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Fl​ó​kið l​í​f / It's Complicated

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    600 numbered copies will be made of the album Já in October 2017. Sleeve design by Jóhann Ómarsson, based on Kári Martinsson Regal's design of the album Jæja. Each sleeve is cut out and folded by myself, my family and closest friends :).

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    1 Já / Yes 03:24
    2 Breiðholt-Nørrebro 01:41
    3 Hikk! / Hic! 04:06
    4 Freyjugata 00:16
    5 Á ferð / In Motion 03:01
    6 Mánudans / Mo(o)ndance 05:00
    7 Hundur / Dog 00:22
    8 Krónan / ISK 10:08
    9 Flókið líf / It’s Complicated 01:23
    10 Kríur og raddir / Terns and Voices 00:17
    11 Moltukisi / Compost Cat 05:07
    12 Tunglsjúkar nætur / Lunatic Nights 07:28

    Heildarlengd / Total: 42:21

    Flytjendur / Performers:

    Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, rafgítar / electric guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11,12), rafbassi / electric bass (6) & trommur /drums (6)
    Ragnar Emilsson, rafgítar/electric guitar (5, 11)
    Lovísa Sigrúnardóttir, rafbassi / electric bass (1, 5, 11) & söngur / lead vocals (12)
    Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, trommur / drums (1, 5, 11)
    Grímur Helgason, klarinett & bassaklarinett / clarinet & bass clarinet (1, 5, 8, 11)
    Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, víóla / viola (1, 5, 11)
    Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson, trompet / trumpet (1, 11)
    Jóel Pálsson, sópransaxófónn / soprano saxophone (1, 4, 5, 11)
    Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, semball / harpsichord (5)
    Erica Roozendaal, harmonikka / accordion (6, 7)
    Þórdís Claessen, slagverk / percussion (6)
    Kjartan Valdemarsson, píanó / piano (12)
    Einar Már Guðmundsson, lestur ljóðs / poetry reading (12)
    Max Savikangas, einn víólutónn / a single viola tone (11)
    SCENATET: Matias Seibæk (víbrafónn / vibraphone), Stefan Baur (saxófónn / saxophone), Andras Olsen (básúna / trombone), Sven Micha Slot (leikfangapíanó / toy piano), Frederik Munk Larsen (klassískur gítar / classical guitar), Mina Fred (víóla / viola), Karolina Öhman (selló / cello) (2)
    Trio Amerise: Ragnhildur Jósefsdóttir (flauta / flute), Morten Lohmann Sønderskov Jensen (klarinett / clarinet), Lucia Mažvila Amerise (fagott / bassoon) (3)
    Tøyen Fil og Klafferi: Hanne Rekdal (flauta / flute), Kristine Tjøgersen (bassaklarinett / bass clarinet), Eira Björnstad Foss (fiðla / violin) (7)
    CAPUT: Kolbeinn Bjarnason (flautur / flutes), Grímur Helgason (klarinett / clarinets), Zbigniew Dubik (fiðla / violin), Sigurður Halldórsson (selló / cello), Valgerður Andrésdóttir (píanó / piano), Frank Aarnink (slagverk / percussion), Guðni Franzson (stjórnandi / conductor) (8)
    Kammerkórinn Hljómeyki / Hljómeyki Chamber Choir: Marta Halldórsdóttir (stjórnandi / conductor) (12)

    Höfundur og útsetjari tónlistar / Music composed and produced by: Hafdís Bjarnadóttir

    Upptökumenn / Recorded by: Paul Evans (1, 4, 5, 11, 12), Páll Sveinn Guðmundsson (6, 8, 9, 12), Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10), Marc Casanovas (3)
    Hljóðblöndun / Mixed by: Sigurdór Guðmundsson, Skonrokk Studios (1, 5, 6, 11, 12), Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10), Marc Casanovas (3)
    Hljóðjöfnun / Mastering: Sigurdór Guðmundsson, Skonrokk Studios
    Hönnun umslags / Sleeve design: Jóhann Ómarsson
    Ljósmynd / Photo: Guðmundur Harðarson

    Hljóðritað í Reykjavík, Skálholti, Kaupmannahöfn, Stokkhólmi og víðar á árunum 2009 til 2017. / Recorded in Reykjavík, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Skálholt Cathedral and other locations in 2009-2017.

    Þakkir til allra sem spiluðu og sungu á plötunni. / Thanks to everyone who performed on the album.
    Þakkir fyrir fjárhagslegan stuðning / Thanks for the financial support: Hljóðritasjóður, Elektronmusikstudion EMS, Hljóðritasjóður STEFs.
    Tileinkað eiginmanni mínum, Páli Hermannssyni. Takk fyrir stuðninginn og álitsgjöf við eldhúsborðið. / Dedicated to my husband, Páll Hermannsson. Thank you for your support and artistic dialogue at the kitchen table.

    Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, 2017

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I managed to write a simple song out of failed composition attempts unearthed from my computer. The idea was to make the best of poor material.

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Hafdis Bjarnadottir Reykjavik, Iceland

Composer and electric guitarist Hafdís Bjarnadóttir combines her training in jazz and classical music with her interpretation of the 'sounds of life' to produce music that has been described as both comforting and challenging at the same time. Her past projects include an orchestra piece made with knitting instructions, three critically acclaimed solo albums and various commissioned pieces. ... more

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