Name: Odins Raven Magic
Brand: Sigur Ros

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0190296827235

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Limited edition

Release date

2020-12-04

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Warner Music Group

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Sigur Ros

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Post Rock

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Krunk

Krunk is an independent record label owned by the renowned Icelandic band Sigur Rós. Originally created for their personal purposes, Krunk has become a platform for releasing limited edition and promotional material, as well as collaboration projects. With a focus on quality and artistic expression, Krunk offers music enthusiasts unique and exclusive releases from Sigur Rós and other talented artists.
As the brainchild of Sigur Rós, Krunk showcases the band's creativity beyond their own discography. Through this label, they have the freedom to experiment with different musical styles and collaborate with like-minded artists. This allows them to push boundaries and create truly exceptional pieces of art that resonate with fans worldwide.
With a reputation for delivering high-quality music in various formats, including vinyl records and digital downloads, Krunk ensures that each release is meticulously crafted to provide an immersive listening experience. Whether it's a limited edition album or a special project featuring guest musicians, every release from Krunk is a testament to the label's commitment to excellence.

Sigur Rós is an alternative rock band that was formed in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland. The band has undergone several lineup changes throughout the years, with Bobby Gillespie on vocals since 1984 and Andrew Innes on guitar since 1986. Other current members include Darrin Mooney on drums and Simone Butler on bass.

Over the years, Sigur Rós has had various former members who have contributed to their unique sound. These include Jim Beattie and Robert 'Throb' Young on guitar, Judith Boyle on vocals, Martin St. John on tambourine, Thomas McGurk and Gavin Skinner on drums, Henry Olsen and Gary 'Mani' Mounfield on bass, Paul Harte and Stuart May on guitar, Philip 'Toby' Tomanov and Steve Sidelnyk on drums.

The band's music has been described as atmospheric and ethereal, often incorporating elements of post-rock and shoegaze. Their sound is characterized by lead singer Bobby Gillespie's distinct vocal style and the band's ability to create immersive sonic landscapes.

Composed in the 14th or 15th century Odin’s Raven Magic is an Icelandic poem in the ancient Edda tradition (Edda - a term that describes two Icelandic manuscripts of which together are the main sources of Norse mythology and Skáldic poetry) its anonymous author clearly had an intimate knowledge of the Edda literature and mythology which alludes to a number of pagan motifs which are now lost. The poem recounts a great banquet held by the gods in Valhalla while they were absorbed in their feasting, ominous signs appeared that could foretell the end of the worlds of the gods and men.

The album Odin’s Raven Magic is an orchestral collaboration between Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir which premiered 18 years ago at the Barbican Centre, London and is now finally - almost two decades later - being released. The performance honours the poem, dramatic and beautiful, classical with a modern strike. A stone marimba was built especially for the performance by Páll Guðmundsson.

Odin’s Raven Magic - the poem - had been relegated from mainstream ancient literature ever since 1867, when Norwegian scholar Sophus Bugge claimed it was a 17th century fabrication.

Odins Raven Magic

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