HEKLA

Icelandic cellist and theremin player takes listeners on a spooky journey.

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INSPIRED BY THE harsh Icelandic landscape, theremin virtuoso Hekla entrances listeners with her haunting second album, Xiuxiuejar, her music takes on an eerie quality, drawing listeners into a dark and unsettling world. “The album’s title comes from the Catalan word to whisper,” Hekla Magnúsdóttir begins, “but the music was January-inspired. There is no sunlight in Iceland in January, so it’s not very cheerful.” The album’s 10 tracks employ a range of sounds but the haunting tone of the theremin sings throughout. Hekla’s music tells a captivating story, transporting listeners from a peaceful place into a world of nightmares. “I wrote [opener] The Whole first and it became the theme of the album,” she explains. “The song wraps my voice at the start with His [a monster] at the end in…

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