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The Guardian, (John Fordham), September 23, 2011
(4 stars) A seductively subtle contemporary jazz album...Langeland's band is a magical combination...It's a real one-off.
(4 stars) Langeland's kantele, a traditional zither, sparkles like a memory of Alice Coltrane.
(4 stars) Langeland's kantele, a traditional zither, sparkles like a memory of Alice Coltrane.
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Five years after the stunning ECM debut recording of the Norwegian singer and kantele player, here is a sequel to the critically-lauded Starflowers. The album features an all-star Nordic line-up of improvising second-generation ECM players with Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and saxophonist Trygve Seim, Swedish bassist Anders Jormin, and Finnish drummer Markku Ounaskari once again joining Sinikka in adventures at the junction of folk song, literature, and jazz-rooted improvisation. The press loved Starflowers: “Sinikka Langeland is a gifted folk singer, but not one stifled by tradition, (and) the quintet is superb, Henriksen and Seim play brilliantly off the voice and each other, while the group catches a variety of moods persuasively; they groove with understated power.” (Irish Times) And they will warm also to The Land That Is Not. This time around Sinikka sings poetry of two influential Scandinavian outsiders Edith Södergran (1892-1923) and Olav Håkonson Hauge (1908-1994). The two poets now count as forerunners of literary modernism in Sweden and Norway, but made most of their artistic discoveries in isolation. Born 1961 in Finnskogen, Sinikka Langeland has been playing the kantele, the Finnish table harp, since the early 1980s when she expanded her ‘folk’ repertoire to include rune songs, incantations, and old melodies from Finland and Karelia, as well as medieval ballads and religious songs. Her third ECM release follows Starflowers (1714563) and Maria’s Song (271 7097). The latter - an Editor’s Choice in Classic FM magazine - had Langeland and distinguished classical musicians weaving folk melodies between the timeless strains of J S Bach. Langeland’s group is really a band of leaders, all with recent ECM projects of their own: Markku Ounaskari issued Kuára (2733217), improvisations on Russian psalms and Fenno-Ugrian folk songs. Trygve Seim’s last disc was Purcor (2743227) with pianist Andreas Utnem, cross-referencing improvised church music with folk and theatre music. Arve Henriksen’s Cartography (1780116) proposed an even broader map of moods and sounds, from medieval song to sampling and sound-processing. Anders Jormin’s new release for 2012 is based around ancient Latin texts. Personnel: Sinikka Langeland (vocal, kantele), Arve Henriksen (trumpet), Trygve Seim (soprano and tenor saxophones), Anders Jormin (double-bass), Markku Ounaskari (drums)
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Beautiful Finnish-Norwegian Folk with first class ECM production
3 Mar 2012
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Sinikka Langeland is a 50-something Norwegian singer & Kantele player. A Kantele is a zither-like plucked string instrument & it is used to great effect on this album.
Although Sinikka has had a long & distinguished career, it is only her move to ECM Records in recent years that has brought her to my attention.
She writes all her own music but on this album sets her music to poems written by Edith Sodergran & Olav H Hauge.
Her voice is very evocative of harsh Scandinavian environments (& reminded me somewhat of Agnes Buen Garnas on "Rosenfole" with Jan Garbarek). The music speaks of human endeavour, belonging and passion and the musicianship is excellent - aside from Langeland, there is Arve Henriksen on trumpet, Trygve Seim on saxophones, the impeccable Anders Jormin on double bass & the previously unknown (to me) Markku Ounaskari on drums.
All song selections are excellent, probably none moreso than the opening title track.
Highly recommended, particularly next to a warm fire on a harsh winter's night, hot cocoa or glass of red in hand.
Although Sinikka has had a long & distinguished career, it is only her move to ECM Records in recent years that has brought her to my attention.
She writes all her own music but on this album sets her music to poems written by Edith Sodergran & Olav H Hauge.
Her voice is very evocative of harsh Scandinavian environments (& reminded me somewhat of Agnes Buen Garnas on "Rosenfole" with Jan Garbarek). The music speaks of human endeavour, belonging and passion and the musicianship is excellent - aside from Langeland, there is Arve Henriksen on trumpet, Trygve Seim on saxophones, the impeccable Anders Jormin on double bass & the previously unknown (to me) Markku Ounaskari on drums.
All song selections are excellent, probably none moreso than the opening title track.
Highly recommended, particularly next to a warm fire on a harsh winter's night, hot cocoa or glass of red in hand.
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