Raindamage
Nordic Affect
Some of the music on this album has the consistency of the drip featured on this cover, while also the constant newness of multiple drops and their always-new timing.
I worked with Collin Rae at Sono Luminus, as well the the members or Nordic Affect to make this spare yet powerful layout.
Cover and Inlay Photos taken at Sólheimajökull glacier, Iceland by a rawlings ©2014. Group Photo David Oldfield.
Icelandic ensemble Nordic Affect has been hailed for its “affectionate explorations” (BBC Music Magazine) and “commitment to their repertoire” (Classical Music). Founded in 2005, Nordic Affect was formed by a group of period instrument musicians who were united in their passion for viewing familiar musical forms from a different perspective and for daring to venture into new musical terrain. In 2013, the ensemble was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize and was named Performer of the Year at the Iceland Music Awards in 2014.
Believing that music knows no boundaries, Nordic Affect has brought its music-making to contemporary and rock audiences alike and performed to critical acclaim at festivals such as TRANSIT festival, Dark Music Days, November Music, BRQ Vantaa Festival, Estonian Music Days and Iceland Airwaves. Its members have individually performed and recorded with artists and groups such as The English Concert, Concerto Copenhagen, Anima Eterna Brugge and Björk.