The songs vary in feel from the deep immersion higher track 1 and going home track 7 to more intense upbeat torrent track 6 and in the silence track 2. What can you tell us about the track king and cross. Torrent chords by asgeir with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. On film, the part was played by deborah kerr whose spoken parts are retained on the. Asgeir king and cross by asgeir music free listening. Then i recorded the piano, drums, guitars and then the vocals, in that order. Let your light shine now, this burden weighs me down. With the release of dyrd i daudathogn, icelandic singer songwriter asgeir has become something of an overnight sensation in his countrys music scene breaking all records to become icelands fast. King and cross off the album in the silence order asgeirs new album afterglow here. Since winning the icelandic music award for best album of the year in his home country a few years ago, asgeir trausti best known simply as. Upon graduation he moved to montreal and worked at west end piano refurbishing and moving pianos professionally. The video was shot by ivar kristjan ivarsson and is edited by gu. Official site of icelandic singersongwriter, asgeir.
Our music community which gather together 3 814 members to keep a cultural database. He discovers music by johnny cash, dylan and other nirvana. Still the melody, lyrics and overall production are listenable over and over. He was an overnight success in his native iceland, where the then 21yearold released his 2012 debut album, dyr. Released 28 october 20 on one little indian catalog no. In 20, he started using the mononym asgeir as his recording name. I used to tell most people that i didnt feel any pressure, he laughs now. Asgeir trausti surprised us, his songs touched us all in different ways. Glistening nighttime dew, and she is walking with me from the house of red, i hear a child crying foxes heading home, their prey hangs from their jaws.
The icelandic artist has spent three years honing and perfecting the eleven tracks that. F dm a bb am gm bbm d chords for asgeir where is my mind. Asgeir is the 21 year old icelandic singer asgeir trausti, whose debut album dyr. On august 20, asgeir released the video for king and cross, the debut single from the. The heaviest of weights knocks me to the ground, right down to the dew that sparkles on the ground. Pet sounds presents asgeir torrent presents, pets, favors, gifts, gift. Stream asgeir king and cross by asgeir music from desktop or your mobile device. The icelandic artist has spent three years honing and perfecting the eleven tracks that make up this magnificent and affecting body of work. Although the wind is blowing and the gloom is in the air out where the ocean meets the northern hemisphere and in the cold of winter. Glistening nighttime dew, and she is walking with me from the house of red, i hear a child crying foxes heading home, their prey hangs from their jaws and the forest knows. Nov 12, 2014 asgeirs track king and cross is from the deluxe limited edition of the album in the silence order asgeirs new album afterglow here. On august 20, asgeir released the video for king and cross, the debut single from the prospective album with john grant appearing in the single release. We wanted to learn more about his album in the silence, his inspiration and thes songs, king and cross and torrent which haunt us from the moment we first listen to them. Born asgeir trausti einarsson in the diminutive hamlet of laugarbakki, icelandic singersongwriter asgeir specializes in intimate, soulful songs that span indie electronic and atmospheric folk.
Asgeir trausti einarsson is an icelandic singersongwriter born in 1992. For a country roughly the size of pittsburgh, iceland has produced quite a few huge musical exports. You should figure out the rythm for the ccmaj7thingy by listening to the recording. Much of in the silence recalls perthera bon iver, such as torrent currently itunes single of the week which combines a melancholic piano riff with bursts of impassioned drumming. In the silence laat een groot talent horen wiens muziek absoluut niet als van een debutant klinkt. Asgeirs voice which is softly spoken amd heavily layered is one of the most unique parts to this album. For his followup record, asgeir elects to push ever further down the welltrodden path that leads from borderline acoustica over to pure electronica. Asgeirs second album, afterglow, is quite a different trip. The main release to coincide with the release of the album was torrent, an englishlanguage version of nyfalli.
King and cross, the closest thing to a hit, with a video full of authentic norse elves and trolls. He released in 2012 an album entirely composed in icelandic dyr. While attending the university of albany and playing football for the great danes, sean worked parttime for adm piano moving. Wrecking ball king and cross acoustic was there nothing torrent king and cross in the silence higher going home summer. Click on the link here for audio player asgeir live at into the great wide open sept. Queen takes king, the pawns are falling onto the ground. Sign up for free to append your song lyrics or to facilitate musical culture. King piano moving was founded in 1999 by sean king. Tonight, at the golden slipperscurated event in the beautiful berry brothers and. He began moving pianos with his father, who owned a piano store and needed someone to help him. The hopefilled album bursts with warm acoustic guitars, jubilant horns and majestic piano, recalling bon iver, mew, kings of convenience and james blake.
I really like this solo piano version of king and cross. Asgeir king and cross official music video youtube. Tonight, at the golden slipperscurated event in the beautiful berry brothers and rudd no. Blending the jerky strum of acoustic guitar with lucid funk bass grooves and semijazz drum beats was a bold gamble, but the result is a folktronica anthem if ever there was such a thing that oozes swagger out of. Roland td11k electronic drum kit reaper studio software sony vegas movie studio hd all respective rights goes to asgeir and the record. Torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around. Higher based on an electronic loop, doubled with a grand piano. Oct 29, 20 a little mystified as to how the title got translated to king and cross when i cannot find a reference to a cross in the song. The 1956 film soundtrack album for director walter langs adaptation of the king and i is distinguished from the broadway cast album chiefly by the expanded orchestrations, played by the large studio orchestra conducted by alfred newman, and by the presence of marni nixon in the role of anna leonowens. Torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around queen takes king, the pawns are falling onto the ground over you and me, there is rising the pink moon. Asgeir trausti einarsson is an icelandic singersongwriter and musician. Mar 02, 2018 king and cross, the closest thing to a hit, with a video full of authentic norse elves and trolls. I alreaedy added the most important chord variations.
Nov 24, 2014 two weeks ago, so so gay premiered the stunning electric piano version of asgeirs international debut single king and cross. This one permits to promote artists, understand lyrics, provide french translations etc. Accurate asgeir guitar, bass, drum, piano, guitar pro and power tabs at 911tabs. A little mystified as to how the title got translated to king and cross when i cannot find a reference to a cross in the song. What surprises you most since iceland and the world listen to your songs. He grew up in a tiny icelandic island where silence reigned. He performs with his own band, the asgeir trausti band. Nov 27, 2014 the songs vary in feel from the deep immersion higher track 1 and going home track 7 to more intense upbeat torrent track 6 and in the silence track 2. In his icelandic releases, he was credited as asgeir trausti. Our love affair around the world daybreak everything i have is yours ferryboat serenade. Merciless though the wind takes hold with freezing cold. Icelandic sonic tapestry weaver asgeir with a set of truly spellbinding music, recored on september 5th by the alwayspresent vpro described in his native iceland as melodicfolk, asgeir is a.
Buy in the silence deluxe edition by asgeir mp3 download online from 7digital united states over 30 million high quality tracks in our store. Torrent chords by asgeir learn how to play chords diagrams. This quiet new version was recorded and filmed at studio hljo. Asgeir performs king and cross gigwise session yoga holidays, iceland, beats. Paroles musique is the best of music in lyrics and legal. Cross the line glamorous i gotta feeling imma be ordinary people save room where is the love adams, william american boy beep do my thang adams, yolanda shining star adamski killer adamson, barry tupelo adamson, harold an affair to remember.
Perhaps it is the lands extreme isolation, pristine nature and clandestine mythology that guide even the most ordinary of musicians to melodic bliss, or perhaps its just that these guys are more talented than the rest of the world. Asgeir returns in 2017 with his highly anticipated brand new album, afterglow. Deriving from folk roots and a scope of other personal influences, icelandic singersongwriter asgeir is an artist who approaches emotional expression with s. Like bjork, sigur ros, of monsters and men, and olafur arnalds, asgeir is beginning to garner a large following outside of his home country, and, with tracks like torrent, it may not be long before he is a household name. Asgeirs angelic falsetto and soulrich voice lends optimism and wisebeyondhisyears insights to the electric guitarladen surge torrent and twinkling title track. Since the arrival of bjork and sigur ros in the 1990s, iceland has developed into musics geographical curio. Asgeir in the silence alternative written in music. The main release to coincide with the release of the album was torrent, an english language. He also plays guitar in the icelandic band the lovely lion. Aug 08, 20 king and cross is the title of the english debut single of icelandic singer and songwriter asgeir trausti who simply uses his first name as stage moniker.
Singles unbound and stardust soar skywards on top of a buoyant keyboard line not dissimilar to the one that elevated king and cross far above your standard folktronica fare. At the age of just 21, he has managed what most artists can only dream of. Of the music actually on in the silence, you may have already heard asgeirs disarmingly wonderful ditty, king and cross. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Fortresses of stone, turn into crystal tears soothed by southern winds. Highlights of the evening were king and cross and torrent, two of the most active tracks on his album.