AMBIENTE SKATUVE /HÖGNI solo koncerts TWO TRAINS

Icelandic composer and singer Högni (better known as the front man of indie rock band Hjaltalín and previous member of electronic group GusGus) has released the first solo album Two Trains and in the beginning of 2018 is starting a concert tour in Europe. The Högni’s only concert in Baltic states will be held in Cēsis Concert Hall.  

The two trains mentioned in the album title are very literal machines - locomotives Minør and Pionér both moved enormous amounts of rock and gravel to the Icelandic coast during the building of Reykjavík's harbour in the early 20th century. Although vital forces in the history of the city, both beasts sit unused - they've been parked for a century, serving as stoic relics of the past. Minør and Pionér are important features for Högni - they "came to represent the different incarnations of his persona during a difficult period in his life".

"The music on Two Trains is a blueprint of a period in my life where I collided with my own self," explains Högni. "At that point I felt the indifference between the personal and the universal, the absolute consciousness of life’s unconsciousness. Perhaps it’s a feeling that cannot be conveyed, like watercolours that just seem to wash off into the sea. But also a flashing mirage that you can enjoy before you arrive at your last destination."