KRISTIANSEN // VEMØY: Hymns for Shepherds and Kings

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  Kristiansen // Vemøy

  Norwegian duo Kristiansen // Vemøy came to life early 2020, in the midst of the warning for a coming worldwide pandemic. After years working with their other projects and a vast number of artists and musicians, their mutual admiration for each other’s musicality and distinctive character paved way for a new and intriguing musical relationship. Hymns of Compassion and Hymns of Longing are the first two albums in a trilogy meditating over mankind’s constant longing for the divine and eternal – the former at the same time sonorous and simple, quiet and mighty, with a trumpet and piano base, with musical aesthetics underscored by beautiful vocal contributions; the latter blending sacred music and ambient electronica, bringing the sound of the past and the present together while contrasting the powerful electronic soundscapes with acoustic elements from jazz and classical music. The atmosphere of Kristiansen // Vemøy ´s music alternates between drama and tranquility, with subtle acoustic performances, powerful dynamic lifts, and lush emotive, often rhythmic soundscapes – all in all aiming to create a contemplative space for the restless modern human being. It’s all rooted in the old hymns describing existential paradoxes and challenges – first and foremost the suffering, the longing and the relief. Kristiansen // Vemøy Øyvind Kristiansen – grand piano, synthesizers & programming Jonas Kilmork Vemøy – trumpet & electronics

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