A rare achievement for any jazz album, we are very happy to see “Kallio” on the national album chart and so high as well. Thank you to everyone who’s bought the album, vinyl, cd or download respectively!

Tässä muutama laina Kallio-levyn arvioista:

“Kallio on riemastuttava, selvästi iloitellen työstetty levy” -HS 27.2.

“5 tähteä. Jos tekisin elokuvia, soittaisin Pöyhöselle heti” -Soundi

“Hiipivää vaaran tuntua, ihan kuin elokuvissa” -Suomen Kuvalehti

“Dalindéo har nu gjort sitt starkaste bidrag, som med fastnande melodiinnehål kan tänkas bli en klassiker” -HBL 27.2.

Ja virallinen julkaisupäivä siis 1.3. Osta levy Levykauppa Äxästä! http://www.levykauppax.fi/artist/dalindeo/kallio/#cd

Our 3rd album “Kallio” will be released in Finland by KHY Suomen Musiikki-label on the 22nd of February 2013. Here’s what leader Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen has to say about the Kallio district of Helsinki and the album:

“Kallio is the district of Helsinki where you can enjoy the brighter and the darker side of life. It’s a place where you will see people out on the streets at any time of the day. It’s lively, desperately beautiful, decadent and inspiring. 

Every capital city has its own Kallio: in Paris it’s Belleville, in Berlin it’s Neukölln and in Ouagadougou it’s Gounghin. For me, the most important and distinguishing character of these districts is a tolerance for all lifestyles and choices of life.

 With this album i have wanted to recreate the atmosphere of Kallio as i experience it in the language of jazz music. The music is also inspired by the fine tradition of Finnish popular music from the 1950′s and 60′s. 

 I hope you enjoy my sonic vision of Kallio and i hope it inspires you to experience the atmosphere for yourself, unless you already have. Kallio is not a place, it’s a state of mind.”

-Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen

Visit Kallio-site for info and music!

Hot on the heels of their successful 2009 single releases, Dalindèo deliver their eagerly awaited second full-lenght album, “Soundtrack for the Sound Eye”, available on Ricky-Tick Records in January 2010. Moving towards a more cinematic sphere of sound, the Helsinki-based sextet proves that they are ready to match the high expectations brought up by their previous releases.

Dalindèo is a Finnish jazz sextet led by composer-guitarist Valtteri Pöyhönen. An integral part of the Ricky-Tick roster since 2004, the group has released one LP and four singles on the label prior to record number two. A favourite of jazz DJs and aficionados alike, Dalindèo aims at keeping the original spirit of jazz alive with a heavy emphasis on danceable rhythms, characteristic melodies and the craftsmanship of the ensemble’s top-notch musicians.