Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.11.2015, Blaðsíða 41

Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.11.2015, Blaðsíða 41
DINNER 6 COURSE MENU STARTS WITH A “REFRESHING“ SHOT OF THE NATIONAL SNAPS BRENNIVÍN FOLLOWED BY A BITE-SIZED TASTE OF PUFFIN OCEAN PERCH Slow cooked ocean perch, beetroot purée, spicy butter, serrano ham, beetroot MINKE WHALE Shallot vinaigrette, crispy Jerusalem artichokes SEA TROUT Yuzu mayo, tru­e mayo, crispy quinoa, apple PLAICE Samphire, green asparagus, blood orange, lime beurre blanc RACK OF FREE RANGE ICELANDIC LAMB Lamb fillet, leeks, pickled onions, browned celeriac, baked carrots, spinach and dill cream Dessert by pastry chef Axel Þ. CHOCOLATE ROSE Chocolate mousse, raspberry gel, Sacher layer 7.990 kr. Austurstræti 16 101 Reykjavík apotek@apotekrestaurant.is ICELANDIC GOURMET MENU Freshly caught seafood and free range lamb – with a modern twist FROM 17:00 apotek.is Amtmannsstíg 1 • 101 Reykjavík • +354 561 3303 • www.torfan.is experience classical cuisine myself well with words, lyrics, poetry.” The songs were written across the course of the last year, and contain a contemplative, intimate feeling that came from the solitary writing as the seasons changed. “I can time these songs across the seasons, like a diary,” says Jófríður. “But it also has that cir- cularity of the seasons—it starts where it ends, and ends where it begins. There’s no conclusion, because I start with a conclusion, and loops back to it. So it’s about both the circle of the seasons, and the other circle, of life. That’s the big concept I’m working on with this—the circling of everything. You’ll hear when the record comes that the lyrics have a story—I get inspi- ration from the weather, and where I am in the circle of the seasons. I’ll talk about something that happened in the past, when it was summery, but put it in the context of coldness, and win- ter, and feeling cold inside. It’s been a year since I started writing it... it’s like completing a circle.” The most Jófríður As remarkable as the songs themselves is the different ways Jófríður has pre- sented them live, based on the rolling cast of her performance ensemble at any given time. “I had Maggi [Magnús Trygvason Eliassen] play the drums with me at Airwaves,” she says. “Be- fore this project, I’ve never played with a live drummer before. I wanted to play with very creative, experienced drummers. I recorded some stuff with Greg Fox from Liturgy, the metal band—he does insane drone drums. I also recorded with Shahzad Ismaily— he’s just an insane drummer. And then Maggi is very high level—he’s incred- ible. I asked him to just jam on top of the loops, and told him a little about the structure, but we never got a really good rehearsal—so I’m putting a lot of trust in my players. And I give that trust freely, because I love them and I want their contribution. Maggi tears things apart and lifts things to another level. Then I have my friend Bergur who holds things together—he’s the glue. And then I’m the drive.” But despite the freedom given to her collaborators, Jófríður is firmly in the aesthetic driving seat, and as a result, this music is perhaps the “most Jófríður” of her collected output so far—there’s a tangible sense of quiet intelligence, perceptiveness and subtle sensitivity flowing through her new music. “I do enjoy being 'in charge' with this project,” she says. “I have so much open space for randomness. I’ve played once or twice a month since I started doing this, because I guess people heard about it and are excited to hear it. And I can play alone—or I can ask literally anyone to join me for a show.” Better yet, these different inter- pretations of the songs will eventually be set down in the studio. “I want to make alternative version of the mu- sic—I don’t want to just do it the tra- ditional way,” Jófríður explains. “And I’ll do that as I start releasing stuff. But it’s quite early to be talking about it—I have a new Pascal Pinon album on the way, and Samaris, and this GAN- GLY project. I hope that the solo work will gradually take over. But people are so concerned with getting this big quick breakthrough and getting this massive moment in ‘the now.’ But I want to do this project for many years to come, and so I will have to build it very slowly and steadily.” This is also the first Jófríður proj- ect to be written solely in English, a decision she has very much enjoyed. “English is a beautiful language,” she smiles. “Icelandic is beautiful as well of course, but the vocabulary in English is crazy. I can pull, stretch, expand, say things in so many differ- ent, specific ways… I can really make a sentiment that could be quite bland come to life. For me that’s a wonderful platform to experiment. I just want to be honest in the lyrics. But also over- specific—I try to say real things, but also to make people find their own stories inside the lyrics. I try to make them memorable.” And memorable they are. As we say our goodbyes and head back out into the city-wide party of another wonderful Airwaves festival, I hope it won’t be many more seasons before this music makes its way to our record collections, and perhaps makes the winter feel just that little bit warmer. Swimming Through Seasons: Jófríður Ákadóttir has been quietly working on a poetic new project 9
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