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Hippjokk
Artist: Hedningarna
Label: NorthSide
Genre : Nordic
Rock
Yoik
Electronic
Instruments : Accordion
Bagpipes (Swedish bagpipes)
Flute, willow (overtone flute)
Flute, wooden
Gong
Hardanger fiddle
Jews harp
Jinghu
Langeleik (Swedish dulcimer)
Mandora
Mandora, bass mandora
Moraoud
Percussion
Souna
Stringdrum
Tambourine
Violin
Vocals
Yoik
Vocals (male)
Geography : Finland
Sweden
Label : Northside - http://www.noside.com
Description:
Hedningarna look back to medieval melodies and instruments for their source material, but they electrify and sample those traditional sounds and infuse modern dance grooves.
On Hippjokk they draw a dotted line between medieval and electronic dance music, with hypnotic rhythms and traditional melodies. Unlike their previous two records Kaksi! and Trä this one has the core Swedish trio without Finnish vocalists, but joining the trio on three tracks is Finnish Sámi Wimme Saari, whose yoik (chanting) is very reminiscent of Native American chanting.
This record moves the entire Nordic folk/world music movement up many notches and sets a new standard for other bands to attain. And it's really intense.
Hedningarna look back to medieval melodies and instruments for their source material, but they electrify and sample those traditional sounds and infuse modern dance grooves.
On Hippjokk they draw a dotted line between medieval and electronic dance music, with hypnotic rhythms and traditional melodies. Unlike their previous two records Kaksi! and Trä this one has the core Swedish trio without Finnish vocalists, but joining the trio on three tracks is Finnish Sámi Wimme Saari, whose yoik (chanting) is very reminiscent of Native American chanting.
This record moves the entire Nordic folk/world music movement up many notches and sets a new standard for other bands to attain. And it's really intense.
Reviews
- "Imagine eating black bread tainted with ergot and hallucinating with a bunch of peasants from a Breughel painting while K.C. and the Sunshine Band jam with a squad of Viking berserkers playing bagpipes. All other rave music is hereby declared dilettante fecal matter." - Charles M. Young, Musician
- "Unlike most of the retread, dinosaur rock on the radio, Hippjokk is genuinely new, unique and unashamedly aggressive." - Cliff Furnald, CMJ
Read the complete review on Rootsworld.
Track List:
| 1 | Höglorfen | 4:54 | |
| 2 | Návdi / Fasa (The Wolf) | 7:58 | |
| 3 | Drafur & Gildur | 5:23 | |
| 4 | Dolkaren | 4:56 | |
| 5 | Bierdna (The Bear) | 5:10 | MP3 Download |
| 6 | Kina (China) | 3:29 | |
| 7 | Forshyttan | 4:22 | |
| 8 | Dufwa (Pigeon) | 3:54 | |
| 9 | Vals I fel dur (Waltz in the wrong key) | 3:42 | |
| 10 | Skåne | 4:15 | |
| 11 | Graucholorfen | 6:15 |
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