Bardi Johannsson, a tall Icelandic man, has been playing under the name Bang Gang since 1996, and only started using his real name eight years ago. First came the very atmospheric You (2000), with surprisingly soft, vaporous outlines for someone with such a violent stage name. 2003 confirmed Bardi’s talent as a composer, performer and producer. Two simultaneous albums made him a major figure of musical melancholy: Something Wrong, Bang Gang’s second album, where the softness of the acoustic songs meets adventurous electronic explorations; and Lady & Bird, a side-project for an androgynous duo with the talented artist Keren Ann. Hot on the success of these two creations, but never over-confident, Bardi toured Europe, Japan and the USA before vanishing back to his anonymous activities, away from the limelight. He is a complete artist and devotes himself to an assortment of subjects and styles, always keeping the same aesthetic awareness: he admits to an inclination to both the roughest hard-rock and Ennio Morricone or Serge Gainsbourg, and says that limiting his artistic expression only to music would make him feel frustration and suffering. In the past five years, he has been anything but idle: he co-directed a short film (Red Death, screened at the Pompidou Centre in 2004), produced and wrote lyrics for several Icelandic artists, and composed a soundtracks (Haxan, 2005).
Nevertheless, and for our greatest pleasure, Bardi has returned to his first love: songwriting. For, once again, that is what this third album is: a collection of songs. Extremely well-written songs, full of melodic outbursts, the likes of which are rarely seen these days; with careful arrangements and coherence, but still diverse. From the pop manifest to the almost metallic influences of a hit, I Know is an irresistible pop-rock track; the emotional crescendo and the almost mystical rise of the opera singer on Ghost from the Past will bring tears to your eyes; and Don’t Feel Ashamed is an ethereal delicacy, a sublime composition worthy of the best of The Lotus Eaters or The Cocteau Twins. Bardi proves here, if needed, the extent of his talent.
Bardi Johannsson loves mysteries and eclecticism; he is always ready to take the least expected detours. Like the spectres evoked in this third album, Ghosts from the Past, he sometimes disappears and reappears, but his music never cesses to haunt us.
je ne pourrai pas aller au concert de Lady&Bird mardi soir salle Pleyel... si quelqu'un est intéressé par ma place me contacter en mp (remise en mains propres sur Paris lundi soir ou mardi midi, prix inférieur au prix de vente)
It is about society telling someone to take their civil duties seriously and do as the world should ask of us. They("normal society) are asking, in this case, me, to hide my demons, hide this monster inside, hide my real feelings of life. They want me to believe love will happen for real, that I should be a productive citizen, you know, be a good little boy.
I am a bug scientist so this is the reason I used something dear to me, such as a fruit fly. It made me realize I cannot help the way the world spirals and grows darker, thus, finding "my own little slice of Heaven." Kind of like Superman, realizing his loss of faith in mankind.
I hope that makes sense. Thank you for replying. I knew you were even more real than your music. thanks brother.
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Aztec Gull ávöxtur fljúga einu sinni accommodated mig með hans tilvera eins og ÉG sat there út í the húsagarður eins og ÉG oft do,when ÉG vita Guð ain't í kring og Myndað af I am hreinskilnislega einn. The ávöxtur fljúga hann hringur í kring minn gler af léttvín , og reyndur fyrir a sip.I ) ekki hugsanlega gera hans kunningi allir langlífi áður ÉG told þessi fátækur fljúga , " Hryggur vinur , en you'll verða að fara finna þinn EIGA lítill sneið af Himinn. Þessi dagur sumir mannlegur tilvera told mig ,". ef til vill ÉG ætti setja þessi flaska dúnn fyrir í stutta stund " ÉG vingjarnlegur fundarhamar minn svar , " burt fljúga don't ómak me. "
Hello Bardi... I do not think of having congratulated you for the work made on " Ghost from the past " then I make it now: magnificent album! I take advantage of it to congratulate you also on the album that you produced with Craig : very attractive work, again! But I expected for not less than such a duet from it! Still bravo and thank you for the part of my ears:) Best regards, Aurian K.
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