Yagya - Rigning Tvo (HD)

Yagya is perhaps Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson’s most recognised nom de plume, and the only one currently active, but his more techno releases under the Plastic moniker are still well regarded as is his even earlier incarnation as Sanasol with Thorhallur Skulason. The reputation of Yagya rests largely on Rhythm of Snow, released in 2002 on Force Tracks, which fused ambient and dub techno with a powdery overcoat of glitch. Rigning follows the same cohesive design as Rhythm, but eclipses it by enriching the emotional experience and by breaking even further away from the classic dub techno template. Like Rhythm, the tracks on Rigning are built on song lines rather than around textural ideas as is more common in dub techno. That is, the beats and echoing patterns are subservient to the dominant emotional tones and the smoother ambient currents that run through the centre of each track. (Beat-wise, “Rigning Níu“ stands out as almost the only track with more than a gentle bass throb.) I