Jarmo Saari Republic - Soldiers Of Light

Jarmo Saari is a musician from Finland. So far, so ordinary. A recipient of the Finnish National Prize Suomi -palkinto, Saari can be heard on more than a hundred albums, has appeared live in concerts in over thirty countries and also enjoys a career writing and performing film scores and music for contemporary dance performances. Combined with the fact that he plays guitar, theremin, viola da gamba, trombone, glass harp and also sings, it is clear why he is being praised for his multi-layered sound collages and having a cinematic compositional style. On the upcoming second album of his supergroup Jarmo Saari Republic, the first international release by Jarmo Saari, he is joined by three very individual and inspired drummers - his dream line-up. After all, the award-winning guitarist's favorite instrument has been the drums ever since his childhood. Together, the quartet creates an irresistible, hypnotical, ritualistic and highly dynamic flow full of poly rhythms and timbres, somewhere between Hendrix and Voodoo. Call it tribal sci-fi jazz, avant-garde prog rock, folk punk, or a flash of colors and emotions, as Jarmo Saari himself prefers.