Gudnadóttir, Hildur / Saman
Album: Saman   Collection:General
Artist:Gudnadóttir, Hildur   Added:Sep 2014
Label:Touch  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2014-09-19 Pull Date: 2014-11-21 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Nov 23 Nov 16 Nov 9 Nov 2 Oct 26 Oct 19 Oct 12 Oct 5
Airplays: 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 07, 2015: Top 30 Experimental Countdown of 2014
Liður
4. Nov 19, 2014: In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand: Overtime Side A [MCELPMDJNL!!!!]
Til Baka
2. Nov 21, 2014: Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Strokur
5. Nov 12, 2014: minimum entropy
Strokur
3. Nov 19, 2014: minimum entropy
Liður
6. Nov 05, 2014: minimum entropy
Strokur

Album Review
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Reviewed 2014-09-15


Hildur Guðnadóttir
Saman
Touch

Solo experimental, modern classical cello. A few tracks feature her voice. Check out Hauschka & Hildur Guðnadóttir / Pan Tone from Sonic Pieces in our library for a great live improv cello and piano performance.

***1. (7:30) Starts off slowly bowing back and forth with lots of empty space becomes deep rich ringing tones, slow drama that just deepens
*2. (1:23) Eerie high pitched vocalizations over low cello drone, fade out -:10
3. (2:53) Slow duet like
**4. (3:09) Mystical singing over simple cello melody
***5. (3:18) Deep dramatic sadness
6. (4:26) Dissonant voice and finger picked cello
7. (2:52) Dissonant anticipation, what is approaching?
8. (3:02) Quiet warming up, picking strings, slipping backwards
9. (2:17) Long discordant melody
****10. (2:46) Multiple voices layered over slow repetitive piano note, fake ending half way through, dramatic bowing and layered voices til end
*11. (2:20) Solitary, lonely memories
*12. (3:08) Long low questioning rasps, short higher bow intermittent

Track Listing
1. Strokur   7. I Hring
2. Fra   8. Rennur Upp
3. Birting   9. Til Baka
4. Heyr Himasmiður   10. Liður
5. Baer   11. Torrek
6. Heima   12. Poka