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- Date Released: January 1, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: FatCat / PIAS Digital
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A brass-based remix of the title track, titled "Rafmagnið Búið," is an ambient slice of ECM-like chamber jazz that bleeds seamlessly into the original version of "Ný Batterí." Forming a 13-minute suite of sorts, it's just as fragile and somber as Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" until thick, rusted drums and muted, clangorous sound FX kick in at the ten-minute mark. Jon Thor Birgisson's voice levitates much like Thom Yorke's here, but there are no rough edges -- it's as smooth as a satin sheet. The tracks on the flip, which also flow uninterrupted, were used in the film Englar Alheimsins (Angels of the Universe). "Bíum Bíum Bambaló" is a darkly droning, seven-minute affair based on an Icelandic lullaby that allegedly hadn't been recorded previously. It leads into the organ-based "Dánarfregnir Og Jarðarfarir," which begins innocently enough but explodes into something dangerously close to pompous '70s prog. Still fine as a whole, and certainly essential for the fan.
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| 01. |  |
Rafmagnið búIð |
4:52 |
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| 02. | |
ný Batterý |
7:50 |
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| 03. | |
bíum bíum Bambaló |
6:52 |
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| 04. | |
dáNarfregnir og JarðArfarir |
4:29 |
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04 Total Tracks, 24:03 Total Length
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