Then I Saw Summer & Sun On The Earth, by Kalbakken

Then I Saw Summer & Sun On The Earth

by Kalbakken

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1.	Budeie sang 02:10	buy track
2.	Såg du noko 02:05	buy track
3.	Bjørka fra Bjåland 01:42	buy track
4.	Hvem kan segle 03:05	buy track
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6.	Bansul 01:09	buy track
7.	Hesten fra Förnes 03:11	buy track
8.	Horpa 06:46	buy track
9.	Så klarnet livet 03:26	buy track
10.	Laling fra Trysil 04:55	buy track
11.	Bonden og Kräka 05:00	buy track
12.	Jeg lagde meg så sildig 03:54	buy track
13.	Dæ æ so fagert i Finneslotte 00:53	buy track

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METRO
" There's no doubting the hypnotic quality of their haunting music. Their adaptations of traditional songs from their homeland have an alluring mystery to them, fuelled by swirling violins and violent percussion. "

PLAN B
"This beautifully presented debut LP from a Norwegian brother-sister duo sees the traditional folk melodies of their homeland wrestled into new, rough-hewn arrangements - the Nyhuus pair imbue their readings with irrepressible sincerity."

WEARS THE TROUSERS
"13 songs of red-blooded traditional Scandinavian folk...raw and moving. This is dark and powerful stuff."

AMERICANA UK
"Beautiful and haunting Scandinavian folk by way of Manchester. There's pretty much everything you might want in these songs: beauty, dissonance, tradition, experimentation. Though they are all sung in languages I don't understand, the phrasing, the melodies and the music still speak to me - these are folk songs that are connected at some genetic level between countries, cultures and continents. They have a lot in common with some Scottish bands like Harem Scarem or Trembling Bells, and though this was recorded in Manchester it has the ability to transport the listener elsewhere."

TERRASCOPE
"Spine-tingling... This is an album that's something special, undoubtedly, and housed in a beautiful printed card case."

FOXY DIGITALIS
"This Manchester-based brother/sister folk duo have found quite a striking and distinct niche for themselves: adventurous reinterpretations of traditional (and largely forgotten) Scandinavian folk songs. Kalbakken are not mere revivalists, however: many of the arrangements here are quite wild, raw, and occasionally harsh, sometimes even veering into the microtonal avant garde. Kirsty and David exhibit a passion and a refreshing wide-eyed sincerity on their debut that is damn hard to resist. Inspired stuff. 8/10 ."

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released May 25, 2009

Kirsty Jane Birchall Nyhuus
David Magnus Birchall Nyhuus

Produced by Paddy Steer at Trapdoor Studios, Manchester

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