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Esja

The debut solo album, named for a mountain in southwest Iceland.
Hania Rani, 2019

Rani wrote all the music. It was recorded in her Warsaw apartment and at Thorisson's studio in Reykjavik, with several tracks growing out of improvisations there; "Today It Came" is the only track on a grand piano, which belonged to Ólafur Arnalds. The tracks reference places, films and memories, including the Bieszczady Mountains. Higher Plain Music's Simon Smith gave it 10 of 10 on October 4, 2019, citing melodies moving from uncertain and occasionally tense moments toward a warm and neat resolution. It came as digital, CD, vinyl and a sheet-music book, and was reissued on clear vinyl in August 2023.

Track listing

  1. Eden4:55
  2. Sun5:22
  3. Hawaii Oslo4:15
  4. Pour Trois3:14
  5. Biesy4:15
  6. Luka5:06
  7. Glass4:30
  8. Today It Came2:33
  9. Esja4:21
  10. Now, Run6:31

More from Hania Rani

Home (2020), Music For Film And Theatre (2021), Venice - Infinitely Avantgarde (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2022), Ghosts (2023), On Giacometti (2023), Nostalgia (2024), Non Fiction (Piano Concerto In Four Movements) (2025), Sentimental Value (Original Music For The Film By Joachim Trier) (2026)

Sources

  1. Esja, Hania Rani
  2. Hania Rani, Esja, Higher Plain Music (2019-10-04)
  3. Hania Rani, Wikipedia