Irti

1996 studio album by Ismo Alanko

Irti

Studio album by

Ismo Alanko

Released| 1996
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 49:13
Label| Poko
Producer| Riku Mattila
Ismo Alanko chronology
| Taiteilijaelämää
(1995)  | Irti
(1996)  |

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Irti (Finnish for "Off" or "Loose") is the fourth solo album of Ismo Alanko, released in 1996. According to Alanko, he and his band gave themselves two weeks time to compose and record the album from scratch.[1] The result is an improvisation-based, more freely-played album than the preceding Taiteilijaelämää.[2] Albums cover art is by Stefan Lindfors.

## Track listing

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Music and lyrics by Ismo Alanko.[3]

1. "Piste"—5:04
2. "Kriisistä kriisiin"—5:28
3. "Elämä on hauras"—5:18
4. "Häpeä ja kateus"—2:57
5. "Aika kuolla"—6:33
6. "Mitä se mulle kuuluu mitä mä teen"—5:12
7. "Rakkauden tila"—3:47
8. "Rokin kreivi"—3:19
9. "Miespaholainen"—3:50
10. "Lokki"—3:57
11. "Lasten laulu"—3:50

## Personnel

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* Ismo Alanko \-- vocals, guitar, cello
* Jouko Hohko -- bass, vocals
* Ismo "Ippe" Kätkä -- drums, percussion
* Riku Mattila—guitar
* Teho Majamäki -- marimba, vibraphone, keyboards, percussion
* Ismo "Izmo" Heikkilä -- synthesizer

## References

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1. ^ "SELVIS 3/2003: Ismo Alanko". Elvisry.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
2. ^ "Pomus - Pomus.net - Ismo Alanko". Pomus.net. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
3. ^ "Ismo Alanko - Irti (CD, album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1996-04-29. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

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* MusicBrainz release group

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