Here we are – already midway through January! And if you’re anything like us… those New Year intentions may be fading slightly… Sometimes we just wish we could hold on to that New Year motivation for longer than it seems to hang around. Yes – being refreshed and staying focused has been on our minds a lot, so as we enter into this new season we are bringing you a new way to start your week… Monday Morning Meditations is a weekly reflection from Salt of the Sound. Each week, we will bring you music, visuals, and a short text to meditate on, in the hope that it allows all of us to stop, breathe ..read more

We’re honoured that New Release Today have reviewed our new Advent EP Waiting For The Dawn! “This EP is all about colouring your soul with the feelings that propelled the Christmas story, from longing, to a promise, to its fulfilment. If you’re looking for some serious peace in audio form this Christmas–something that captures the hope and longing and rest Christmas provides–put on Waiting for the Dawn.” Read the full review We also answered a few of New Release Today’s questions about life in Sweden, different Christmas traditions, and our hopes for this season… read the interview here ..read more

We joined Marcus Hathcock from NewReleaseToday for a live hangout on Tuesday night – if you missed it you can have a watch of it now on YouTube! Click here to watch the video. Amongst other things, we talk about our Christmas EP, life here in Sweden, and also our exciting plans for Salt of the Sound next year… Enjoy ..read more

The excellent Louder Than The Music have reviewed our new Advent EP Waiting For The Dawn and awarded it their top score of 5/5! “Sounds like the beautiful notes are echoing off the trees, the music floating around, the listeners drinking it in, hitting the spot like a cup of good hot chocolate.” “There are so many layers to these songs; hidden notes, sublime sounds and clever lyrics that create vast images of wonder; it seems no matter how many times you listen to these songs, something new is revealed every time.” Read the full review ..read more

It’s often important to take a step back to reflect on life and listening to Christian instrumental music can be a helpful accompaniment to these times. In this article, we are showcasing a series of instrumental albums as well as a playlist that we hope will be a help and inspiration to you. Salt of the Sound – Meditations, Vols. 1, 2 & 3 Our Meditations series features three albums-worth (so far) of reflective tracks. No vocals allowed! The selection comprises 20 instrumental versions of songs from the first five years of our music making. The music features a unique blend of electronic ..read more

We are so excited that our Advent EP, Waiting For The Dawn, will be hitting download and streaming stores on 11th November! And we have teamed up with New Release Today to share an exclusive preview stream of the full EP with you all a week early! Click here for the full EP stream on New Release Today! (Live between 4th November & 10th November) We really hope you enjoy the music, and will also consider pre-ordering the EP from Bandcamp or downloading it now by subscribing! Our aim was for this to not be ‘just another Christmas album’, and honing down the concept for this release has been ..read more

We’re super excited to announce that our new EP Waiting For The Dawn centres around the theme of light, which is echoed in different ways across all of the songs, and features heavily in the Advent traditions of Nordic countries. It’s been inspiring and interesting to be exposed to many of these traditions having lived in in Sweden for the past three years. Waiting For The Dawn combines these Scandinavian influences with a focus on natural soundscapes, as well as featuring the unique blend of electronic synths, subtle vocal harmonies, and thoughtful lyrical messages that have been prevalent on ..read more

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since ‘Echoes Of Wonder’ was successfully funded on Kickstarter, and we are still so grateful for the wonderful support we received making this happen! A lot has happened in a year – our music is going from strength to strength in many ways and we feel a strong sense of calling in this ministry right now. Today is also full of other news… Meditations Vol. 2 (our second full-length instrumental album) is out now and you can find it in all the usual places. The album comprises ten tracks, including instrumental versions of songs from our latest r ..read more

For something a little different, and to brighten up Mondays, we have decided to release a live cover version of a song every week until the end of the year (and maybe beyond…who knows?!) Anyway, we’ve aptly named this project of releasing a cover video every Monday as… #MondayCovers ;) You’ll find our first two offerings of ‘No Longer Slaves’ and ‘Fields Of Gold’ over on our YouTube channel. And if you want to make sure you don’t miss a single song, we’d love for you to subscribe to us on YouTube ..read more

A selection of snapshots from our mini-tour of the UK in early July, including a surprise cover song to close out the video… Enjoy! And stay tuned for more live music coming soon ..read more