Amiina (formerly Amína) is a string quartet from Reykjavík, Iceland: María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (violin), Hildur Ársælsdóttir (violin), Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir (viola) and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir (cello). The group makes music with a great number of instruments - synth, piano, electric and baroque guitar, celtic harp, harmonium, melodica, celesta, glockenspiel, gideon harp, call bells (also called “office” or “reception” bells), glass harp, kalimba, mandolin, and musical saw played with a bow.
The quartet gained recognition for their album Kurr and their work with Sigur Rós and Jónsi & Alex as the string section on several albums, and have also performed live with the Icelandic band.
Kurr, their first full length album, released June 2007, contains 12 tracks. The single Seoul was released in November 2006 and it includes also the tracks Ugla and Ammælis, all three of which are performed extensively during live shows. Their first EP titled AnimaminA is published under their previous name.
|More information: http://www.myspace.com/amiina and http://www.amiina.com/.|Fansite at: http://aminamusic.com/ |
