Search - Unni Lovlid :: Vita

Experiencing the Divine

someone | 01/13/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've never heard an album quite like this one. The entire album features Norwegian singer Unni Løvlid singing acapella religious music, and while this prospect sounds only remotely appealing at first, it the location of the performance that is truly phenomenal.



Løvlid sings in the cavernous Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum underneath a Norwegian church.



While her voice alone is gorgeous enough to carry this entire album, it is the huge space of the crypt that elevates the experience toward the heavenly. The notes whisper in the absolute stillness, then crescendoing to echo and ripple against the walls to completely fill the gigantic cavern. The audio quality of Vita is as perfect as the acoustics, and it really makes you feel like you're there in the subterranean space.



An audio preview and better description of Vita is available at cdRoots."