Lost in Berlin - Hildur interviewed by grapevine.is
April 6, 2009: Permalink: » Lost in Berlin - Hildur interviewed by grapevine.is
Ragnar Jón Hrólfsson of The Reykjavík Grapevine has interviewed Hildur Guðnadóttir about her new album, “Without Sinking”, and where one might get the best kebab in Berlin.
Please visit www.grapevine.is to read the article.
Digital download, "Iridescence"
April 1, 2009: Permalink: » Digital download, "Iridescence"
On 1st April 2009 Touch launch a new series of download singles, leading with tracks by Jana Winderen & Hildur Guðnadóttir.
Hildur Guðnadóttir's “Iridescence” [Touch TO:70DS] features Jóhann Jóhannsson & Skúli Sverrisson. This release follows on from her new solo album, Without Sinking [Touch # TO:70].
Mixed and mastered by BJNilsen, Berlin, February 2009. Image by Jon Wozencroft.
“Iridescence” is now available from all good online stores.
"Without Sinking" is Boomkat's Album of the Week
March 20, 2009: Permalink: » "Without Sinking" is Boomkat's Album of the Week
Hildur Guðnadóttir's “Without Sinking” is album of the week at boomkat.com
Boomkat say: “The sound Gudnadottir's cello makes paints these mysterious landscapes with an almost mystical purity, opening track "Elevation", for example, manages to outline an increasingly intense, almost mournful picture with seemingly simple layering techniques and barely perceptible processes submerged by the pregnant sound of Gudnadottir's hugely evocative instrument. (…) The album closes with the dense "Unveiled", an ominous drone undulation steered by those cautious, towering strings and barely perceptible found sounds. It's the space between the notes, the restraint and expectation, that packs the biggest emotional punch on this incredibly moving recording, never allowing those 'cinematic' qualities to get in the way of the genuine dread and catharsis resting at the core of this utterly magnificent album. Amazing music.”
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New album, "Without Sinking"
March 12, 2009: Permalink: » New album, "Without Sinking"
Hildur Guðnadóttir - Without Sinking
[Touch # TO:70]
CD - 10 tracks - 47:58
Visit the discography for track listing and full details.
This is Hildur Ingveldardóttir Gudnadóttir's second solo album and her first for Touch. ['Mount A' was released on the Icelandic label '12 Tónar' in 2006.] Hildur flew so much during 2007 and 2008 that she spent alot of time staring at clouds through the airplane window, considering their appearance and formation... She says: "My aim with this record was to create a feeling of breath with a bow on string. I wanted to create a sky and cloud-like feeling in the compositions. I wanted to have open space for single notes and let them breath, like single clouds in a clear sky. As a contrast I also wanted create denser and heavier compositions which were more thundercloud like. I like the way clouds form, how many tiny droplets can form such dense forms and then slowly evaporate into thin string-like ones."
'Mount A' was an intensely solo work, composed and recorded in winter darkness, a solitary, rural affair. 'Without Sinking' was recorded in Berlin, mostly during the summer of 2008; also Hildur has collaborated with Icelandic musicians Jóhann Jóhannsson [two of his albums were released on Touch, 'Englaborn' in 2002 and 'Virthulega Forsetar' in 2004], and bassist Skúli Sverrisson. Her father, Guðni Franzson, also guests playing clarinet on two tracks here. This collaborative process is reflected in a much more open sound; there is more space and you can hear the air. Mixed by Valgeir Sigurðsson and Hildur at Greenhouse Studios Iceland, and mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye, 'Without Sinking' is a luxurious, riveting and involving piece of work.
You may download a free mp3 of Erupting Light by clicking here.
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Hildur in the spotlight
March 1, 2009: Permalink: » Hildur in the spotlight
Iceland Music Export have published an interview with Hildur. Visit www.icelandmusic.is to read.
