℗ 2020 KRUNK
| Released | November 13, 2020 |
| Duration | 9m 47s |
| Record Label | Krunk |
| Genre | Alternative (Indie) |
Stendur æva (feat. Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Steindór Andersen / Single)
Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Steindór Andersen
Available in MQA and 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Stendur æva (feat. Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Steindór Andersen)
Sigur Rós; Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson; María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir; Steindór Andersen; Conservatoire de Paris Orchestra; Schola Cantorum Choir; Árni Harðarson |
9:47 |
Icelandic post-rock superstars Sigur Rós present "Stendur æva", from their upcoming album Odin's Raven Magic. Composed in the 14th or 15th century "Odin’s Raven Magic" is an Icelandic poem in the ancient Edda tradition (Edda - a term that describes two Icelandic manuscripts which together are the main sources of Norse mythology and Skáldic poetry) its anonymous author clearly had an intimate knowledge of the Edda literature and mythology which alludes to a number of pagan motifs which are now lost. The poem recounts a great banquet held by the gods in Valhalla while they were absorbed in their feasting, ominous signs appeared that could foretell the end of the worlds of the gods and men.
The album Odin’s Raven Magic is an orchestral collaboration between Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir which premiered 18 years ago at the Barbican Centre in London and is now finally almost two decades later being released. The performance honours the poem, dramatic and beautiful, classical and contemporary. A stone marimba was built especially for the performance by Páll Guðmundsson.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Krunk Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
| 1 | Stendur æva (feat. Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Steindór Andersen) | -0.20 | -17.04 | -13.8 | 9 |