PoiL Ueda at Pohoda 2022

10,000 miles and 8 centuries undergone within one single show and stage. This is how we could describe a new project by avant-garde-prog-rock band PoiL from Lyon, France. They were supposed to play Pohoda 2020 already, but the long wait for their premiere in our country has brought something positive as well in the form of new band member additions. The virtuoso trio now has a bass-player Benoit Lecomte from band Ni and traditional Japanese music singer / satsuma biwa (an instrument similar to lute) player Junko Ueda in the line-up. The theme of their compositions revolves around the Japanese epic story ‘Heike-Monogatari’ from the 13th century. In their music, the traditional Japanese music and Buddhist Shomyo chant meet the experimental approaches of a modern European band. You can experience how these brilliant musicians can merge seemingly incompatible elements into an original solid piece at the beginning of July 2022 at Trenčín Airport.

01. December 2021