Englabörn

Englabörn
Englabörn
Studio album by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Released	2002
Genre	Electronic, classical music
Length	35:24
Label	Touch Music
Producer	Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Jóhannsson chronology

Englabörn is the first full length studio album by Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson, released by Touch Music in 2002. Music included on Englabörn was composed for a play by and was played by string quartet, percussionists and Jóhansson himself on several instruments. Album consists of mostly short pieces combining classical, ambient and electronic influences.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.9/10^[2] (8.0/10 for reissue)^[3]

Album received critical acclaim, gaining 8.9 rating from Pitchfork Media on initial review.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jóhann Jóhannsson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Odi Et Amo"	3:10
2.	"Englabörn"	1:34
3.	"Jói & Karen"	3:24
4.	"Þetta Gerist Á Bestu Bæjum"	1:02
5.	"Sálfræðingur"	3:49
6.	""Ég Sleppi Þér Aldrei""	2:57
7.	"Sálfræðingur Deyr"	3:40
8.	"Bað"	3:07
9.	""Ég Heyrði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta""	2:05
10.	"Karen Býr Til Engil"	3:45
11.	"Englabörn – Tilbrigði"	1:24
12.	""Ég Átti Gráa Æsku""	3:41
13.	"Krókódíll"	2:45
14.	""Ef Ég Hefði Aldrei...""	3:42
15.	"…Eins Og Venjulegt Fólk"	3:51
16.	"Odi Et Amo – Bis"	4:00

Personnel[]

Credits for Englabörn adapted from Allmusic.^[1]

Aron Þór Árnason – mixing
Ethos String Quartet – string quartet
Viðar Hákon Gíslason – engineer, mixing, recording
Greta Guðnadóttir – group member, violin
Matthías Hemstock – percussion
Jóhann Jóhannsson – arranger, composer, electronics, glockenspiel, harmonium, organ, piano, producer
Gudmundur Kristmundsson – group member, string quartet
Jon Wozencroft – photography

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jóhann Jóhannsson: Englabörn". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
^ Beta, Andy (5 March 2003). "Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
^ Howe, Brian (11 January 2008). "Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

External links[]

Englabörn at AllMusic
Englabörn at Discogs (list of releases)

[AllMusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jóhann Jóhannsson: Englabörn". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

[Pitchfork-2] Beta, Andy (5 March 2003). "Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

[Pitchfork2-3] Howe, Brian (11 January 2008). "Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

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