Best known for his work with DEFEKT ja Equally Stupid, the Icelandic guitarist Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson -- now based in Helsinki, Finland -- joins up with top Finnish musicians for a very special album combining jazz, improv and prog rock.
Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson, Icelandic guitarist and composer based in Helsinki, is releasing a solo album, Kisima, with his band Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson's Dark Forest on 9 October 2015.
Dark Forest is a concept band, founded by Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson in 2013. Based on his own compositions, Dark Forest invites the listeners on a journey through a dark and mystical forest, full of mutated creatures and their strange yet captivating stories on Kisima.
Kisima takes a unique and fresh approach to progressive jazz with rock influences. The album's atmospheric and melodic qualities create a playfully fresh sound which draws from heavy riffs, dynamic drum beats and screaming saxophone sounds. On Kisima, Sigurdur is joined by saxophonist Johannes Sarjasto, bassist Eero Tikkanen and drummer Ville Pynssi.
Rögnvaldsson has been a key face in Helsinki's vibrant music scene. Besides having regularly played with Uinuva and his own band Equally Stupid, he has collaborated with such prominent musicians as Verneri Pohjola, Raoul Björkenheim, Pauli Lyytinen and Anni Elif Egecioglu to name a few, in different concepts and styles.
Kisima will be released by Hekla Productions, a production company and the brainchild of Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson and photographer Cansu A-R, in cooperation with the Tampere-based record label Eclipse Music.
TRACKLIST:
1. Kisima (The Two-headed Spider)
2. Leitin
3. Bergur (The Bloodthirsty Bear)
4. Lonesome Mammoth
5. Raging Raptosaurus
6. Giant Butterfly
7. Black Snake
8. Manic Tsetse Fly
All tracks composed by S. Rögnvaldsson
Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson - guitar
Johannes Sarjasto - sax
Eero Tikkanen - bass
Ville Pynssi - drums
DARK FOREST LIVE:
October 15th: Album release at Point Bar, Helsinki
October 20th: Album release at KexJazz in Reykjavik
www.sigurdurrognvaldsson.com
www.heklaproductions.com
www.eclipse-music.net