Don’t Feed the Sun
Don't Feed the Sun is a trio from the jazz scene in Trondheim. The trio consists of Anna Ueland on synth, vocals and fiddle, Hermann Hestbek on tuba and electronics and Selma Edwards Granly on cello, electronics and vocals. Don't Feed the Sun plays self-written and improvised music with references to folk music, Nordic jazz, and electronica. This is "nature and music in beautiful harmony"
Photo: Sofie Berrefjord
Booking: dontfeedthesun@gmail.com
Farvel, sol - Music Video
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Farvel, sol
The debut EP “Farvel, sol”, which was created by inviting producer Elling Svee to join them for a week in a cabin in picturesque Fosen. The self-composed music also includes improvised passages and is clearly inspired by the stunning surrounding nature. With references to folk music, Nordic jazz, electronica, and the singer-songwriter tradition, the trio aims to depict nature and music in beautiful harmony. The subtle lyrics explore themes of closeness, optimism, love, longing and self-awareness. Written both collaboratively and individually, the lyrics echo the contrasts between the direct and the abstract.
released May 31, 2024 on Sonic Transmission Records
All music written by Don't Feed the Sun
Recorded at a cabin in Fosen by Elling Svee
Mixed by Elling Svee and mastered by Karl Klaseie in Øra Mastering
Anna Ueland —Korg Poly-800, OP-1, mellotron, fiddle, vocals
Selma Sophie Tudor Edwards Granly — cello, guitar, bass-drum, vokal, perc.
Hermann Arntzen Hestbek — tuba, electronics, OP-1, field recordings, perc.
Elling Svee — guitar, synth, field recordings
Music
Album of the year, Hook Magasine
”Farvel, sol has an enormously exciting production, which puts the close and organic voices in a natural context. The music is placed in outdoor surroundings with sounds of wind tearing at the mics, birds and grasshoppers that complement both synths and guitars, and airplane sounds that make any music connoisseur try to find a larger sociological aspect to the entire EP. They dare to cultivate unconventional vocal sounds, which is especially evident on the title track. It includes a sort of Jan-Erik Vold vocal dub that clearly evokes Aldous Harding's spoken-word vocals on the 2019 superhit "The Barrel."
The trio impressed me greatly in a live performance at Samfundet just before Christmas, which further confirms that this music deserves to reach far beyond the borders of the city of Mustache. This is simply really good.”