tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61486854202420867062024-02-19T04:09:40.237+02:00Jani hates you allJani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.comBlogger1150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-71241071441685500882015-04-22T21:09:00.000+03:002015-04-22T21:09:02.395+03:00And now also on Youtube:<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aixp4ENDtUc&feature=youtu.be"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stormcrow</span></a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-62627242441904362652015-04-22T15:55:00.000+03:002015-04-22T15:55:34.083+03:00"Stormcrow" also availableThe title track "Stormcrow" now available for download on iTunes:<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/stormcrow/id979713572"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Download Stormcrow</span></a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-21005703909071100032015-04-15T21:11:00.003+03:002015-04-15T21:11:51.138+03:00"I Will Build You A Rome" lyrics video<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lyrics video online now. I will write a longer post later and tell you guys what's been going on. </div>
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Busy as a fucking beaver, but that's only a good thing.</div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-23152235797617656562015-03-11T17:51:00.005+02:002015-03-11T17:51:53.555+02:00The moment you have been waiting forHere's a few short clips, prepare to be disappointed:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXRAyP7kro"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stormcrow Trailer</span></a></div>
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<br />Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-9665990466019968662015-03-08T21:06:00.001+02:002015-03-08T21:06:25.621+02:00Signing some cards...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKRxZO3QQWg5Tm9PcDeEATrFv4cNduycrWQhBlcqi6aXOyyulGI05PXqM0jyPMWtddR9s0HsghW5qpHAZfB2MVzBKK_wJLS0wQIc95XDu3sHbujSc9QQ5-5_fT7OOjBJCEbAVjU175HM/s640/blogger-image--396404655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKRxZO3QQWg5Tm9PcDeEATrFv4cNduycrWQhBlcqi6aXOyyulGI05PXqM0jyPMWtddR9s0HsghW5qpHAZfB2MVzBKK_wJLS0wQIc95XDu3sHbujSc9QQ5-5_fT7OOjBJCEbAVjU175HM/s640/blogger-image--396404655.jpg"></a></div>Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-89559007903441028392015-03-05T12:01:00.000+02:002015-03-05T12:01:04.938+02:00This is it:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, the album is titled "Stormcrow", and the tracklist looks like this:<br />
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1. Stormcrow<br />
2. The Best Of Times<br />
3. A Night To Forget<br />
4. I Will Build You A Rome<br />
5. Too Tired To Run<br />
6. Constellation Of Tears<br />
7. Antemortem<br />
8. My Heart Beats For No One<br />
9. I Am Legion<br />
10. Rising Sun<br />
11. On The Shore<br />
12. Child Of The Wild (Japanese Bonus Track)<br />
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<br />Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-57028959371610399232015-02-28T23:04:00.003+02:002015-02-28T23:04:48.897+02:00Awesome! Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät just won the Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu and is going to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. I was rooting for them, as this is punk as fuck :) It gives me a little faith in Finnish people that they actually voted this band through.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEiM6l5meQI"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät - Aina mun pitää</span></a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-63178659775214926912015-02-28T19:42:00.001+02:002015-02-28T19:42:30.375+02:00And now it's mixedSo, the only thing left to do is the mastering, which is scheduled for next week with Mr. Mika Jussila. Matias Kupiainen did a fucking great job with the mix, it sounds really big, just as I wanted it to sound.Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-63224296506710151662015-02-25T19:34:00.002+02:002015-02-25T19:34:23.980+02:00And we have a dateWell, the first one at least. The second Cain's Offering album will come out in Japan on 29th of April. I'll let you know the release date for the rest of the world as soon as I can.Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-32561192607784850702015-02-21T19:34:00.004+02:002015-02-21T19:34:41.664+02:00You asked for it...<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxcHY6LDajQ"><span style="font-size: large;">Cain's Offering Vocal & Backing Vocal Sessions</span></a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-31976055937699534512015-02-16T17:21:00.000+02:002015-02-16T17:21:12.859+02:00Holy MosesJust received a first mixed version of one of the more "epic" songs on the album, and holy shit does this sound big. I don't think anything on the first album comes even close :)Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-79340104760333859402015-02-16T11:43:00.001+02:002015-02-16T11:43:39.869+02:00Still going strongLast weekend we jumped back on the horse and did 2 acoustic shows with Timo, it was nice to get out for a while and not stress about the album all the time. Today I'll take my beloved Marjukka and lay down the acoustic guitars for the album, and after that all that is missing is some guitar solos and unison parts with Mr. Johansson. I've also heard the first orchestration demos, and damn is this album going to have some epic stuff :)Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-64342567622866480432015-02-09T13:41:00.002+02:002015-02-09T13:41:28.278+02:00Last fucking stretch!The mixing starts tomorrow, I can feel excitement in the air :)Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-17462466623354141072015-02-07T02:06:00.001+02:002015-02-07T02:06:19.249+02:00Friday night fever... ...or something like that. No drinking, no partying, just work work work. It's funny to look at all the drunken people going out to party while I'm having a cigarette at the balcony. Would like to have a drink myself, but no-can-do, have to get this shit together for next week so we can start the mixing process. On a positive note, this is starting to sound pretty damn good even if I say so myself :)Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-90374663027885167192015-02-03T02:55:00.003+02:002015-02-03T02:57:22.521+02:00Backing Vocals done......excluding mine. Had a wonderful time with Petri and Antti, these guys went so above and beyond the call of duty it's unreal. They did a wonderful job and I'm in their debt.<br />
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Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-79447780479104494872015-01-30T00:30:00.001+02:002015-01-30T00:30:20.514+02:00It goes on and on and on......still working on the album, every day. It's coming along, slowly but surely. Tomorrow it's time to take a little trip again and head to the woods again to record some backing vocals. This time it's not the woods of Lappajärvi though :)Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-78230319338323425192015-01-26T14:19:00.000+02:002015-01-26T14:19:52.929+02:00Richard Dawkins reads his "fan mail"...and it's fucking hilarious :) Peaceful, religious people all around sharing their message of love:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7607YiBso#t=83"><span style="font-size: large;">Love Letters to Richard Dawkins</span></a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-6303021186241126562015-01-25T00:09:00.002+02:002015-01-25T00:09:46.258+02:00Saturday night fever...So, it's Saturday night, everyone else is out and about having fun, and what am I doing? Well, I'm bouncing my software synth tracks into audio files. It just dawned to me today that I have to make every fucking track into an audio file, and there are literally hundreds of them. The sheer amount of time this takes is daunting, but it has to be done. Well, one song down, eleven to go...Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-3011310344578881812015-01-23T22:55:00.002+02:002015-01-23T22:55:31.553+02:00Up and DateSo, for the last half a year or so everytime the labels have asked me for a deadline and a delivery date for the master I have said that I'm not going to give them one, it's ready when it's ready. Today I've booked the mixing for the album and also agreed on a tentative deadline for the delivery of the master. Now this fucking abstract concept of an album actually has a "due date", so to speak, and has become very real :)Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-33376440476783535012015-01-21T15:06:00.000+02:002015-01-21T15:06:04.576+02:00HOW... THE... FUCK....<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2918061/ISIS-police-sentence-musicians-lashes-playing-Islamic-electonic-keyboard.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Can electric keyboard be "offensive" to muslims?</span></a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-38819765721423873582015-01-20T15:26:00.000+02:002015-01-20T15:26:37.481+02:00Congrats to Arion...for being <a href="http://www.emmagaala.fi/fi/ehdokaslista/12">nominated for an Emma</a> (Finnish equivalent of Grammy) in the category of "Best newcomer". Way to go guys!<br />
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<br />Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-52160975249481032542015-01-18T21:31:00.000+02:002015-01-18T21:31:37.113+02:00And it's done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The lead vocals for the upcoming Cain's Offering album are now complete. Next stop: guitars.Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-87624237347371715412015-01-13T13:05:00.001+02:002015-01-13T13:05:54.212+02:00Sounds about right:<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://medium.com/how-to-fly-a-horse/the-creativity-myth-653a01acdebb">The Creativity Myth</a></span></div>
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It's nice to hear Mozart had some issues as well. I'm by no means comparing myself to him, but the creative process is pretty how described here. The actual process that is, not the myth. It doesn't work that way, at least not for me.</div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-52197723200736518832015-01-13T12:59:00.000+02:002015-01-13T12:59:19.198+02:00It's the small things that are funny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148685420242086706.post-54431262324836454002015-01-09T15:26:00.000+02:002015-01-09T15:26:01.474+02:00Is there a formula for music?<div style="text-align: center;">
This would strongly suggest there is. Great job with the mashup:</div>
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<a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/video_demonstrates_how_mind-numbingly_formulaic_and_shitty_country_pop_musi">VIDEO DEMONSTRATES HOW MIND-NUMBINGLY FORMULAIC </a></div>
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<a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/video_demonstrates_how_mind-numbingly_formulaic_and_shitty_country_pop_musi">AND SHITTY COUNTRY POP MUSIC HAS BECOME</a></div>
Jani Liimatainenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762414101833753614noreply@blogger.com3