Quartet creates ice magic

Four ice maidens from Iceland who call themselves Amiina create a delicate and wintery dreamscape with their music.

The group used to play as compatriot post-rock band Sigur Ros's supporting act and also acted as their string section.

Kurr is the group's first album since Sigur Ros stopped touring.

Amiina is made up of Maria and Hildur on violins, Edda on viola, and Solrun on cello.

The quartet also uses a number of other instruments, including compact synthesizer, digital piano, electric guitars, celtic harps, glockenspiel and even a musical saw.

The group's music is almost classifiable as New Age. But there is more to the music than that: the haunting, celestial sounds paint dreamlike images.