Sería II is the second installment in a series of releases from the versatile Icelandic musician
Skúli Sverrisson.
For the last two decades Skúli has approached his music with an open
mind and collaborated with a number of well known artists, from a
diverse background of musical genres.
The idea behind Sería is to mirror and reflect Skúli's sense of
musical freedom and to create a playground for his fellow musicians.
Sería I was released by 12 Tónar in 2006 and was chosen the alternative album of the year in the Icelandic Music Awards.
On Sería II Skúli has called on some
great musicians: Amedeo Pace, Ólöf Arnalds, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Eyvind
Kang, Anthony Burr, Óskar Guðjónsson, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir and
Davíð Þór Jónsson. The music was specifically written with these
musicians in mind and to be performed on viola, cello, clarinet, organ,
harp, celeste, piano, bass, guitar, dobro, plus voices. Sería II was
mostly recorded in the Sundlaugin in Mosfellsbær by Birgir Þór Jónsson,
but also in New York, New Orleans and Berlin.
Skúli has been living in the US for a long time and his music has
taken him to all corners of the world. He has performed on well over 100
albums, including releases from his long time collaborator Laurie
Anderson, and also Lou Reed, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Blonde Redhead and David
Sylvian.