Irti

Irti (Finnish for "Off" or "Loose") is the fourth solo album of Ismo Alanko, released in 1996. According to Alanko, he and his band gave themselves two weeks time to compose and record the album from scratch.^[1] The result is an improvisation-based, more freely-played album than the preceding Taiteilijaelämää.^[2] Albums cover art is by Stefan Lindfors.

Irti
Studio album by Ismo Alanko
Released	1996
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:13
Label	Poko
Producer	Riku Mattila
Ismo Alanko chronology
Taiteilijaelämää (1995) Irti (1996)

Track listing

Music and lyrics by Ismo Alanko.^[3]

1. "Piste"—5:04
2. "Kriisistä kriisiin"—5:28
3. "Elämä on hauras"—5:18
4. "Häpeä ja kateus"—2:57
5. "Aika kuolla"—6:33
6. "Mitä se mulle kuuluu mitä mä teen"—5:12
7. "Rakkauden tila"—3:47
8. "Rokin kreivi"—3:19
9. "Miespaholainen"—3:50
10. "Lokki"—3:57
11. "Lasten laulu"—3:50

Personnel

• Ismo Alanko -- vocals, guitar, cello
• Jouko Hohko -- bass, vocals
• Ismo "Ippe" Kätkä -- drums, percussion
• Riku Mattila—guitar
• Teho Majamäki -- marimba, vibraphone, keyboards, percussion
• Ismo "Izmo" Heikkilä -- synthesizer