K7, Amiina’s label, ordered the removal of these MP3s. I have tried to explain K7 the changing world and importance of sites as tinyways in spreading the art. I believe that sites such as tinyways are important to both the artist and the labels, both commercially and artistically. tinyways does not feature full albums, but only a few pieces. We do this to encourage the support of the artists. I believe that for Indie artists, that get very little exposure, such support is crucial. After this post was published, Amiina saw it and approved of it. However, the legal system and mainly the perception of many labels is still a few decades behind. I am sorry for that. You, my avid reader, know where to get K7’s albums for free. Labels as K7 should perish and make way to ones that really want to promote the art and have a basic understanding of the universe they function in.
Hilli [MP3]
Lori [MP3]
Rugla [MP3]
Music,at times, portrays images, and at times it portrays entire scenes, with movement, action and drama. On other occasions it portrays lack of movement. Such is the case with Amiina’s Kurr. It’s like standing in the middle of an endless ice field and moving no where. All is flat and white around us. The wind is caressing the planes, and we are standing, looking to one side, gazing to the other, moving our focus from one point to another point, both look the same. This is a lack of movement, and Amiina with their Icelandic roots show us that with such clarity that it doesn’t look frightening, it’s just peaceful. This is only one part of it, in other parts they place you elsewhere, and that’s how they make you move, by standing still at different places. Traveling without moving.
Links:
Official website
Amiina Shop (buy the new record here)
Amiina @ The Worker’s Institute