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Nói Albínói (album)
''Nói Albínói'' is an album by Slowblow, released in 2004. The album contains the soundtrack to the movie ''Nói Albínói ''Noi the Albino'' ( is, Nói albinói () is an Icelandic film by director Dagur Kári released in 2003. The film explores the life of teenage outsider Nói (played by Tómas Lemarquis) in a remote fishing village in western Iceland. It won mul ...''. Most of the mixing took place in Sigur Rós' studio. "Morgun" and "Komdu Litla Barnið" were written and performed by Sigríður Níelsdóttir. "Elegy" is part of a string quartet by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by The Rubio Quartet. Track listing #"Beginning" - 1:25 #"Hillbilly" - 1:52 #"Hole" - 0:57 #"Another Beginning" - 1:18 #"Rainbow" - 1:02 #"Morgun" - 3:16 #"Piece of Cake" - 1:57 #"Why Hawaii?" - 2:54 #"Maproom" - 1:31 #"Love on a Couch" - 0:49 #"Dinner" - 2:25 #"Another Hole" - 2:50 #"Date" - 0:53 #"Komdu Litla Barnið" - 4:39 #"Grave" - 1:22 #"Love on the Phone" - 1:24 #"Groove" - 3:36 #"S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slowblow
Slowblow is an Icelandic musical duo consisting of Orri Jónsson and Dagur Kári Pétursson, formed in the early 1990s.Sullivan, Paul (2003) ''Waking Up in Iceland'', Sanctuary, , p. 216 Their music is an aesthetic of home-made, lo-fi analog tinkerings, which often slips into both electronic and folksy terrain. They began recording in the mid-1990s and have made several albums together. They created the soundtrack for the successful independent Icelandic movie ''Nói Albínói'' (e. ''Noi the Albino''), which Dagur directed.''Iceland Review'', Vol. 42, p. 10, 2004 They have worked with other Icelandic artists such as former Múm band member Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, who provided vocals on the band's self-titled 2004 album, and Emilíana Torrini.Larkin, Colin (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', Oxford University Press, , p. 534 In 2009 the duo provided the music to the film ''The Good Heart''. They have released albums under the Reykjavík based record labels Sme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo-fi Music
Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The standards of sound quality (fidelity) and music production have evolved throughout the decades, meaning that some older examples of lo-fi may not have been originally recognized as such. Lo-fi began to be recognized as a style of popular music in the 1990s, when it became alternately referred to as DIY music (from "do it yourself"). Harmonic distortion and " analog warmth" are sometimes confused as core features of lo-fi music. Traditionally, lo-fi has been characterized by the inclusion of elements normally viewed as undesirable in professional contexts, such as misplayed notes, environmental interference, or phonographic imperfections (degraded audio signals, tape hiss, and so on). Pioneering, influential, or otherwise significant artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitchen Motors
Kitchen Motors is an Iceland based think tank, record label and an art collective specializing in instigating collaborations and putting on concerts, exhibitions, performances, chamber operas, producing films, books and radio shows. Kitchen Motors is known for producing collaborations between artists from different disciplines and in finding common ground where artists from often very diverse backgrounds can work together. The founders and main architects are Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Hilmar Jensson. CD releases * Nart Nibbles 1999 - Apparat Organ Quartet, Helvítis Guitar Symphony, Músíkvatur & Múm and more. * Motorlab #1 2000 - Hilmar Jensson, Ulfar Haraldsson & CAPUT, Stilluppsteypa & Magnús Pálsson, Telefónía directed by Curver. * Motorlab #2 2001 - Apparat Organ Quartet & TF3IRA, Múm, Asa Juniusdottir & Sjón, Big Band Brutal. * Motorlab #3 (2001) - Barry Adamson vs. Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio. * H u g g u n - Kippi Kaninus (2002). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson (born 18 June 1971) is an Icelandic record producer, mixer, composer, audio engineer and musician. Biography Coming from a musical background, Valgeir's fascination with recording technology led to a job in a small recording studio at the age of 16. He plays keyboards, bass, percussion, electronics/programming and studied classical guitar, graduating with a Tonmeister degree from London's SAE Institute. In 1998 Valgeir was hired by fellow countrywoman Björk as engineer and programmer on the soundtrack for Lars von Trier's ''Dancer in the Dark''. A song from the film, ''I've Seen It All'' (a duet with Radiohead's Thom Yorke) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to Bob Dylan's ''Things Have Changed''. Valgeir created the distinctive train-rhythm that runs through the song. His working relationship with Björk continued beyond the film project and was consistent from early 1998 until 2006, during which time Valgeir was one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fousque
''Fousque'' is an album by Slowblow, released in 1996. The album was originally released in fall 1996 at Sirkafúsk Records and was re-released by Smekkleysa in 2004. The vocals on "7-up Days" were by Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "Jungle Drum (song), Jungle Drum", her 1999 album ''Love in the Time of Science'', and her performance of "Gollum's Song" for the 2 .... Discogs.com. Accessed January 29, 2012. Track listing #"Dusty Couch" - 2:35 #"7-up Days" - 3:48 #"Fever" - 4:05 #"Broken Watch" - 2:26 #"Ghost of Me" - 3:59 #"La Luna E Bianca" - 1:57 #"Sack the Organist" - 2:28 #"Farm Song" - 3:48 #"Surf" - 3:02 #"My Life Underwater" - 5:13References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slowblow (album)
''Slowblow'' is the final album by Icelandic band Slowblow, released in 2004. Then lead singer, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, in another Icelandic band Múm, and Amiina band member, Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, made notable appearances on several tracks of the album. Track listing #"Very Slow Bossanova" — 3:55 #"I Know You Can Smile" — 3:23 #"Within Tolerance" — 4:03 #"Second Hand Smoke" — 3:39 #"Happiness in Your Face" — 3:20 #"Aim for a Smile" — 4:16 #"Cardboard Box" — 3:06 #"Dark Horse" — 3:33 #"Hamburger — 4:23 #"Phantom of My Organ" — 5:09 Personnel * Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir — vocals, accordion on track 2, 3, 7, 10. * Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir — violin on track 3, 4, 10. * Gyða Valtýsdóttir — cello on track 4. *Valdi Kolli — double bass on track 1. *Óli Björn — drums on track 4. *Pétur — banjo on track 6. *Kristján Freyr — drums on track 6. *Guðrún Hrund — viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noi The Albino
''Noi the Albino'' ( is, Nói albinói () is an Icelandic film by director Dagur Kári released in 2003. The film explores the life of teenage outsider Nói (played by Tómas Lemarquis) in a remote fishing village in western Iceland. It won multiple awards. ''Nói albinói'' was filmed in Bolungarvik (pop. 957), a fishing village in the far northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula. The moody original musical score is from the director's band, Slowblow. The ''Los Angeles Times''' Kenneth Turan called the movie "singular enough to have swept the Eddas, the Icelandic Academy Awards" and noted that it was a selection in "dozens of film festivals." Skye Sherwin of the BBC called it "a coming-of-age tale, bound between grinding humdrum and exquisite surrealism." Plot Nói Kristmundsson is a 17-year-old living in a small unnamed remote fishing village in western Iceland with his grandmother Lína (Anna Friðriksdóttir). His father Kiddi (Þröstur Leó Gunnarss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate classical and minimal aesthetic elements. Jónsi's vocals are sung in Icelandic and non-linguistic vocalisations the band have termed ''Vonlenska''. They have released seven studio albums and five EPs since their formation. History 1997–1998: ''Von'' and ''Von brigði'' Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed the group in Reykjavík in January 1994. The band's name means Victory Rose. They took their name from Jónsi's younger sister Sigurrós, who was born a few days before the band was formed. They soon signed a record deal with the local Sugarcubes-owned record label Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Níelsdóttir
Sigríður Níelsdóttir (1930 – 2011, known as Grandma Lo-Fi ( is, Amma Lo-Fi)) was an Icelandic musician. Sigríður was born Sigrid Maria Elisabeth Nielsen in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1930 to Danish/German parents. She moved to Iceland in 1949, where she adopted her Icelandic name. In 1990, she moved to Brazil, but returned to Iceland eight years later. In 2001, at the age of 70, Sigríður began to record lo-fi music in her Reykjavík kitchen, played on a Casio keyboard and recorded on a cassette deck. The albums were digitised, then duplicated to create fifty copies. Sigríður drew the covers herself, then sold them in the record shop 12 Tónar. Her output was prolific; within seven years she had recorded 59 albums. Each album had 12 songs, but their content was hugely varied. Her catchy music incorporated everything from children's songs to kitchen percussion, and her lyrics covered from life at sea to elephants. Sigríður was too shy to perform live herself, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
String Quartet
The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists, a violist, and a cellist. The string quartet was developed into its present form by composers such as Franz Xaver Richter, and Joseph Haydn, whose works in the 1750s established the ensemble as a group of four more-or-less equal partners. Since Haydn the string quartet has been considered a prestigious form; writing for four instruments with broadly similar characteristics both constrains and tests a composer. String quartet composition flourished in the Classical era, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert each wrote a number of them. Many Romantic and early-twentieth-century composers composed string quartets, including Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major composer. Shostakovich achieved early fame in the Soviet Union, but had a complex relationship with its government. His 1934 opera ''Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (opera), Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'' was initially a success, but eventually was Muddle Instead of Music, condemned by the Soviet government, putting his career at risk. In 1948 his work was #Second denunciation, denounced under the Zhdanov Doctrine, with professional consequences lasting several years. Even after his censure was On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, rescinded in 1956, performances of his music were occasionally subject to state interventions, as with his Symphony No. 13 (Shostakovich), Thirteenth Symphony (1962). Shostakovich was a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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