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Turtles, Cats, and Other Things is Lauri Kallio‘s second album, and it is about connection—connection to music, humans, animals, and different kinds of unspeakable feelings. The music embraces the DIY aesthetic: all the songs are written, recorded, produced, and mixed by Lauri Kallio himself. The work was done outside the distractions of city life in his countryside studio in the small town of Kiikala. Some of the tracks were recorded live in the town’s local church. On the album, you can hear his love for music—it is a fusion of many sonic palettes. The ones that stand out the most are funk/beats, jazz, electronic music, and Italian motion picture soundtracks from the ’70s.

All songs composed, arranged, recorded and mixed by Lauri Kallio.

Recorded in Kiikala Church & C.O.W. Kiikala Studio Complex.

Album Artwork by Ninni Luhtasaari
Album Layout by Teemu Into
Photos by Jimi Tenor
Mastered by Jarno Alho

Studio musicians:
Lauri Kallio – guitar, percussion, synthesizer, vocals, mandolin, organ
Jimi Tenor – flute, synthesizers, tenor saxophone
Pauliina Koivusaari – violin
Ville Rauhala – bass
Ekow Alabi Savage – percussion, vocals, drums
Jesse Ojajärvi – drums, percussion
Adele Sauros – tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
Natalia Castrillon – harp, vocals
Io Pettersson – bass
Joonas Leppänen – drums
Matleena Koivusaari – harpsichord
Joona Kilponen – trumpet
Heikki Tuhkanen – trombone