VIRTA, formed by Erik Fräki, Antti Hevosmaa and Heikki Selamo, is known for its experiential concerts and unique sound palette and is difficult to fit into one style box. The band's unique way of combining ambient electronic music with the Nordic jazz tradition, post-rock and psychedelia is unparalleled.

Over the past few years VIRTA has gone through a metamorphosis, the consequences of which are reflected in the album Horros (Svart Records), which will be released later in 2023. The trio, founded in Kuopio in 2011 and since then based in Helsinki, has expanded its sound palette with new instruments and Finnish vocals. With their upcoming album the band continues their musical exploration even deeper into the borderlands of darkness.

The band's previous releases Hurmos (Svart Records, 2016) and Tales From the Deep Waters (Tourist Information, 2012) gathered a lot of praise from critics and the public during their release years. Rumba named the 2019 Jazzfemma-awarded band "the cult band of the future" and Savon Sanomat as "the trendsetter of its generation".