Trilogy EP out now!

February 11th, 2010, "Trilogy" EP was released. It is an EP which contains three classical pieces including "Requiem for Aurora", "Recollections" and "Manifestation".

The "Trilogy" EP was conceived not according to any plan but it was simply born out of my needs and the circumstances. My grandmother's passing had a very strong effect on me emotionally and lots of things kept bubbling under my skin. Music became my way of getting it all out. In the process, three pieces were born, of which I am very proud and at the same time ashtonished that I actually did them. It is my first departure into classical music but I can assure you, it won't be my last. I find it very liberating to escape writing lyrics and singing occasionally. I enjoy the process of creating a mood through instrumental music alone.

"Requiem for Aurora" describes the journey to an unknown place, the sorrow of letting go as well as the point of no return. "Recollections" describes the many memories and events that our lives consists of. "Manifestation" finalizes the trilogy, describing the battle to come to the other side, the birth of a new beginning.

*"Trilogy" EP can be downloaded through Kimmo's Bandcamp page, click the widget on this page and you can listen, share and download the EP.

**Above the main covers as well as the individual covers for each track.

*** "Trilogy" EP is not the only release, look out for the full length digital albums coming out soon!

Requiem for Aurora

In the end of January 2010, my grandmother passed away. I wrote a song "Be Set Free" as she was laying in the hospital with no hope of returning to us. Last Saturday we said our goodbyes and laid her to the ground. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust... And I felt I was not yet finished living through all my emotions, that there were parts of me that still haven't quite realized what has happened. At times it seems like I'm drifting through a surreal fog. Letting go is never easy. Dying is the end of one chapter but it is also the beginning of another. Life on earth is simply a test we must pass.

The inspiration for "Requiem for Aurora" came to me from the second name of my grandmother: Aurora. The name is of Latin origin, meaning "dawn". It seemed to hold in the most precious thought, the salvation of a soul, it's journey from earth to the infinite light - and the composition wrote itself. I was just an instrument, as I always am. Music helps me deal with emotions of many sorts, and in this time of loss, it has helped me more than perhaps anything else. Rest in peace, Helvi Aurora - and above all, be with God.