Biography
Omfalos Renaissance is a high class avant-garde project. Their debut album, Miekka ja kirsikankukka (The Sword and the Chrysantemum) (Helmi levyt 2008) is based on the Bushido poetry by Jussi K. Niemelä, composed by Harri Kerko. Some of the material was improvised by Mike Garson, Mika Rättö (from Kuusumun Profeetta, Circle, Rättö ja Lehtisalo etc...), John McGregor, Jussi K. Niemelä, Petteri Rajanti, Esa Santonen (a.k.a. Sami Kukka) and Harri Kerko. Some tracks were recorded as first takes.
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