Elevation

Description

For Susanna, nothing happens in a vacuum. Every creative act responds to what’s come before. And by exploring this dialogue, we can learn new things about ourselves and the world. This idea has inspired the Norwegian artist throughout her near two decade career. It’s behind her unforgettable covers of classic songs and her interpretations of the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch. And it found its purest expression on 2020’s ‘Baudelaire & Piano’, a stripped back song cycle setting texts from the 19th century French poet’s The Flowers of Evil. In ‘Elevation’, its followup, Susanna’s engagement with Baudelaire’s work blossoms into a collaborative enterprise, combining tape, spoken word and song. The result is a unique musical conversation spanning centuries and disciplines; a ‘time travelling’ project, as Susanna puts it, that moves between creative dimensions.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Alchemy of Suffering – Susanna
2. Ciel Brouill‚ – Susanna
3. Rose-pale Dawn – Susanna
4. The Spiritual Dawn – Susanna
5. Elevation – Susanna
6. Alchemy of Pain – Susanna
7. The Possessed – Susanna
8. Light Up Your Eyes – Susanna
9. Invitation to the Voyage – Susanna
10. Le Vin Des Amants – Susanna
11. In Shared Ecstasy – Susanna
12. Destruction – Susanna