Helsinki Horizon: With a juxtaposition of cinematic soundtrack and savage imagery……

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Norwegian Cinematic post-rock trio Helsinki Horizon releases mini-album Signal Flares on January 21st.

Helsinki Horizon is a sunrise mixed of retro synths, loopy pianos, melodic basslines and punchy drums in a sunset of droning guitars, moody cellos and vocals. All of it randomly colliding in a juxtaposition of cinematic soundtrack and savage imagery.

The 6 track mini-album features collaborations with Cellist Dalai Cellai (Antiqva), drummer Tomas Järmyr (Motorpsycho, Yodok), singer Nicole Carino and singer/avant-garde pop act Öllegård Bengtsdotter.

Tracklist:

Current

The Miner and The Rime

Signal Flares

Mirth Creek

Fragments

Almlia

Line-up:

Snorre Hovdal: Bass, keys and guitar.

Eivind Fjøseide: Guitar

Geir Knarbakk: Drums

Recorded at Spiren Studio and produced, mixed and mastered by Rune Stavnesli at Stavmix Studio.

Helsinki Horizon was formed by bassist Snorre Hovdal back in 2014, after he had been writing on conceptual cinematic sound track instrumentals for a period. After reaching out to collaborators he ended up getting a request to compose several 1 minute ideas for other artist.  Snorre Hovdal had become a little too attached to some of the ideas, so he decided to withdraw them, and bring them into Helsinki Horizon: With a juxtaposition of cinematic soundtrack and savage imagery…….

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