Ilmiliekki Quartet from Helsinki return with their new self-titled album on We Jazz Records on 11 February 2022. The group, including Verneri Pohjola (trumpet), Tuomo Prättälä (piano), Antti Lötjönen (bass) and Olavi Louhivuori (drums) is a mainstay in the Finnish scene and the band has been steadily developing their sound for nearly two decades now. It could be said that the group's musicians, each also a solo artist of note these days, has grown with and through performing together with this regularly working quartet. Ilmiliekki Quartet's music has a song-like melodic quality, which pairs naturally with their often freeform search for new musical landscapes.
The final single ahead of the album is entitled "Kaleidoscopesque". The cut, penned by pianist Tuomo Prättälä, bears all the hallmarks of a future Ilmiliekki classic: The tune swings light and breezy, yet at the same time it's deep and moody. The melody unravels new dimensions as it progresses.