Oranssi Pazuzu Announces New EP, Re-Releases, And Tour Dates

Today, a transmission from the constellation of Oranssi Pazuzu has arrived, detailing a slew of long-awaited reissues as well as a new EP to coincide with an extensive European tour, and it reads as thus:

"So it's 2017, which means the Orange Spirit of the Wind is now ten years into the existence. We are celebrating by touring the Mental Possession MMXVII [tour dates below], but also by recovering some old sounds to please your record playing habits.

"During the last few years, we have had many people asking from us about the availability of our earlier albums, the vinyl versions of both and also the debut CD being sold out for some time now. We have been promising a repress basically since 2011, when the vinyls first came out, and we are very happy to say this is finally being realized.

"To us, both 'Muukalainen puhuu' and 'Kosmonument' nowadays sound something like a different band, but they still embody many of our principal musical ideas in songs like 'Korppi' or 'Kaaos hallitsee.' A shorter chapter - but at least for us an important one - in our early evolution was the four-song session we did for a split album with Tampere underground friends Candy Cane in 2010. These songs were going for a more metallic sound after the trippier debut, and they would probably have fitted among 'Kosmonument' cuts nicely. They are now reissued as a standalone 12” EP, remastered for a better sound quality.

"And to keep our minds away from digging the old stuff only, we are also releasing a 10” vinyl EP containing two new songs. Although not 'new' in every sense of the word - the first song, ‘Kevät,’ was recorded during 'Valonielu' sessions in 2013, but left out from the album because its darker mood didn’t quite seem to fit in with the other songs’ more cosmic approach. The second, ‘Värimyrsky,’ is also an older and more nihilistic one that we have been playing with for a long time, and now finally decided to record it in our home cave with the help from our Brother-in-Wastement Jussi Saarivuori. The 10” EP was mixed and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano and will be available at the upcoming shows.

"Turn off, tune out, dive in!"

Mentally Possessed European tour 2017
19.04. Germnay, Urban Spree
20.04. Germany, Leipzig, Doom Over Leipzig
21.04. Germany, Hamburg, Markthalle
22.04. Netherlands, Tilburg, Roadburn Festival
23.04. Brusselles, Magazine4
24.04. France, Colmar, Grillen
25.04. France, Roubaix, Bar Live
26.04. France, Paris, Petit Bain
27.04. France, Nantes, Ferrailleur
28.04. France, Toulose, Rex
29.04. Portugal, Barroselas, SWR Fest
01.05. Spain, Madrid, Chango
02.05. Spain, Barcelona, Razzamatazz
03.05. France, Marseille, Korigon
04.05. Switzerland, Geneva, L´Usine
05.05. Italy, Mazzago, Bloom
06.05. Austria, Salzburg, Tempel At Neudegg
07.05. Germany, Munich, Feierwerk
08.05. Germany, Vortex Surfer Club
09.05. Germany, Heidelberg, Karlstorhahnhof
10.05. Germany, Kassel
11.05. Czech Republic, Futurum Music Bar
12.05. Poland, Kracow, Kwadrat
13.05. Poland, Gdansk, B90
14.05. Poland, Poznan, U Bazyla
28.05 US, Baltimore, Maryland Death Fest
29.06 Finland, Seinäjoki, Provinssirock
01.07 Denmark, Roskilde, Roskilde Festival
02.07 Finland, Helsinki, Tuska Festival
16.07 Finland, Joensuu, Ilosaarirock
05.08 Romania, Arad, Dark Bombastic Evening Festival
11.08 Finland, Helsinki, Flow Festival Helsinki
17.08 Norway, Stavanger, Folken Club Stavanger
18.08 Norway, Bergen Hulen Club
19.08 Norway, Horten, Midgardsblot Festival