- modern classical
- 95 min
- 27 tracks
- Deutsche Grammophon
Englabörn is the first full-length studio album by Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson, released by Touch Music in 2002. Music included on Englabörn was composed for a play by Hávar Sigurjónsson and was played by string quartet, percussionists and Jóhansson himself on several instruments. The album consists of mostly short pieces combining classical, ambient and electronic influences.
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Character-led, grave, earnest and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
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Tracks
- 1Odi et Amo3:11
- 2Englabörn1:34
- 3Jói & Karen3:27
- 4Þetta gerist á bestu bæjum0:59
- 5Sálfræðingur3:50
- 6“Ég sleppi þér aldrei”2:57
- 7Sálfræðingur deyr3:41
- 8Bað3:07
- 9“Ég heyrði allt án þess að hlusta”2:05
- 10Karen býr til engil3:46
- 11Englabörn – tilbrigði1:25
- 12“Ég átti gráa æsku”3:41
- 13Krókódíll2:46
- 14“Ef ég hefði aldrei…”3:43
- 15…eins og venjulegt fólk3:51
- 16Odi et Amo – bis4:03
- 1“Ég heyrði allt án þess að hlusta” (A Winged Victory for the Sullen rework)6:08
- 2Odi et Amo (Jóhannson/Donadello rework)2:53
- 3Englabörn (Víkingur Ólafsson piano version)5:10
- 4Jói & Karen (Ryuichi Sakamoto rework)5:29
- 5Holy Thursday (“Ég heyrði allt án þess að hlusta”) (Theatre of Voices version)3:40
- 6Englabörn (Viktor Orri Árnason rework)2:23
- 7Odi et Amo – bis (Alex Somers rework)4:21
- 8Sálfræðingur deyr (Hildur Guðnadóttir rework)3:50
- 9Odi et Amo – bis (Jóhannson/Donadello rework)2:55
- 10…eins og venjulegt fólk (Paul Corley rework)3:38
- 11Odi et Amo (Theatre of Voices version)6:25
27 tracks, 95 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Released
- March 23, 2018
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- MX
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