SHHE - DÝRA [Transparent Ice Blue coloured vinyl]
Format: Coloured Vinyl LP
Catalogue No.: TPLP1608
Barcode: 5016958105068
Release Date: 19 Jul 2024
Genre: Indie/Alternative
SHHE, Scottish-Portuguese sound artist and producer Su Shaw, releases new mini-album, ‘DÝRA’, via One Little Independent.
The ambient project took form during a self-directed artist residency in the Westfjords of Iceland, influenced by the tranquillity of the Dýrafjörður fjord. Immersed in a distinct landscape with quietly monumental surroundings, Shaw began documenting her experience of the environment through field recordings and environmental data captured across several geographical locations.
‘DÝRA’ is an exploratory and mesmerising durational piece, evocative in its construction, inviting listeners to imagine their own space and scale within a landscape. Reflective, textured, and pensive, with expansive synths that further showcase Shaw’s deftness in sculpting immersive and introspective soundscapes.
‘DÝRA’ explores the connections between sound and landscape, liminal and meditative states. Responding to the enchanting effects the fjord had on her personally, Shaw began to explore ways to reimagine and evoke the Dýrafjörður environment and ambience for an audience in a live setting.
Expanding notions of performance and presentation, an immersive installation of ‘DÝRA’ was presented at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022. The exhibition of the composition in this way allowed her to communicate ideas of deep listening through sound spatialisation and immersive audio technologies including binaural and quadraphonic sound.
“A masterclass in pristine minimalism” - Crack
“A wonderful fusion of electronic introspection” - Clash Magazine
LP available on Transparent Ice Blue coloured vinyl.
Tracklisting
Sandar
Hólar
Sandaá
Hjallar
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