Nine Waves Deep

Nine Waves Deep is the third movement of the work Nine Waves featuring Nordic String Quartet. The title Nine Waves refers to the nine types of waves, who are the maidens of Ægir and Rán. In Norse mythology, Ægir is a sea giant, the god of the ocean and king of the sea. Ægir s wife is Rán the sea goddess. She is by Ægir mother of nine billow maidens. One of these waves, that I am composing in Nine Waves Deep is called Himinglæva; it means the heavenshining one, the transparent one. Focus is the static sound, constantly mirrored in the reverberation. Behind the transparency, one can sense the eternal. Nine Waves is composed in 2013, commissioned by Messerkvartetten, supported by the Danish Arts Foundation. Audio is recorded in MillFactory in September 2018. In 2020, edited, mixed, and mastered by Kanding. Video created by Carsten Bo Eriksen.