Unsettled Beings, by Mikael Lind

Unsettled Beings

by Mikael Lind

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A sewn, 10 page book of photographs, bound in an antique book cover. Each edition includes, among other things, a unique characters drawn by the Icelandic illustrator Sigga Bjorg Sigurdardottir, as well as illustrations and a polaroid by Colin Herrick. The whole booklet comes in an outer, hand stamped envelope.

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	1.	Unsettled Beings 05:13
	2.	Old Tales of Folly 07:11
	3.	The Hermit's Fly Trap 07:06
	4.	Refuge of the Rats 04:33
	5.	Choleric Witch Doctor 06:23
	6.	Mumblings of a Soothsayer 07:38
	7.	There Are More Things 03:28
	8.	Refined in the Fire 01:48

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The title of Mikael Lind's latest album, Unsettled Beings, is a reference to his restless self. Mikael is Swedish, but lives and works in Iceland, and recently also spent a year in Scotland to study digital composition.

The basic idea of the album is a core of several different pianos accompanied by a lush pattern of violins. The pianos are of varying character, and their melodies often intertwine in a poly-rhythmic fashion, giving the listener the option of letting different melodies compete for attention. Ryan's vocals add warmth to the songs, ornamented with Paul's violins - sometimes in a call-response aesthetics.

"[A] swirling smoldering dream-folk fused to woozy atmospheric ambience, the tracks drifting easily from proper songcraft, to free form soundscapery and back again ... Unsettled Beings is a gem".
- Aquarius Records

"This is an album to listen to quietly and sink into the music that conjures up beautiful landscapes filled with nostalgia."
- Guillermo Escudero, Loop

"Lind’s previous works have been that of a more ambient/electronica sound mixed with various stringed instrumentation; on ‘Unsettled Beings’ however he has opted for a more minimal classical piano led sound and with great effect too."
- Ian, Norman Records

"[T]he contrast between tempo and abstraction provides the album with some of its best moments ... after time, one realizes that the best imitation of Icelandic culture is an infusion of the new, which is what Lind ultimately achieves here."
- Richard Allen, A Closer Listen

Also available in the US on Time Released Sound: timereleasedsound.com

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released September 9, 2013

Mikael Lind - keyboards, sampling, drum programming
Paul Evans - violins, mixing
Ryan Karazija - vocals
Alex Somers - mastering

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Mikael Lind Reykjavik, Iceland

Mikael Lind is a composer of experimental ambient music, currently residing in Reykjavik, Iceland. He has got four full- length releases under his belt, as well as a number of digital releases, and he holds a Master's degree in electronic music production from the University of Edinburgh. ... more

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