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Johann Johannsson
Electronica / Experimental / Other

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Reykjavik,
Iceland

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Member Since7/8/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.johannjohannsson.com
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Record Label4AD, Touch
Type of LabelIndie


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Oct 22 2009 8:00P
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   About Johann Johannsson

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Johann interviewed on the BBC February 16th. Listen here.

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Johann Johannsson is an Icelandic composer. His stately, slow-building and hauntingly melodic music has been quietly bewitching listeners for the last few years - and IBM 1401, a User..s Manual, his most ambitiously-orchestrated and appealing composition to date, is sure to expand his audience still further. The record is his first for the label 4AD

Johann Johannssons first two solo records - Englabörn (2002) and Virthulegu Forsetar (2004) were released by the singular British independent Touch label. Despite limited promotional resources, both found plenty of fans, receiving glowing reviews in music media around the world; Virthulegu Forsetar found its way onto many critics end-of-year lists.

The Englabörn album was derived from music that Johann wrote for an Icelandic play of the same name, written for string quartet, piano, organ, glockenspiel and percussion. These elements were processed and manipulated, adding delicate electronic accents to the otherwise entirely acoustic recordings. One song, "Odi et Amo", is a setting of the famous poem by Catullus.

"This first solo album from Johann Johannsson is absolutely beautiful, and it has only become more so over the past few months, sustaining me for long periods of time when other music just wouldn't do the trick." [Pitchfork Media Andy Beta].

Read more reviews of Englabörn and Virthulegu forsetar here.

Johanns second album for Touch, Virthulegu Forsetar was one hour-long piece for 11 brass players, percussion, electronics, organs and piano. The piece had its live debut in Hallgrimskirkja, a large church in Reykjavik which is also the tallest building in Iceland; the performance was named "the most memorable musical event of 2003" in Iceland's leading newspaper. Virthulegu Forsetar shares Englaborn's quiet, elegiac beauty, but replaces the brevity of the first album's exquisite miniatures with a extended sweep of sound that reveals a long, slow process of evolution.

"It..s hard to classify this beautiful album by Icelandic composer Johannsson. On this, his second album, he employs an orchestra of 11 brass players, glockenspiel, piano and organ, with added bells and electronics; so it lies somewhere between classical, ambient music and experimental soundtrack." (The Observer [Kitty Empire])

"Virthulegu Forsetar's reflexive musical and temporal entropy, both a degenerative and regenerative impulse, achieves an astonishing visceral force and urgency : Johannsson's genius is to infuse his very postmodern music with a rare expressive intensity. Sublime." (Irish Times [Jocelyn Clarke])

Johann has been collaborating with the dancer and choreographer Erna Omarsdottir for several years; together they have performed a dance piece called IBM 1401, A Users Manual in more than 40 cities around Europe. When Johann signed to 4AD in 2005, he immediately set about reworking this music; originally written for string quartet, organ and electronics, IBM 1401, A Users Manual is much more expansive in its new incarnation. A 60 piece string orchestra was recorded at Pragues legendary Smecky Studio and the four original movements were joined by a completely new finale. The final mix, which incorporates electronics and vintage reel-to-reel recordings of an IBM 1401 mainframe computer, took place in Reykjavik at the beginning of 2006.

Johann Johannssons many other projects include membership of the group Apparat Organ Quartet - hailed by Neil Strauss in the New York Times as being "as innovative and meticulous as Sigur Ros, but who sound nothing like it." Although Apparat Organ Quartet formed as far back as 1999, they only released their debut album internationally in 2006. The band has played extensively in the last couple of years, including appearances at the Roskilde festival, Londons ICA, the Holland festival, New York..s Central Park Summerstage and Pompidou Center in Paris. The band was featured in a segment of PBSs Frontline show in 2003.

Johann has also produced and written music with other artists; hes worked with Marc Almond (on the Stranger Things album), Barry Adamson, Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio, Jaki Liebezeit and many others. After the success of IBM 1401, A Users Manual, Johanns collaboration with the internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Erna Omarsdottir continued in 2005 with a new piece entitled Mysteries Of Love.

Johanns music was been featured in the film Wicker Park (Paul McGuigan, 2004) as well as forming an integral part of several art projects such as Lev Manovichs Mission To Earth (MIT Press 2005) and Gregory Colberts acclaimed film haikus Ashes And Snow (2006). Music for films and theatre figure prominently in Johanns work. Johann has composed music for no fewer than 5 feature films in his native Iceland. His most recent is for the film Blodbond (2006) by Arni Olafur Asgeirsson. Johann..s soundtrack album for the film Dis was released in 2005 in the US and in 2006 in Japan. In addition to the feature films, Johann has written music for numerous documentaries, theatre productions and several contemporary dance works.

Johann Johannsson has also performed his solo music with his ensemble - which includes a string quartet and a percussionist - in Europe over the last couple of years, visiting venues such as the Pompidou Center in Paris and the Vooruit in Belgium, and appearing at music and arts festivals in Germany and England. The ensemble will be touring the UK at the end of 2006.

Johann is also a founder member of the Icelandic label / think tank / art collective Kitchen Motors, and the band Evil Madness.

Here is a new video by Magnus Helgason for Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device based on Heim's Quantum Theory):


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Steini





Jul 5 2009 1:17 AM

Sæll Jóhann. Það væru rosaleg forréttindi að sjá þig og heyra einn daginn, endilega láttu sjá þig ef tækifæri gefst einhver staðar í norðurlöndunum og ég kíki á þig(er sjálfur í Danmerku).

Var einmitt að kaupa mér Dís og eftir að hafa hlustað á IBM 1401 og Fordlandia oft yfir, varð ég bara rosalega hrifinn, sérstaklega af Flugeldum og Hótel Borg.

Bestu kveðjur og ég vona innilega að ég fái tækifæri til að sjá þig. Gangi þér vel.

Steinþór.
Kjartan Hallur





Jun 26 2009 9:09 PM

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Jun 25 2009 1:37 AM

Hey Johann...still in Reykjavik? I might be around later this year.
Alien Skin





Jun 18 2009 5:25 PM

Hi Johann Johannsson, thanks for accepting my friend request. I appreciate the opportunity to introduce You to the music of ALIEN SKIN.

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Jun 17 2009 7:49 AM

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The Psychic Echo





Jun 11 2009 7:37 PM

Hi! We love your music. You have an amazing and very original sound. Really hope you enjoy our music too. If you get a chance stop by for a listen.

All the best!

Love & light,
Eva Valentine & DarkStar :-)


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Jun 7 2009 10:58 AM

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The Sight Below (Rafael Anton Irisarri/Miasmah/Immune) draws as much on modern genre progenitors like Brian Eno, Robin Guthrie and My Bloody Valentine as it does from the more historic traditions in neo-classicism from Erik Satie and Olivier Messiaen. His album Glider has appeared on Thom Yorke's radar in making the Radiohead's lynchpin's top ten playlist.

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Jun 4 2009 3:47 PM

Hi!, thanks for the friendship… :)

 

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Jun 4 2009 3:47 PM

Thank you with love Johann,
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Jun 2 2009 11:38 AM

Hello.
Thank you for the add :)
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May 28 2009 10:18 PM

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May 21 2009 7:41 AM

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May 17 2009 5:38 PM

tAkK!!!
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May 17 2009 5:38 PM

Thanks for the add!
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May 17 2009 5:38 PM

a breathtaking performance last night... thank you johann... [antonymes]
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May 13 2009 5:48 PM

thanks.
The Psychic Echo





May 13 2009 5:48 PM

Hello! We love your music! Great sound!

We have a similar sound. Come have a listen if you get chance - hope you enjoy what you hear! :)

All the best & thanks for your support!

Love & light,
Eva Valentine & DarkStar


Alain Mikuni





May 9 2009 9:01 AM

thanks for the add.
ARIGATO
Sleeping Noise





May 4 2009 7:29 PM

Thanx so much for the add and support :)

I really like your music!!!!!!

Cheers

" Sleeping Noise " is inside you
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May 4 2009 7:29 PM

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May 4 2009 7:29 PM

Thanks for the add:-)
I really like your productions.:D
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May 2 2009 11:04 PM

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May 1 2009 12:14 AM

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Apr 29 2009 11:28 PM

Hello friends. Its a very nice Work. Oceans and skies in your days. Hope you listen to my Mexican Sound.
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