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2012
May 14: Uniko music for Montreal Ballet
Music from the album Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet is featured in the production Le Petit Prince by Didy Veldman presented by Montreal Ballet. Seven performances in May 2012 at Theatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, Montreal.
April 26: Accordion Wrestling in UK, Amsterdam and NYC
Kimmo Pohjonen and Finnish wrestling group Helsinki Nelson will perform Accordion Wrestlingin UK, Amsterdam and New York this summer.
June 6: Manchester, UK - Royal Northern College of Music (organized by SoundUK : SoundUK)
June 8: London, UK -York Hall (organized by SoundUK, presented by the Barbican)
June 18: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Holland Festival Holland Festival, Stadsschouwburg
June 19: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Holland Festival, Stadsschouwburg
Aug 3: New York, NY - Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Damrosch Park stage
Aug 4: New York, NY - Lincoln Center Out of Doors, amrosch Park stage
April 20: Announcing appearances at Roskilde, Ostrava and WOMAD
Kimmo Pohjonen will perform at Ostrava, Roskilde and WOMAD festivals this summer.
July 7: Roskilde Festival Roskilde Festival (Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen, Proton String Quartet - Uniko)
July 12:: Colours of Ostrava, Czech Republic (Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen & Kronos Quartet - Uniko)
July 27: WOMAD WOMAD, UK -Siam Tent (Kimmo Pohjonen, Juuso Hannukainen and DakhaBrakha)
July 28: WOMAD, UK - Charlie Gilet stage (Kimmo Pohjonen solo)
April 16: Soundbreaker screenings in California and Slovenia
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, will be shown at the Tiburon International Film Festival in Tiburon, California on April 23 and the Druga Godba festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia on May 22.
March 26: Soundbreaker prize at FIFA
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, Soundbreaker, won a major prize: “Prix de la Creation”, the Award for Best Creative Film at FIFA 2012 (view: FIFA 2012), the 30th Festival International for Films on Art, in Montreal. FIFA is the biggest and most respected of its kind with three hundred films from around the world, forty-one in competition. The award winning FIFA films will tour art museum gala exhibitions in six major cities in the world. Soundbreaker Director: Kimmo Koskela. Producers: Kimmo Koskela and Klaus Heydemann.
A world sales representation agreement was signed with Turner Broadcasting Corp Stockholm based sales company, NonStop.
March 16: Uniko nominated in Songlines Music Awards
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet and the album Uniko (Ondine) are nominated in Songlines 2012 Music Awards for Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration. Additionally, the Songlines Awards 2012 compilation CD is released and features the Uniko piece “Särmä”. View here.
The April / May 2012 issue of Songlines features a review of the Uniko DVD by Kronos Quartet / Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen:
“Kimmo Pohjonen’s Uniko project with the Kronos Quartet was a TOTW album in #75. This magnificent DVD of their performances at the Helsinki Festival in 2004 show what an extraordinary piece of music this is. The music created by accordionist Pohjonen and hid electronic drum pad colleague Samuli Kosminen simply transcends borders. It is folk, avant-garde, classical and unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. aThis DVD of the concerts at the Helsinki Festival is very well directed and filmed to bring the excitement of the music across – not an easy task with six seated musicians on stage. But body-building accordion wielder Pohjonen looks muscular and powerful. Kosminen gets into his drum pads and Kronos look extremely dynamic too, with big close-ups of bows on strings and dramatic crash zooms. With a narrow depth of focus that brings out the drama of this music and great sound, it clearly shows what quality filming can do compared to the YouTube perspective. There’s also a very good “Making Of” bonus DVD with good interviews from Pohjonen, Kosminen and Kronos. This is a DVD that really takes you into an extraordinary concert and the creative work surrounding the music.” (Simon Broughton)
March 14: Kimmo Pohjonen - Other Hemisphere tour, press
Concert review, Dominion Post, Wellington: review
Concert review, The Age, Melbourne: review
Article/interview, Dominion Post, Wellington: article
Article, The Australian: article
Article, The Age: article
Article, Limelight : article
Roger's Blog - WOMADelaide: Roger's blog
Feb 13: Kimmo Pohjonen Soundbreaker film premieres
Soundbreaker (formerly called Devil's Lungs) is an eighty-six minute music documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, featuring interviews, story, photos, music, video and archive material from Pohjonen’s thirty-five year career in music. Directed by Kimmo Koskela. Produced by Kimmo Koskela and Klaus Heydemann.
Soundbreaker premieres in four cities:
Feb 22 and 23: Wellington, NZ – Film Archive (in connection with Pohjonen solo concerts at New Zealand International Arts Festival March 3 and 4)
March 9: Adelaide, Australia – WOMADelaide (in connection to Pohjonen solo concerts Mar 10, 11)
March 9: Tampere, Finland – Tampere Film Festival . International Documentary Competition.
March 22: Montreal, Canada – FIFA (International Festival of Films on Art) Competition section
Feb 1: Kimmo Pohjonen will tour solo concerts in March 2012
Mar 3: Wellington, NZ – New Zealand International Arts Festival- Festival Club
Mar 4: Wellington, NZ – New Zealand International Arts Festival - Festival Club
Mar 8: Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall - MRC
Mar 10: Adelaide, Australia WOMADelaide – WOMADelaide
Mar 11: Adelaide, Australia -WOMADelaide – WOMADelaide
Mar 16: Singapore - Mosaic Music Festival – Mosaic Music Festival
2011
Nov 25: Kimmo Pohjonen / Juuso Hannukainen / Dakha Brakha in Berlin On Nov 28
Kimmo Pohjonen and Juuso Hannukainen will perform at Nordwind Festival ( Nordwind Festival), Berlin on November 28 at venue Volksbühne. The performance will be a double billing with Ukranian female vocal group Dakha Brakha including a collaboration finale with both groups together. This will be their third collaboration performance after the 2010 concerts at Helsinki Festival and Gogol Festival in Kiev.
Sept 12 : Uniko release on DVD, Sept 20
The Uniko concert by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen & Kronos Quartet, filmed at Helsinki Festival in 2004, is released on DVD in Finland on September 20 on the CMajor label of Germany, distributed in Finland by Naxos. The film was produced by BFMI of Austria in cooperation with YLE Teema of Finland. The DVD release includes a bonus "Making of Uniko" short film. International releases of the DVD will occur throughout September and October..
The Finnish release will be supported by Uniko concerts (Pohjonen / Kosminen / Proton String Quartet) at Tampere Jazz Happening on Nov 5 and Tavastia, Helsinki on Nov 6
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Sept 7 : Pohjonen documentary film, public test preview in Helsinki on Sept 20
The documentary film about Kimmo Pohjonen, entitled Devil's Lungs (Soundbreaker), had its public test preview at the Rakkautta & Anarkiaa (Love and Anarchy) Film Festival in Helsinki on Sept 20 at Maxim 2 cinema at 18:30. A second screening on Sept 21 at Kinopalatsi 6 at 21:00. Director of the film is Kimmo Koskela. More info here.
Aug 9: Pohjonen to perform at Song of Freedom festival in Tallinn
Kimmo Pohjonen will perform a special program at the Vabaduse Laul / Song of Freedom festival in Tallinn, Estonia on Aug 20, 2011. Other artists performing will be Mari Boine and Sinead O'Connor. More information: here.
A Kimmo Pohjonen interview with Estonian Television will be broadcast Sunday Aug 14 at about 21:50 Estonian / Finnish time. The interview can be seen later here.
July 19 : Pohjonen returns to Rämsöö
Kimmo Pohjonen returns to Rämsöö, Finland on Aug 6 and 7 for two performances at Moottorimusiikin Festivaali. Kimmo will collaborate with Ismo Alanko, Reijo Kela and Ville Walo. More information: here.
July 4 : Uniko in fourth month in World Music Charts Europe Top Ten
The Uniko album by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet, released by Ondine of Finland, is now in its fourth month in the WMCE / World Music Charts Europe Top Ten, this month July 2011 in position Number 5. For May and June, Uniko was at the Number 2 position after debuting at Number 6 in April.
Six Degrees magazine of Finland reviewed Uniko for their June issue:
"For those who don't know, Kimmo Pohjonen is an unconventional accordion virtuoso from Finland involved in many extraordinary projects. Now, Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and the Kronos Quartet join forces in an alluring performance of masterpiece magnitudes. The result is a great 52 minutes of otherworldly high not to be missed. Uniko is currently in second position on the World Music Chart Europe, where it has been hanging on for the last three months. The record contains seven chapters composed by Pohjonen and Kosminen. Critics have praised the record as "majestic", "compelling" and "hypnotic". Uniko is indeed all those and more. "
June 27 : KTU "Kataklasm" video now online
The video clip of KTU's "Kataklasm", recorded live at Tavastia, Helsinki, October 2009, is now online. Director Petri Ylönen.
See video here.
June 1 : Uniko remains Number 2 on the World Music Charts Europe
The Uniko album by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet remains at the Number 2 position on the World Music Charts Europe (June, 2011 chart). For a view of the chart, visit the WMCE website.
“Kronos, ever questing for fresh shapes in their string quartet music, add point and film-epic feel to Pohjonen’s accordion-looping compositions, sampled and manipulated by Kosminen’s electronics. The structuredness and tense humanity of the strings and dense, curling crashing waves of accordion make this one of his most aurally satisfying recent works.” (fRoots)
May 1 : Uniko Number 2 on the World Music Charts Europe
The Uniko album by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet jumped four places on the World Music Charts Europe (May chart) and is now at position Number 2. For a view of the chart please visit the WMCE website.
Meanwhile, the positive critics continue: “You have to hear Uniko to believe it but imagine that Phil Spector exploded over the North Atlantic and sent a 90-foot wall of sound hurtling toward Brooklyn.” (Jerry Boyles, Sequenza 21)
April 28: Battle to premiere in Turku August 2011
Kimmo Pohjonen and K Cube (Pohjonen with percussionist Sami Kuoppamäki and guitarist Timo Kämäräinen) and Proton String Quartet will perform at the Turku European Cultural Capital 2011 events at Paavo Nurmi Stadium. Written and directed by Kari Heiskanen, Battle is a stadium spectacle that combines a dramatic story with visual and musical scenery. The artistic team also comprises composer Pohjonen with K Cube, choreographer and assistant director Ari Numminen and visual designer Ilkka Paloniemi. The performance features combining theatre, dancers and actors, such as Sami Saikkonen and Karoliina Blackburn. The effects will be produced by the Archipelago Sea Naval Command.
Event dates: Wed 31 August, Fri 2 September and Sat 3 September at 9.00 p.m.
More information at the Taistelu website: here.
April 1 : Uniko Number 6 on the World Music Charts Europe
The Uniko album by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet entered the World Music Charts Europe at position Number 6.
“The art-bandits of the Kronos Quartet team up with the 'Hendrix of accordion' Pohjonen and a percussionist/electrickery specialist to produce a compelling, majestic, hypnotic work.“ (WMCE Top 10, April 2011)
For a view of the chart please visit the WMCE website.
March 23 : Uniko - 5 star ***** review / Top of the World pick in Songlines
The Uniko CD by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet received a 5 star review in Songlines magazine (UK) and was picked in Songlines' "Top of the World" selection with the piece "Plasma" featured on the free covermount CD.
"Kimmo Pohjonen is not just one of the world’s finest accordion players, he’s a composer of panoramic vision, a consummate stage performer, producer and innovator. We’ve known all this for a long time but with UNIKO his importance in the contemporary music world is now unquestionable. The seeds were planted for thiscollaboration with one of the most famous of all string quartets in 2002 when Kronos leader David Harrington heard recordings of Pohjonen and his brilliant sampling and programming partner Samuli Kosminen. Within two years the musicians were performing together and exploring new sounds for accordion and strings, alongside accordion samples and string samples as well as various effects. Pohjonen and Kosminen describe this seven-movement work as an adventure for performers and listeners. UNIKO stretches out a huge canvas for a wide palette of musical and emotional experiences. The sounds are finely crafted with immaculate detail; the energy is raw and uncompromising, warm and lyrical. Perhaps it’s unfair to single out any particular track, but anyone familiar with Pohjonen’s work to date will fall immediately for ‘Emo’, wherein his trademark depth of sound and harmonies lead so naturally towards the Kronos sound on an aural journey that takes the listener on a rare adventure both poignant and chilling". (Fiona Talkington) .
Jan 20 : Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen / Kronos Quartet - Uniko CD release, Feb 9
The long awaited album Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and Kronos Quartet will be released on CD and digital download in Finland on February 9 by Finnish record company Ondine. International releases: Germany - Feb 14, North America – Feb 22, Japan - Feb 23, UK - Feb 28 and worldwide throughout February and March, 2011.Uniko is the seven-part work composed by Pohjonen and Kosminen which had its World Premiere concert with Kronos Quartet at the Helsinki Festival in 2004. Subsequent Uniko performances took place in Moscow, Norway and its North American Premiere with three sold-out concerts at the BAM NEXT WAVE Festival in New York in 2007. The Uniko album was recorded at Avatar studio in NYC, produced by Iceland's Valgeir Sigurðsson, mixed at Greenhouse studio in Reykjavik, with additional recordings and mixes in Helsinki.
“The music is sheer physicality”… “Uniko is like an ocean tide coming in. Big waves of sound build in complexity, animation and sometimes sheer frenzy, then abruptly retreat into small lyrical moments, amplified pizzicatos or buzzings by some huge and imaginary insect. Mr. Pohjonen, a virtuoso on an accordion wired for sound, guided things along and became so excited at the end that one worried about his well-being.”– Bernard Holland, The New York Times, 5.10.2007
More information on the Uniko e-card: Uniko e-card.
Jan 17 : Selling the Silence film-music by Pohjonen
Director Markku Turna’s documentary film about Lapland, entitled Selling the Silence, featuring music by Kimmo Pohjonen, will premiere in Helsinki at the DocPoint festival on Wed 26.1 at 21:15 at Cinema Bio Rex.
Another screening will take place on Sat 29.1 at 17:30 at Cinema Maxim.It was premiered last November 2010 at the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam.
2010
Dec 14: New K Cube videos now on You Tube
Three new K Cube (Pohjonen, Kuoppamäki, Kämäräinen) videos from the October 2010 Finnish tour are now on You Tube:
"Armo" video: here
"Noitapukki" video: here
"Kuume" video: here
Nov 30 : Accordion Wrestling in St. Petersburg on Dec 14
Kimmo Pohjonen Accordion Wrestling goes to St. Petersburg on Dec 14, 2010, 19:00 (7pm) at venue Music Hall. The performance, featuring Pohjonen and ten Finnish wrestlers, is a revival of Finnish wrestling tradition from early to mid-1900s where accordion was included as musical accompaniment for wrestling matches. This program expands the tradition into a theatrical sport / music performance art piece with direction / choreography by Ari Numminen, light design by Mikki Kunttu and sound design by Heikki Iso-Ahola. Finnish wrestling group: Helsingin Nelson. Billboard Russia notice.
Nov 11: Kimmo Pohjonen's Battle 2011: premiere in Turku, Finland, August 31, 2011
Battle 2011 is a grand performance from the world of combat, of how humans evolve and are changing. The walls between concert and theatre will tumble when Kimmo Pohjonen’s new composition is dramatised and visualised at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium. The power of combat sport and music will be supplemented with fire, water and stunning visual effects.
Director Kari Heiskanen will bring together elements of combat sport and athletics on stage introducing a new dimension to Pohjonen’s magical music. The battle between good and evil will almost become ritualistic. The battle will rage within a man and between men. How can you play be the rules and not lose yourself? Will the battle lead to a change?
In addition to Kimmo Pohjonen, the performance will include an orchestra of top musicians, including percussionist Sami Kuoppamäki, guitarist Timo Kämäräinen and the Proton String Quartet. The performance will be directed by Actor-Director Kari Heiskanen, with choreography by Ari Numminen, lights and visual effects by Mikki Kunttu and sound design by Heikki Iso-Ahola.
The performance will be produced by Popzoo Promotions Oy.
Battle 2011, Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, on 31 August and 2-3 September 2011
Sept 28: K Cube tour of Finland
Kimmo Pohjonen, Sami Kuoppamäki and Timo Kämäräinen (aka K Cube) will tour Finland in October 2010. The trio of accordion, drums and guitars explores new paths of solos, duos and group compositions and improvisations. K Cube will tour Belgium in March 2011.
Oct 6: Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
Oct 8: Hyvinkää, Finland - Hyvinkääsali
Oct 9: Lahti, Finland - Finlandia-klubi
Oct 13: Tampere, Finland - Klubi
Oct 14: Jyväskylä, Finland - Lutakko
K Cube "Sumo" video: here
K Cube info here
Sept 23 : Kino Uumen at Love and Anarchy Film Festival
Kimmo Pohjonen (accordion) and Eric Echampard (drums) will perform as Kino Uumen at the Love and Anarchy Film Festival in Helsinki on Sept 26 at 21:30. Venue: Cinema Bio Rex. The improvisational music duo will perform music for the films:
Freedub 1, MRDRCHAIN, Black Horse and Máquina. Info here: Info.
The duo will repeat the performance in Tallinn, Estonia on Sept 27th, 19:00, at the venue: Kinos Sõprus, as part of the Jazzkaar Autumn season. Info.
Sept 8 : Kimmo Pohjonen UK concerts
Kimmo Pohjonen returns to UK in September for three concerts:
Sept 16, 17: Winspit, Worth Matravers, Dorset, UK: Inside Out : Pohjonen collaborates with visual artists Paper Cinema in the program called The Rock Charmer. Info.
Sept 21: London, LSO St. Lukes, UBS Soundscapes, Eclectica series. Solo concert plus a special collaboration with violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Info.
Kimmo Pohjonen on BBC Radio 3 In Tune:
Additionally, on Sept 20th, Kimmo Pohjonen and Pekka Kuusisto will appear live on BBC Radio 3 In Tune program at 17:15 British time. Info.
July 26: Kluster and Dakha BrakhaKimmo Pohjonen and electronic percussionist Juuso Hannukainen will perform as Kluster in a special collaboration performance with Ukrainian female vocal group Dakha Brakha at Helsinki Festival on Sept 1.
The performance will be repeated at Gogol Festival, Kiev on September 5.
Sept 1: Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Festival Info.
Sept 5: Kiev, Ukraine – Gogol Festival Info.
May 19: Accordion Wrestling review The Haitaripainia / Accordion Wrestling performances in Turku and Helsinki were successful and well received. Stalker has published an on-line review of the Helsinki performance. Stalker review.
April 26: Kimmo Pohjonen solo concerts in Mexico, Reykjavik and Shanghai
Kimmo Pohjonen will make solo concerts in Mexico, Iceland and China this month.
May 1: Puebla, Mexico - Festival Barroquisimo, Zocalo stage
May 2: Puebla, Mexico - Festival Barroquisimo, Teatro de la Ciudad
May 21: Reykjavik, Iceland - Reykjavik Arts Festival - Nasa
May 27: Shanghai, China - Shanghai World Expo
April 8: Accordion Wrestling Premiere in Turku, April 22
Kimmo Pohjonen premieres his new project Haitaripainia / Accordion Wrestling in Turku, Finland in April, 2010. The performance, featuring Pohjonen and ten Finnish wrestlers, is a revival of Finnish wrestling tradition from early to mid-1900s where accordion was included as musical accompaniment for wrestling matches. Haitaripainia 2010 expands the tradition into a theatrical sport / music performance art piece with direction / choreography by Ari Numminen, light design by Mikki Kunttu and sound design by Heikki Iso-Ahola. Finnish wrestling group: Helsingin Nelson. The performances begin in Turku, continue in Helsinki in May and go toTampere in August. The show will be expanded and modified to a larger scale for performances called Battle 2011at Turku Cultural Capital 2011 events.
April 22-25: Turku, Finland - Konepaja
May 13-16: Helsinki, Finland - Kaapelitehdas
Aug 19-22: Tampere, Finland - Teatteri Monttu
March 22: Carnegie Hall reviews
Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen enjoyed a sold out concert with Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall / Zankel Hall in New York on March 13, 2010. Even with a showtime of 23:20 and during one of the heaviest rain and wind storms in many years, the event was a resounding success. See these reviews:
Huffington Post - Huffington Post
New York Times - NY TimesPohjonen / Kosminen and Proton String Quartet will perform Uniko at Nikolaisaal, Potsdam on March 26th. Pohjonen / Juuso Hannukainen and Proton String Quartet will perform Uniko at Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul on April 27.
March 9: Earth Machine Music downloads
Three recordings from Kimmo Pohjonen's Earth Machine Music are now available as downloads. The recordings, "Regenerator", "Mutiny at Manor Farm" and "Amok", were made during the Earth Machine Music tour of UK in 2008 and are available to purchase from the new Oxford Contemporary Music download shop at this URL link: Oxford Contemporary Music.
Feb 23: Pohjonen and Kosminen at Carnegie Hall with Kronos Quartet
Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen will perform at Zankel Hall / Carnegie Hall, NYC on March 13, 2010 as part of a concert series curated by Kronos Quartet. The special evening of March 13 is called Tundra Songs (more info) and also features Kronos Quartet and Inuit singer Tanya Tagaq.
Jan 4 : KTU - Quiver, Best of 2009 KTU's album Quiver was picked in the Best of 2009 list by Total Music Magazine. Also on the list are CDs by Animal Collective, Van Morrison, Prefab Sprout, Mars Volta and Ian Hunter. Quiver was also picked in Finland's national daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat in the Critics' Choice favourite albums selection of 2009.
2009
Nov 9: Rautakeuhko " Iron Lung" premiere in Hämeenlinna on Dec1
The new project of visual performance artist Ville Walo and Kimmo Pohjonen entitled Rautakeuhko "Iron Lung" makes its premiere at Verkatehdas, Vanajasali in Hämeenlinna, Finland on December 1st and 2nd. The hour long music theatre performance features Walo and Pohjonen and over one hundred accordion bellows with all new music composed by Pohjonen.
Sept 16: KTU tour of Finland and Estonia
KTU (Trey Gunn, Kimmo Pohjonen and Pat Mastelotto) will tour Finland and Estonia in October 2009 in support of their new album Quiver.
Concert dates:
Oct 19: Tampere, Finland - Klubi
Oct 20: Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
Oct 22: Tallinn, Estonia - Rock CafeOct 24: Hämeenlinna, Finland - Verkatehdas, Vanaja Concert Hall.
Steven Wilson remixes:
Kimmo Pohjonen and Pat Mastelotto are featured players on one piece of the new remixes CD, NSRGNTS RMXS, by Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson. Track 4: "Salvaging", is a Pat Mastelotto remix. Wilson is responsible for mixing three pieces on the KTU album Quiver: "Kataklasm", "Jacaranda" and "Miasmaa".
Sept 9: Kelavala 20th anniversary
The 20th anniversary of the improvisational trio Kelavala, featuring Reijo Kela (dance), Heikki Laitinen (voice) and Kimmo Pohjonen (accordion), begins September 22 at Galleria Art Alex in Helsinki and continues September 29, October 6 and October 13. Kelavala recently had success at MADE Festival in Umeå, Sweden in May 2009.
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Aug 23: Earth Machine Music program on Australian TVABC Australian television broadcast a program about Kimmo Pohjonen’s recent July / August Earth Machine Music tour of Australia. The program, entitled "Barb-Wired for Sound", was part of the cultural series called Landline and was shown across the Australian continent.
The eleven minute video program can be viewed on the ABC website:
ABC / Landline - "Barb-Wired for Sound"
Aug 10: Pohjonen dance music premiere Sept 5th
Kimmo Pohjonen has composed music for the dance performance entitled: hardcore humppa - kovan maailman anatomia by choreographer Harri Kuorelahti and the Helsinki Dance Company. The premiere is September 5th at Helsingin Kaupungin Teatteri, pieni näyttämö. The performance runs through November 2009. For performance schedule and more information: Helsingin Kaupungin Teatteri website.
July 13: KTU video from St. Petersburg and Ostrava
KTU enjoyed successful concerts in St. Petersburg and Ostrava. See a video of "Absinthe" from the St. Petersburg concert at Sergey Kuryokhin Modern Arts Center:
KTU video, live in St. Petersburg, July 2009See video from Colours of Ostrava festival (Czech Republic) from aktualne.cz :KTU video, live in Ostrava 2009 at aktualne.cz See fotos of the St Petersburg concert here at Demotix : KTU fotos live in St Petersburg Please also see this preview for the Colours of Ostrava concert by the Prague Post: Prague Post KTU preview
July 2: Earth Machine Music tours Queensland
Kimmo Pohjonen takes his Earth Machine Music program to Australia for a tour organized by Queensland Music Festival: Queensland Music Festival. Kimmo will perform live on location with local farmers and their machines.
July 25: Winton, Queensland, Australia - (Earth Machine Music)
July 28: Blackall, Queensland, Australia - (Earth Machine Music)
July 31: St. George, Queensland, Australia - (Earth Machine Music)
Aug 2: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Tivoli (solo concert, double bill with Iiro Rantala New Trio)
Pohjonen will also perform Earth Machine Music (Moottorimusiikki) at Kaustinen Festival, Kaustinen Festival Finland on July 16.
July : KTU concerts in St. Petersburg and Ostrava
KTU returns to Russia on July 9 for a concert at
Sergey Kuryokhin Modern Arts Center, "Life is Wonderful...without Drugs" festival, in St. Petersburg then follows with a performance at Colours of Ostrava, Colours of Ostrava festival in Ostrava, Czech Republic on July 11.
The Quiver album is released this month in Spain and Portugal by Resistencia.
May 16 : KTU - Quiver released in North America
KTU's Quiver album is released today in North America by 7d Media. Visit 7d Media - KTU.
March 30 : Pohjonen / Kuoppamäki at Arctic Paradise Live, Korjaamo
Kimmo Pohjonen and drummer Sami Kuoppamäki return to Korjaamo, Helsinki on April 17, 2009, appearing at the Arctic Paradise Live event organised by the Finnish Music Information Centre. This will be their third concert together after their 2005 debut at Patti Smith's Meltdown Festival in London and their December 2008 concert at Korjaamo. Catch a glimpse of the duo live in 2008 on this video: Pohjonen / Kuoppamäki live at Korjaamo.
Also appearing at the Korjaamo concert on April 17 will be Ismo Alanko Teholla.
Link to Pohjonen / Kuoppamäki website page: Pohjonen / Kuoppamäki.
The KTU album Quiver was released in Europe in March. The Japanese release via Disc Union is April 1. The North American release date on 7dMedia is May 1. Quiver can be purchased at Amazon UK: Quiver at Amazon.
March 16 : KTU - Quiver released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK
KTU's Quiver album is released today in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and UK by Westpark Music.Feb 5 : Pohjonen and KTU Facebook pages
Kimmo Pohjonen and KTU now have their own Facebook fanpages. Please check them out at:
Pohjonen: Kimmo Pohjonen Facebook fanpage
KTU: KTU Facebook fanpage
Feb 4 : New KTU album released
KTU's second album entitled Quiver is released in Finland on February 4, 2009 by Rockadillo Records. European release by Rockadillo and Westpark Music occurs in February and March. Disk Union will release Quiver in Japan on March 20, 2009. American release May 1 by 7dMedia.
KTU (pronounced "K2") is now a trio (Trey Gunn, Kimmo Pohjonen, Pat Mastelotto) following the departure of Samuli Kosminen in 2007. The new album Quiver was recorded at The Zone studios, Dripping Springs, Texas in 2007 and 2008, produced by KTU, engineered by Pat Manske. Additional recordings were made in Seattle and Helsinki. The album was mixed by KTU and Petri Majuri at Seawolf Studios, Helsinki in autumn 2008 with additional mixes of three pieces by Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) at No Man's Land Studios, UK. All music was composed by the various band members and arranged by KTU. Samuli Kosminen provided additional percussives and sounds. Listen to two new pieces: "Aorta" and "Jacaranda". Visit KTU websit
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2008
Dec 15: New Pohjonen composition featured in Mikki Kunttu Light Installation
A new Kimmo Pohjonen composition "Klarion" is featured in the Mikki Kunttu's Season of Light installation at Senaatintori, Helsinki from January 1-11, 2009. The installation takes place from 20:00 - 23:00 on January 1 and from 16:00 - 23:00 from January 2-11. Pohjonen's music can be heard by the Alexander Statue.
Dec 12: Pohjonen on Finnish TV
Kimmo Pohjonen will appear on YLE (Finnish National Broadcasting) TV 1 on Friday December 19th, 19:00 Finnish time on the program Iirottelua. Host of the program is musician Iiro Rantala who will interview special guest Pohjonen and feature performances by Kimmo Pohjonen & Sami Kuoppamäki, Kelavala (Pohjonen, Heikki Laitinen, Reijo Kela), Pinnin Pojat (Pohjonen and Arto Järvelä) and a solo Pohjonen Earth Machine Music selection.The program can be seen in internet at www.yle.fi/areena for two weeks following the broadcast.
Oct 7: Kluster tour of Portugal
Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster will return to Portugal for a short tour in October 2008. Pohjonen's Kluster partner for this tour (replacing Samuli Kosminen) is Juuso Hannukainen, known for his work with RinneRadio and other adventurous Finnish artists. Tour dates include: Oct 30: Aveiro - Teatro Averirense, Nov 1: Lisboa - Museu de Oriente and Nov 2: Oporto - Casa de Musica.
Sept 18: Earth Machine Music in London on October 3
Kimmo Pohjonen returns to London for a performance on October 3 at venue Café 1001 for the contemporary music / arts series Concrete and Glass. Concrete and Glass is a unique event curated by Tom Baker of Eat Your Own Ears showcasing some of the best in music and contemporary art. A wide array of artists will perform in over seventeen venues all within nine minutes walk from the epicentre of the festival, Rough Trade East off Brick Lane.
Pohjonen’s performance will be a unique, collaborative event, created especially for Concrete and Glass. Pohjonen’s hugely successful Earth Machine Music tour of UK in May, 2008, featured Pohjonen performing with farmers and their machines. This show will be adapted for the London indoor stage and will feature appearances by special guest farmers and their farm equipment from the May tour. Additionally, lights will be designed by London’s own Charlie Russell, known for his work with Caribou and Fourtet and as Lighting Designer for specialist company Insight Lighting and alternative art and live music venue Scala.
Sept 7: KTU successful concerts in Kazan, Moscow, Helsinki
KTU had successful concerts in Kazan with about 50000 people in their audience. The Moscow concert at B1, part of the "King Crimson Festival", drew over 2000 and was perhaps the best live performance in KTU's career. The Tavastia concert in Helsinki was another big success, reviewed by Stalker.. Check tour fotos on KTU MySpace slideshow. Check Moscow fotos by Lana Maykovskaya and at Lenta.ru.
Aug 25: New Pohjonen music in Helsinki dance premiere
Kimmo Pohjonen has composed and recorded new music for the dance performance "Veri Nousee Päähän". Choreographer is Marjaterttu Willman and the premiere performance is 12.9.2008 at Itä-Helsingin Kulttuurikeskus, Itäkeskus.
Aug 19: KTU performances in Russia and Helsinki
KTU (Pohjonen, Gunn, Mastelotto) will make two concerts in Russia followed by a concert at Tavastia in Helsinki.:
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Aug 30 Sotvorenie Mira (Creation Of Peace) Festival, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia - Fair Square. Other artists include Patti Smith, Adrian Belew Power Trio, Justin Adams, Geoffrey Oryema,Fairport Convention and others. Estimated audience 100,000.
- Sept 3: Moscow - B1 club (KTU, Adrian Belew Power Trio and Eddie Jobson. "King Crimson Festival")
- Sept 4: Helsinki - Tavastia.Following the Tavastia date, KTU will enter Seawolf Studios, Helsinki to mix their next album.
Aug 16: Earth Machine Music performances in Rämsöö
Kimmo Pohjonen's Earth Machine Music was performed in two sold out concerts in Rämsöö, Finland on August 16 and 17 as part of the Motor Music Festival. Rämsöö is the site of the first Earth Machine Music concert in 2006. Earth Machine Music features Pohjonen performing live with farmers and their farm machines, using live accordion, live machine sounds and sampled machine sounds reproduced via accordion. Also in the event was the Konela performance by Samuli Kosminen and Jukka Perko. Stalker web magazine has a report and fotos. Mikki Kunttu was also on hand to take some fotos.
Aug 5: KTU fotos from Sines
KTU's concert at FMM, Sines, Portugal on July 25 was a success with a sellout crowd of 7000 people. Mario Pires took some excellent fotos.
May 25: Earth Machine Music UK tour a success
Kimmo Pohjonen's Earth Machine Music tour of UK (May 11-17) was a resounding success. Reviews: EADT, Seen and Heard. To see a foto slideshow of the tour, visit Kimmo Pohjonen MySpace.
May 5: Kimmo Pohjonen Earth Machine Music press previews
Kimmo Pohjonen's Earth Machine Music tour of UK (May 11-17) has received advance press previews from The Telegraph, on the Telegraph website and on video.
May 1 : Kimmo Pohjonen Sydney Festival audio recordings
Kimmo Pohjonen's concert and public appearances at the Sydney Festival has been documented by ABC Radio. Into the Music features audio recording of Pohjonen and Iiro Rantala in a discussion with the public and moderator, festival artistic director Fergus Linahan. Radio prgram Music Deli featuring host Paul Petran has the audio recording of the Pohjonen concert on their Music Deli website. These recordings will be accessible until approximately May 28th.
April 1: Kimmo Pohjonen's Earth Machine Music
Kimmo Pohjonen will take his Earth Machine Music project on a tour of UK from May 11-17, 2008. Earth Machine Music features new Pohjonen works inspired by four UK farms, using sampled material from agricultural machines – ranging from tractors, milking machines and threshers - and local farmers ‘playing’ some of the machines alongside Pohjonen in each farm. The tour is organized by Sound UK.Tour dates:Sunday, May 11: BURY ST EDMUNDS FESTIVAL, Hall Farm, Nowton
Tuesday, May 13: WEST SUSSEX, Manor Farm, Cocking
Thursday, May 15: NORTH DEVON Westcott Barton, Middle Marwood, Nr Barnstaple
Saturday, May 17: OXFORDSHIRE Park Farm, North Aston
Feb 4: Pohjonen in Estonian Anniversary Celebration
Kimmo Pohjonen will be the guest performer at the Concert of the 90th Anniversary of Estonian Republic in Tallinn, on February 24th. The concert will take place at the Estonian National Opera and will feature Pohjonen performing one piece with the Tallinn Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and soloists. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste, Director: Peeter Jalakas, Video installations: Ville Hyvönen .
Feb 1: Pohjonen in Zurich and Köln
Just back from successful concerts in Sydney and Moscow, Kimmo Pohjonen performs solo for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland, at Moods on February 9. He has previously performed Swiss shows in Zug and Stans. On February 15, Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster and Proton String Quartet perform Uniko at Köln Philharmonie. The group has had successful concerts in Estonia, Finland and Macau and this is their first concert this year. Plans are underway for more concerts abroad.
Jan 18: Pohjonen at Sydney Festival
Kimmo Pohjonen will perform at Sydney Festival on January 18th at City Recital Hall. This is Pohjonen’s first performance in Australia and will be a solo concert with Jukka Kaven – sound design and Ari “Valo” Virtanen” – light design. Other performers in the festival include Brian Wilson, Björk, Joanna Newsom, Sufjan Stevens. Following Sydney, Pohjonen wil perform solo in Moscow at IKRA Club on January 28 and in Zurich, Switzerland at Moods on February 9.
2007
Nov. 8: Pohjonen and Kuoppamäki 2005 rehearsal video
A video recording of Kimmo Pohjonen and Sami Kuoppamäki rehearsing for their appearance at Patti Smith's Meltdown Festival in London, 2005, the"Songs of Experience" evening, is now on-line. The rehearsal video was recorded in Helsinki by Kimmo Koskela, at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, spring 2005.
July 16 : Announcing Uniko concerts in Helsinki, New York and Macau in Autumn 2007
Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster and string quartet will perform “Uniko” in five concerts this autumn.
“Uniko”, the composition by Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, was first performed with Kronos Quartet at the Helsinki Festival and in Moscow in September 2004, then again in Molde Jazz Festival in 2005. The work was performed by Kluster with Proton String Quartet in Leigo, Estonia in 2006.
On September 25, 2007, “Uniko” makes its Helsinki return at Savoy Theatre, Helsinki with Proton String Quartet.
On October 3,5 and 6, “Uniko” makes its North American premiere with Kronos Quartet and three concerts at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.
On October 25, Kluster with Proton String Quartet will perform at Macau International Arts festival.
Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster:
Kimmo Pohjonen – accordion, voice
Juuso Hannukainen – accordion samples, string samples (in Helsinki and Macau)
or Samuli Kosminen - accordion samples, string samples (in New York)
with
Proton String Quartet:
Teppo Ali-Mattila - violin
Siiri Rasta – violin
Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma – viola
Veli-Matti Iljin – cello
with
Heikki Iso-Ahola – sound engineer, surround sound design
Mikki Kunttu – light and video design
July 15 : KTU trio in Slovakia and Spain
KTU trio (Pohjonen, Gunn, Mastelotto) will perform at Pohoda Festival in Trencin, Slovakia on July 20th followed by Etnosur Festival in Jaen, Spain on July 21.
May 21: Pohonen MySpace
Kimmo Pohjonen MySpace page is now online. Please visit and be a friend!
April 15: Majak film premiere in Russia
The Russian film Majak, featuring original music composed by Kimmo Pohjonen, will premiere in Moscow on April 24 and will be shown in cinemas in Russia starting May 3rd.
March 25: KTU in America
KTU trio (Pohjonen, Gunn, Mastelotto) returned from their first American tour. Particularly noteworthy events included packed houses in Toronto and New York, Much Music TV interview in Toronto and a studio recording at KUT-FM in Austin. Other highlights included a tremendous reception at the Drum Pad/Durty Nellie's concert in Chicago and truly phenomenal response to the two shows in Mexico City. The band also did some studio recordings of new material in Zone Studios in Dripping Springs, Texas..To hear the KUT-FM radio recording, with performance and interview. click here
Feb 4: Pohjonen and Kosminen win Jussi Award
Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen won the Finnish Jussi Award, Best Filmscore of 2006, for their composition of the music for the Finnish film Jade Warrior. The Jussi Awards are the Finnish equivalent of the American Oscar Awards.
Jan 8, 2007: KTU to record and tour
Kimmo Pohjonen, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto will tour Finland and America as a limited edition KTU trio and will rehearse and record new material in Helsinki and Austin. Fourth member of the group, Samuli Kosminen, will take a break from KTU activities during Spring but will rejoin the band for summer concerts and further recordings. The American tour includes four dates as part of the Music Export Finland Finnish Moosic Tour. Dates as follows:
Finnish tour dates 2007:
Jan 29: Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
Jan 30: Tampere, Finland - Klubi
Jan 31: Jyväskylä, Finland - Lutakko
North American Tour dates 2007:
March 7: Los Angeles, California - Knitting Factory
March 9: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Canadian Music Week
March 12: NYC, NY - Knitting Factory
March 14: Austin, Texas - SXSW
March 20: Chicago (Palatine), IL – Drum Pad Presents @ Durty Nellie’s
March 22: Mexico City, Mexico - Festival de México en el Centro Histórico
March 23: Mexico City, Mexico - Festival de México en el Centro Histórico
2006
Nov 14: Pohjonen wins Gus Viseur Prize
Kimmo won the Gus Viseur Prize for accordion in Paris, France today. The award is given annually by an academy of ten including president Stephane Sanseverino and other prominent members of the French musical community.
Oct 20: Kalmuk Music in Jorma Uotinen World Premiere
Finnish choreographer Jorma Uotinen presents the World Premiere of his new ballet, Colours, in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera on October 27, featuring Kimmo Pohjonen's work Kalmuk (with Tapiola Sinfonietta) in its entirety, in 5.1 surround sound. Info
Oct 13: Jade Warrior album
The album "Music Inspired by Jade Warrior" was released in Finland by Helsinki Music Company. It features four pieces by Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen Kluster, direct from the filmscore composed by Pohjonen/Kosminen. It also includes other songs inspired buy the film by artists such as HIM, Bleak, Ana Johnsson, The Crash.
Oct 12: Pohjonen music in Lisa Torun dance performance
Kimmo Pohjonen has composed music for the Swedish choreographer Lisa Torun and her new program performance "Chez Mamselle". Included in the program is a film by Derek Nisbet with music by Pohjonen. Music performed by Musica Vitae chamber orchestra, also includes music by Arvo Pärt and Aulis Sallinen. The premiere is on October 20 in Malmö, Sweden with a Swedish tour to follow. More information at Lisa Torun website.
Oct 9: Keskusteluja premiere on Oct 12
The Helsinki premiere of Keskusteluja, a "new circus" performance conceived by Ville Walo and Kalle Hakkarainen, featuring music by Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, takes place at Kiasma theatre on October 12. The music includes new and existing works by Pohjonen / Kosminen and is performed in surround sound.
Aug 21: Jade Warrior and Majak film screenings
The Finnish feature film, Jade Warrior, with music composed by Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen and performed by Pohjonen / Kosminen Kluster, will make its World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept 7 (press) and Sept 8 (public). The Finnish public premiere is scheduled for October 11 (invited guests) and October 13 (public).......Meanwhile, the Russian film Majak, music by Kimmo Pohjonen, already shown in Moscow, Armenia and in Vyborg, will next be shown in Kazakhstan in September and in Riga, Latvia and Tallin, Estonia in October.
June 27: Lighthouse / Majak film premiere
The Russian film Lighthouse / Majak featuring new music composed by Kimmo Pohjonen was shown at the Moscow Film Festival on June 27, 2006 and will be shown again in Erevan, Armenia in this month at the Golden Apricot Film Festival.
June 8: Kluster at SONAR
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen Kluster will appear at SONAR Festival in Barcelona on June 17. The concert will take place in the SONAR Complex at 21:00.
May 18: Pohjonen collaboration with farm equipment
On May 27, Kimmo Pohjonen makes a special concert performance in Ramsöö, Finland with local farmers from Pohjonen's home county, Häme. The event, Ramsöön ITE Festival will feature Pohjonen and his accordion performing composed music and improvisations with the farmers and their farm equipment.
Info: www.ramsoo.fi
April 1: Kluster composing Jade Warrior filmscore
Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen are composing and recording music for the film Jade Warrior produced by Blind Spot Pictures, directed by A.J. Annila. The film to be released in autumn 2006. Visit the Jade Warrior website.
January 22: Kluster at MIDEM
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen performed at MIDEM music convention in Cannes, France. The main stage appearance also featured Värttinä and Apocalyptica.
2005
Dec 13: Uniko and KTU videos online
Now added to the Kimmo Pohjonen video page are two new video clips: Kluster / Kronos Quartet "Kalma" from the Uniko project, recorded live in Helsinki 2004. Also KTU "Optikus" recorded at FMM Festival in Sines, Portugal, July 2005.
Please visit the video page.
Nov 29: Kluster at
MIDEM
Kimmo Pohjonen / Samuli Kosminen Kluster will perform at the MIDEM music industry convention in Cannes, France on January 22, 2006 as part of the Finnish Opening Night presentation. Other artists are Värttinä and Apocalyptica.
Oct 31: Kimmo Pohjonen nominated BBC Radio 3
Planet Award
At the WOMEX world music expo in Gateshead/Newcastle, UK, 26-30.10, Kimmo Pohjonen was nominated for the BBC Radio 3 Planet Award. The category is Culture Crossing and the other nominees are: Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle (USA/India), Yasmin Levy (Israel) and Nitin Sawhney (India /UK). This is Pohjonen's second nomination for the BBC award, the first was in 2002 when the winner was Portuguese fado singer Mariza. The winners of the 2005 awards will be announced 18.2.2006.
Sept 7: KTU - 8 Armed Monkey CD released in Finland
KTU debut CD 8 Armed Monkey was released in Finland today by Rockadillo records The German edition is available from Westpark Music. The US release will be out on Sept 27 via Thirsty Ear and the Japanese release on October 14 via Besection.
Aug 2: KTU success at FMM, Sines
The KTU group enjoyed a smashing success at the FMM Festival in Sines, Portugal, one of the best festivals in Europe.
On July 30, KTU performed to about 7000 people in a show with Master Musicians of Jajouka and Irish band Kila.
Organizers say the ticket sales for that concert was the highest in the seven year history of the festival.
Reviews from all four major papers were rave, for example from Diario de Noticias:
"KTU, with the "diabolic" Kimmo Pohjonen, were the most applauded band of the last day of the festival.....
If The Master Musicians of Jajouka are the ancestral spirits who's music has timeless resonance, KTU - "elected" by the crowd as the highlight of the night -
imprison those same spirits in the urban schizophrenia of today. The project that reunites the Finnish Kluster (the accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and the
percussions and electronic samples man Samuli Kosminen) to the drummer Pat Mastelotto and the guitarist Trey Gunn, created on stage the hellish environment
usual in Pohjonens music and went further to create convulsive, ghostly music, able to release gargoyles from its cement skin - and they, scarily,
danced slow waltzes, improvised gothic jazz, adding unexpected funk in the encore, which was muscular and overwhelming.". Live foto by Koh Okabe can be seen on the KTU page.
June 27: Pohjonen and Kuoppamäki triumph at Meltdown
Kimmo Pohjonen and drummer Sami Kuoppamäki were a smash hit at Patti Smith's Meltdown at Royal Festival Hall in London on June 26.
The Songs of Experience concert, a tribute to Jimi Hendrix was a 3.5 hour event featuring Patti Smith,
Jeff Beck, Robyn Hitchcock, Squarepusher, James Blood Ulmer and others. Pohjonen and Kuoppamäki performed two songs:
"Driving North" (a variation of "Driving South") and "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" and received high praise from
The Independent ,
The Guardian and The Times.
Ilpo Musto took excellent fotos and they can be seen here.
May 26: Pohjonen and Kuoppamäki to perform at Patti Smith's Meltdown
Kimmo Pohjonen and drummer Sami Kuoppamäki will perform as a duo at Patti Smith's Meltdown Festival at Royal Festival Hall in London on June 26. The final event of the festival is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix entitled Songs of Experience and features other artists Jeff Beck, Flea, Yat-Kha, Balanescu Quartet, Fred Frith, and Patti Smith. Each artist will perform two songs from Hendrix' repertoire.
May 20: KTU a smash hit at Moers Festival
The double dynamic duo formation called KTU was a massive hit at Moers Festival in Germany on May 13. Thousands of people cheered as Pohjonen, Kosminen, Gunn and Mastelotto delivered a blazing one hour set. A limited number of advance pre-release copies of the debut KTU album entitled 8 Armed Monkey was completely sold out after the performance. Next KTU concerts will be in Kassel (July 27), Jena (July 28) and Sines Portugal (July 30). The KTU album will be released in late August or early September 2005.
April 10: KTU video "Optikus" now online
The video clip of "Optikus" by KTU, recorded live in Helsinki, is now online. KTU concerts scheduled for 2005 include Moers Festival (May 13), Kassel, Germany (July 27), Jena, Germany (July 28), Sines, Portugal (July 30), Tampere Jazz Happening, Finland (Nov 5). The KTU album entitled 8 Armed Monkey is set for release in Finland and Germany in August 2005.
April 1: Uumen CD released
Kimmo Pohjonen and Eric Echampard CD entitled Uumen is released today on Rockadillo Records. Recorded live at Amiens Festival 2004, the music is totally improvised. Kimmo and Eric embark on an eight date Finnish tour to support the release, followed later in April with two Estonian concerts. A German release of Uumen is set for May 2 from Westpark Music.
Feb 25: Kluster concert in Helsinki
Kluster makes their first 2005 appearance in Finland at Gloria Theatre, Helsinki on March 5. Also appearing are Viljamaa / Juhola do, Tone Kroub and DJ Left Leg.
Feb 18: West Australian Ballet
Music from Kimmo Pohjonen albums Kielo and Kalmuk is being used in dance performances in Western Australia by Jorma Uotinen with Western Australian Ballet.
A total of sixteen performances are happening this month.
Jan 15: UNIKO at MIDEM
Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster / Kronos Quartet - UNIKO, the live concert filmed at Helsinki Festival in 2004, will be screened at MIDEM convention in Cannes on Sunday January 23 at the IMZ screening room. UNIKO was composed by Pohjonen and Kosminen, performed by Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster and Kronos Quartet. The program was produced by YLE Teema (Finland) and Moving Images (Austria) .
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