Kuggur is a new musical entity and it's sole member Guðmundur Óli Pálmason is no newcomer to music, being currently active in Icelandic post-doom/black metal band Katla, as well as having been a founding member and drummer for twenty years in Sólstafir.
Kuggur's music is of a new ilk though, being mostly electronic and ambient in nature, Guðmundur uses Kuggur to explore previously unvisited musical landscapes without any pre-set limitations.
حصاد ضَوْءٌ النُّجُومِ (which translates to Harvesting the light of the stars) was inspired by conversations Guðmundur had with his Lebanese wife about the maybe not-so-obvious musical similarities between Middle Eastern folk music and Icelandic folk music. Both styles relay heavily on minor scales, which tend to sound melancholic. For reasons he can't explain, Guðmundur says he's always been drawn to melancholic music. With حصاد ضَوْءٌ النُّجُومِ Guðmundur tries to visualize his connection to both countries.
All music and artwork by Guðmundur Óli Pálmason
Mixed and mastered by Henry Barboza
Translations and Arabic handwriting by Yara Zein
Tracklist:
1. وُصُول الْاۤلِهَة 01:52
2. هَذِهِ الْأَرْضِ قَدِيمَةَ وَ مَلِيئَةُ بالخير 05:33
3. حصاد ضَوْءٌ النُّجُومِ 07:13
4. اَلات الْاۤلِة فِي الْجِبَالِ 01:41
5. بعلة 05:16
6. جَزِيرَةً بَارِدَةً فِي الْمِيَاهِ الْمُظْلِمَة 02:09
7. حرائق مِن أَحْشاء الْأرْضِ 00:41
8. بالدور وبعل يَلْتَقِيَان باخوس 02:12
9. البُؤرة الاستيطانية لِلَاۤلَة فِي بيلدودالور 02:29
10. الاِحتِفَالِ بِإۤلِة الشَّمْسِ فِي سَهْلِ الْبِقَاعِ 06:44
11. حَصَادِ الْخرِيفِ 07:29
12. يَا لَيْلِ 04:44
13. اِلْثَمَنَّ يَا زَمَنٌ 02:14
Artist:
Kuggur
Artist Country:
Iceland
Album Year:
2022
Title:
Starlight Harvest (حصاد ضَوْءٌ النُّجُومِ)
Genre:
dark ambient
Format:
CD
Type:
CD Album
Package:
Digipak
Label:
Belfry Records
Cat Num:
BR-003
Release Year:
2022
Country Of Manufacture:
Spain
