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Jóhann Jóhannsson is an Icelandic-born musician, composer and producer. Jóhann´s stately, slow-building and hauntingly melodic music, which frequently combines electronics with classical orchestrations, has been quietly bewitching listeners since he released his first solo record Englabörn in 2002 on the well respected British label Touch. The record was re-released in 2007 by 4AD, by which time its reputation had grown as an influential recording in the burgeoning field that has been variously called post-classsical or neo-classical.
Jóhann founded the Apparat Organ Quartet in 1999, who released one record in 2002 and have played various European festivals to great acclaim. Jóhann is also an award-winning film composer with 8 international feature film credits to his name as well as a composer for theater and contemporary dance. He founded the art organization/record label/think tank Kitchen Motors in 1999 with Kira Kira and Hilmar Jensson. He is a prolific collaborator, having worked and performed with artists such as Marc Almond (Stranger Things album), Barry Adamson and Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio, Jaki Liebezeit, Laetitia Sadier, David Tibet, Baby Dee, Larsen and many more.
Jóhann founded the Apparat Organ Quartet in 1999, who released one record in 2002 and have played various European festivals to great acclaim. Jóhann is also an award-winning film composer with 8 international feature film credits to his name as well as a composer for theater and contemporary dance. He founded the art organization/record label/think tank Kitchen Motors in 1999 with Kira Kira and Hilmar Jensson. He is a prolific collaborator, having worked and performed with artists such as Marc Almond (Stranger Things album), Barry Adamson and Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio, Jaki Liebezeit, Laetitia Sadier, David Tibet, Baby Dee, Larsen and many more.
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Englabörn
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Pewp wrote:
"where to start?" - Englabörn. I don't know if he'll ever top it.
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artongar wrote:
music for lonely warm winter nights. good headphones a must. in other words, stunning!
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lao85 wrote:
where to end? ;)
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zamknij_oczy wrote:
Fordlândia
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trailingcone wrote:
where to start?
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Khanatist wrote:
"Fordlandia" at Unsound nearly made me cry. I had a lump in my throat until the end of the concert and it came back when I only just thought about that concert a few days later - and I'm not even such a big fan of his records. You HAVE to see it live.
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wendell3 wrote:
Yeah just blew my domepiece right the fuck off at Unsound. JESUS.
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Stupida_Puella wrote:
absolutely amazing in Poland on Unsound!
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Steiner1962 wrote:
Far and away the most affecting & innovative new music being created at the moment anywhere, imho . His orchestral arrangements for cello & keyboards can literally send me to another time, another place. I play his sublime music endlessly in my car as I drive...I often find myself sitting in the car outside my hous at night, waiting for a song to end before i turn off the engine & go inside. Odi et Amo must be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded...if not tTHE most beautiful. I was lucky enough to briefly say hello to Jóhann & shake his hand befor his gig in Dublin in July 2008. The highlight of my year!
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babzicore wrote:
words can't describe how amazing that music is :) I adore.
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kaplain wrote:
Stephane Horeczko 'G. 1888' debut album is out! Check it out if you're into Ambient Piano .... http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Stephane+Horeczko
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chrisjorg wrote:
Odi Et Amo!
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m4r1n4002 wrote:
Dís is good!
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mithotyn90 wrote:
I really like dís, it makes me so happy. [:
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Galgenterrorist wrote:
Have not expected "And in the endless pause there came the sound of bees" to be THAT great as it surprisingly IS. Thank you sir, for this fantastic piece of music.
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cOlz wrote:
and in the endless pause, there came the sound of bees. absolute masterpiece. [2]
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Fractal_Balance wrote:
Fordlandia is good album
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B0redManGanesh wrote:
dying city is simply the essence.
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hiphopisd34d wrote:
and in the endless pause, there came the sound of bees. absolute masterpiece.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
CC Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
Cultuurcentrum, Mechelen, Belgium
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"Dreams in Copenhagen" - November 6th in DR Koncert Huset
2 Nov 2009 | from www.johannjohannsson.com/
"Dreams in Copenhagen" - A new documentary by Max Kestner with a score by Jóhann Jóhannsson will be the opening film of the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen. …
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