Yoiking with the Winged Ones
Yoiking with the Winged Ones is a polyphonic sound project by Ánde Somby.[1] In the recording, Somby performs yoiking, the ancient chanting practise of the Sámi People of northern Europe,[2][3] in concert with the sounds of nature.[4] The album edition of the project was released by Ash International as a vinyl record in January 2016.[5]
The project is performed and produced by Ánde Somby, an artist deeply rooted in the yoik tradition. In this project, Somby contributes to the tradtion of yoik with pretty epressive style of yoiking.[6] According to PassiveAggressive he is almost on the border of the human voice[clarification needed].[7] Somby's yoiking has been described as having the energy that punk rock had before it was tamed in the music studios,[8] with Klassekampen comparing Somby's work to that of the English punk band Cockney Rejects.[9]
There are four tracks on the recording.[10] Three of them are composed by Somby and one is traditional.[11] The recordings and post production were by Chris Watson, a sound artist and sound recordist from Newcastle upon Tyne. The sampling of sounds took place in Kvalnes, Lofoten in June 2014.
The artist A K Dolven, living in Kvalnes and London has been instrumental and important in developing the concept, and produced the album's cover art.[12] The production was supported by the Sami Parliament of Norway.[13]
The title references stories about the mythology of faeries and elves, and the recording was inspired by the Arctic climate.
References
- ^ "Yoik". Caught by the River. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "The Sami of Northern Europe – one people, four countries". www.unric.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ Gorlée, Dinda L. (2005-01-01). Song and Significance: Virtues and Vices of Vocal Translation. Rodopi. ISBN 9042016876.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael (2015-06-01). "Field recording and the sounding of spaces". Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 33 (3): 560–576. doi:10.1177/0263775815594310. ISSN 0263-7758.
- ^ http://www.ashinternational.com/editions/ash_112_ande_somby_yoiking_with_the_winged_ones.html
- ^ "Imašlaš huikimat, muhto dat ge geasuhii". Avvir.no. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Ánde Somby feat. Chris Watson – Modersmålet er hjertesproget". Passive/Aggressive. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "- For noen minner det litt om gamle dagers pønk før den ble tatt inn i studio og frisert". www.nordlys.no. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Olsson, Tommy (2015-12-23). "En mann ,et fjell og Cockney Rejects". Klassekampen.
- ^ "Der Gesang der Samen – amusio.com". www.amusio.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ Gebert, Peter (01.02.2016). "Review by Peter Gebert in http://www.hhv-mag.com/de/".
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External links
- 02/14/2016 Featured by Clive Bell in the Wire
- 02/14/2016 Review by Andy Hamilton in the Wire
- 02/04/2016 Review by Stephan Wolf in www.amusio.com
- 02/01/2016 Review by Peter Gebert in http://www.hhv-mag.com/de/
- 01/29/2016 Review by Jonas Stiig in Passiveagressive.dk
- 01/28/2016 Review by Joseph Burnett in Dusted Magazine
- 01/26/2016 Review by di Gorot in Carnage News
- 01/17/2016 Yoik a Review essay by Jez riley French in Caught by the River
- 01/16/2016 NRK Jungeltelelegrafen https://radio.nrk.no/serie/jungeltelegrafen#t=32m5s
- 01/14/2016 The Wire Adventures in sound and music http://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/adventures-in-sound-and-music-14-january-2016
- 12/23/2015 Klassekampen:En mann, et fjell og Cockney Rejects Review essay by Tommy Olsson
- 11/12/2015 Review by Sergey Gavrilov in Avvir.no
- 11/12/2015 Featured in Nordlys
- 11/09/2015 The BBC's Late Junction played a track and mentioned the record.
- 10/29/2015 Featured in NRK Sápmi
- 10/27/2015 Featured in Avvir.no
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