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Irmgard Irmgaard

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1.	The threads that connect us 03:15	buy track
2.	Irmgard Vessel 07:15	buy track
3.	Interwoven 06:12	buy track
4.	Caregiver 03:00	buy track
5.	Building a fort 02:56	buy track
6.	To protect my inner world 04:14	buy track
7.	I. Hetmar 01:30	buy track
8.	The fabric we're made of 05:09	buy track
9.	Heirloom 04:11	buy track

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‘Irmgard Irmgaard’ is an investigation and unfolding of the character Irmgard, a project made by composer Astrid Nørgaard. The debut album draws inspiration from weavings made by Astrids mother, Dorthe Nørgaard, and circles around the themes of interweavings, connections, heritage and patterns that repeat without finding a final form.

Irmgard [irmin = “all, strong, whole, entire” + gard = “enclosure, protection, encircle, garden] is a place of care and rest, a safe enclosure around one's inner world. Irmgard takes many forms: A caregiving sister, a fortress, a garden, a small insect-like person, a weaving to lie on or wrap around you.

Irmgard is a place to withdraw and shield yourself from too many external influences – while staying connected to the beings around you.

The music of the album seeks to interpret the repetitiveness, tactility and simplicity of the weavings by incorporating airy, circular melodies contrasting with shimmering fluctuations and undulating soundscapes. Irmgard is dialogues, gentle duets interweaving rooms for longing with room for caregiving, the harmonious acoustics with synthetic noise.

Connecting fibres to connect threads into a strong fabric, and the opposite movement; the unraveling of the strong enclosure to reveal the vulnerable softness underneath.

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released October 13, 2023

Written by Astrid Emilie Nørgaard
Alto saxophone and electronics by Astrid Emilie Nørgaard
Violin by Astrid Marie Forsberg Thysk
Flugelhorn by Carlo Janusz Becker Lauritsen
Recorded and mixed by Astrid Emilie Nørgaard and Johanna Nielsen
Mastered by Mads Krue Bugge
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