new mastering by ted jenson !

music from the netflix series “black mirror” on white vinyl lp.

two-thirds of sigur rós, bass player georg holm and drummer orri páll dýrason, have teamed up with icelandic composer hilmar Örn hilmarsson and sigur rós touring guitarist, and georgs brother, kjartan holm to create an uninterrupted 72-minute instrumental album inspired by 100 years of archive footage of vaudeville, circuses and carnivals. the double vinyl release includes a cd-copy of the album.

direkter und zugänglicher als je zuvor: siebtes album der isländischen postrocker. das doppel-vinyl im klappcover erscheint mit cd.

>gobbldigook< is the spectacular opener of sigur ros recent album >med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust<, undeniably one of the most hymnic songs they have written thus far. fellow islanders stephen stephenson aka presidentbongo (of gus gus fame) and jack schidt couldnt resist but to transform the complex, polyrhythmic original into an exceptionally ethereal club track. when the angelic voice of jon birgisson unfolds on a club soundsystem it reallyfeels like you are in heaven. the ultraslim percussion groove takes over the tribalistic atmosphere of the original but catapults it some hundered light years forward into the future. thomas fehlmanns remix on the flipside is nothing short but sensational. we have no clue how he managed to turn this song into a schaffel but we salute him and take this as another unmistakable sign that the schaffelfieber is rising again in cologne, berlin, reykjavik andelsewhere ...

no sakles to north america, asia, australia, special remarks: cd with uncoated board digisleeeve. shrinkwrapped.

history freely dilates and collapses on valgeir sigurðsson’s dissonance, his first solo release since 2012. its three large-scale works are haunted by the old western tradition, infused with the ethereal workings of electronics and sound manipulation.
dissonance treads elegantly along a fine line between traditional symphonic organicism and the fissures of the faltering structures of reality. it takes forward sigurðsson’s typically expansive, panoramic writing, and elevates it to a perpetual construction and deconstruction of time and space.
these are hardly his first experiments with the archaic technology of classical instruments, but here the distance between past and present is precisely what the music itself is designed to explore, and to distort.

valgeir sigurdssons 2010 release draumalandid is now finally being released as a 12inch vinyl. valgeir sigurdsson has made his name as an exponent of musical subtlety. as an engineer and producer, hes often focused on the intimate, the miniature

the parameters of musical possibility are vast on valgeir sigurdssons third lp, architecture of loss. the music flows from no notes at all to lyrical, folk-like melody, from spare, acoustic sound to dense digital intervention. originally composed for the same titled ballet by stephen petronio. architecture of loss is a powerful work in its own right in which valgeir works from a broad palette of absences.

valgeir sigurdsson, former producer of bjšrk, has made his name as an exponent of musical subtlety. as an engineer and producer, hes often focused on the intimate, the miniature. draumalandid (dreamland), a documentary about the exploitation of icelands natural resources, tells a story about huge things-the fortunes of a whole nation, the destruction of vast landscapes, and the global economic forces, greater still than any nation, that fuel it all-and for his soundtrack to the film, valgeir has brought out a heavier set of tools. exciting music for fans of max richter, deaf center, bjšrk.

limited edition of 1500 copies on white with orange swirl double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

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ansatz der maschine is back with his 5th album! frontman mathijs bertel went to the greenhouse studios in reykjavik, iceland where he worked together with producer valgeir sigurdsson sophia amman, will samson and colin h. van eeckhout provide vocals

limited tour edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on transparent audiophile 180 gram vinyl.
the soundtrack was composed by the german ramin djawadi, best known for his grammy-nominated score for iron man, pacific rim, clash of the titans and for the tv series prison break. the fourth season soundtrack also features a single “the rains of castamere” by icelandic post-rock band sigur rós.

we can attest “despertar” is one of the most intriguing and beautiful albums to emerge from the spanish’s electronic music scene in 2017. a celebrated debut by the artist piek, emerged from the most versatile musical scene, not in vain he creates inspired by the magic of great names such as sigur ros, moderat or bonobo. “despertar” is the title chosen for the debut lp of this producer and dedicated music lover from pamplona.
pressing on green & black marbled vinyl.
played & supported by el_txef_a, upercent, affkt and a long etc.

we can attest “despertar” is one of the most intriguing and beautiful albums to emerge from the spanish’s electronic music scene in 2017. a celebrated debut by the artist piek, emerged from the most versatile musical scene, not in vain he creates inspired by the magic of great names such as sigur ros, moderat or bonobo. “despertar” is the title chosen for the debut lp of this producer and dedicated music lover from pamplona.
pressing on green & black marbled vinyl, cd-copy of the album included.
played & supported by el_txef_a, upercent, affkt and a long etc.

skint records kündigt mit dem album -the invention of loneliness- von sailor & i eine spannende elektro-dance-pop-veröffentlichung an. der schwedische sänger, produzent und multiinstrumentalist alexander sjödin stellt jedoch nicht den klassischen archetypen eines musikschaffenden in der elektronischen musikwelt dar. vielmehr begibt sich der schwede unter dem namen sailor & i in das territorium von sigur ros und bon iver, die für ihr anspruchsvolles, fein abgestimmtes und melancholisches songwriting bekannt sind.
das doppel-vinyl erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

das zweite album der britisch-norwegischen pop-singer/songwriterin sasha siem wurde von valgeir sigurdsson (sigur ros, feist, björk) in seinen legendären green house studios in island produziert und folgt ihrem letztjährigen debütalbum most of the boys, für das sie von der musikpresse mit acts wie fiona apple, joanna newsom oder andrew bird verglichen wurde. die cd enthält 10 tracks. die lp enthält 5 key-tracks plus 5 exklusive remixes des texanischen elektronikproduzenten rabit.

winter is coming! the soundtrack for game of thrones is scored by german composer ramin djawadi, best known for his grammy-nominated score for iron man, pacific rim, clash of the titans and for the tv series prison break. the fourth season soundtrack also features a single *the rains of castamere* by icelandic post-rock band sigur rós.
180 gram audiophile double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve

jon hopkins begann seine musikalische laufbahn 1999 im zarten alter von 21 jahren. er arbeitete mit brian eno und david holmes zusammen, war an der produktion dreier coldplay-alben beteiligt und erhielt für sein album *immunity* 2013 eine mercury prize-nominierung. seine late night tales session klingt wie ein requiem für einen traumort, irgendwo zwischen himmel, hölle und dem überfluteten themse-delta. technobeats und verzerrungen mögen vorkommen, doch der blick des zuhörers wandert gefangen und verträumt über die weiten eines offenen ozeans bei nacht. wir begegnen den komponisten nils frahm und ben lukas boysen, den warp-acts bibio und darkstar, jonsi & alex von sigur ros, den grace jones-samplern holy other, sowie künstler wie four tet, alela diane, school of seven bells, health und david holmes. garniert wird diese außergewöhnliche zusammenstellung mit einem exklusiven jon hopkins pianocover des yeasayer-songs *i remember*, sowie mit einer spoken-word-erzählung des produzentenkollegen rick holland.
die doppel-lp erscheint als limitierte 180g pressung mit 18 von 20 ausgespielten tracks, audiophil auf halber geschwindigkeit gemastered, inklusive bonus-download-code mit allen tracks (einmal komplett ausgespielt, einmal als mixset) in wav/mp3-formaten, im gatefold mit antistatischen innentaschen plus kunstdruck in 12 inch größe.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
oslo-based, icelandic producer, b.g. baarregaard, returns to whiskey disco for his third solo ep, disco inn. the title song features a talented roster of icelandic-via-oslo musicians. inga Þyri coos blissful harmonies atop a deep groove comprised of electric guitar chucks by sigurður guðmundsson and organ and bass by baarregaard. this deep groove will work those balearic moments to-a-tee. on the reverse, undercover lover exposes rnb style vocals, delayed claps and bass groove on the outside cut and country style guitar sitting comfortably next to 303 acid on the inside for kaffibarinn, an homage to the legendary reykjavik music venue.

standard black vinyl pressing, download code included.
cloud boat aka tom clarke and sam ricketts are back with their second album following last years critically acclaimed book of hours debut. one listen to model of you tells you that cloud boat are not the same band they were 12 months ago. richer, heavier, more adventurous. this is an emotional record untethering themselves from the past sailing into deeper waters.the man charged with helping cloud boat navigate this new course is andy savours, the english producer who has worked with the pairs favourite bands such as my bloody valentine, sigur ros and the horrors. the result is a dramatic body of work destined for further greatness.

limited edition red vinyl pressing, download code included.
cloud boat aka tom clarke and sam ricketts are back with their second album following last years critically acclaimed book of hours debut. one listen to model of you tells you that cloud boat are not the same band they were 12 months ago. richer, heavier, more adventurous. this is an emotional record untethering themselves from the past sailing into deeper waters.the man charged with helping cloud boat navigate this new course is andy savours, the english producer who has worked with the pairs favourite bands such as my bloody valentine, sigur ros and the horrors. the result is a dramatic body of work destined for further greatness.

polly scattergood ist die 25-jährige sängerin, songwriterin und produzentin, die vor einigen jahren ihr - hierzulande nur als import erhältliches - debüt herausbrachte. ihr zweitling *arrows* erscheint mitte oktober nun weltweit via mute. ganze zwei jahre dauerte es, bis das zwischen frankreich, deutschland und england geschriebene und von ken thomas (sigur ros, dave gahan, m83) und jolyon thomas produzierte album endlich vollendet war. mit scattergood am steuer wurde solange an jeder note und jedem kratzenden sound gefeilt, bis alles an seinem platz saß. konzentriert darauf, ein pulsierendes werk zu schaffen, das inspiration und euphorie mit wut und kathartischer erlösung vereint, bleibt polly scattergood auch bei diesem album ihrem gekonnten stilmix aus storytelling und soul-searching treu.
der vinyl-lp liegt die cd-version des albums bei.

icelandic teenage wunderkind samaris first uk release comes in the shape of an eponymously-titled album compiling their two icelandic-released eps, hljóma Þú (2011) and stofnar falla (recorded at sigur rós sundlaugin studio with gunnar tynes of múm, 2012) and includes 4 additional remixes.
comes on transparent double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve, downloadcode included.

vicissitude - zu deutsch wandel, wechselhaftigkeit, unbeständigkeit - ist der titel des neuen, dritten albums von maps alias james chapman, das anfang juli auf mute erscheint. schwang im zweitling *tuning the mind* noch der hedonismus des mercury price nominierten erfolgsdebüts *we can create* nach, vermittelt das wunderschöne indie-rock/pop-album *vicissitude* nun die unmittelbare konfrontation chapmans mit der realität: *writing and recording coincided with quite a lot of things in my life changing. although things are good for me now, every song on the record comes from a long period of me having to take stock, to start again almost. i took myself out of everything and had a hard look at what i wanted to do and where i wanted to take maps.* den letzten feinschliff der platte übernahmen produzent und sound engineer ken thomas (sugarcubes, m83, sigur ros), der zuletzt auch an *we can create* mitarbeitete, und sein sohn joylon, der schon als programmierer und produzent für bands wie s.c.u.m. und telepathe aktiv war.

nice lp for fans of royksopp, metro area, sigur ros, eno..

the album >saru to banana< was released only at tower shunjuki. led by osamu furusato,>machi no akari< is japanese dream-rock drawing indelible parallels with sigur ross ethereal sound and melodies. remix by youngster crystal (crue-l). 180gr-vinyl!

where the river turns black, is the first international album by copenhagenresident and musician katrine ottosen aka call me kat. call me kat are adorably intense and mesmerizing songs, an enchanting melancholic, almost translucent drift into this sonic world best described as alternative pop, music that gives spoken word of the ever expanding danish music scene of now. songs that adapt a fine line between organic instrumentation and that very specific sound of her voice, which although completely its own tends to remind at times on other playful ladies in music like bjørk, feist oder lykke li.earlier works with reknown producers valgeir sigurdsson (bjørk, mum, sigur rós etc.) or joe magistro (prophet omega) on the current album have certainly had their share on this.

bedroom community broadens the scope with their newest release: en garde by puzzle muteson, a mysterious, intimate record by a fearless songwriter and lyricist from the windswept isle of wight. arranged and produced by collaborators and labelmates nico muhly and valgeir sigurdsson, en garde is a strange, comforting and alarmingly personal record. driven, spare lyrics are hoisted high by vocals of steady, sturdy tremble. each tune swells with plush guitar pluck in a sea of orchestration and electronics. recorded in the greenhouse studios in iceland, the album collects puzzle muteson s odd and beautiful stories - about love and horses, rust and polar bears, heartbreak and birds. puzzle s songs are curious sounds from a troubled heart and his lyrics are urgent and open, striking a note with their vulnerable memories. i was once a horse is an unforgettable song about nostalgia. the first single and title track, en garde , pits puzzle s longing against waves of dense strings and jagged rhythm, while perspex disguise sets his naked, translucent vocals against shimmering piano that refracts off epic chords. in flamingo head he sings, i left your house. you let me. i left you ugly , buffeted by guitar and distant murmurs. not a single thing could take this magical sight. i ll find you still , he sings in medusa , the story of a man tracking down a lost love. like many bedroom community recordings, en garde takes an unexpected and unique voice and elevates it out of any easily discernible pocket. puzzle muteson could be folk or something completely different - instead he s an intense stranger from the isle of wight - at once both familiar and unfamiliar. en garde heralds a haunting and essential new voice, beautiful, earned and yearning

>en garde< is the first single from puzzle mutesons debut album. the music was arranged and produced by nico muhly and valgeir sigursson and recorded in the greenhouse studios in iceland. the title track, >en garde<, pits puzzles longing against waves of dense strings and jagged rhythm. with it comes the bonus track >brittle beak<. en garde takes an unexpected and unique voice and elevates it out of any easily discernible pocket. puzzle muteson could be folk or something completely different - instead he is an intense stranger from the isle of wight - at once both familiar and unfamiliar.

klavier- und streicherarrangements treffen auf electronica und beats: reissue der ep von 2008.
ein jahr nach seinem hochgelobten deb?talbum >eulogy for evolution< (2007) ver©ffentlichte olafur arnalds die ep >variations of static<. auf den f?nf tracks schlie?t der 1987 auf island geborene musiker seine klavier- und streicherarrangements verstºrkt mit knisternder electronica und beats kurz. beide werke sind, wenn man so will, ein lehrst?ck ?ber die dialektik von tradition und moderne und machten arnalds weit ?ber island hinaus bekannt. mittlerweile ist olafur arnalds aus dem vorprogramm seiner landsmºnner sigur ros zu einem international renommierten solok?nstler aufgestiegen. 2010 ging er mit seinem album >and they have escaped the weight of darkness< auf welttournee.
inklusive code f?r digitalen download.

hello and welcome to the new decade. we are kicking off the 10s with a smash from the 00s - as a hinge between the decades, so to say. adas >lovestoned< was everybodys favourite track from her fabulous >adaptations< album, a milestone of romatic techno with vocal support by raz o hara. one of this songs biggest admirers is president bongo of gusgus fame. together with jack shidt he forms the dynamic duo gluteus maximus which already caused a stir with their amazing remix for sigur ros >gobbledigook< on kompakt pop. their lovestoned remix is astounding, too. sex, modern, efficient without losing one gramm of soul. the flipside is taken care of gui boratto who is never far away when techno meets pop in such a sensitive way. his remix makes all great things from the original a bit greater and its pushing the romance factor to the max.
great job, comme d habitude!

afulab welcomes our new man from iceland: oculus (fridfinnur sigurdsson). in a country that has been struggled big time by the crisis oculus still found the energy and motivation to present us these three gems of dancefloor vulcanos! outerbody experience has this magnetic groove and with it s evergrowing tension will leave nobody unexcited and untouched! this is a true gem and will surely be found in the cases, laptops or cd players of the grand players! color continues on the flipside holding the level right up and is rounded up with a smooth track named lr. a very nice package indeed and a bright new hope for iceland.

incl jori hulkkonen remix !! anthony gonzalez (m83) enlisted the help of producers ken thomas and ewan pearson. thomas, known for his work with sigur ros, sugarcubes, cocteau twins, suede and clinic cut his teeth on outré acts such as psychic tv and alien sex fiend more than 20 years ago. berlin-based british dance producer ewan pearson, who has worked with tracey thorn, the rapture, and ladytron, came on board to give this record its smooth, modern edge.

album mixed by grammywinning producer rich costey (sigur ros, haim, foo fighters, muse, fiona apple, the shins) album art work by multigrammynominated art director, brian roettinger (jay z, florence & the machine, childish gambino, kesha, beach house, st .vi ncen )

we can attest ÒdespertarÓ is one of the most intriguing and beautiful albums to emerge from the spanishÕs electronic music scene in 2017. a celebrated debut by the artist piek, emerged from the most versatile musical scene, not in vain he creates inspired by the magic of great names such as sigur ros, moderat or bonobo. ÒdespertarÓ is the title chosen for the debut lp of this producer and dedicated music lover from pamplona.
played & supported by el_txef_a, upercent, affkt and a long etc.

das elektro-duo soft error veršffentlicht sein debŸt mechanism via village green. mechanism beinhaltet elemente des 70er jahre krautrocks und der futuristischen klanglandschaften von komponisten wie cliff martinez, john carpenter und jon hopkins. die aufnahmen zum album entstanden im greenhouse studio von valgeir sigur_sson in reykjavik, island. der begriff soft error bezeichnet in der computersprache ein fehlerhaftes ereignis im speichersystem, welches die anweisungen eines programms oder datensatzes verŠndert. fŸr die band trifft diese bezeichnung genau die art, wie sie musik machen das unplanbare des zufalls trug ma§geblich zum charakter von mechanism bei.

sirotas neuestes werk auf bedroom community besteht aus sechs stuecken fŸr viola und electronics: es gibt kollaborationen mit den komponisten judd greenstein, shara worden, missy mazzoli, nico muhly, paul corley und daniel bjarnason. baroque wurde in den greenhouse studios in island von valgeir sigurosson produziert. ihr 2009er debuet first things first war in der new york times record of the year!