https://ulfurhansson.com Úlfur Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:27:03 +0000 https://ulfurhansson.com en https://ulfurhansson.com/Home Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:27:02 +0000 Úlfur https://ulfurhansson.com/Home <img width="1332" height="1323" width_o="1332" height_o="1323" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edb23cd3341df8ffe43347d18568999bee29492b87071c91442ccd37fad179e4/FloatingSegulharpa2.gif" data-mid="39284925" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edb23cd3341df8ffe43347d18568999bee29492b87071c91442ccd37fad179e4/FloatingSegulharpa2.gif" /> https://ulfurhansson.com/Arborescence Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:27:03 +0000 Úlfur https://ulfurhansson.com/Arborescence Arborescence︎ Listen on spotify <img width="2110" height="2118" width_o="2110" height_o="2118" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bee2e04c1e4564c95e6540737ff278302fd3ad88feaf4412607e8f825d69b277/Screen-Shot-2019-04-16-at-12.20.29-PM.png" data-mid="40165518" border="0" data-scale="38" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bee2e04c1e4564c95e6540737ff278302fd3ad88feaf4412607e8f825d69b277/Screen-Shot-2019-04-16-at-12.20.29-PM.png" /> All tracks written composed and arranged by Úlfur.Engineered and produced by Randall Dunn
. https://ulfurhansson.com/Magnetic-Harp-Segulharpa Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:27:03 +0000 Úlfur https://ulfurhansson.com/Magnetic-Harp-Segulharpa Segulharpa Magnetic Harp︎ listen on soundcloud The Segulharpa is an electromagnetic acoustic instrument, created by Úlfur Hansson. Its&nbsp;unique sound comes from the merging of two worlds, the electronic&nbsp;and the acoustic. <img width="3190" height="2124" width_o="3190" height_o="2124" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c536a046a010bb4ba6a40772ab8bd9fe3b7021c4b2514f35b28ec6e17a69a64c/Screen-Shot-2019-03-22-at-12.16.08-AM.png" data-mid="40163095" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c536a046a010bb4ba6a40772ab8bd9fe3b7021c4b2514f35b28ec6e17a69a64c/Screen-Shot-2019-03-22-at-12.16.08-AM.png" /> Hidden within are 25 steel strings, each one interacting with powerful magnetic fields created by internal analog circuitry. Touch sensors are embedded into the grain of the wood, and as the player touches the surface, wonderfully complex interactions are created inside. <img width="1340" height="893" width_o="1340" height_o="893" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0d2b27256a29cba48bbc8c750c535f6165e0f360c3ff2d9eb51cfdfeb43cc80/L1001932_1340_c.JPG" data-mid="40163157" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0d2b27256a29cba48bbc8c750c535f6165e0f360c3ff2d9eb51cfdfeb43cc80/L1001932_1340_c.JPG" /> The player can shift the vibrational patterns between harmonic intervals, so each string is able to produce high or low pitched sounds, depending on how hard the player presses a given key. The sensors are illuminated with brilliant white lights, glowing brighter as the player presses harder down on the surface. The vibrations are carried through the circular harp, so that the strings have influence over each other, creating a kind of eco-system where no two chords will share the exact same sound.&nbsp; It is also possible to channel external audio through the instrument, generating lush reverberant tones as the strings resonate with the input signal. <img width="1340" height="2010" width_o="1340" height_o="2010" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45ab558af71ae0635a9e9475cb16eee6d57f98336f8cde88981581ee197e4b75/L1001835_1340_c.jpeg" data-mid="42692462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45ab558af71ae0635a9e9475cb16eee6d57f98336f8cde88981581ee197e4b75/L1001835_1340_c.jpeg" /> • <img width="1953" height="1305" width_o="1953" height_o="1305" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc14b06a96230cf4f6d7a323058b30ba5b5a4a916dc6ec4363eecbd480fcf51a/imagesaman.jpeg" data-mid="42692443" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc14b06a96230cf4f6d7a323058b30ba5b5a4a916dc6ec4363eecbd480fcf51a/imagesaman.jpeg" /> • https://ulfurhansson.com/Information Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:27:02 +0000 Úlfur https://ulfurhansson.com/Information Information <img width="1546" height="1896" width_o="1546" height_o="1896" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cc5b4cdf93f4ec436df4bd875ae4eabf11ad5e39afe0a85167702e40c4eb6bf/Ulfur_Sho-PaintingByTMDavy.png" data-mid="39733514" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cc5b4cdf93f4ec436df4bd875ae4eabf11ad5e39afe0a85167702e40c4eb6bf/Ulfur_Sho-PaintingByTMDavy.png" /> PAINTING BY ︎&nbsp;TM DAVY Úlfur Hansson is an Icelandic Brooklyn based solo musician, film composer and sound artist. Recent commissions have included works for the Tectonics festival curated by Ilan Volkov, The Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra, L’Orchestre De Radio France, and the Kronos Quartet. A piece written for an early prototype of the magnetic harp earned him the award of Composer of the Year at the International Rostrum of Composers. • • •