hinged by maarja nuut

One’s existence hinges on past generations – we are what has come before. I gradually began to grasp this thought after inheriting my grandmother’s old farm. Five generations' worth of personal possessions; land that had sustained my forebearers. Clearing the impenetrable brush, and sorting through buildings bursting with artifacts, felt like a long ritual filled with layers, layers, and more layers. In between this physical, emotional work, I spent time in my seaside studio randomly wiring modulars, experimenting with my voice, and strumming old vermona organ, just as a spontaneous reflection of my thoughts or, at times, as an imaginary reunion of relatives. Those sessions eventually became Hinged, a record deserving of its very specific bilingual title – in Estonian, it means departed spirits and soul; in English, a link that holds things together. These songs are a thread between the two meanings, and a summation of a year spent exploring my family history and my place in it.

Tracklist

1.	hinged (feat. Nicolas Stocker)	4:25

2.	on vaja_in need (feat. Nicolas Stocker)	4:26

3.	kutse tantsule_a call to dance	4:16

4.	mees, kes aina igatses_a man who ever yearned	4:35

5.	vaheala valgus_i hear behind the moon	5:56

6.	subota	4:17

7.	a feast	5:23

8.	jojobell (feat. Nicolas Stocker)	2:39

9.	a scene_merevees	3:56

10.	moment	2:25

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Credits

released August 20, 2021

all music composed and produced by maarja nuut
tracks 1, 2 & 8 featuring Nicolas Stocker on drums
drums recorded by Dave Eleanor at RDLC4
mixed by Evar Anvelt
mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri
vinyl cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones
design by Elisabeth Klement
pressed at Vinyl Plant in Tartu

very special thanks: Evar, Nicolas Stocker, Ats, Adam Cullen, Hannah Peel, Simon from Mute Song, Eesti Kultuurkapital, Elisabeth Klement, Benjamin Wigley

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