The Lamenting Window
H-M O
Hanna-Mari Ojala, known artistically as H-M O, invites listeners into her most personal sonic realm with "The Lamenting Window." A self-taught marvel from Oulu, Finland, Ojala's repertoire spans experimental music, dance, and video poetry, painting worlds with sounds and translating energies into tunes. With a penchant for experimental electronic
Hanna-Mari Ojala, known artistically as H-M O, invites listeners into her most personal sonic realm with "The Lamenting Window." A self-taught marvel from Oulu, Finland, Ojala's repertoire spans experimental music, dance, and video poetry, painting worlds with sounds and translating energies into tunes. With a penchant for experimental electronic music, she crafts her compositions with the freedom to explore the abstract and the visceral, turning the tangible into the intangible and vice versa. Through her unique blend of sounds, Ojala strives to create what she describes as "divine coincidences"—moments where disparate elements unite to form a complex, new entity, often marked by a chilling realization of their unexpected harmony.
"The Lamenting Window" stands as Ojala's most raw and revealing work, embodying the essence of a singer-songwriter album unlike any she has produced. It navigates the emotional landscape from heartbreak to hope, encapsulating a poetic journey that resonates with the transformative power of healing. The album begins and concludes within the same auditory space, though the internal journey it represents evolves profoundly from start to finish.
Drawing upon poems penned during her younger years, Ojala transforms these written expressions into musical pieces, infusing the album with a deeply therapeutic essence. This process of musical alchemy has not only been a means of personal healing for Ojala but is also extended as an offering of solace to her listeners. Each track serves as a step on a path through darkness towards light, inviting those who hear it to find peace and resolution within its melodies.
The album unfolds with "When I Want It to Scream," a track that plunges into the desire to express the turmoil within outwardly. It is followed by "Call for My Soul to Come Back," a poignant invocation for inner healing and restoration. "For the Birds (of Prayer)" emerges as a contemplative piece, reflecting a longing for spiritual guidance and connection with nature. The journey continues with "Fireflies," a song that captures fleeting moments of hope and beauty amidst the shadows. The album concludes with "Birds & Bees," a track that weaves themes of renewal and the intricate dance between longing and fulfillment, rounding off a journey from despair to the hopeful embrace of a new dawn.
Expected release: May 17, 2024
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Fireflies 4:220:00/4:22
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Birds & Bees 5:000:00/5:00