''Celebrating Life'' is the 2008 debut album by
Icelandic musician
Borko
Björn Kristjánsson, known professional as Borko, is an Icelandic musician. His debut album '' Celebrating Life'' was released in March 2008 on record labels Morr Music and Kimi Records. . It was released in March, 2008 on record labels
Morr Music and
Kimi Records. Participating on the album are also members from fellow Icelandic bands
múm and Benni Hemm Hemm.
Track listing
# "Continental Love" – 5:39
# "Spoonstabber" – 4:03
# "Shoo Ba Ba" – 4:27
# "Sushi Stakeout" – 5:02
# "Dingdong Kingdom" – 4:41
# "Summer Logic" – 5:19
# "Doo Doo Doo" – 5:37
# "Hondo & Borko" – 6:33
Personnel
*
Björn Kristjánsson –
vocals,
synthesizer
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,
electronic organ,
electronic keyboard,
rhodes piano
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.
piano,
vibraphone,
glockenspiel
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The glo ...
* Helgi Svavar Helgason –
drums
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* Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson –
bass guitar
* Róbert Sturla Reynisson – acoustic/electric
baritone guitar
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.
soprano guitar
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*
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason – electric guitar, harmonica
* Áki Asgeirsson – trumpet
* Eirikur Orri Olafsson – trumpet
* Númi Þorkell Thomasson – additional
drums
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* Davið Þór Jónsson – vocals, bass vocals on "Summer Logic"
* Friðrik Sólnes Jónsson –
vocals on "Doo Doo Doo"
References
External links
Release leaflet from Morr MusicRelease press desk from Morr MusicMorr MusicKimi Records
Borko albums
2008 debut albums
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