I think I can now share with you the information that I am starting work on a new idea – a sound map and an album dedicated to one of the most mysterious – in my opinion – places in Iceland: Heimaey island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. It has a dark history – in 1973 the eruption of the Eldfell volcano forced all the inhabitants of the island to evacuate, and the houses covered with lava dust – abandoned in a hurry – can be seen there to this day. Heimaey is sometimes called the “Icelandic Pompeii”.
I hope that you will be able to hear and see the effect of this work in the fall or winter of this year. I already know it won’t be easy. The first recordings were a fight with equipment and wind, as if the island wanted to tell me that I had to tame it first. It will be a challenge, but I’m excited.
The sound from Vikin Beach, far south of Heimaey, joins the Noise From Iceland map. The next ones will be on Noise From Heimaey.
Wspaniały dźwięk oceanu ,aż chce się tego słuchać.