Maja S. K. Ratkje, Nordic Affect
Rökkur (LP)
LabelØra FonogramGenreExperimental
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*2024 stock* Øra Fonogram announces the worldwide release of Rökkur, the joint album of Norwegian composer and performer Maja S. K. Ratkje and Icelandic ensemble Nordic Affect (Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir, Marie Stockmarr Becker, Hanna Loftsdóttir, Guðrún Óskarsdóttir).
What is ‘rökkur’?
‘Rökkur’ is the Icelandic word for twilight — the hour when shadows fall, a time of transition, ambiguity, and magic. When ‘rökkur’ fell in pre-electric times, a space appeared for storytelling, reading, yarn spinning, singing, or even a dreamlike state of dozing. Inspired by this shared tradition, Maja S. K. Ratkje and ensemble Nordic Affect have embarked on a sonic journey allowing ‘rökkur’ to become a path for morphing and shifting between the familiar, the atmosphere from the past, and the yet to be imagined future.
Since their first appearance together at Dark Music Days in Iceland in 2019, their music making has evolved in relation to each new performance, always exploring and revealing new shades of noise and timbre. Ratkje blends her extended vocals with the Baroque instrumental sound of Nordic Affect, at times treated and re-established in real-time by the cyborg electronic extensions of Ratkje’s live electronics.
Format
Tracks are numbered consecutively on back cover: 1 to 12.
Recorded live by Nordic Affect (Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir [...]; Marie Stockmarr Becker [...]; Hanna Loftsdóttir [...]; Guðrún Óskarsdóttir [...]) and Maja S. K. Ratkje [...].
Recorded by Jo Ranheim, Øra Studio and Dokkhuset, February 2022.
Mixed by [...], Svartskog, 2023.
Mastered by [...], Øra Mastering, 2023.
Supported by Svartskog Music AS, The Norwegian Socienty of Composers, Reykjavík City, and the Ministry of Culture's Music Fund in Iceland.
Release notes
Tracks are numbered consecutively on back cover: 1 to 12. Recorded live by Nordic Affect (Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir [...]; Marie Stockmarr Becker [...]; Hanna Loftsdóttir [...]; Guðrún Óskarsdóttir [...]) and Maja S. K. Ratkje [...]. Recorded by Jo Ranheim, Øra Studio and Dokkhuset, February 2022. Mixed by [...], Svartskog, 2023. Mastered by [...], Øra Mastering, 2023. Supported by Svartskog Music AS, The Norwegian Socienty of Composers, Reykjavík City, and the Ministry of Culture's Music…
| A1 | Into The Dark | ||
| A2 | I Cannot Look | ||
| A3 | Love Took My Hand | ||
| A4 | Den Sprættende Bevægelse Min Fot Gjør Hver Gang Pulsen Slår | ||
| A5 | Love (III) | ||
| B6 | Passing Stranger | ||
| B7 | Lokk | ||
| B8 | Du Som Fremmed | ||
| B9 | And Smiling Did Reply | ||
| B10 | Introducing Love | ||
| B11 | Martes Nattasang | ||
| B12 | Den Sprættende Bevægelse Min Fot Gjør Hver Gang Pulsen Slår 2 |
- Hanna Loftsdóttir
- Cello [Baroque Cello], Recorded By
- Guðlaug Friðgeirsdóttir
- Cover [Cover Design By], Design [Cover Design By]
- Guðrún Óskarsdóttir
- Harpsichord, Recorded By
- Karl Klaseie
- Mastered By
- Maja S. K. Ratkje
- Mixed By, Producer [Produced By], Producer [Produced With], Recorded By, Vocals, Objects [Various Objects], Electronics [Live Electronics]
- Eva Schram
- Photography By [Cover Photos By]
- Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir
- Recorded By, Violin [Baroque Violin]
- Jo Ranheim
- Recorded By
- Marie Stockmarr Becker
- Recorded By, Viola [Baroque Viola]
- Nordic Affect
- Recorded By
