Yoiking with the Winged Ones

Somby in the location where the recordings of Yoiking with the Winged Ones took place

Yoiking with the Winged Ones is a polyphonic sound project by Ánde Somby.[1] In the recording, Somby performs yoiking, the ancient chanting practise of the Sámi People of northern Europe,[2][3] in concert with the sounds of nature.[4] The album edition of the project was released by Ash International as a vinyl record in January 2016.[5]

The project is performed and produced by Ánde Somby, an artist deeply rooted in the yoik tradition. In this project, Somby contributes to the tradition of yoik with pretty epressive style of yoiking.[6]

The title references stories about the mythology of faeries and elves, and the recording was inspired by the Arctic climate.

Reception

Yoiking with the Winged Ones has been reviewed Sombys native language Sámi[7] as well as in Danish[8] and Norwegian.[9] The album is reviewed also in Italian,[10] German,[11][12] French,[13][14] Dutch,[15] Japanese[16] and English.[17] [18][19]

According to PassiveAggressive he is almost on the border of the human voice.[20] Somby's yoiking has been described as having the energy that punk rock had before it was tamed in the music studios,[21] with Klassekampen comparing Somby's work to that of the English punk band Cockney Rejects.[22]

Track listing

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Gufihttar" ("Underworld Fairie")Somby 5:07
2. "Gádni" ("Spirit of the Mountain")Somby 3:56
3. "Neahkkameahttun" ("From the Other Side")Somby 10:31
4. "Wolf"  Traditional[23] 17:42

In yoiks there can sometimes be epic lyrics containing long narratives. Other times there can be poetic texts. And there can be no lyrics at all. In this project there are no lyrics.

Production

Sound recording at a lake whose echo features in Yoiking with the Winged Ones

The recordings and post production were by Chris Watson, a sound artist and sound recordist from Newcastle upon Tyne. The sampling of sounds took place in Kvalnes, Lofoten in June 2014.

The artist A K Dolven, living in Kvalnes and London has been instrumental and important in developing the concept, and produced the album's cover art.[24] The production was supported by the Sami Parliament of Norway.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Yoik". Caught by the River. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ↑ "The Sami of Northern Europe – one people, four countries". www.unric.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. ↑ Gorlée, Dinda L. (2005-01-01). Song and Significance: Virtues and Vices of Vocal Translation. Rodopi. ISBN 9042016876.
  4. ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2015-06-01). "Field recording and the sounding of spaces". Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 33 (3): 560–576. doi:10.1177/0263775815594310. ISSN 0263-7758.
  5. ↑ http://www.ashinternational.com/editions/ash_112_ande_somby_yoiking_with_the_winged_ones.html
  6. ↑ "Imašlaš huikimat, muhto dat ge geasuhii". Avvir.no. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  7. ↑ "Imašlaš huikimat, muhto dat ge geasuhii". Avvir.no. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Ánde Somby feat. Chris Watson – Modersmålet er hjertesproget". Passive/Aggressive. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  9. ↑ "klassekampenREVIEW.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  10. ↑ "Ande Somby - Yoiking With the Winged Ones [with Chris Watson] (Ash International, 2016) - Carnage News". Carnage News (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  11. ↑ http://www.hhv-mag.com. "Ánde Somby - Yoiking With The Winged Ones | hhv.de mag". www.hhv-mag.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  12. ↑ "Der Gesang der Samen – amusio.com". www.amusio.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  13. ↑ "Off The Radar #11". Goûte Mes Disques. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  14. ↑ "Ande Somby, le joik traditionnel en panoramique". www.playlistsociety.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  15. ↑ "Ánde Somby". daMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  16. ↑ "Ande Somby（with Chris Watson）『Yoiking with the Winged Ones 』（Ash International／2016） - デンシノオトⅢ". http://soundnote.hatenablog.com/. Retrieved 2016-02-25. External link in |website= (help)
  17. ↑ "Ande Somby — Yoiking with the Winged Ones (Ash International)". dustedmagazine.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  18. ↑ Hamilton, Andy. "Review of Yoiking with the Winged Ones in the Wire March 2016" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "Ánde Somby: Yoiking with the Winged Ones | Spectrum Culture". Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  20. ↑ "Ánde Somby feat. Chris Watson – Modersmålet er hjertesproget". Passive/Aggressive. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  21. ↑ "- For noen minner det litt om gamle dagers pønk før den ble tatt inn i studio og frisert". www.nordlys.no. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  22. ↑ Olsson, Tommy (2015-12-23). "En mann ,et fjell og Cockney Rejects". Klassekampen.
  23. ↑ Gebert, Peter (1 February 2016). "Review". hhv.demag.
  24. ↑ Tucker, Michael (2011-03-01). "The promise and the search". World Art. 1 (1): 83–91. doi:10.1080/21500894.2011.515836. ISSN 2150-0894.
  25. ↑

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