Cessna – Time Tick Remixes

After a four year silence, eclectic Finnish popsters Cessna are back with a new album (“Terminus”, Radio Khartoum, 2004) and quite unpredictably, their first 12″ offering. “Time Ticks Away” is the rainy-day hybrid of synthpop and clickety-click (stereo!) acoustic guitar from the new album. While on the album the song is rendered with moody restraint, the opening remix on the 12″ unleashes the synthpop potential with a very respectful remix (they used to do ’em like this, didn’t they?) courtesy of analog outfit Nu Science (whose Mikko Ojanen has frequently joined Cessna on keys over the years, in addition to producing the new album). The “handmade” version is Tomi Cessna’s original home recording, radically different from what the song would evolve into, but a lovely item still. Flipside remix by Sami Koivikko breaks things down in a dub way: modern and chill. Design by Henri Tani (Artisokka). Finnish import, limited to 300 copies.