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RELEASE DATE: 9/19/2025
On Mirra, innovative folk musician Benedicte Maurseth once again invites listeners to the vast Hardangervidda plateau -- this time with a focus on the wild reindeer. When Benedicte Maurseth released Hárr in 2022, the visionary Hardanger fiddle player was praised for creating a masterpiece. Her blend of the distinctive sound of the Hardanger fiddle and the use of concrete sounds from wildlife immersed listeners in a unique soundscape. For Hárr, she received the prestigious Nordic Music Prize, and the album was named one of the world's top ten folk music releases of the year by The Guardian. Now she releases the long-awaited follow-up Mirra, which, like Hárr, is a concept album where concrete sound plays a central role in the compositions. This time, the focus is on the wild reindeer, native to Maurseth's home area of Eidfjord in Hardanger. The work follows elements of the reindeer's distinctive sounds and annual cycle, as in "The Calf Rises," "Summer Grazing," and "Hunting March," as well as their behavior and masterful adaptation to the nature they live in harmony with Mirra is an old, forgotten dialect word from Hardanger, describing when reindeer run together in a circling pattern -- both to keep warm and to ward off predators. The word was also used to describe a time when reindeer "teemed" in large numbers. The music is repetitive and marked by the hypnotic repetitions of folk music, also inspired by American minimalism, krautrock, and free improvised music. The concept and music are presented and composed by Benedicte Maurseth and further developed and arranged in collaboration with her outstanding fellow musicians: Håkon Stene on melodic percussion, Mats Eilertsen on bass and electronics, and Morten Qvenild on keyboards. The album was recorded by Morten Qvenild at Ugla Lyd Studio in Nesodden in 2024, and produced by Benedicte Maurseth and Jørgen Træen.
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HUBRO 3667LP
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$28.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 9/19/2025
LP version. On Mirra, innovative folk musician Benedicte Maurseth once again invites listeners to the vast Hardangervidda plateau -- this time with a focus on the wild reindeer. When Benedicte Maurseth released Hárr in 2022, the visionary Hardanger fiddle player was praised for creating a masterpiece. Her blend of the distinctive sound of the Hardanger fiddle and the use of concrete sounds from wildlife immersed listeners in a unique soundscape. For Hárr, she received the prestigious Nordic Music Prize, and the album was named one of the world's top ten folk music releases of the year by The Guardian. Now she releases the long-awaited follow-up Mirra, which, like Hárr, is a concept album where concrete sound plays a central role in the compositions. This time, the focus is on the wild reindeer, native to Maurseth's home area of Eidfjord in Hardanger. The work follows elements of the reindeer's distinctive sounds and annual cycle, as in "The Calf Rises," "Summer Grazing," and "Hunting March," as well as their behavior and masterful adaptation to the nature they live in harmony with Mirra is an old, forgotten dialect word from Hardanger, describing when reindeer run together in a circling pattern -- both to keep warm and to ward off predators. The word was also used to describe a time when reindeer "teemed" in large numbers. The music is repetitive and marked by the hypnotic repetitions of folk music, also inspired by American minimalism, krautrock, and free improvised music. The concept and music are presented and composed by Benedicte Maurseth and further developed and arranged in collaboration with her outstanding fellow musicians: Håkon Stene on melodic percussion, Mats Eilertsen on bass and electronics, and Morten Qvenild on keyboards. The album was recorded by Morten Qvenild at Ugla Lyd Studio in Nesodden in 2024, and produced by Benedicte Maurseth and Jørgen Træen.
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LP version. An homage to the wildlife and mountain people of Benedicte Maurseth's home area in Hardanger. The acclaimed and innovative visionary musician Benedicte Maurseth is coming forth with the wonderful all-consuming album Hárr. The sound of her magic Hardanger fiddle is woven seamlessly together with that of birds and the other musicians' musical impressions. Always moving forward with a steely calm disposition, the record draws you into a world where one feels to be one with nature, wandering over a mountain plateau. Benedicte was raised in Maurset in Eidfjord and has hiked through the mountains her whole life, clearly laying the foundation for this musical expedition. As traditional folk musicians have always been, Maurseth is open to contemporary influences from interactive art and music styles. The work Hárr oscillates between Norwegian folk tunes, free improvised music, American minimalism, and extensive use of musique concrète. In the tracks you will also hear natural soundscapes via the shufflings of reindeer, reindeer herders, birds, and insects all recorded in Hardangervidda.
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An homage to the wildlife and mountain people of Benedicte Maurseth's home area in Hardanger. The acclaimed and innovative visionary musician Benedicte Maurseth is coming forth with the wonderful all-consuming album Hárr. The sound of her magic Hardanger fiddle is woven seamlessly together with that of birds and the other musicians' musical impressions. Always moving forward with a steely calm disposition, the record draws you into a world where one feels to be one with nature, wandering over a mountain plateau. Benedicte was raised in Maurset in Eidfjord and has hiked through the mountains her whole life, clearly laying the foundation for this musical expedition. As traditional folk musicians have always been, Maurseth is open to contemporary influences from interactive art and music styles. The work Hárr oscillates between Norwegian folk tunes, free improvised music, American minimalism, and extensive use of musique concrète. In the tracks you will also hear natural soundscapes via the shufflings of reindeer, reindeer herders, birds, and insects all recorded in Hardangervidda.
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