Mountains Become Stepping Stones

On Mountains Become Stepping Stones (Yalva's first release with NNA Tapes), the electronic/ambient artist leads listeners on a transformational journey through outer landscapes and inner feelings. Inspired by her travels to Nordic countries far from home, especially by Iceland and Norway, Mountains Become Stepping Stones reflects the raw vitality of nature: its danger and intensity, as well as its beauty. The record also draws deeply on Yalva's inner world, and it reflects her conscious choice to keep creating in difficult times such as these, despite challenging personal circumstances. Using a vast array of instruments, including electric guitars, synthesizers, and a Game Boy, as well as field recordings from Iceland, Yalva's compositions embrace opposites: microsound glitches with slow intense builds; celestial beauty with abrasive energy.

Tracks

1~1~01 - Brocken Spectre
1~2~02 - Under The Aurora 1
1~3~03 - Painted In Pitch Black
1~4~04 - Breaking My Rose Tinted Glasses
1~5~05 - Huginn And Muninn

Details

Format: Cassette
Artist: Elif Yalva
Release Date: 11 December 2020
Genre: Special Interest / Miscellaneous
Label: Redeye/NNA Tapes
Distributor: MGM Music