12-string acoustic guitar Valgeir Guðjónsson
arranged by Eythor Gunnarsson
arranged by Skúli Sverrisson
arranged by Valgeir Guðjónsson
bass Skúli Sverrisson
cymbal, percussion Gunnlaugur Briem
design Pétur Halldórsson
drums Matthías M.D. Hemstock
electric guitar, acoustic guitar Eivind Aarset
engineer Oskar P. Sveinsson
engineer [syrland] Nick Cathcart-Jones
harmonica Sigmund Groven
keyboards Eythor Gunnarsson
liner notes Thor Vilhjálmsson
tracks 4, 7, 8 mixed by Oskar P. Sveinsson
tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6 mixed by [puk] Peter Iversen
percussion Celio de Carvalho
photography by Páll Stefánsson
producer Eythor Gunnarsson
producer Valgeir Guðjónsson
soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute, bass flute Sigurður Flosason
trumpet, flugelhorn Ole Edvard Antonsen
vocals Aviaja Lumholt
vocals Lynni Treekrem
vocals Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir
Phonographic Copyright (p) Hljómplötuútgáfan Steinar HF
Copyright (c) Hljómplötuútgáfan Steinar HF
Published By Hljómplötuútgáfan Steinar HF
Published By Windham Hill Music
Recorded At Studio Sýrland
Mixed At Puk Recording Studios
Mixed At Studio Sýrland
Distributed By BMG
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Gaia is a musical adventure written and conceived by composer/writer Valgeir Gudjonsson. In May of 1991 Gaia, an exact replica of a Viking ship, set sail from Norway on a historic and perilous journey taking her finally to the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Gudjonsson sailed with her as far as Scotland and then teamed up with Eythor Gunnarsson to write, arrange and produce this album. Their goal was to capture the oneness and lyrical barren simplicity of the North. Collaborating with 13 Icelandic and Norwegian musicians to do just that. These contemporary cuts feature Gunnarsson's electric keyboards with guitar, sax, clarinet, flute, bass and percussion and vocals adding depth, dimension and breadth of the ocean voyage.
© ℗ 1991 Hljómplötuútgáfan Steinar h.f.
Printed in Germany
Standard jewel case with a 12-page booklet
Barcode: 019341112921
Label Code: LC 9757
Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS H-1047/1934111292 A 3
Price Code: BM650 (F: )
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA