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Wardruna
Yggdrasil
(Indie Recordings)
Release date 25th of March 2013
(22.03.13 Norway and G/A)

Norwegian heathens Wardruna have completed work on their latest album Yggdrasil, which
is set for release on Indie Recordings on March 25th 2013.

Four years has passed since Wardruna enchanted their listeners with their mesmerizing debut
album gap var Ginnunga, which also was the first part of a planned trilogy. In the ensuing
years the group have spent a lot of time on adapting their music to a live format and
establishing a live band. This resulting in a handful of very special concerts, perhaps most
notably when they performed in front of the majestic 1100-year-old Gokstad ship at the
Viking Ship Museum in Norway.

With the use of the oldest of Nordic instruments and poetic metres as well as lyrics written in
Norwegian, Old Norse and Proto-Norse tongue, Wardruna is now, after nearly three years in
the making, finally ready to return with the second album in the Runaljod trilogy entitled
Yggdrasil. Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Einar Kvitrafn Selvik has, together with
vocalists Kristian Espedal (aka Gaahl) and Lindy-Fay Hella, managed to make a strikingly
beautiful and intense continuation of what was started with their first album, but without
falling into the trap of merely repeating themselves. Yggdrasil is also graced with guest
appearances by renowned Icelandic composer Hilmar rn Hilmarsson and Icelands leading
rmur singer Steindr Andersen.

The ongoing Runaljod trilogy is a musical rendition of the 24 runes in what is often referred
to as the elder futhark. Some of the recordings are done outdoors in places or under
circumstances of significance to each rune. Wardruna primarily use old and historical
instruments such as primitive deer-hide frame drums, Kraviklyra, tagelharpe, mouth harp,
goat horn, lur and more. Non-traditional instruments and other sources of sound like trees,
rocks, water and torches are also used.

All of these elements are carefully woven into a rich musical landscape and complemented
with whispering voices, melodic song and mighty choirs. Although Wardrunas music share
characteristics with music typically labeled as folk, world and/or ambient, none of these
genres can really describe their unique style. It truly must be experienced.

Yggdrasil was written and recorded by Kvitrafn from spring 2010 to winter 2012 at his own
Fimbullj studio and various outdoor locations.

Produced by Kvitrafn
Mastered by Kvitrafn
Mixed by Kvitrafn
 Wardruna is:

Einar Kvitrafn Selvik: Composer, vocals and all other instruments

Lindy-Fay Hella: Vocals
Gaahl: Vocals

Tracklist:

1. Rotlaust tre fell

2. Fehu
3. NaudiR
4. EhwaR
5. AnsuR
6. IwaR
7. IngwaR
8. Gibu
9. Solringen
10. Sowelu
11. Helvegen

Discography:

Gap Var Ginnunga (2009)

Web:

https://www.facebook.com/Wardruna?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://www.wardruna.com/

Said about the previous album:

This a compelling record that pulls you into its damp and powerful atmospheres that smell of
old wood and dense forests with a sound that is like nothing you have ever heard before. -
The Quietus - United Kingdom

This is folk music that bridges the gap of ambience and neofolk, employing the old with new
expressiveness that doesnt seek to replace the old ways, but add to them.- Heathen Harvest
The music is captivating and mysterious, sometimes very melodic. [] A different record,
and it only grows stronger and more fascinating. - Romerikes Blad - Norway

With Gap Var Ginnunga Selvik has set the bar high for the next chapter. - Bergens
Tidende - Norway