Aki Yli-Salomäki works as a composer and music producer.

Yli-Salomäki’s music has been described as "deep northern" slow-listening music manifested by grand sonority and soaring melodic arcs.​


1. Yhdessä ja erillään (Together and Apart) 05:55
2. Lämpöä kohti (Towards Warmth)
3. Hyvästit (Farewells) 06:11
4. Vain kaikuja I (Only Echoes I)
5. Vain kaikuja II (Only Echoes II)
6. Vain kaikuja III (Only Echoes III)
7. Vain kaikuja IV (Only Echoes IV) 03:31
8. Vain kaikuja V (Only Echoes V) 01:57
9. Siirtymä (A Transition)

Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä, 1. violin
Siljamari Heikinheimo, 2. violin
Jakob Dingstad, viola
Jaani Helander, cello
(Tracks 1-8)

Aki Yli-Salomäki, synthesizers (Tracks 4, 8, 9)

Tracks 1-3 are taken from the string quartet piece Sellaisenaan (As It Is).

Recording data
Tracks 1-3 were recorded on June 1, 2022 at Uusi Paviljonki, Kauniainen.
Tracks 4-9 were produced in Vantaa during 2022 and 2023.