- classical, electronic
- 43 min
- 5 tracks
- 12 Tónar
IBM 1401, A User's Manual is the fourth full-length studio album by Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson, released by 4AD on October 30, 2006.
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Character
Grave, character-led, contemplative and prestige.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Allmusic4/5 ★
- musicOMH5/5 ★
- Pitchfork Media6.9/10
- Slant Magazine4.5/5 ★
- Stylus MagazineB+
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Tracks
- 1Part 1: IBM 1401 Processing Unit8:32
- 2Part 2: IBM 1403 Printer9:33
- 3Part 3: IBM 1402 Card Read–Punch10:23
- 4Part 4: IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit7:15
- 5Part 5: The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black7:09
5 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Label
- 12 Tónar
- Released
- 2006
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- IS
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