP
A 1.Krystal 2.Winter 3.Confused Mind 4.Haunting - B 5.You Can´t See 6.Midnight Manor 7.Haunted by Hallucinations 8.The Creator of Gods 9. Confessions
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Recording artists Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis who are life partners as well as past collaborators, reunite for their new project, artist name Cola&Jimmu, "Cola", a kind of pseudonym of Nicole and "Jimmu", associated with the legend of the first emperor of Japan, Jimnu Tenno.
Both Tenor and Willis have fronted their own projects over the past decade, Willis most recently working with Helsinki - based group the Soul Investigators, for their albums Tortured Soul & Keep Reachin' Up, Timmion Records 2005, 2013. The Helsinki Sanomat recently called Willis & the Soul Investigators "the world's best on the stage of Tavastia". The title track of Keep Reachin' Up was chosen in February 2012 for POTUS, Barack Obama's Re - Election Spotify Playlist. Tenor also contributed horn arrangements to the 2 albums in the collaborative effort of Willis & the Soul Investigators. Tenor & Willis also wrote and recorded tracks from release of Tenor's Call Of The Wild, from the LP Out Of Nowhere, Warp Records 2000. As of late, Jimi Tenor collaborated with Tony Allen for their LP on Strut Records 2009, Inspiration Information, eclectic "outsider" Itetune on Temmi Kongi 2011, with Abdissa Assefa, & the self titled Soft Focus with Lary 7 on Tommi Grönlund's Puu/Sähko Recordings 2013.
Willis & Tenor have roots in dance - floor music with there separate success' such as Tenor's techno classic Take Me Baby, & Willis' neo - soul New York based project Repercussions, Promise Me Nothing which peaked at # 6 on Hot Dance Music, Club Play chart of Billboard Magazine, with remixes from Master's At Work and Supa DJ Dmitry. Cola&Jimmu revisit 1990 house, which bares so many monikers. Cola & Jimmu title it "deep house revival", drawing influences from Bobby Konders releases on NuGroove to Yellow Magic Orchestra's Firecracker, with vocal styles comparable to Gwen Guthrie & CeCe Peniston. That being said, the tracks are original and include some strong instrumentation, with Tenor's saxophone, flute, and serious drum programming. Willis offers vocals and production savvy, as well as additional chords. Tracks like 369º Grind simmer, and act as the diving board into the body of work that is Enigmatic, 10 tracks. I've Made Up My Mind is an instant classic with it's declaration of peace of mind. As well Wild Honey, with it's swelling funk chorus will have you running through that field of wild flowers!
Tracklisting Vinyl:
A
1. 369°Grind
2. Enigmatic
3. Transcend Our Love
4. Wild Honey
5. So Refined
B
6. I Made Up My Mind
7. Satyricon
8. Tombstone
9. Brooklyn Girl
10. Classified
More