The Finnish musicians follow their vision mercilessly down to the smallest minutiae, which means that all of the songs have seen various arrangements and the adding of new elements until all the details of the album fit into the overall picture. On ‘Saivo, Tenhi use a largely consistent instrumentation to inform the tracks with cohesion and unison. Guitar and piano are the predominant instruments; at times, they are supplemented by percussion, strings, and polyphonic vocals, all in order to create a melancholic realm of sound characterised by this-worldly sorrow and other-worldly joy. The result is an album that is introverted in the truest sense of the word: just as it is believed that Saivo, the realm of the dead, may only be reached by an access under ambiguous lakes and that the journey leads to a mirror image of this world, Tenhi's "Saivo" also looks to the inner realms.

Tyko Saarikko has this to say, "The biggest change from our earlier album is that the scenery and landscapes of the songs are not directly related to surrounding nature as they have been usually. In this album, the songs reflect the echoes from an inner world that surely has similarities to surrounding nature but has its own laws of nature."

Hardcover artbook limited to 1.000 copies, design incl. gold foil and spot varnish, size 28x28 cm, 60 pages + bonus DVD incl.

Tracklist CD:

01. Saivon Kimallus
02. Pojan Kiiski
03. Uloin
04. Pienet Purot
05. Sateen Soutu
06. Haaksi
07. Surunuotta
08. Savoie
09. Vuoksi
10. Paluu Joelle
11. Sees
12. Siniset Runot

Tracklist DVD:

01. Saivon Kimallus
02. Pojan Kiiski
03. Uloin
04. Pienet Purot
05. Sateen Soutu
06. Haaksi
07. Surunuotta
08. Savoie
09. Vuoksi
10. Paluu Joelle
11. Sees
12. Siniset Runot

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