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Yggdrasil
The Four Towers & Heygar Og Dreygar
Compil. FO 1997 on Tutl label
Jazz, Spoken Word, Folk, World and (Contemporary Jazz, Field Recording, Smooth Jazz)
This CD includes two suites: The Four Towers (De Fire Tårne) © 1985. Recorded at LT Studio, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, June 1985. Composed in 1985 for the Icelandic National Ballet, Reykjavik and staged in 1989 by this company in the Faroe Islands with live music by Yggdrasil. The composition was inspired by the poem "Barnetegning" (Child's Drawing) © 1972 by William Heinesen. Heygar Og Greygar (Howes And Trowes) © 1983. Recorded at Sound Track Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1983. Digitally mastered 1997 at Airshow, Springfield, Virginia, USA. Manufactured in Germany (printed on rear cover and disc). Tracks 1 to 12: Jazz suite composed by Kristian Blak © 1985 Tracks 13 to 19: Jazz suite inspired by Faroese folklore composed by Kristian Blak © 1983 (printed inside the cover artwork). ℗ 1997 (printed on disc). Subtitle "Two Suites By Kristian Blak" printed on cover artwork. Catalog number HJF 19/15 CD printed on rear cover and spine. Catalog number HJF 19/15 printed inside the cover artwork and disc.
Musicians
 | Yggdrasil , album by |
 | Anders Jormin cb, b, *1957 SE bass, bass, percussion |
 | Fróð Sandoy voc, choir |
 | Jens Brückner voc, b, choir |
 | Joanna Johansen voc, choir |
 | Tine Hammarlund voc, choir |
 | Kristian Blak p, *1947 FO composed by, mixed by, recorded sounds of wind, wolves and from bird cliffs mixed by, piano, piano, ocarina, double ocarina |
 | Sharon Weiss rec, US crumhorn |
 | Karin Korpelainen dr, perc, drums, drums, percussion |
 | Ernst Dalsgarð fl, flute, recorder, flute, pan flute |
 | Anders Hagberg fl, ss, *1958 SE flute, tenor saxophone |
 | Lelle Kullgren g, voc, guitar |
 | Helgi Jacobsen , recorded by, sea, water, falling stones and wind recorded in the faroe islands by |
 | John Tchicai as, ts, 1936-2012 DK tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, percussion, voice, ocarina, double ocarina, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet |
Producers
| William Heinesen artwork, cover collage by |
| Sunleif Rasmussen directed by, choir in "amen-amen" directed by |
| Ole Hansen engineer, sound engineer |
| Jóhannus Á Rógvu Joensen engineer, sound engineers |
| Milson Zachariasen engineer, sound engineers |
| Gramar Pf. layout, layout by |
| Charlie Pilzer mastered by, digitally mastered by |
Composers
| Kristian Blak |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Four Towers | Yggdrasil | ||
| 2 | Hojahå, The Tower In The West | Yggdrasil | ||
| 3 | Ocean | Yggdrasil | 3:50 | |
| 4 | Bird Cliffs | Yggdrasil | 3:43 | |
| 5 | Ships | Yggdrasil | 3:47 | |
| 6 | Vojavoja, The Tower In The East | Yggdrasil | ||
| 7 | Forest | Yggdrasil | 4:05 | |
| 8 | Teeth | Yggdrasil | 2:13 | |
| 9 | Vojavoja | Yggdrasil | 4:04 | |
| 10 | Amen-Amen, The Tower In The South | Yggdrasil | ||
| 11 | Faces | Yggdrasil | 3:47 | |
| 12 | Clouds | Yggdrasil | 2:11 | |
| 13 | Mouths | Yggdrasil | 2:26 | |
| 14 | Rok, The Tower In The North | Yggdrasil | ||
| 15 | Rokkebok | Yggdrasil | 3:11 | |
| 16 | Mask | Yggdrasil | 2:23 | |
| 17 | Nok (Enough) | Yggdrasil | 3:40 | |
| 18 | Heygar Og Dreygar | Yggdrasil | ||
| 19 | Sjódregil | Yggdrasil | 7:07 | |
| 20 | Dvørgamál | Yggdrasil | 5:19 | |
| 21 | Marmennil | Yggdrasil | 3:56 | |
| 22 | Íbygt | Yggdrasil | 2:51 | |
| 23 | Marra | Yggdrasil | 3:44 | |
| 24 | Gívrar | Yggdrasil | 3:24 | |
| 25 | Flotoyggjar | Yggdrasil | 8:32 |
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