Gyda Valtysdottir has been active as a musician since her early teens as a founding member of the experimental pop-group múm. Classically trained, Gyda has made music for films, theater, dance, among many other creative ventures, possessing a rare range of musical experiences which creates a unique alchemical compound. Her music emerges from the fluidity of time & genres, disolving any bounderies by simply not sensing their existence. Her cello playing always inventive and highly personal, underlines a dignified craftsmanship while flirting with sensitivity & strength. Gyda received the prestigous Nordic Coundil Music Price 2019 for her music & performance, calling her distinct vocals & instrumental inventiveness ”higly unique & captivating”. Her first solo album Epicycle, is a constellation of written music spanning from ancient to avant garde. Followed by Epicycle II in 2020 where she collaborates with icelands most compelling composers & musicians. Gyda has released two album of her own music; Evolution came out 2018 on figureight records & Ox was released on her own label DiaMond in 2021.
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Gyða Valtýsdóttir plays neoclassical - refined and atmospheric. Gyda Valtysdottir has been active as a musician since her early teens as a founding member of the experimental pop-group múm.
Gyða Valtýsdóttir's live sets are atmospheric and controlled - built around sound detail and dynamics rather than spectacle.
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