Without Sinking

by Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

Without Sinking cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 2009
  • Label: Touch
  • Country: Iceland
  • Length: 47:56
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Long before her Academy Award-winning work on the 'Joker' score, the Icelandic cellist delivered this devastatingly beautiful, mournful solo album. Featuring contributions from J贸hann J贸hannsson and Sk煤li Sverrisson, the record relies almost entirely on her resonant, heavily bowed cello playing accompanied by subtle electronic hums. The compositions perfectly evoke the vast, freezing desolation of her native landscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, minimalistic, ambient, minimal, instrumental, long-form, orchestral, droning, strings, piano, melodic, delicate, chamber

Tracklist

  1. Elevation (5:57)
  2. Overcast (3:18)
  3. Erupting Light (2:22)
  4. Circular (4:18)
  5. Ascent (4:42)
  6. Opaque (3:50)
  7. Aether (5:11)
  8. Whiten (4:51)
  9. Into Warmer Air (6:10)
  10. Unveiled (7:12)

Credits

  • Gu冒ni Franzson - clarinet, bass clarinet
  • J贸hann J贸hannsson - organ, electronics [processors]

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