Maarja Nuut - Hinged (Self Release)

WHAT YOUR EARS SAY & THE COVER LOOKS LIKE

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WHAT WE SAY

Ever imaginative & stylistically restless, Maarja Nuut is back with another walk on the weirder side as her chopped & chewed vocals garnish this psychedelic stew of twisted grooves, church organs, unidentifiable sounds, esoteric electronics, broken yet bullish drums & accessible avant-garde audio inventiveness.

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY

One’s existence hinges on past generations – we are what has come before. I gradually began to grasp this thought after inheriting my grandmother’s old farm. Five generations' worth of personal possessions; land that had sustained my forebearers. Clearing the impenetrable brush, and sorting through buildings bursting with artifacts, felt like a long ritual filled with layers, layers, and more layers. In between this physical, emotional work, I spent time in my seaside studio randomly wiring modulars, experimenting with my voice, and strumming old vermona organ, just as a spontaneous reflection of my thoughts or, at times, as an imaginary reunion of relatives. Those sessions eventually became Hinged, a record deserving of its very specific bilingual title – in Estonian, it means departed spirits and soul; in English, a link that holds things together. These songs are a thread between the two meanings, and a summation of a year spent exploring my family history and my place in it.

Creditsall music composed and produced by maarja nuut 
tracks 1, 2 & 8 featuring Nicolas Stocker on drums 
drums recorded by Dave Eleanor at RDLC4 
mixed by Evar Anvelt 
mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri 
vinyl cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones 
design by Elisabeth Klement 
pressed at Vinyl Plant in Tartu 

very special thanks: Evar, Nicolas Stocker, Ats, Adam Cullen, Hannah Peel, Simon from Mute Song, Eesti Kultuurkapital, Elisabeth Klement, Benjamin Wigley