Johannsson, Johann/Hillier, | Drone Mass | CD

Jóhann Jóhannsson was an Icelandic composer and songwriter, producer and co-founder of Kitchen Motors. He was born on 19 September 1969 in Reykjavík and died on 9 February 2018 in Berlin. He was well known for his music for the theatre, documentaries and feature films, and worked with Marc Almond, Barry Adamson and Pan Sonic.

Drone Mass is a CD album of music by Jóhann Jóhannsson, a previously unrecorded work for voices, string quartet and electronics, released by Deutsche Grammophon on 18 March 2022. It is the world premiere recording, performed by ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble) and Theatre of Voices, with Paul Hillier conducting.

Track List

1. One Is True
2. Two Is Apocryphal
3. Triptych in Mass
4. To Fold and Remain Dormant
5. Divine Objects
6. The Low Drone of Circulating Blood, Diminishes With Time
7. Moral Vacuums
8. Take the Night Air
9. The Mountain View, the Majesty of the Snow-clad Peaks, from a Place of Contemplation and Reflection