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Kari Rueslåtten is known for her excellent voice and songwriting skills. Kari Rueslåtten releases the single "Turn, Turn, Turn" May 2015, which will be followed by a new studio album in October 2015. This will be Kari Rueslåtten´s sixth studio album. In 2014, Kari Rueslåtten celebrated 20 years in music by releasing a Collection of songs from her entire music career.
Spindelsinn, her first official solo album came out in 1997 through Sony Norway, sung entirely in the Norwegian language making honour to the Norwegian folk music. For that she was nominated for best vocal artist in the Norwegian Grammy Awards as best female artist at the Norwegian Hit-Awards. The Following year the second release Mezmerized came out. A mellower album, with more personal lyrics in which she left the folk-acoustic style in favour of exploring more modern sounds. The singing style is reminiscent in some parts of Tori Amos mixed with her own style.
Tired of relying on producers to get the sounds she wanted for her songs, she decided to study production and went to London, England for a couple of years. After joining the Swedish label GMR Music Group Kari released a comeback album, the experimental Pilot which contains a lot of modern sounds. It bears some resemblance to Björk, but with the more passionate feel which has always characterized Kari's music. In January 2005, Other People's Stories was issued, showing a simpler side of her music but without losing the modern feel, quality and passion in her performance.
After a long break from music she returned to music with the acoustic and mellow album Time to Tell in 2014, released on the Swedish label Despotz Records.
She made her debut in a local rock-band in 1985, before she attended music school (classical singing) in 1987. She was a co-founder of the doom metal band The 3rd and the Mortal, and released two albums with them before she left the band in 1995. Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish has said that the sound of Rueslåtten's voice in The 3rd and the Mortal was a big inspiration when he founded the, now famous, Finnish symphonic metal band. She also contributed on the black metal project Storm.
In 2014-2015, Kari Rueslåtten has toured Europe and Latin America together with Anneke van Giersbergen (ex The Gathering) and Liv Kristine (ex Theatre of Tragedy as The Sirens.
Kari Rueslåtten contributed on the Norwegian rock legend Åge Aleksandersen´s album "Sukker og salt" in 2014. She has also been featured in a handful of drum 'n' bass tracks by the Norwegian duo Rawthang. Her vocals of "Hør Min Sang" (Hear My Song) is also featured on a hardcore record, by Art of Fighters, called "Artwork". This track was included on Dutch Hardstyle DJ, The Prophet´s Dj Mix, "Hard 3"
Discography:
1995 - Demo Recordings
1997 - Spindelsinn
1997 - Demo Recordings (Re-Release)
1998 - Mezmerized
2002 - Pilot
2002 - Exile (single)
2005 - Other People's Stories
2007 - Other People's Stories (limited edition on vinyl)
2014 - Why so Lonely (single, limited edition on vinyl)
2014 - Time to Tell
2014 - Collection
2015 - Battle Forevermore (limited edition on picture disc)
2015 - To the North
Snow
Kari Rueslåtten Lyrics
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is to step outside into the mist
with bare feet
underneath the other side of the sun
it will be
a ferry waiting there for me
to take me across
it merely holds one chair
mhm mmmhmhm
it's not that i have not got faith
mhm mmmhm
but i have got some stuff to do
and people who need seeing to aha
and i must build a world of snow
close your eyes
it will be less painful naturally
and you should know
that nothing ever stays the same
especially
all the things we build in snow
like
castles horses men and cities
The opening lines of the song "Snow" by Kari Rueslåtten immediately evoke a mood of nostalgia and longing for something that may not even be possible. The singer wishes to go outside into the mist with bare feet, which suggests a desire for connection with nature and a breaking down of the barriers between the self and the environment. The reference to "the other side of the sun" adds a dreamlike quality to the scene, as though the singer is reaching for something that is just out of reach. There is a sense of waiting for something to happen, as though the singer is anticipating some kind of change in their life.
The second stanza introduces the image of a ferry that will take the singer across to the other side. This suggests a journey or a transition, perhaps from one phase of life to another. The ferry holds only one chair, emphasizing the idea that this is a solitary journey, and that the singer must make it alone. The lines "I know I must lose you" are poignant and suggest that the singer is leaving someone or something behind. The repetition of the melody on "mhm mmmhmhm" creates a sense of hesitation and uncertainty, as though the singer is not quite sure if they are making the right choice in leaving.
The third stanza brings everything back down to earth with the idea that there are people who need seeing to and work that must be done. The singer acknowledges that they have "got some stuff to do" before they can make the journey across to the other side. The final lines of the song tie everything back to the image of snow and the impermanence of everything we build. Castles, horses, men, and cities may be beautiful and impressive, but they are ultimately fleeting and temporary. The singer seems to be aware of this and is trying to create something more enduring in the world of snow.
Line by Line Meaning
all i want
I am desiring something
is to step outside into the mist
I wish to leave this place and venture into the unknown
with bare feet
Without protection or care
underneath the other side of the sun
To a place far away, where the sun may shine differently
it will be
There is a possibility
a ferry waiting there for me
There may be a mode of transportation to assist me in my journey
to take me across
To transport me to another place
it merely holds one chair
The transportation is only built for one person
i know i must loose you
I understand that I must let go of someone or something
mhm mmmhmhm
Expression of acknowledgement or agreement
it's not that i have not got faith
I do have faith in something
mhm mmmhm
Expression of acknowledgement or agreement
but i have got some stuff to do
I have other tasks that require my attention
and people who need seeing to aha
I have responsibilities to attend to
and i must build a world of snow
I need to create something new and temporary
close your eyes
Block out what you see in front of you
it will be less painful naturally
It will be easier to make the transition if you do not watch what is happening
and you should know
I need to tell you something important
that nothing ever stays the same
Things always change
especially
Particularly
all the things we build in snow
The creations we build that are temporary and not permanent
like
For example
castles horses men and cities
Buildings and structures created out of snow that will eventually melt and disappear
Contributed by Charlie M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.