Music for Lokkur, by Berglind Tómasdóttir

Music for Lokkur

by Berglind Tómasdóttir

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1.	Lokkur I 02:47	info	buy track
2.	Undir Aski Yggdrasils (Beneath the World Tree) 04:36	info	buy track
3.	Fátækt 02:27	info	buy track
4.	Langlínusamtal við fúskara 02:25	info	buy track
5.	Leikur hún á Lokkinn — hugsað til gamla landsins 05:28	info	buy track
6.	Lokkur II 02:43	info	buy track

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Backlash is excited to present a Backlash incarnation of her legendary Lokkur project. Lokkur is an ancient Icelandic folk instrument, its sound being the essence of the island’s lonesome musical spirit, so cherished on the international music scene. The instrument, first documented in old wood cuts, is exclusively played and promoted in modern times by Berglind Maria. The instrument is also entirely fictional. The album is currently available as a pre- order, and will be released 26th of November 2021.

The Lokkur Project has evolved through Berglind’s creative efforts over the last decade. At its core is Tómasdóttir’s instrument building, resulting in the invented historical instruments Hrokkur (a predecessor of Lokkur) and Lokkur. Both instruments have a fictional story attached to them as recently discovered instruments invented by Icelandic settlers in the United States of America in the early decades of the 20th century. Lokkur is a hybrid of the Icelandic musical instrument Langspil and a spinning wheel. It has, “historically speaking”, been considered a woman’s instrument perhaps due to its similarities to the latter. In the summer of 2015, the Lokkur was exhibited for the first time at Árbær Open Air Museum as a part of Reykjavík Arts Festival.

The Lokkur Project is an artistic exploration on music and identity, cultural heritage and traditions. The project is culminating in the book Duet published by Icelandic publishing house Sæmundur, a self-released cassette featuring reworks by various composers made from the sounds of Hrokkur and Lokkur, and this album featuring new music for Lokkur by Berglind Maria, Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir, Þórunn Gréta Sigurðardóttir/Jakobína Sigurðardóttir and Karólína Eiríksdóttir. Finally, The Origin of Things, a film by Berglind María Tómasdóttir, premiered at the Nordic House earlier this year. The film is yet another component of the project.

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released November 26, 2021

Recorded at Fella- og Hólakirkja in Reykjavik, June 2019.
Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered by Johann Günther.
Graphic design: Júlía Runólfsdóttir

℗ Backlash Music 2021

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Berglind Tómasdóttir Reykjavik, Iceland

Berglind Tómasdóttir is a flutist and an interdisciplinary artist based in Reykjavík, Iceland.

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