Värttinä - Ilmatar download album
- Performer: Värttinä
- Title: Ilmatar
- Genre: Rock / Country - World
- Country: Finland
- Formats: AUD FLAC MP4 APE DMF MP3 MMF
- Released: 2000
- Style: Folk Rock, Vocal, Nordic, Ethereal, Acoustic, Ballad
- MP3 album: 1401 mb
- FLAC album: 1141 mb
- Rating: 4.4/5
- Votes: 788

Ilmatar is Värttinä's 8th album, released in 2000. The album is named for the Finnish goddess of air Ilmatar who, according to the creation story in the Kalevala, creates the world from two eggs from the eagle Kokko (which is also the name of an earlier Värttinä album). A version of this story (in English and Finnish) is printed in the liner notes of the United States release. Itkin" (Pekka Lehti, Kirsi Kähkönen, Mari Kaasinen, traditional) – 5:20. Käppee" (Kaasinen, Kaasinen, trad.
Released date May 2000. Labels Wicklow Records. Music StylePagan Folk. Members owning this album1.
More albums from Värttinä: Miero by Värttinä.
Following the demise of Wicklow Records in 2000, it looked for a while as if this album would never see the light of day in the . But Northside stepped in, a very apt home as it is a label that specializes in Nordic music, and it's well worth the wait. Stripped-down, lean, and mean, Värttinä have come up with a concept album of sorts, dedicated to the sun goddess of Finnish myth.
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Tracklist Hide Credits
1 | ItkinWritten-By – Kähkönen*, Kaasinen*, Lehti*, Trad.* |
5:20 |
2 | KappeeWritten-By – Kaasinen*, Trad.* |
2:34 |
3 | LaiskaWritten-By – Reiman, K.*, Reiman, S.* |
4:06 |
4 | LiiguaWritten-By – Aho*, Trad.* |
5:08 |
5 | MiljaWritten-By – Reiman, K.*, Reiman, S.* |
4:27 |
6 | AijöWritten-By – Varilo*, Kähkönen* |
4:22 |
7 | KivutarWritten-By – Reiman, K.*, Reiman, S.*, Trad.* |
3:28 |
8 | LinnunmieliWritten-By – Reiman, K.*, Reiman, S.*, Trad.* |
4:57 |
9 | LietoWritten-By – Reiman, K.* |
5:06 |
10 | SanatWritten-By – Lappalainen*, Kähkönen* |
4:37 |
11 | MeriWritten-By – Reiman, K.*, Reiman, S.*, Trad.* |
5:59 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Wicklow Entertainment LLC
- Manufactured By – Sonopress – A-23621
Credits
- Arranged By – Värttinä
- Engineer – Risto Hemmi
- Executive-Producer – Paddy Moloney
- Mastered By – Pauli Saastamoinen
- Photography By – Vertti Terasvuori*
- Producer – Hughes De Courson
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 090266367825
- Matrix / Runout: A-23621/9026636782 A
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L030
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 0787
- Label Code: LC 00316
- Rights Society: BIEM / GEMA
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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74321 881792 | Värttinä | Ilmatar (CD, Album) | BMG, RCA | 74321 881792 | Finland | 2000 |
NSD6054 | Värttinä | Ilmatar (CD, Album) | NorthSide | NSD6054 | US | 2001 |
MWCD 4033 | Värttinä | Ilmatar (CD, Album) | Fréa Records | MWCD 4033 | Netherlands | 2000 |
BVCF 31059 | Värttinä | Ilmatar (CD, Album) | BMG | BVCF 31059 | Japan | 2000 |
INT 3307 2 | Värttinä | Ilmatar (CD, Album) | Intuition Records | INT 3307 2 | Germany | 2001 |