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Mementos

by Gísli Gunnarsson

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Mk72
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Mk72 This album totally blew me away. absolutely Incredible. Gisli has poured his heart and soul into every track, with no exceptions. This is simply Beautiful. I bought the vinyl version, with no turntable to play it on, it's that good. Go On, Treat yourself. Favorite track: The Stoic ft. Georg Holm.
XYNYR
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XYNYR Gisli, thank you kindly for this teleportation device to the primal chamber of human elemental emotion. Wish you a warm and lovely home anywhere you are and anywhere you go.
cjrfel
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cjrfel Today is 11/27/23 I've heard your music for the first time. I can't adequately express how moved I am from listening to your music. It is so stunningly beautiful. I thank you so much for providing such epic music for us to hear and appreciate
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DW Woah...I can't even. This is something else. Dark, cold nights, the northern lights on the horizon, tears in your eyes, this. What a beautiful collection of works. My very sincere gratitude Gísli! This is, without exaggeration, one of my top albums of all time. Seriously. Magnificent. Favorite track: Les ft. Striga.
RiverWorks
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RiverWorks Mixing elements of classical, post rock, ambient textures and Icelandic gloominess…this is a beautiful and introspective album… maybe it’s the landscapes that contribute to the ongoing flow of great music from Iceland and this artist is no exception. Favorite track: Tveggja Heima Sýn ft. Sigurboði.
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Dawn 02:40
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Sýndu mér ásjónu þína // Show me beyond your veil Það er svo kalt hér // It is so cold here Myrkur umlykur mig // Darkness envelops me Blinduð ég er // Blinded I am Ég sé ásjónu þína // I see your visage Ég finn yl // I feel warmth Ég sé líf // I see life Ég sé ljósið // I see the light Ég sé lifandi fljót // I see a vivid great river Ég sé náttúruna // I see the nature Þetta er paradís // This is paradise
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Fjallsrætur draga mig nær // The mountains roots draw me near Sumarnætur, tjörnin tær // Summer nights, the pond is clear Í mjúkri þoku er dansmær // In a gentle fog, a dancing maiden Segðu mér, hví er ég ær? // Tell me, why am I distraught? Ég sef nánast angurvær // I sleep almost melancholy Segðu mér listdansmær // Tell me dancer Eilífðar sögur tvær // Two neverending tales Rödd þín er kristaltær // Your voice crystal clear Mjúkur er þinn söngblær // Your song is soft Segðu mér mín ástkær // Tell me my love Hvernig get ég verið glaðvær? // How can I be happy? Vegurinn er svo illfær // The road is so treacherous En sál mín grær // But my soul shall heal
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Languished eyes Steady amble feet may guide (Þokan kallar) Untold voids await Calling me astray, the gray (Kallar á mig) Well it seems I’m lost but still I choose To follow you, follow you And I’m not too sure if I’d like to Find a way through Find a way through to you Languished eyes A voice echoes deep inside (My mind) Though distant it allures Envelopes me, across the moors (Þokan kallar) And it seems I’m lost but still I choose To follow you (Follow you) Follow you And I’m not so sure if I’d like to, Find a way through (Find a way through) Find a way through to you
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Dreams are but a mirror Songs of time long passed Stream of life Only time rectifies Your trial, my trial Strip my mind and make it die My triumph, your triumph Learning will keep us apart It blooms from failure Memories carve destiny Astray Break the undying chains Give the slaves their final rest How do we heal this tired wound It's not about time I need to root out your touch Scent that felt eternal None of this was meant to remain Vestige of love, a temple in ruins Let us forget this song of time long passed Set us free We'll break apart You face a mirror Alone we'll thrive Our path is no more in flames It blooms from failure Our path is no more in flames Stream of life Stream of life
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Stand on this earth once more Blow bright the cinders of your stars A promise well kept Held until the end Migrating birds find their way back home Time was all that we were left Your words messages From a world come undone Sun breaks in In a crash of cymbals The unswept streets Nothing but an interval The trouble of leaving Laughed into a glove Echoing the walls When we meet once more The morning Blows a hymn Across the dawn The sky unfold’s it’s dress To wash your skin In a human spell So earthly earth Your voice withdrawn But your story sings a brilliant song The heavens are open for you
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Falling down into the unknown Pull me up into the ether I've been searching for my home But I keep falling backwards, reversing my steps as I go Falling down into the unknown (Into the unknown) Pull me up into the ether (Into the ether) I've been searching for my home (Is it somewhere out there?) But I keep falling backwards, reversing my steps as I go (Falling backwards again) We have always been on our own (Follow the moon as it lights my way) We don’t belong, we were destined to spend this life all alone (Follow the whisper of the wind) Is there someone out there gazing at stars like I do? (Follow the moon as it lights my way) Maybe this world wasn’t meant for the lost ones like me and you (As it lights my way)
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Starling 04:40
Ég sé, ekki neitt // I see, nothing Ég er svo blindur // I am so blind Ó starri, leiddu mig // Oh starling, lead me Fylgdu mér heim // Guide me home Ég heyri, ekki neitt // I hear, nothing Ég er svo týndur // I am so lost Ó starri, leiddu mig // Oh starling, lead me Sýndu mér allt // Show me all Á opnum himni(Fjaðrafok) // In an open sky(Ruffling of feathers) Umlykur mig(Taktu mig burt) // Envelopes me(Take me away) Á ekki heima(Ekki hér) // I don't belong(Not here) Finn engann frið // I find no peace

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A collection of mementos, each one featuring their own beautiful soul

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released November 10, 2023

Artwork: Ziva Ivadóttir - www.instagram.com/strigaartist/
Mastering: Taylor Deupree - www.12kmastering.com

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Gísli Gunnarsson Iceland

Musician and multi-instrumentalist from Iceland. Mixing modern classical and orchestral sounds with ambient electronic production

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