When I Let Go, by URSINA

When I Let Go

by URSINA

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1.	Lay Low 03:45	lyrics	buy track
LAY LOW - URSINA old ghosts, black holes, gloomy riversides howling wolves, viscous storms, deceiving lights they arise from time to time but I’m not gonna lay low, oh I’m not gonna go slow, uh I’m not gonna give up no, I’m not gonna lay low, oh I’m not gonna let go, oh no, I’m not gonna lose hope, hope salty tears, sudden fears, a hypnotizing voice long-lost dreams, make-believes, rumours and lies they create confusion at times but I’m not gonna lay low, oh I’m not gonna go slow, uh I’m not gonna give up no, I’m not gonna lay low, oh I’m not gonna let go, uh, no, I’m not gonna lose hope, uh I’m making way for old ghosts I can only breath if I let them go been standing still for too long I’m finally gonna overcome no, I’m not gonna lay low I’m not gonna go slow I’m not gonna give up no, I’m not gonna lay low I’m not gonna let go no, I’m not gonna lay low lay low, lay low, lay low
2.	La mar 05:04	lyrics	buy track
LA MAR - URSINA stun alla riva e contemplel il firmament igl univers ei schi vasts, schi profunds vein piars tiara sut ils peis, vein piars il fundament tgei schabegia cun nus, cun quei mund? e las undas vegnan e van ellas portan viado sin la mar nos patratgs gie, las undas vegnan e van ellas portan viado el lontan nos malfatgs bein bufatg – ella profunditad cun in’egliada absenta audel vuschs el vent essan nus libers ni ei tut illusiun? ei dat schi bia da ponderar, schi bia en moviment ton ei pusseivel, malgrad la confusiun e las undas vegnan e van ellas portan viado sin la mar nos patratgs gie, las undas vegnan e van ellas portan viado el lontan nos malfatgs bein bufatg – ella profunditad ils spérts cloman ils demunis cloman las sirenas cloman la cunscienzia cloma e las undas vegnan e van ellas portan viado sin la mar nos patratgs gie, las undas vegnan e van ellas portan viado el lontan nos malfatgs bein bufatg – ella profunditad
3.	Hold On 04:07	lyrics	buy track
HOLD ON - URSINA houses made of paper rivers filling up fast storms rising high while deserts take over land concrete jungles grow they cover up the sky there’s so much smoke clouding my sight if there is hope then let me see it, let me catch it if there is love then let me feel it, let me have it we gotta hold on to what’s left earthquakes under my feet fireworks overhead explosions and heat keep bodies up til late people drift apart they lose themselves sometimes unsteady hearts no longer beat in time if there is hope then let me see it, let me catch it if there is love then let me feel it, let me have it we gotta hold on to what’s left we are the dreamers, we pull the triggers we break the rules, and we pretend to be fearless we are the lovers, undercover play hide and seek with each other if there is hope then let me see it, let me catch it if there is love then let me feel it, let me have it we gotta hold on to … if there is hope then let me see it, let me catch it if there is love then let me feel it, let me have it we gotta hold on … if there is hope then let me see it, let me catch it if there is love then let me feel it, let me have it we gotta hold on to what’s left
4.	Let Go 05:06	lyrics	buy track
LET GO - URSINA let go of what needs to go confront your mind with emptiness connect your body and soul get lost inside your own universe people all around claim to know how it should be done you’ve heard it a thousand times, I bet they say be modest, don’t raise the bar don’t go fast, never go too far they make a mess of all your plans let go of what needs to go confront your mind with emptiness connect your body and soul get lost inside your own universe and here you pause and breath collect your power and then proceed behave is what they say be polite, at times give way or you’ll never succeed you must work hard, but know your place don’t be loud, don’t make mistakes is that really how you want to proceed? let go of what needs to go confront your mind with emptiness connect your body and soul get lost inside your own universe enough is enough it’s never enough just say what you want to say and do what you want to do enough is enough it’s never enough just say what you want to say and do what you want to do enough is enough it’s never enough just say what you want to say and do what you want to do so, let go of what needs to go confront your mind with emptiness connect your body and soul get lost inside your own universe let go of what needs to go confront your mind with emptiness connect your body and soul get lost inside your own universe And here you pause and breath collect your power and then proceed
5.	Miu cor 03:28	lyrics	buy track
MIU COR - URSINA vi saltar cun tei atras la veta surmuntar valladas, crappa e greppa viver mintga di sco el capeta anflar pasch el pign mument vi mai emblidar tgei ch’ha valeta buc schar cuglienar dalla pareta vi saver tedlar, esser tia petga pertgei cun tei fa quei tut senn cun tei scuvierel novas vias cun tei ves’jeu mintgadi dapli ti arvas egls, olma, bratscha ed il cor a mi cun tei sai schar dar aspectativas cun tei hai jeu adina zatgei da rir ti fas speronza e curascha cu nuot va pli ti tuccas miu cor ti tuccas miu cor vi cumparter temps, amur e greta esser cheu per tei, era sch’ei dat dispeta pertgei era schliats temps s’audan tier la veta era sch’els paran lunsch naven cun tei scuvierel novas vias cun tei ves’jeu mintgadi dapli ti arvas egls, olma, bratscha ed il cor a mi ti tuccas miu cor ti tuccas miu cor, cor, cor, cor ti tuccas miu cor, cor, cor, cor ti tuccas miu cor cun tei scuvierel novas vias cun tei ves’jeu mintgadi dapli ti arvas egls, olma, bratscha ed il cor a mi cun tei sai schar dar aspectativas cun tei hai jeu adina zatgei da rir ti fas speronza e curascha cu nuot va pl ti tuccas miu cor, cor, cor, cor ti tuccas miu cor, cor, cor, cor
6.	Drown 04:03	lyrics	buy track
DROWN - URSINA an empty space no trace to be found your voice can still be heard but there’s no answer one moment you were here then suddenly gone you left with no goodbye no chance to ask you, one last times where did you go? what did you fear? why did the wind carry you away from here? where are you now? what did you hear? why did the sea take you away, my dear? a thousand steps a long way from home I still see your silhouette although you’re long gone your hope is on the run nowhere to be found you just faded away into the dark storm forevermore where did you go? what did you fear? why did the wind carry you away from here? where are you now? what did you hear? why did the sea take you away, my dear? where did you go? what did you fear? why did the wind carry you away from here? where are you now? what did you hear? why did the sea take you away, my dear? why did it take you away – from here?
7.	Tut semida 04:14	lyrics	buy track
TUT SEMIDA - URSINA nuot ei pli sco inaga tut semida dad in di sin l’auter sa tut esser auter perquei vi jeu buc pli targlinar vi semplamein far senza studegiar memia bia sch’jeu lasch dar, sesligia la brentina jeu mirel el clar e lasch davos mei l’umbriva sesentel ferma, plein fidonza e plein energia sun pinada per tut quei ch’jeu level schon adina tgei sa schon schabegiar? meinsvart stoi considerar midar il punct da vesta anflar gl’equiliber, trer flad, sefar libra gnanc schi sempel da cuntinuar cun quei cunfar senza studegiar memia bia sch’jeu lasch dar, sesligia la brentina jeu mirel el clar e lasch davos mei l’umbriva sesentel ferma, plein fidonza e plein energia sun pinada per tut quei ch’jeu level schon adina jeu stoi mo ughegiar sch’jeu lasch dar, sesligia la brentina jeu mirel el clar e lasch davos mei l’umbriva sesentel ferma, plein fidonza e plein energia sun pinada per tut quei ch’jeu level schon adina tgei sa schon schabegiar? nuot ei pli sco inaga tut semida dad in di sin l’auter sa tut esser auter
8.	Finally 03:53	lyrics	buy track
FINALLY - URSINA finally, I let my guard down stand up and expose myself to the crowd finally, I let my thoughts flow they fly off to unfamiliar ground that’s where I find my peace my little place of release that’s where I find you it’s where I make my peace my little place of retreat that’s where I find you silently, I let my doubts go been too long keeping them around quietly, I dive into the unknown been wanting to go there for so long that’s where I find my peace my little place of release that’s where I find you it’s where I make my peace my little place of retreat it’s where I find you and when I found my peace and I’m at my ease I’ll be there to find you when I found my peace and I’m at my ease I’ll be there - to find you when I finally let my guard down I’ll stand up and expose myself to the crowd and when I finally let my thoughts go I get to fly off to unfamiliar ground
9.	Feelings 04:34	lyrics	buy track
FEELINGS - URSINA feelings are walking by hide in the night in the corners of my mind feelings are passing by get lost in the sky in the dark blue starry night on the outside – it’s quiet but inside – it’s a riot I’m fighting – my fires I’m longing – for silence sleepless, I’m floating around it's a long way to fall when your feet don't touch the ground sleepless, I’m drifting around it’s a long way to go when your dreams have yet to be found on the outside – it’s quiet but inside – it’s a riot I’m fighting – my fires I’m longing – for silence the moon on the horizon appears behind a mountain she’s looking down on earth compassion on her face she touches me with silver rays of light the moon on the horizon she guides me with her wisdom she follows when I run reflected by the sun she touches me with silver rays of light the moon on the horizon my friend all through the night she touches me with silver rays of light on the outside – it’s quiet but inside – it’s a riot I’m fighting – my fires I’m longing – for silence feelings make me sleepless all those feelings they make me sleepless

about

"Quietly I dive into the unknown / Been wanting to go there for so long", Ursina sings, perfectly capturing the mood of serenity and courage of her second album, "When I Let Go". In order to make new choices, old habits have to be broken. Over and over, the songs return to this theme. "Finding the courage to be brave. That's what it's all about." says Ursina. "Let go of what needs to go - it's the mantra that guides me through this album."

A hint of homesickness always hung in the air in the village where Ursina Giger grew up. Homesickness, even before anyone had left. Situated deep in the mountains of Eastern Switzerland, Disentis is an isolated place, quite some distance away from the nearest city. Most young people know they will have to look elsewhere for their future. The sense that sooner or later a parting of ways will follow fuels a quiet strand of melancholy that runs through most music from this region.

Ursina, too, sought her luck elsewhere, first at the Jazz School in Lucerne, then at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. "I was always fascinated by the North," she says. "There were mountains like ours, but also the sea and the Northern Lights. Besides, I had been listening a lot to Ane Brun, Björk and José González." The year in Copenhagen had a huge impact on her outlook. "I was able to feed off the self-confidence of the Scandinavian music scene and wrote a lot of songs." Having previously written only Rhaeto-Romanic lyrics, she now began to write in English as well. "The mother tongue was important to me. At the same time, I began to feel constricted by it." Her solution: to sing in both languages. "I feel that the English songs have a different atmosphere than the Rhaeto-Romanic ones. I think that when the two languages appear next to each other without turning it into a big deal, both are enriched."

After her return to Switzerland, Ursina released a handful of EPs, followed, in 2017, by her debut album, "You Have My Heart". This was produced in Berlin by Pola Roy (Wir sind Helden) and placed Ursina's feather-light voice in a pleasingly lo-fi folk-pop context. For the recording of "When I Let Go", Irish producer David Odlum took over the controls. His list of credits ranges from Irish band The Frames with Glen Hansard, to Gemma Hayes or Sam Smith, and to Weird Beard, the band of Florian Egli who plays bass with Ursina and co-wrote many of the songs. What is most striking about the results upon first acquaintance is the glorious expanse of sound and the delicate treatment of detail. The space between the notes is treated with as much care as the notes themselves. This gives the elegant voice ample room to explore and savour the intricate melodic loops that make these glorious songs all the more memorable.

credits

released April 30, 2021

MUSICIANS

URSINA vocals,keyboards, omnichord
VOJKO HUTER guitar, synths
FLORIAN EGLI bass, piano, synths, woodwinds
RICO BAUMANN drums, percussion, drum machine
MICHEL SPAHR additional guitar on Lay Low, Hold On, Let Go
LUZIUS SCHULER additional piano and synths on Lay Low, La mar, Hold On, Let Go, Drown, Feelings
CÉGIU additional cello on Finally

PRODUCTION

SONGS all written by Ursina Giger & Florian Egli
PRODUCED by Ursina & David Odlum
RECORDED by David Odlum at Powerplay Studios Maur, Bienenstrasse Zürich & Rungestrasse Berlin
MIXED by David Odlum
MASTERED by André Pousaz
PHOTOS by Angelika Annen
ARTWORK by Claudia Eggimann

LABEL Radicalis Music

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Ursina is a Swiss singer-songwriter. She sings not only in english, but also in her mother tongue Romansh, a minority language only spoken in the eastern Swiss Alps.

Her new album When I Let Go, produced with David Odlum, will be released on the 30th of April 2021. ... more

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