Artist : Benni Hemm Hemm
Album : Murta St. Calunga
Year : 2008
Genre : Indie
Quality : 229kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 0h 42m
Size : 73.34mb
Label : Kimi
Catalognr : KRCD005
Tracklist:
01. Beethoven ═ Kaupmannah÷fn 3:50
02. Whaling In The North Atlantic 2:43
03. Vei≡ilj≤≡ 3:32
04. Avφan ═ Afganistan 3:33
05. Allt Sem ▐a≡ Fer 5:45
06. Fjalla-Eyvindur 2:54
07. Riotmand 3:50
08. Lokalagi≡ 5:39
09. Murta & El Paso 3:35
10. Early Morning Rain 4:36
11. Beethoven ═ Brasilφu 2:14
Releasenotes:
Benni Hemm Hemm's latest piece Murta St. Calunga has set sails for the distant
shores of Kimi records, and has proven to be quite a monumental catch.
On this monstrously entertaining album Benni's search for a clear yet heavy
sound has come to an end with awesome results. Recorded and mixed on tape, this
nostalgic procedure produces an environment which fit the occasion and bring out
the best of the band's amazing width.
Bigger, fatter and better than a minke whale, not only does this album represent
the finest of Iceland's experimental scene, it's also packed with sly melodies
which stick around in your head and dabble, months and even years after you
first insert Murta St. Calunga in your stereo. The songs are powerful, nicely
wrapped up in to giant string & brass arrangements where the instruments get to
step up to the occasion.
The lyrics describe a fantasy journey through the world. Pakistan, Afghanistan,
and Romania are among the destination, but also more surreal places, like an
Icelandic Whale fishing boat in the North Atlantic. Even the pages of the
award-winning novel Skugga-Baldur, by Sj≤n, become a destination in the
instantly loveable "Vei≡ilj≤≡".
This record speaks in tongues, whether it be Icelandic, English, French or even
the universal language of music. Each mind, each soul will be touched. The world
is a fine place. The land of Murta St. Calunga is even better.
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