Each volume was released sequentially by the label BB*ISLAND : The Portable Herman Dune Vol.1 - Bandcamp
The project is a comprehensive acoustic anthology by French-Swedish singer-songwriter David Ivar (Herman Düne). Released as a trilogy between 2022 and 2023, the collection strips down 22 years of his songwriting to its "intimate bone," featuring raw, live recordings made in his wooden cabin studio in San Pedro, California. Anthology Overview
: Listeners can often hear ambient sounds from the studio environment, such as creaking floorboards, birds singing, or neighboring motorcycles.
: The project includes vocal counterpoint from several longtime friends and collaborators, including Julie Doiron , Mayon (Ivar's partner), Caitlin Rose , Jolie Holland , and Kimya Dawson . Volume Breakdown
: The recordings are "sonically naked," primarily featuring Ivar's 1954 guitar, 1930s mandolin, and his aged, more gravelly voice.
The series consists of that span his career from the early 2000s to more recent releases.
