Gazpacho - Tufnell Park Dome, London

Jan Henrik Ohme

Gazpacho

Jan Henrik Ohme - vocals

Thomas Andersen - keyboards, programming

Jon-Arne Vilbo - guitars

Mikael Krømer  - violin, mandolin

Kristian Torp - bass

Robert Risberget Johansen - drums & percussion

Kristian Torp

Date: 28th May 2018

Venue: The Tufnell Park Dome

Album: Soyuz (2018)

Future:

23/06/2018 – NO – Oslo, John Dee 

30/06/2018 – ESP – Barcelona, Be Prog! My Friend Festival

Robert Risberget Johansen

Norwegian Art-rock progressive outfit Gazpacho showcase a brand-new album Soyuz at the vibrant Tufnell Park Dome.

Known for their distinctive art rock that balances tense and beautiful arrangements, sinister and soulful melodic lines, Gazpacho's Soyuz furthers their experimental output.  A band who are used to seizing headlines with bizarre stories, including The Independent (UK) branding Molok as "An album that could destroy the world", Gazpacho have a holistic approach to the album writing process, imbuing each with a captivating concept. 

Thomas Andersen

The themes of Soyuz were born from the idea of how beautiful moments pass and cannot be “saved for later”, so within Soyuz are interconnected tales of people and lives “frozen in time”. Taking inspiration from a multitude of eras and subject matters, including the doomed Russian space capsule Soyuz and its iconic captain Komarov; the Tibetan Buddhist funeral practice in “Sky Burial”; the inclusion of the oldest recording of the human voice from 1860 and the Hans Christian Andersen inspired “Emperor Bespoke”.

Mikael Krømer

Recorded at Krypton Planet & St. Croix Fredrikstad in Norway, engineered by Thomas Andersen, Kristian Torp and Mikael Kroemer, mixed by John Rausch and mastered by Sonovo Mastering's Thor Legvold. The artwork, designed by painter Antonio Seijas, is inspired by Russian Cold War colours and fonts from the Soyuz One flight era.

Jon-Arne Vilbo