Northern Seas
2010
The myths of the Norse come to life in composer Al Conti's new GRAMMY® nominated recording. Northern Seas is Conti's fourth album and contains eleven original new age/world-fusion pieces that draw on ancient Norse mythology while weaving in modern sensibilities.
As with his previous award-winning album, Scheherazade, Conti has taken well-known tales, this time from the mystical lands of the north that originated during Scandinavia's Viking Age, and woven music around themes and images. By combining ancient and exotic instruments (kantele, Jew's harp, hurdy gurdy, pump organ, accordion, and tribal drums) with modern ones (piano, violin, cello and both acoustic and electric guitar), Conti has created a mythical landscape that will carry the listener to another time and place, one cloaked in veils of mist when the gods ruled over harsh Nordic lands.
Tracks
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Story Behind the SongThe myths of the Norse come to life in Northern Seas, Al Conti's GRAMMY® Nominated fourth album. As with his previous award-winning album, Scheherazade, Conti has taken well-known tales, this time from the mystical lands of the north that originated during Scandinavia's Viking Age, and woven music around themes and images.
Song Length
4:24
Genres
New Age - Ethnic, World - World Beat
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Al Conti |
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| Producer Credits |
Al Conti |
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| Publisher Credits |
Shadowside Music Publishing, Inc. |
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| Performance Credits |
Al Conti (Percussion, Keyboards), André Maquera (Guitar), Hannah Beth Crary (Fiddle) |
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| Label Credits |
Shadowside Music |
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