VARJO-ORKESTERI

When the pike brings a message from the other side, balancing in the chaos begins. 
As fragile but genuine beings, we travel in timelessness.
The invitation to “Seremonia” is at hand. 
Fascinating, irresistible. Interpreting star charts, primordial matter and beard moss, the second long play by the Varjo-Orkesteri, ‘Seremonia’ offers glimpses of impermanence.
It steps out of the margin.
To the other side, to something new.
If you dare to surrender to its journey?  
Finnish Progressive Rock/Metal band Varjo-Orkesteri is set to release their second studio album ‘Seremonia’ on January 20th 2023 via Inverse Records. 

Composed by Pasi Hakuli & Saku Hakuli
Lyrics by Markku Pihlaja

VARJO-ORKESTERI are:
Markku Pihlaja – vocals
Jarmo Pikka – drums
Pasi Hakuli – bass
Saku Hakuli – guitars
Backing vocals: Teemu Seppälä

Finnish progressive rock/metal band Varjo-Orkesteri released a first single ‘Suunnistaja’ from their upcoming second studio album which is set to be released on January 20th 2023 via Inverse Records. 
The Band comments the video and album:
“‘Suunnistaja’ is the first single release from the upcoming Varjo-Orkesteri´s album ‘Seremonia’. The opening track of the album describes pretty well the musical and lyrical line of the album. ‘Suunnistaja’ is a medium-tempo and melodic echo and a warm glow in the landscape of progressive rock. It´s catchy, but still weird enough to be different and feel new. When the compass needle spins like crazy deep in the dark wilderness, you can surrender to the spirits of the forest and the creatures of the underworld. Maybe you’ll get lost even more, or maybe you’ll find your roots!”

track-list:
Vihtahousun illallinen
Hiljaisuuteen sisältyy kaikki
Mielenkarkotin
Luoto
Sydänmusta
Kivinen
Lootus
Kuvajainen
Jumalallinen kuolema
Kalmanviiva

Finnish progressive rock/metal band Varjo-Orkesteri is set to release their debut album Prima Volta on April 1st 2022 via Inverse Records.
Life itself is magical.
Such is the debut album ‘Prima Vista’ by the Varjo-orkesteri.
Dark and deep, yet gentle self-reflection about the quality of being when you become you.
Or someting else?
You’ll find out by placing an apparatus potentiometer to eleven and letting Prima Vista hit a black stamp on your soul, too.

Finnish progressive rock/metal band Varjo-Orkesteri released a second single and music video ‘Luoto’.
The track is taken from their upcoming debut album ‘Prima Volta’ which is released on April 1st 2022 by Inverse Records.
The Band comments:
“Where to find a better place to wrestle with dark thoughts and mistakes of the past than rocky shores in the face of stormy waves? Luoto, second single from upcoming Prima vista debut album, Varjo-Orkesteri takes the listener in front of a stormy sea to measure who falls: Man or past?”
Varjo-orkesteri is a Finnish-language group flavoured by rock, metal and proge.
The band is the ‘ready-to-go’ missile of the hot Karhula scene, which is always ready to kick the nation with freshest and thickest beats.
The band sort of formed by accident when the Fog Light boys (Jarmo Pikka, Pasi Hakuli, Saku Hakuli) were planning to put together a new album based on almost complete instrumental demos.
Coincidentally, possible vocal contributions (Markku Pihlaja) was discussed.
At first as usual, lyrics were to be written in English.
But led by something unconscious, the text began to emerge in finnish.
This intuition was definitely worth following.
The album’s demos were therefore largely ready when singing melodies and text began to be written in the demos.
At the same time, when the songs were demoed, tracks were already recorded for the album.
Recording sessions were built according to the spirit of the times ‘remotely’ so that each party recorded their share in their own studios.
By late autumn 2021, the recordings were ready.
Mixing and mastering were agreed with their final form at the beginning of December.
The end result surprised the whole band, the album ‘Prima Volta’ became a really fresh-sounding revelation, not least for the native languge in the text.
The members of the varjo-orkesteri are quite familiar at least to the music people of the home area (South Kymenlaakso).
The members have a background from bands such as Omnium Gatherum, Total Devastation, Manitou, Kaihoro, Return To Void, Demonic Death Judge etc.
‘Prima Volta’
Recording: Saku Hakuli, Pasi Hakuli, Jarmo Pikka, Markku Pihlaja
Mixing: Markku Pihlaja, Peaceville Porridge Ear Studios (FIN)
Mastering: Steve Kitch, SK-Mastering (UK)

Finnish progressive rock/metal band Varjo-Orkesteri released a first ever single ‘Vihtahousun illallinen’.
The track is taken from their upcoming debut album ‘Prima Volta’, which will be released on April 1st 2022 by Inverse Records.
The Band comments:
“The first single from the upcoming ‘Prima Volta’ debut album. ‘Vihtahousun Illallinen’ introduces the listener directly to what the Varjo-Orkesteri is all about: A pinch of the past and a touch of what’s to come. The supper of Beelzebub (vihtahousun illallinen) is you!”