SKÁIDI

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- music that calms the icy plateau wind and makes thedark winter months seem snug and beautiful. In the duo Skaidi, Steinar Raknes and Inga Juuso tear jazz and yoik from their respective traditions and create anew, unrefined expression that transcends both traditions. For ten years these twoartists have performed together in various ensembles, they have reciprocally influenced each other and developed a unique musical energy and communicative ability. The result is a distinctive musical landscape in which yoik and bass share equal pride of place.

 

mp3: Aslak Hætta (trad.)

mp3: All I Really Want To Do (Bob Dylan)

video:SKAIDI video

Vibrant interplay:

With Steinar’s compositions on Inga’s yoik, they challenge the genres and fill them with new visions. Steinar improvises overthe yoik’s unique qualities and Inga uses her voice more freely than intraditional yoik. Nevertheless, they both retain their individual ways of creating music. Devoid of other instruments than bass and vocals, they conjureforth an unrefined chthonic expression, in which the mood ranges from subdued lyrical moments to reckless frenzy. The music is beautiful, stripped down,melodious and rhythmical, simultaneously as the mix of structures and improvisations render the sound-picture spontaneous and playful. Framed by Steinar’s arrangements, Inga’s voice is a sweeping tumult of vitality and lifeforce; it is conceivable that you will return home with new-found faith infairytales and subterranean landscapes. This encounter between two musical traditions is laced with elegance, depth and humour, and with a heart for the music.