Light Upon the Water is an invitation to float with the melodious flotsam of an emotive indie folk serenade. With this radio-ready release, GISKE envelop you in a nostalgic approach to production, where every instrumental and vocal note resonates with intention. The arrangement rushes nothing. Everything arrives exactly when it needs to, lifting you from the weight you didn’t realise you were carrying.
This one is for the dreamers. The ones who strive to find beauty in the periphery, but especially within the worlds that affection and connection open. Light Upon the Water draws from classic 70s singer-songwriter introspection to hold a mirror to what’s missing in your world, filling that space with layered harmonies that lull you into a soft-focus, psychotropic trance.
Born from the lifelong collaboration between Rune Berg and Alex Rinde, GISKE carries the spirit of a shared past on the remote Norwegian island they both called home. Their bond, rooted in bike rides and first songs, evolved through the years and musical incarnations, culminating in their second album, Ten Visits, Ten Songs. Each track was shaped during visits between Oslo and the island, becoming a testament to endurance, loyalty and the kind of connection that time doesn’t dilute.
Light Upon the Water captures that unspoken language between people who have never stopped creating together. It holds space for stillness without letting silence take over.
Light Upon the Water is now available to stream on all major platforms, including YouTube.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
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