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The Saintbox
12+ albums
electronicalternativepsychedelicjazzGaba Kulka
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The Saintbox are Olo Walicki, Gaba Kulka and Maciek Szupica. Combining visual and musical elements they created a record inspired by the ritual and the spiritual: 9 songs remniniscent of a dream-like soundtrack, with stylistic nods towards both classical music, 70s eclectic jazz, rock and folk. The album was produced by Marcin Bors and features guest appearances by Macio Moretti and The Gdansk Philharmonic Brass. It will be out on March 19th 2012. First single Eulalia (Radio Edit) is available to download for free from official band website. The Saintbox sprung to life in 2010, when Olo Walicki, composer and double bass player, invited Maciek Szupica (visuals), an Gaba Kulka (voice, lyrics, several small instruments) to cooperate on the project: holding on to a loose outline of themes such as spirituality and ritual, they created new material, and premiered it during the Jazz Jantar Festival in Gdansk (November 2010). The Saintbox was born as a multimedia spectacle in which the visual is as vital as the sound. The debut was very well received: “The Saintbox is groundbreaking and surprising. From the beginning it was obvious the concert will be nothing like the rest of them.” “Submerged in folk, and improvised music on equal part, Olo Walicki’s pieces sound every bit as mysterious and intricate, as their sacral inspiration would suggest. When combined with Szupica’s pictures, they create a true musical ritual.“ Inspite of Olo’s yass background, the feel and structure of Sain
