Trackliste:

Fornesbreen ved midnatt

Tidsskjul

The Absent

Yellow Leaves (For Yi)

Taqsim for Suhail

Ummi Rahat

Vandring i Viranyos

Sorte Øjne

Solen over Goldájavri

Prelude in F-minor

All songs written by Nicolai Kornerup,

except:

Ummi Rahat which is written by Rana Elian & Suhail Khoury

Prelude in F-minor which is a parafrase over J.S. Bach BWV 857

Label: Lydian Sound

Piano - Nicolai Kornerup

Bass - Jakob Roland

Trommer - Henrik Holst Hansen

Mixed and mastered by Henrik Holst Hansen

Recorded In MILL FACTORY 5&6 December 2023

Photos: Julia Severinsen

Design -Niklas Antonsen - Notation

About the songs

Fornesbreen ved midnatt

I found a picture painted by my grandfather of this mountain, Fornesbreen, which lies in the Tromsø area in northern Norway. Imagine how creatures moves, at mid- night when the sun never sets, here in the arctic circle.

Tidsskjul

In a weird story about nostalgia, written by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov, the entire world debate which version of the past they want to live in, in the future.

The Absent

Someone who is not here, but whos presence is felt still. Nothing is lost, nothing is won, everything is transformed.

Yellow Leaves (For Yi)

For my friend, Chinese singer Wang Yunyi, who left this world in the summer of 2024.

Taqsim for Suhail

A Taqsim is an arabic improvised musical passage.

Ummi Rahat

A palestinian children’s song written by palestinian musi- cians Suhail Khoury & Rana Elian.

The lyrics translates:
My mother went out shopping She gave me a coin to spend I bought pistachios with it And drank a delicious tea Then I bought a watermelon I ate half and left the rest.

Vandring i Viranyos

A walk in a seemingly calm Budapest neighbourhood.

Sorte Øjne

Their eyes, left black.

Solen over Goldájavri

The sun over the lake where Norway, Sweden and Finland meets.

Prelude in F-minor

Comtemplating the cantor of St. Thomas.