The album's title, Last Song before the News, is inspired by a daily tradition on Icelandic radio Rás 1, where a song would be played just before the news hour at noon.
Performer Biography
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, the violinist and composer on this album, has collaborated with notable artists like Björk, Atli Heimir Sveinsson, and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in DXD at 24 bit, 352.8kHz in Native 7.1.4, utilizing Pyramix with Merging Technologies Horus and Hapi for mastering.
Performer Biography
Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, who plays piano on this album, is known for her work in new music and has premiered numerous works written for her, including collaborations with Helmut Lachenmann and Alvin Lucier.
Composer Biography
Jórunn Viðar, a composer featured on this album, is considered a grand lady of music in Iceland whose compositions reflect traditional Icelandic heritage, landscape, and people.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album project is inspired by the moment before a life-changing realization, a moment of pure existence, free from misery, sorrow, regret, shame, anxiety, and depression.
Compositional Technique
Louis Couperin, an organist in Paris and uncle of the famous Couperin, is credited with inventing the "Unmeasured Preludes," where the duration of each note is left to the performer.
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