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Lumbering Ice was inspired by a series of field recordings I made in Hamar, Norway during February of 2014. This small charming town, about 100 km north of Oslo, is on the edge of Lake Mjøsa, Norway’s largest lake, and one of the deepest in all of Europe. Although it was winter and snowy, it had warmed up enough for a partial thaw of the lake, and this created a fantastic soundscape near the docks as large chunks of broken ice on the lake bumped up against each other and pummeled the wooden docks in the restless current. Other recordings were made on this trip as well, including an amazing air handling system on one of the large buildings, melting water and waves of ice on the shore, and the sounds of the train to Oslo. This piece is a reflection of those soundscapes.