Auri (album) explained
Auri is the debut album by the Finnish/English progressive folk band of the same name. It was released on March 23, 2018 via Nuclear Blast Records.[1] [3]
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.[4]
Auri
- Johanna Kurkela – lead and backing vocals, strings, engineering
- Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, flutes, guitars, bodhrán, keyboards, lead and backing vocals, engineering
- Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards, backing vocals, engineering
Additional musicians
- Jyrki Tulilahti – vocals
- Frank Van Essen[5] – strings, violin, drums, percussion
- Phil Barker – bass
- Jonas Pap – cello
- Michael Gill – fiddle
- Lord Paddington – mandolin
- Joomba – equestrian atmospheres
Production
- Tero Kinnunen – engineering
- Tim Oliver – mixing[1]
- Denis Blackman – mastering
Reception
The Sonic Seducer magazine called the album "a blend of ethereous ethno pop, celtic folk, symphonic orchestration, melodic acoustics and a deeply impressive atmospheric frame", and noted how singer Johanna Kurkela's voice complemented the overall album.[6]
Auri reached number 1 in the Finnish albums chart and entered the top 30 in the charts of Switzerland and Germany.
Notes and References
- Web site: TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Says It Took The Realization Of Upcoming AURI Album To Get "Excited" About Writing New NIGHTWISH Material; Video . . 5 January 2019 . 19 March 2018.
- Web site: Auri . . . 5 January 2019.
- Web site: Ewing . Jerry . Auri Release New Trailer Ahead Of Debut Album . . . 5 January 2019 . 22 March 2018.
- (2018). "Auri liner notes". In Auri [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
- Web site: Tuomas Holopainen, Troy Donockley and Johanna Kurkela (AURI) Interview . Metal Chest of Wonders . 10 January 2021.
- Jasmin . Froghy . . Auri: Auri . de . 4 . 2018 . 25 . Die Melange aus ätherischem Ethno-Pop, keltischem Folk, symphonischer Orchestrierung, melodischer Akustik und jenem zutiefst stimmungsvollen, atmosphärischen Soundrahmen....
