GROUPA - new CD to be released on November the 5th 2016.

Look out for the new GROUPA album: Kind of Folk - Vol.1 - Sweden.

All Ice records

www.all-ice.no

www.groupa.se

A little update

 Just finished two great weeks in my summerhouse composing new music - commissioned to be performed at a festival in 2017.

Inspiring nature!

Have also had some trips to the mountains, recording sounds from the water.

Photo from a video session last week.

A performance with Frikar dance company late August - out in nature.

As some of you might do know, my ice instrument freezer storage at Geilo had a melt down mid August.

These are the leftovers..

The GSM alarm did work, but I was without any reception in North Korea at that time  - so the melting could complete.
Now we do look forward to new instruments and new sounds.
The audience at the Førde Festival in July was the last one to listen to the old ice instruments.
Luckily that concert was recorded by the Norwegian Broadcast Company (NRK).
Broadcast late autumn 2016.

New CD release: ISGLEM!

Release of new album tomorrow!

The duo Isglem (with Karl Seglem & me) has been working together for nearly 30 years. 

Around 2500 concerts of free improvised music ONLY. Now our 5th album is ready to be released by NOR CD - on August the 19th!

www.norcd.no

Some photos from last weeks work.

I was in North Korea last week to work with some very talented drummers.

Below you will find some photos.

Ice concert listed as the highlight of festival.

Review of our concert at the Førde festival in UK based magazine: Songlines.

 

"The most memorable performance was the premiere of Arctic Ice Music, by the world’s only ‘ice musician,’ Terje Isungset. He literally plays trumpets, xylophone, chimes and drums made out of ice. But however extraordinary and beautiful that is, there are limitations to what ice can do. So here he was working with Sami and Inuit singers from the Arctic plus Tuvan throat singer Radik Tyulyush, which brought in an awesome sonic landscape, created in just three days"....
"The various layers, textures and otherworldly sounds seemed like listening to an aural equivalent of the Northern Lights. Glorious, beautiful, but elusive. It is something that deserves to be seen around the world because it’s not only inspirational music, but there’s a powerful message in there as well"

Link to article 

World premiere of new music in Poland

Terje was one of 130 musicians on stage to perform the new written symfony made by Grzech Piotrowski.

A fantastic project. It can be heard on Polish National Radio, or on CD later on.

NOSPR.

 Krakow Philharmonie

Arctic Icemusic at the Førde Festival next week!

A unique meeting with the ice people and their music. Together with Inuit musicians Beatrice Deer & Evie Mark from Canada, Radik Tyulyush from Tuva, and with Sami Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska and Maria Skranes, Terje Isungset, the world’s only ice musician, explores the music of indigenous groups living amongst ice, snow and cold. The goal is to create a new universe, in which the music from the ice instruments literally melts together with the voices and tones from Jew’s harp, igil, byzaanchi and shoor.

Førdefestivalen

ISGLEM - new CD release August 2016!

Our 5th album is ready for release:

19.08.2016 - NORCD1678 

Isglem, 5te

Karl Seglem: Sax & rams horns.

Terje Isungset: Drums.

Look out for upcoming Icemusic concerts with Terje Isungset & his ice band in Europe!

Upcoming Ice concerts in Europe:

July 8th: Norway. Førde (Førde International Folk Festival)

October 25th:England. Southampton

October 26th:England. Nottingham

October 27th:Belgium. Hasselt (Cultuurcentrum Hasselt)

October 28th:Holland. Rotterdam (De Doelen) 

October 29th:Holland. Eindhoven (Muziekgebouw Frits Phillip)
November 7th till 11th. Norway. Schools in Bergen.
November 12th: Norway. Available date for booking
November 13th:Norway.  Sauda Kulturhus.
November 14th:Norway. Suldal Kulturhus.
November 15th:Norway. Forsand Kulturhus.
November 16th:Norway. Rennesøy Kulturhus.
November 17th:Norway. Strand Kulturhus.

2017

January 26th:Available date for booking

January 27th:Belgium. Turnhout (De Warande)

January 28th:Belgium. Turnhout (De Warande)

January 29th: Available date for booking

January 30th: Available date for booking

January 31st: Available date for booking

February 1st: Available date for booking

February 2nd:Belgium. Leuven (Wagehuys)

February 3rd:Belgium. Bornem (Ter Dilft)

February 4th: Available date for booking

February 5th:Belgium. Leopoldsburg 

February 9th:   Norway. Icemusicfestival Geilo.

February 10th: Norway. Icemusicfestival Geilo.

February 11th: Norway. Icemusicfestival Geilo.

February 12th: Norway. Icemusicfestival Geilo.

February 17th: Japan. Hokkaido.
February 18th till 22nd: Japan. Available dates for booking

For details please do check Terje Isungset Calendar

New Icemusic Video!

Here is a link to a new video from our most recent tour in Norway performing indoor cocnerts.

Icemusic Video April 2016

The Cusp Magazine UK.

Read a future with Terje Isungset in the latest release of The Cusp:

thecuspmagazine

Some photos from our Ice concerts Winter 2016.

Winter season is over.

Lots of nice memories though.

Underneath you will find some photos from our concerts in January, February,March and April 2016..

 Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway: Theme of the year: Flowers! (by flowerartist  Kristin Voreland)

Hohsino in Japan. Inside the Ice Chapel! 

 Hohsino in Japan. Inside the Ice Chapel! 

 Hohsino in Japan. Inside the Ice Chapel! 

 Tahko in Finland. Anti Festival (Maria Skranes)

 Kuopio Finland. Anti Festival (Johannes Lundberg)

  Kuopio Finland. Anti Festival 

  Kuopio Finland. Anti Festival 

  Kuopio Finland. Anti Festival (Terje Isungset, Johannes Lundberg & Maria Skranes. Iceinstruments by Eric Mutel)

 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway- Hunderfossen

   Kuopio Finland. Anti Festival (Terje Isungset, Johannes Lundberg & Maria Skranes. Iceinstruments by Eric Mutel)

   Kuopio Finland. Anti Festival (Terje Isungset, Johannes Lundberg & Maria Skranes. Iceinstruments by Eric Mutel)

  Tahko in Finland. Anti Festival 

  Tahko in Finland. Anti Festival 

  Tahko in Finland. Anti Festival 

  Tahko in Finland. Anti Festival  (Eric Mutel!)

  Tahko in Finland. Anti Festival 

 Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

 Maria Skranes

 Terje Isungset

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

 Maria Skranes, Frida Isungset & Terje Isungset

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

  Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. 14 days of indoor concerts

Video art by Anastasia Isachsen

 Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway (Bill Covitz!)

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway 

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway (Daniel Herskedal)

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway (Trio Medieval & Arve Henriksen & Johannes Lundberg.

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway 

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway (Mamadou Diabate!)

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway - Midnight concert

   Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway - Midnight concert (photo by Emile Holba)

  Icemusicfestival Geilo in Norway - Indoor concert with Miss Tati