H e (a) r, by Nordic Affect

H e (a) r

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	1.	Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir - H e (a) r: I 00:19
	2.	María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir - Spirals 07:48
	3.	H e (a) r: II 01:45
	4.	Mirjam Tally - Warm life at the foot of the iceberg 08:22
	5.	H e (a) r: III 00:53
	6.	Anna Thorvaldsdottir - Reflections 09:28
	7.	H e (a) r: IV 01:15
	8.	Anna Thorvaldsdottir - Impressions 07:47
	9.	H e (a) r: V 02:04
	10.	Hildur Guðnadóttir - Point of Departure 07:48
	11.	H e (a) r: VI 01:29
	12.	María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir - Loom 08:31
	13.	H e (a) r: VII 02:50

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Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir, violin
Guðrún Hrund Harðardóttir, viola
Hanna Loftsdóttir, cello
Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, harpsichord

H e (a) r performed by Carina Ehrenholm, Angela Rawlings, Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir and Liv Kaastrup Vesterskov.

Icelandic award winning ensemble Nordic Affect has been hailed as ‘multi-disciplinary force of nature’ (A Closer Listen), as gem in Iceland’s music life (Fréttablaðið) and for ‘ineffable synergy between the performers’ (San Francisco Classical Voice). Nordic Affect releases now its third album on the Sono Luminus label. Titled H e (a) r the album features seven world premiere recordings, including a soundscape which lends its title to the album by the group’s artistic director; composer and violinist Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir. The work “H e (a) r” connects to ecology, acoustics and embodiment; drawing on encounters and what happens in the connection.

Many of the instrumental works are a continuation of Nordic Affect’s longstanding collaboration with some of the exciting talent to emerge out of Iceland in recent years, many of which were featured on the 2015, release Clockworking. The title track was chosen for NPR's Songs We Love series and featured in various best-of-the-year lists, including Steve Smith’s for Night After Night, The Chicago Reader, and The New Yorker.

H e (a) r includes:
“Spirals” and “Loom” by María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir. In addition to composing her own music, Ms. Markan Sigfúsdóttir has toured the world with indie band amiina and recorded and collaborated with a range of other bands and artists. Her compositions have been performed in Iceland, Australia, Europe and the US.

A continuation of the solo work “2 Circles”, found on the Clockworking album, is “Point of Departure” by composer, cello player, and singer Hildur Guðnadóttir. Hildur has been manifesting herself at the forefront of experimental pop and contemporary music (e.g. with the band múm). Her output has encompassed four solo albums, and numerous works for theatre, dance performances and films.

H e (a) r also features “Reflections” and "Impressions" by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, a recipient of Lincoln Center’s 2018 Emerging Artist Award and 2018 Martin E. Segal Award. Anna Thorvaldsdottir frequently works with large sonic structures that tend to reveal the presence of a vast variety of sustained sound materials, reflecting her sense of imaginative listening to landscapes and nature.

A new collaboration is presented through “Warm life at the foot of the iceberg” by the Estonian Mirjam Tally. Sound is central to the Estonian MirjamTally’s creations. Her music is a flow of playful contrasts where a sense of humour and poetic use of sound are blended to mix. Her music has been performed in over 20 countries and earned her various accolades, including the 2018 Swedish Manifest prize.

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released October 26, 2018

CREDITS for all works except H e (a) r:
PRODUCER Dan Merceruio
RECORDING, MIXING & MASTERING ENGINEER Daniel Shores
RECORDING TECHNICIAN Allison Noah
EDITING ENGINEERS Dan Merceruio, Daniel Shores

HARPSICHORD French harpsichord by Thomas and Barbara Wolf, 1991, The Plains, Virginia, after Pascal Taskin, 1770

RECORDED AT Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia on September 11-15, 2017.

Info at sonoluminus.com.

CREDITS for H e (a) r:
PERFORMERS Carina Ehrenholm, Angela Rawlings, Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir and Liv Kaastrup Vesterskov
PRODUCER Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir
RECORDING ENGINEERS Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir & Kent Olofsson
MIXING & MASTERING ENGINEER Daniel Shores

RECORDED AT Inter Arts Center’s studios, Malmö, Sweden on December 14-15, 2017.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Minna Kurjenluoma (cover), David Oldfield (p. 5)
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Caleb Nei
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Collin J. Rae
BLU-RAY AUTHORING: Stefan Bock, MSM-Studios

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