Songs By Geirr Tveitt Slagr & Camilla Granlien

• 1Snõ01:16
• 2Mjukt skjer Üra02:56
• 3Sumarnatta03:49
• 4Lykelen05:52
• 5Snõ instrumental02:34
• 6So rodde dei fjordan07:05
• 7Myrth05:37
• 8Lomnësvisa04:45
• 9FlõytelÜt05:12
• 10Godnatt05:13
• Total Runtime44:19

Info for Songs By Geirr Tveitt

The cosmos of Slagr is defined by the contrast between the sensitive violin- and cello-timbres of Anne Hytta and Sigrun Eng and the crystalline tones emanating from Amund Sjølie Sveen's tuned wine glasses and vibraphone. Eager not to repeat themselves, Slagr's new release Songs by Geirr Tveitt is paying homage to the musical legacy of one of the most renowned Norwegian composers of the 20th century with tender sounds and transparent textures. Supported by folk singer Camilla Granlien, Anne Hytta (Hardanger fiddle), Sigrun Eng (cello) and Amund Sjølie Sveen (vibraphone, tuned glasses) are effortlessly connecting the worlds of classical music, folk and improvisation with their quiet, meditative music - just like Geir Tveitt once did, when composing his little masterpieces.

Sigrun Eng, cello
Anne Hytta, hardanger fiddle
Amund Sjølie Sveen, vibraphone, tunes glasses
Camilla Granlien, voice

Produced by Nils Økland
Engineered by Peer Espen Ursfjord Recorded in Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, September 2012

Tradition and modernity are entering into a darkly beguiling liaison in the music of Slagr.

Eschewing obvious quotes or cliched references, the minimalist chamberfolk trio from Oslo blend the brittle, drily poetic string stirrings of Norwegian tradition with the nocturnal eroticism of Jazz, the rhythmical patterns of Steve Reich and the sparse canvases of Morton Feldman.

Pieces evolve slowly and almost imperceptibly, as Percussionist Amund Sjølie Sveen places sustained Vibraphone-droplets and glassy harmonics on top of the closely intertwined melodic motives and austere chord progressions of Anne Hytta's Hardanger-Fiddle and Sigrun Eng's Cello.

As part of a deep and trance- like process, the band carefully and slowly arrive at a resonant, sonorous continuum of sounds that is as concise as it is poetic.

SLAGR is a trio founded in 2003, which consists of Anne Hytta on hardanger fiddle, Amund Sjølie Sveen on vibraphone and cellist Sigrun Eng. The combination of these three instruments enables Slagr to create a variety of resonant, sonorous sounds, warm and shimmering, concise and yet poetic.

In the music of Slagr, pieces evolve slowly and almost imperceptibly, as percussionist Amund Sjølie Sveen places sustained Vibraphone-droplets and glassy harmonics on top of the closely intertwined melodic motives and austere chord progressions of Anne Hytta's hardanger fiddle and Sigrun Eng's cello. As part of a deep and trance-like process, the band carefully and slowly arrive at a resonant, sonorous continuum of sounds that is as concise as it is poetic.

Slagr has released solaris (2007), straum, stille (2011) and Songs by Geirr Tveitt with singer Camilla Granlien (2013). They also play on jazz pianist Andreas Ulvo's album Softspeaker (2012).

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