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Kimmo's most elaborate project to date is the extravaganza entitled Kalmuk, featuring fifteen members of Tapiola Sinfonietta, one of Finland's best chamber orchestras, and two of Finland's most respected alternative music percussionists Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa and Samuli Kosminen. Kalmuk is an extended work composed by Pohjonen, conceived with the goal of stretching the possibilities and capabilities of classical orchestral music and players and to find new sounds and ways of playing. This music is possible only with the incorporation of the following elements. Specifically:

-Pohjonen uses the same kind of amplification as in his power-packed solo concerts.

-Like in Pohjonen's solo and Kluster shows, effects created by Pohjonen will play a major role in Kalmuk, as the entire orchestra actually plays with the effects; and the orchestra is actually looped live on stage, the sound reproduced through Kimmo's FX gear.

-Improvisation is a vital part of Kalmuk, with improvisations taking place within compositions. Sinfonietta members improvise alongside Kimmo and the other players.

-As in the solo and Kluster shows, the audience hears the performance in full surround sound. In addition, for Kalmuk, there will be a quadrophonic sound system on stage to enhance the performing experience. The sound is engineered by Heikki Iso-Ahola and Kalle Vanhapelto.

-Like Pohjonen's solo concerts and Kluster concerts, Kalmuk is an aural and a visual experience with the lighting designer who creates an elaborate optical spectacle.

-Contrary to the usual practice of orchestras, no notes are used on stage, giving players greater freedom and flexibility to find new ways of playing and expressing.

Tapiola Sinfonietta instruments in Kalmuk: 4 x 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, double bass, flute, 2 x oboe, clarinet, 2 x bassoon, 2 x English horn.

"The music is captivating, shocking, disturbing, invigorating. It exists in a musical world somewhere between classical and avant-garde folk. A unique album from an unique, original talent." - Fiona Talkington, BBC

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