Sonic Visions of Middle‑Earth
Compilation released by Foreshadow Productions as pro-duplicated CD-R in DVD case (FSH020), January 2005. Limited edition of 100 copies.
Jääportit track created, mixed and produced by T. M. Mäkelä in Tajuntani Studio, 2004.
Acoustic guitars by Masa Yardse (J-M Kenttälä, Ruotomieli).
| Artist | Track Title | ||
| 01. | Leviathan | Fog on the Barrow-Downs | 12:01 |
| 02. | Aidan Baker | Mines of Moria | 12:02 |
| 03. | Jääportit | Sydänyön samooja syvällä unten mailla ja metsien soilla | 15:36 |
| 04. | As All Die | Treebeard of Fangorn | 11:37 |
| 05. | Gydja | Torech Ungol | 14:37 |
| 06. | Transcendent Device | Fires of Mount Doom | 11:03 |
Featuring the fifteen-minute epic Sydänyön samooja syvällä unten mailla ja metsien soilla (Midnight Wanderer in the Deep Realm of Sleep and Swamps of Forests), this track is a grand tribute to the legendary lore of J.R.R. Tolkien. It unfolds across four movements: Ascension woods, Flyfight, Dreamharmonium, and Subsidence sedimentation. The music evokes a midnight wanderer traveling deep within dreamlands and forest mires, carried in part by acoustic guitars from Masa Yardse (a.k.a. J-M Kenttälä of Ruotomieli), and blends classical dark ambient sensibilities with immersive, mythological depth.
Six critically acclaimed experimental music projects led by people who appreciate, admire and simply love J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings. This conceptual compilation comprises of various themes from master’s greatest opus ‘The Lord of the Rings’, which are interpreted and presented in sonic form. This is a disc full of beautiful and eerie soundscapes. Middle-earth in the way it has never been seen.
Foreshadow Productions
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Reviews and comments
Jääportit offers a unique journey through what feels like an elven forest. Utilizing environmental sounds of birds, acoustic guitar, and electronically generated ambience Jaaportit creates an environment that is shimmering with light and life.
Malahki Thorn, Heathen Harvest
Antiphonal folk cadence breaks the droning reverie as Jääportit’s offering brings together electronic organ, flute and acoustic guitar amidst a background of picturesque birdlife broken by militaristic percussion buoyed on bizarre instrumentation and melody before returning to neoclassical folk exploration.
NYR, Aural Pressure
The combination of medieval tunes and ambient in this song is fantastic. One could expect nothing less than that, since this is a great ambient act with a wise songmaking and use of resources.
Fjordi, Tartarean Desire