Í þágu fallsins like
by SK/UM
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| 1 | play | Add to Playlist | Tomatar | SK-UM | 4:36 | €0.79 | ||
| 2 | play | Add to Playlist | Lummur | SK-UM | 3:01 | €0.79 | ||
| 3 | play | Add to Playlist | Bonetrix | SK-UM | 3:57 | €0.79 | ||
| 4 | play | Add to Playlist | Tasco | SK-UM | 3:34 | €0.79 | ||
| 5 | play | Add to Playlist | Tota | SK/Um | 4:25 | €0.79 | ||
| 6 | play | Add to Playlist | Haprystideli | SK-UM | 4:21 | €0.79 | ||
| 7 | play | Add to Playlist | Blackletter | SK/Um | 2:24 | €0.79 | ||
| 8 | play | Add to Playlist | Finaleria | SK-UM | 4:01 | €0.79 | ||
| 9 | play | Add to Playlist | Tomatar [Heckle & Jive... | SK/Um | 4:34 | €0.79 | ||
Album Info
This is the debut release from Reykjavik-based producers sk/um, aka Skurkenand Prince Valium. í þágu fallsins" expands on the established
template for the electronica genre and remains endearing and accessible
throughout, without ever becoming generic or mundane.
it's a lovely blend of melodic (and possibly 'poppy') electronica that may
bring to mind things like Casino vs Japan, Isan etc.
Reviews :
There are times when even the most hardened sonic explorers among us need
something...well, nice to listen to. When the thought of punishing your
stereo system with the latest Merzbow box set or clearing a dinner party
with a spot of Autechre doesn't appeal,this prime slice of Icelandic
electronica should do the trick.
Sprinkled with satisfying sonic tricks but stuffed full of good old melody,
í págu fallsinswill appeal to those whose ears are massaged into states of
bliss by Boards of Canada, Telefon Tel Aviv or savaath + savalas. Shifting
beatsystems wriggle away underneath soft, chiming melodies and blurry smears
of analogue synth, all washed down with a light drizzle of digital clicks
and pops. It's melancholic, but never chilly in the way that much
electronica can be and doesn't ever abstract itself out of existence. It's
not afraid to be pretty.
Sk/um (aka the union of Icelandic IDM types Skurken and Prince
Valium)understand the power of economy too; nine fragile constructions glide
by in 35 minutes. Listening under headphones uncovers teeming sonic
minutiae, much like observing a drop of water under a microscope reveals a
world of otherwise invisible creatures. Following Eno's dictum that ambient
music must be as 'ignorable as it is interesting', this music repays pretty
much any level of attention you're prepared to give it.
The unity of mood throughout makes it hard to single out individual pieces,
and maybe that accounts for the album's charm. But 'Finaleria" seems
particularly noteworthy, if only for the totally unexpected and quite
beautiful little guitar solo that emerges towards the end. Blissful. If your
idea of chillout is something a little more enterprising than William Orbit
dicking around with polite C20 classical music, this'll be right up your
street. Diamond Geysers
BBC.CO.UK
Behind nine impenetrable track titles and a sleeve that betrays little
useful information, lies the debut release from a Reykjavik-based duo named
Johann Omarsson and Thorstein Olafsson aka Sk/Um. An unfortunate moniker to
operate under, since the music they produce together is pure, joyful,
uncomplicated electro-pop made with a hedonistic heart and a heavy head.
Sk/Um are reminiscent of St Petersburg's moody laptop masters EU, reflective
yet distinctive enough to rise above the increasingly overcrowded mellow
electronica playing field. Largely instrumental - barring the indecipherable
morse-code whispers on 'Bonetrix' - Sk/Um are like a youth-club Brian Eno
buzzing on too much caffeine. It's an addictive enough brew to have you
crawling back for more.
COMES WITH A SMILE
What is it about Iceland? there's clearly something about the air, the
water, the chill or good cheer. 'Tomatar' opens the album with finely spun
mesh of drone-based strings, 'Lummur' adopts a more electropop stance to
bouyant melodic effect. 'Bonetrix' treads lightly alongside the river marked
'melodic dsp' and manages not to fall in. 'Tasco' is a crunchier beauty,
imagine the melodic charms of The Remote Viewer with a more urgent tempo,
then spin through 180 degrees. A largely enjoyable album which reveals still
further the surprising musical depths flowing in the currents of icelandic
music. For all followers of the beguiling icelandic sounds of Mum, this is a
pleasant album well worthy of further exploration.
BOOMKAT
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Brilliant album. The atmosphere and the melodies are very dark, but beautiful in a way that you want to put the album on a repeat on a Sunday afternoon. One of the best Icelandic electronic albums of the last 10 years. Pure class.
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- Genre: Electronica
- Format: Album, MP3, 320 kbps
- Release Date: 01 January 2003
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