- ambient, classical, electronic
- 48 min
- 16 tracks
- Touch
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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Grave, character-led, contemporary and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1Odi et Amo3:10
- 2Englabörn1:34
- 3Jói & Karen3:25
- 4Þetta gerist á bestu bæjum1:02
- 5Sálfræðingur3:49
- 6"Ég sleppi þér aldrei"2:58
- 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 - bis4:01
16 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Label
- Touch
- Released
- September 16, 2002
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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