Uniko
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Composer: Kimmo PohjonenComposer: Samuli Kosminen
Performer: David Harrington
Performer: John Sherba
Performer: Hank Dutt
Performer: Jeffrey Zeigler
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2011-02-01
Music Label: Ondine
Soundtracks:
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 1. Utu
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 2. Plasma
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 3. Särrmä
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 4. Kalma
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 5. Kamala
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 6. Emo
- Uniko, for string quartet, accordion, voice & electronics: 7. Avara
Music reviews of Uniko
Music Review: Truly Epic!
Rating: 5 Stars
I was fortunate enough to see a live performance of "UNIKO" on the SkyArts channel a while back, and it caught my attention instantly. The music is indeed truly EPIC!
The Kronos Quartet is a group I was already familiar with, and a fan of their music. On this recording, they are joined by two remarkable musicians from Finland - Kimmo Pohjonen (electro-accordion and voice), and Samuli Kosminen (string and accordion sampling, programming). Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen write all the music on this album.
The Kronos Quartet deserve great credit too for their wonderful performance. There are times when they sound like a full orchestra. It's astonishing. This is difficult music, but in keeping with their reputation, the Kronos Quartet play perfectly. There are also some wild solos too, which sound like Jimi Hendrix! There are many more tender, reflective moments in the music too, which create beauty and balance. This is a brilliant collaboration between fantastic, innovative musicians.
This music is an extraordinary mix of experimental Classical music and modern sampling, which blend seamlessly to produce a unique and breathtaking sound. Samuli samples the accordion and strings, and then plays them on an electronic percussion pad as rhythmic patterns. He also creates more abstract sounds and effects to add even more to the music.
Kimmo Pohjonen is like no other accordion player I have seen! Yes, there is a slight gypsy style in his playing, but he goes much, much further. His accordion playing is amazing. He also incorporates effects into his sounds, which take the familiar sound of "an accordion" into highly experimental territory. Imagine an accordion through a phaser or distortion pedal. He is also an extremely emotive musician - whether while playing electro-accordion or using his voice as an instrument. His solos are dramatic and edgy.
The audio quality of this CD is excellent, and through a good hi-fi, there is so much going on. Even although I watched a live performance of this work, this album continues to reveal so much more. It is impossible to categorize this music, but if you like something different and adventurous, then I recommend this album highly. "UNIKO" is a beautiful piece of music. It would be even better to see it played live. It would be an awesome audio-visual experience, completely overwhelming the senses. This is a magnificent musical "adventure".
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Description of Uniko
UNIKO features the Grammy winning Kronos Quartet together with a Finnish duo, accordion adventurer Kimmo Pohjonen and sampling guru Samuli Kosminen. Produced by Iceland's Valgeir Sigurosson, known for his collaboration with Bjork, this album was recorded at Avatar Studios in NYC.UNIKO was commissioned by Kronos in 2003 and premiered live at the Helsinki Festival in 2004. It has subsequently drawn sellout audiences in Moscow, Molde (Norway), and New York at the 2007 BAM NEXT WAVE Festival. UNIKO is highlighted by Pohjonen's electrified and MIDI-fied accordion with Kosminen's electronic percussion devices which reproduce his own accordion samples and his samples of Kronos' instruments. These samples, together with live strings and electric accordion plus effects and manipulations create a new, multi-dimensional sound world.
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