{"id":35152,"date":"2020-10-30T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35152"},"modified":"2023-04-07T08:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T12:01:31","slug":"sigur-ros-announce-orchestral-lp-odins-raven-magic-share-lead-single-dvergmal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35152","title":{"rendered":"Sigur R\u00f3s announce orchestral LP \u2018Odin&#8217;s Raven Magic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sigur&nbsp;R\u00f3s&nbsp;have announced the long-awaited album release of&nbsp;\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic,\u2019 an orchestral work featuring the&nbsp;Schola<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Cantorum&nbsp;of Reykjavik&nbsp;and&nbsp;L\u2019Orchestre&nbsp;des&nbsp;Laureats&nbsp;du Conservatoire national de Paris. The work, which draws from the band\u2019s deep roots in both orchestral and choral traditions, will be released via&nbsp;Krunk \/ Warner Classics on&nbsp;December 4, 2020. Along with the announcement, the band has shared the lead single <em>Dvergm\u00e1l<\/em>. Listen to the single via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8AeI6-URlR0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic\u2019&nbsp;is a collaboration between the band and Icelandic music legend Hilmar \u00d6rn Hilmarsson (who is also ordained \u2018chief&nbsp;go\u00f0i\u2019 of the pagan Norse religion&nbsp;\u00c1satr\u00faarf\u00e9lagi\u00f0), as well as&nbsp;Steind\u00f3r&nbsp;Andersen, a fisherman and one of Iceland\u2019s most respected chanters of traditional epic narrative. The orchestral and choral arrangements were largely handled by former member and arranger&nbsp;Kjartan&nbsp;Sveinsson, and<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Maria&nbsp;HuldMarkan&nbsp;Sigf\u00fasd\u00f3ttir&nbsp;from the band&nbsp;amiina,&nbsp;and the piece prominently features the unique sound of a five-octave marimba built from roughly-hewn pieces of stone by sculptor and artist&nbsp;P\u00e1ll&nbsp;Gu\u00f0mundsson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work grew out of&nbsp;Hilmarsson\u2019s&nbsp;long-standing fascination with one particular chapter of Iceland\u2019s&nbsp;Medieval&nbsp;literary canon known as the Edda, entitled&nbsp;\u2018Hrafnagaldur&nbsp;\u00d3\u00f0ins,\u2019 or&nbsp;\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic,\u2019 named after the Norse god\u2019s two ravens, that flew over the Earth to survey and bring information back to him. The poem recounts a banquet held by the gods, in which ominous signs foretell the end of the world of both gods and men. In 1867 the poem was judged to be a fake, but then in 2002, scholars re-ratified it as an official 14th century addition to the Edda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Says&nbsp;Hilmarsson&nbsp;of the poem: \u201c<em>Hrafnagaldur&nbsp;\u00d3\u00f0ins&nbsp;has lots of interpretation and implications that fire up the imagination\u2026 It\u2019s a very visual poem, with images all about falling down, and a world freezing from north to south. It was an apocalyptic warning. Perhaps the people of the time felt it in their skins. Today, of course, Iceland is involved in environmental issues surrounding hydro-electric power and the destruction of the highlands. We are being warned again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic\u2019&nbsp;was conceived and first commissioned by the Reykjavik Arts Festival in 2002 and performed only a handful of times that year. It has since become part of&nbsp;Sigur&nbsp;R\u00f3s\u2019 own mythology, existing only in snippets found online by fans. This definitive release, taken from a live recording of the 70-minute score from Paris\u2019 La Grande Halle de la&nbsp;Villette, finally brings this important work to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50517529267_162d9bed77_h.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Sigur Ros Odin\u2019s Raven Magic cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;Prologus<br>2.&nbsp;Alf\u00f6\u00f0ur&nbsp;orkar<br>3.&nbsp;Dvergm\u00e1l<br>4.&nbsp;Stendur&nbsp;\u00e6va<br>5.&nbsp;\u00c1ss&nbsp;hinn&nbsp;hv\u00edti<br>6.&nbsp;Hvert&nbsp;stefnir<br>7.&nbsp;Sp\u00e1r&nbsp;e\u00f0a&nbsp;spakm\u00e1l<br>8.&nbsp;Dagrenning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preorder&nbsp;\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001J-Eq6kNNjk9Veme_v_aXGUmCceNYgzPe8cvn3RG8x8n48y9l2X0AXvk84nIP3k4oLXocrVQyS1N1XpRSbp8bmu3sk8GayCKpJ6Zgj2pfQaDuHJiM4Xm5i7nspMGJI3gscimXKR_aom63RalUJ0DjeQ==&amp;c=b1eiWss4IOgjF55CiRNNDZLI439gboQBEcrAnDDhOQu0On_YVy_6Ug==&amp;ch=jde7RBAfLsh_0YHSEibrCE1yCy8Xqe_c1B24Zb61cKz-Z2yFFK0YIQ==\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sigur&nbsp;R\u00f3s&nbsp;have announced the long-awaited album release of&nbsp;\u2018Odin\u2019s Raven Magic,\u2019 an orchestral work featuring the&nbsp;Schola&nbsp;Cantorum&nbsp;of Reykjavik&nbsp;and&nbsp;L\u2019Orchestre&nbsp;des&nbsp;Laureats&nbsp;du Conservatoire national de Paris. 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