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Snow

by Häana

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Snow by Häana is the 5th single in a saga of Nordic-infused music, released in advance of a 6-track EP ORNATE (08.13.21).

Snow is inspired by a Nordic Fairy Tale: The Snow Queen. Samples of recorded snow and icicles captured in Alaska are incorporated into the beginning to immerse the listener in an otherworldly crystalline landscape. The lyrics are abstract and reinterpreted. The snow queen views herself in a star mirror, which shatters, while she is finding her way, returning to the stillness & silence of the snow blanketing the earth. A neo-classical string trio (Häana :: violin, Nils :: viola, Gjilberta :: cello) composed and orchestrated by Häana, echoes sentiments of love and longing. The climax arrives with a dark minimal tech dance party to close it out, juxtaposed with ethereal vocals singing :: “I closed my eyes, and dreamt of you. Frozen in time, weightless and true. Cover the stones, blanket of white. Cover the stones, silent as night.”

While in the desert celebrating this release, I'm reinventing and finding myself in the expansiveness of the open skies. I'm finding my muse in the deepest loveliest of places.

lyrics

Mirror of star,
Shattered to ice.
Fall through the night,
Light as you are.
I dreamt of you,
Falling in space.
Lost in the storm,
Calling my name.
::
Swirl in the wind,
Gathered on stone.
Mirrors of ice,
Story untold.
Soft on my face,
Landed a kiss.
Snowflakes undone,
Oblivion.
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Never the same,
Always return.
Melt in my arms,
Ever unknown.
::
I closed my eyes,
And dreamt of you.
Frozen in time,
Weightless and true.
Cover the stones,
Blanket of white.
Cover the stones,
Silent as night.

credits

released July 30, 2021
production, vocals, violin: Häana
viola: Nils Bultmann
cello: Gjilberta Lucaj
lyrics :: Häana + Haj i Ji
vocals recorded at Endeavor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, engineered by Michael Nocny
violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma County, CA
mixed by Michael Nocny, Endeavor Studios, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Shawn Hatfield, AudibleOddities, Oakland, CA

artwork
photo :: Sequoia Emmanuelle Photography
mua :: Ashley Joy Beck Makeup Artist
hair artist :: Pavy
digital manipulations + concept :: Häana + Abbey Ley

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Häana Los Angeles, California

Häana is a future ethereal artist merging music + tech + art. She has an affinity for strings and synths, painting textures with vocals, and merging nature sounds with electronic frequencies to create immersive sonic landscapes.

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