STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI - "It Seems I Was Right About MP3s..."
March 15, 2008, 16 years ago
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has checked in with the following update on his new metal opera, Saana - Warrior Of Light Part 1: Journey To Crystal Island , which has been available as a digital download since March 10th:
"I’m very happy to see how many people are actually downloading Saana from my webshop as MP3/FLAC version. It completely supports my current theory that there are people who are willing to pay for MP3’s as long as they are DRM free, reasonably priced and good quality and have something extra in them. Thanks for proving that right with your downloadings. I think new times have finally started and we will see more and more artists directly selling their products and with a good price.Also finally the artists have a chance to get the majority of the money and not the record companies and retail sellers/shops. Sometimes during my career I have thought that these people have forgotten that without us musicians, none of these companies would even exist. And without you people, we musicians would not exist.
So once again, big Thank You for your support regarding Saana. It means a lot to me."
Yours,
Timo
Saana is available only via www.timotolkki.com. A video trailer for the album is available at this location.
The tracklist is as follows: 'Saana Mountain', 'Saana’s Theme', 'The End', 'Sadness Of The World', '3 At 7', 'Silence Of The Night', 'Sunrise At Saana Mountain', 'Journey To Crystal Island', 'Crystal Island', 'Freya’s Theme', 'You’ve Come A Long Way', 'The Letter', 'Who Am I?', 'Freya’s Teachings', 'Warrior Of Light', 'Journey To The Azores'.
Tolkki wrote, mixed, produced and played all instruments (except drums handled by Mirka Rantanen).
