Artist: Baldvin Hlynsson
Album: Motive
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Year Of Release: 2022
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
01. A Lullaby for the Possessed
02. Milder’s Mailbox
03. Thank you Maestro
04. KK858
05. Lost in Translation
06. Sam and Erik
07. …
08. Gleym-mér-ei
Personnel:
Baldvin Hlynsson, piano, synthesizers
Tumi Torfason, trumpet
Björgvin Ragnar Hjálmarsson, tenor saxophone
Bjarni Már Ingólfsson, guitar
Olle Adell, electric bass
Sammy Hsia, drums
Pianist Baldvin Snær Hlynsson deftly mixes folk and jazz into an empyreal melange of minimalism, drama, and beauty. After releasing his debut album ‘Renewal,’ he recently won “Newcomer Of The Year” at the 2018 Icelandic Music awards. We sat down with Baldvin to learn about his formative influences.