The previously unrecorded Drone Mass was described by its composer, the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, as “a contemporary oratorio”. Written for voices, string quartet and electronics, it was commissioned and premiered by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, aka ACME, who toured and recorded with Jóhannsson for almost ten years. Now they have made the world premiere recording of this richly atmospheric work, in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Theatre of Voices, conducted by Paul Hillier, also a multiple Grammy Award-winner. The members of both ACME and Theatre of Voices worked closely with the composer many times, both in the studio and in multiple live performances and tours, before his untimely death. The album will be released by Deutsche Grammophon, digitally as well as on CD and 180g vinyl, on 18 March 2022.

01 One Is True
02 Two Is Apocryphal
03 Triptych In Mass
04 To Fold & Remain Dormant
05 Divine Objects
06 The Low Drone Of Circulating Blood, Diminishes With Time
07 Moral Vacuums
08 Take The Night Air
09 The Mountain View, The Majesty Of The Snow-Clad Peaks, From A Place Of Contemplation And Reflection