a r t i s t : Stafraenn Hakon
t i t l e : Gummi
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Nature Bliss (DDCN4006)
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2007
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 87,0 MB
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*This is the Japanese version of the new Stafraenn Hakon album
on Nature Bliss Records, due for release in the UK and US on
Resonant Records in April.
Once described as "frequently mesmerizing, seamlessly
interwoven combination of electronica and ambient guitar.." by
the legendary Wire magazine. Stafraenn Hakon has indeed
through the last 6 years been described as a mix of post-rock,
lo-fi, ambient guitar & electronica. The Icelandic born Olafur
Josephsson has been recording music since 1999 under the name
Stafraenn Hakon (sometimes stafraenn hakon, stafrann hakon)
which has often confused the media, due to the confusing
Icelandic origin.
Late in 2005 and Stafraenn Hakon is hard at work on his 5th
album entitled Gummi. Olafur drives up to the countryside in
Iceland to meet up with his friend Larus Sigurosson in a
church to record harps into the opening song of Gummi. Still
there is no sign of any elf or a ghost there, the reason is
simple, and there is no such thing. The delicate and subtle
sound of Larus harps spread over crunchy ambient guitars in
opening tones of Jarn and make the song one of the most
complete songs Olafur has ever written. The more acoustic
alive sound on the album can be clearly heard when Birgir
Hilmarsson of Blindfold and Ampop plays the last notes on the
harmonium as he stands up and exits the studio in the closing
track Veggur. The climax of the song comes with Birgir singing
harmony vocals over the enormous guitar layers and crunchy
drums from Daniel Lovegrove (aka Dialect). Samuel White a long
time collaborator and vital part of the Stafraenn Hakon
project is delivering one of his most elaborative works with
his beautiful picked guitar parts. In the intense melody of
Hausi Samuel's guitar is sounding huge with vocals contributed
from Minco Eggersman. P-rofi collaboration with the Danish
based Efterklang ties the album together with the advanced
sonic structure and subtle use of instruments. When Olafur
enters Daniel's studio to complete the album with additional
production, he knows this album is going to be the most
complete and solid record he has ever done. With Daniel's
drums and production, the sound stretches to new dimension in
Stafraenn Hakon's soundworld.
http://www.shakon.com/gummi.html
http://www.myspace.com/shakon
http://www.naturebliss.jp/catalog/DDCN4006.html
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01-Jarn [08:30]
02-Svefn [05:47]
03-P-Rofi [06:41]
04-Rjupa [05:34]
05-Hausi [07:57]
06-Kvef [10:06]
07-Purr Purr [04:49]
08-Glussi [04:32]
09-Veggur [09:05]
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63:01 min