While in Norway several years back, we saw a promising young artist by the name of Moddi. It turns out, he remembered us writing about him and reached out a few months back (and even has a quote from our show review at by:Larm ’08 on his press page!). In that time, we’ve been really enjoying his debut, Floriography (out now in UK/Europe on Impeller) so I want to take a moment to share this clip with you and see if I can’t make you guys fans too.
Check out “A Sense of Grey” and more goodies “after the jump”
Volumfestivalen presenterer: Moddi – “A Sense of Grey”
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[mp3] Moddi – “A Sense of Grey”
Pål MODDI Knutsen comes from the far north of Norway. With his mother’s accordion, a stolen Russian display mandolin and his own well-worn blue guitar, MODDI makes music that has a life of its own. Sometimes it feels like a huge band session, full of noise and loud passion; at other times it can be so small, quiet, and discreet that you might feel the need to sing along to help it continue.
MODDI’s first concert was held in 2004, and since then, things have grown little by little, with by:Larm’08 and the Øya Festival in Oslo as stepping stones.
MODDI’S debut album, “Floriography”, released in February 2010, was recorded in Iceland together with producer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Björk, Múm, CocoRosie, etc.) and has already bccome a favourite amongst critics and media.
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