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Music / 2011

Centuries Later

The fourth album. Recorded slowly between 2008 and 2010. Mostly in Porvoo.

Released
11 May 2011
Type
Album
Label
Grandpop Records
Cat. no.
GPOP-17
Formats
CD · Digital

Tracks

  1. Centuries Later
  2. Part of the Fun
  3. No Promise
  4. Bad Analogy
  5. Too Ordinary
  6. The Frog Man
  7. Sights & Sounds
  8. German Shepherd
  9. Can't Own You
  10. Face Down
  11. A House
  12. Before Morning Comes
  13. Sights & Sounds demo, deluxe edition
  14. Bad Analogy acoustic demo, deluxe edition
  15. Part of the Fun acoustic demo, deluxe edition
  16. German Shepherd alternate version, deluxe edition

Released with a launch gig. Semifinal, Helsinki, 10 May 2011. ‘A House’ picked for the Music Alliance Pact in May 2011.

Helsinkiläinen Mummypowder ei anna periksi. Yhtyeen neljäs albumi helkkyy kauniina, perinteisen kitarapopin puhtaana ilmentymänä. Centuries Later katsoo eteenpäin. Aina ei tarvitse huutaa päästäkseen kiinni taiteen ytimeen.

Review, May 2011 (publication unknown) ★★★★

Credits

Staffan Turbanov – lead guitar. Robert Palomäki – drums, percussion. Aleksi Mänttäri – bass. Janne Lehtinen – vocal, guitar, piano, keyboard.

Acoustic guitar and drum programming on German Shepherd, keyboards on Bad Analogy, backing vocals on Face Down, guitar on Too Ordinary: Robert Palomäki. Piano on German Shepherd, keyboards on Sights & Sounds: Aleksi Mänttäri. Cello on Part of the Fun, The Frog Man, Sights & Sounds, Before Morning Comes: Sanna Lehtinen. Clarinet on German Shepherd: Kalle Puolakka. Backing vocal on Face Down, Too Ordinary: Rami Korhonen. Guitar solo on German Shepherd: Aleksi Pahkala. Guitar solo on Face Down: Janne Lehtinen. Shaker on German Shepherd: Mikael Tiittanen. Handrub on Before Morning Comes: Mikael Tiittanen, Staffan Turbanov, Janne Lehtinen.

Written by Janne Lehtinen. Performed by Mummypowder. Recorded by Mikael Tiittanen and Robert Palomäki at Mankku Studiot, Porvoo, 2008–2009, with additional recording by Robert Palomäki at Hitsville 2009, Mikael Tiittanen at Hawaji-studio, and Janne Lehtinen at Mummy Towers & Mankku 2010. Mixed by Mikael Tiittanen, Robert Palomäki and Janne Lehtinen. Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde. Cover art by Timo Mänttäri. Layout by Janne Lehtinen.

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