Time Traveller: The brainchild of Juhani Nisula…..

Ulf Backstrøm 2021-05-21

Time Traveller is the brainchild of Juhani Nisula, a Finnish multi-instrumentalist. In his first 2008 release (the first installment in a trilogy of albums) on the Finnish label, Presence Records, he created a fine amalgam of styles, dominated by the heavy guitar sound. Juhani Nisula plays almost everything on the album but with contribution from three fine and skilled musician. The album was a heavy-prog album infused with elements found on 70’s symphonic prog albums particularly those featuring heavy keyboards work.

Now Time Traveller are back with the third album Chapter V&VI and this time it`s once again a pretty heavy album, but this time five skilled and experienced musicians.

Line-up:

Juhani Nisula: Guitars, fretted & fretless bass, Hammond C-3 and M-100, Mellotron, Moog, OberheimOB-sX, Roland SH-3A and JX-3P, Sound effects, Vocals.

With:

Mika Lilja: Drums and percussion (1-5, 7)

Timo Ristilä: Clavinet, Rhodes, Moog (1), Hammond C-3, Moog (4), Mellotron, Moog (7), Hammond C-3 (8)

Esko Zeko Takamäki: Drums and percussion (8), Backing Vocals (4)

Juha Big Saarinen: Backing Vocals (4)

Matti Ågren: Devil violin (6)

– Chapters V & VI

Tracklist:

CHAPTER V:

1. The First Five Steps (5:19)

2. Sunday Morning Walk (5:17)

3. The Lord, The Emperor (7:45)

CHAPTER VI:

4. Diving Deep Down (4:43)

5. Following The Light (4:39)

6. Space Radiation (0:55)

7. No Gravity (4:57)

8. Earth Above (5:19)

Total Time 38:54