Gydja's sonic saga continues the journey that began in "Ar var Alda" with its depiction of cosmic creation within the vast primordial void of Ginnungagap. Now the focus turns to Élivágar, the great eleven-fold river whose venomous waters flowed into the void in that moment of cosmological nascency, and would continue to make their way through the underworld after the establishment of the universe.

These eleven þjóðáar Fnæstu Eitri' ('mighty streams, spewing venom') act as markers of liminality and initiation, bearing names that define their transformative characteristics: Leiptr (lightning), Fimbulþul (mighty mumbler), Gjöll (resounding), Fjörm (hurrying), Sliðr (terrible), Ylgr (she-wolf), Gunnþrá (battle-trough), Svöl (cool), Við (wide), Hrið (storm) and Sylgr (swallower).

Employing both graceful and subtle use of sounds, the listener is drawn into the journey, traversing each rivers flowing waters. Intricately layered and meticulously crafted, the vast drones, percussive atmospherics and soft intricate electronics are underpinned with deep bass and ancient sounds.

Gydja is Abby Helasdottir, the wonderful artist and graphic designer behind many Cold Spring releases over the last two decades. Mastered by Robin Storey (Rapoon, ex-Zoviet France). Ltd x 300 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.