Tone of Finland
2005
Limited Leatherbound Edition
Double CD +Book
The complete soundtrack of Tom of Finland – Daddy and the Muscle Academy and the original score by Elliot Sharp re-composed + interpreted + mixed + visited + worked by Finnish electronic musicians + sound designers
TONE OF FINLAND takes us through the hazy corridors of club culture, those dark, smoky dens with strobe lights flickering, moods enhanced by sniffs from bottles of amyl nitrate. From Finland's clubs and cafés comes the sound of house, techno, electro and dub represented here, with some Afro-funky and jazzy overtones – and of course reminiscences of 70s disco strings. "Daddy" himself – Tom of Finland – MCs posthumously over the tracks, his leather-clad handlebar-moustachioed acolytes accompanying with their Tom-related anecdotes. This is Kraftwerk's Man-Machine taking totally new meanings with muscular flesh-machines of throbbing sound. These tracks reek of leather, sweat and testosterone, with modern gladiators hailing to Tom. I am Spartacus! I am Tom's man! Proud to be!
2 audio CDs with 138 minutes of music by Circle+ DJ Slow+ ForestHill+ Giant Robot+ Kilogram+ Esa Kotilainen+ Pekka Lappi+ Juhani Liimatainen+ Miikka Mwamba & DJ Bunuel+ Math Union feat. DJ Ender & JA-Jazz+ Anton Nikkilä+ Peter Nordström+ Nyton feat. Tom of Finland+ Jimi Tenor feat. Tom of Finland+ RinneRadio+ Otto Romanowski+ Mika Vainio+ Elliot Sharp
PLUS
64-page book with an introductory essay, complete lyrics in Finnish and English and Tom of Finland's press photo remix drawings from them 1950's+ 1960's+ 1970's+ 1980's – published for the first time ever...
and bound in hard cover in real leather!
Available in 10 different dust cover designs – for hardcore fans only: Collect the complete set!
10 Dust Covers
Leatherbound Lyrics
TONE OF FINLAND
Concept, design & executive producer ILPPO POHJOLA
Production manager KATI NUORA
Text & still image editor
SARA SAVOLAINEN
Production assistant SANNA KUITTINEN English translations MIKE GARNER + VESA KUITTINEN
Publicity MILLA KONTKANEN
Mastering PAULI SAASTAMOINEN / Finnvox Studios
CD duplication MÅNDAG
Repro & printing ART-PRINT
Binding MESTARINKIRJA
Production support ART COUNCIL OF FINLAND, AVEK, ESEK, FINNISH CULTURAL FUND
TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) portrait by ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE © & courtesy of Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Tom of Finland’s press photo remix drawings © & courtesy of Tom of Finland Foundation
Also available as
TONE OF FINLAND – TEASER
(C-EYE114; ISBN 952-5368-14-9)
1 maxi-EP with 24 minutes of music by Jimi Tenor feat. Tom of Finland, DJ Slow, Nyton feat. Tom of Finland, Peter Nordström & Mika Vainio
TONE OF FINLAND – DOUBLE
(C-EYE113A/B; ISBN 952-5368-13-0)
2 audio CDs with 138 minutes of music by Circle+ DJ Slow+ ForestHill+ Giant Robot+ Kilogram+ Esa Kotilainen+ Pekka Lappi+ Juhani Liimatainen+ Miikka Mwamba & DJ Bunuel+ Math Union feat. DJ Ender & JA-Jazz+ Anton Nikkilä+ Peter Nordström+ Nyton feat. Tom of Finland+ Jimi Tenor feat. Tom of Finland+ RinneRadio+ Otto Romanowski+ Mika Vainio+ Elliot Sharp
BOOK: Limited Leatherbound Edition not included.