Guitarist Petri Toikkanen, who graces the liner notes of nearly all the Soul Investigators (“Home Cooking”, “Keep Reachin’ Up”) releases, as one of the formidable composers of the musical group, makes the debut of his project “Haunted By Hallucinations” with the self – titled album “Haunted By Hallucinations” on the label Herakles Records (of producers Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis).

The group was founded by Toikkanen, drummer Laura Könönen as they composed their songs through hypnotic jam sessions, with bass player, Jussi Oskari. The genre that sets the tone for this LP is the psychedelic cousin to that of post metal and stoner/psychedelic doom. Toikkanen cites Pink Floyd, Venom, Uriah Heep, and Dio as his childhood staples. While direct influences are denied, Haunted By Hallucinations might sit well next to Earth and Electric Wizard. That the phasers and flangers of stoner doom would be replaced with heavy doses of delay on Toikkanen’s personal genre of neo – psychedelic rock. Toikkanen’s playing has textures of surf, harking the legend of surf, Dick Dale, together with blues, a prototype of Rock & Roll. Toikkanen’s main instrument is a Fender Jazzmaster. Laura Könönen is also a visual artist, whose main medium is sculpture, has supplied the LP cover artwork with one of her paintings.
The album is produced by Jimi Tenor & Nicole Willis.