Mountains Become Stepping Stones

Artista: Yalvac, Elif

Formato: CASSETTES

Gravadora/Label: NNA

Catalogo: 134

On Mountains Become Stepping Stones (Yalvaç’s first release with NNA Tapes), the electronic/ambient artist leads listeners on a transformational journey through outer landscapes and inner feelings. Inspired by her travels to Nordic countries far from home, especially by Iceland and Norway, Mountains Become Stepping Stones reflects the raw vitality of nature: it’s danger and intensity, as well as it’s beauty. The record also draws deeply on Yalvaç’s inner world, and it reflects her conscious choice to keep creating in difficult times such as these, despite challenging personal circumstances. Using a vast array of instruments, including electric guitars, synthesizers, and a Game Boy, as well as field recordings from Iceland, Yalvaç’s compositions embrace opposites: microsound glitches with slow intense builds; celestial beauty with abrasive energy.01 Brocken Spectre02 Under The Aurora 103 Painted In Pitch Black04 Breaking My Rose Tinted Glasses05 Huginn And Muninn06 Black Sand Beach07 Bifröst08 Freak Box09 Mossy Moon10 Under The Aurora 211 Two Compartments12 Kintsugi