Sinikka Langeland: The blue tit's spring song from the album The half-finished heaven

Sinikka Langeland vocals, kantele Lars Anders Tomter viola Trygve Seim tenor saxophone Markku Ounaskari drums, percussion The half-Finnish Sinikka sets “The half-finished heaven” - and other verse by Tomas Tranströmer - on her fourth album for ECM. “Despondency breaks off its course / Anguish breaks off its course / The vulture breaks off its flight. / The eager light streams out …” Such vivid images establish a tone for what is primarily an instrumental album this time, with a striking blend of sound-colo