Sigurdur Rognvaldsson’s Dark Forest

Dark Forest is a concept band, founded by Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson in 2013. Based on Sigurdur’s own compositions, Dark Forest invites the listeners to a journey through a dark and mystical forest, full of mutated creatures and their strange yet captivating stories in Kisima.

Kisima takes a unique and fresh approach to progressive jazz with rock influences. The album’s atmospheric and melodic qualities create a playfully fresh sound which draws from heavy riffs, dynamic drum beats and screaming saxophone sounds. In Kisima, Sigurdur is joined by saxophonist Johannes Sarjasto, bassist Eero Tikkanen and drummer Ville Pynssi.

Sigurdur has been an important actor in Helsinki music scene. Besides having regularly played with Uinuva and his own band Equally Stupid, he has collaborated with such prominent musicians as Verneri Pohjola, Raoul Björkenheim, Pauli Lyytinen and Anni Elif Egecioglu to name a few, in different concepts and styles.