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Iceland (1997 to present) Múm (pronounced as [muːm], “moom”)** is an experimental Icelandic pop group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, eccentric beats and colorful effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments. Originally a duo, the band has expanded and contracted like a beating heart in the 12 years of being and has counted 15 – 20 people along the way.
The band was formed in 1997 by original members Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, their first release was a split 10” with the girl-band Spúnk and saw light in the summer of ‘98. They were joined a year later by twin sisters Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir and released two albums as quartet.
Following a number of collaborative projects, the group’s celebrated debut album ‘Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK’ (reissued by Morr Music in October 2005) gained a wealth of glowing press and widespread praise. A remix project, ‘Please Smile My Noise Bleed’, also released on the Morr Music label in November 2001.
In 2002, after the release of Finally we are no one and the extensive first world tour, Gyða left the band to return to her studies in Reykjavík. Shortly after, the third sister Ásthildur Valtýsdóttir joined for singing duties temporarily and Serena Tideman replaced Gyda on cello, for a single European tour. The band’s third album, ‘Summer Make Good’, a darker and foggier, nautically themed work was released in May 2004, flanked by two singles, ‘Nightly Cares’ and ‘Dusk Log’.
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[ Early Birds ] Icelandic experimental indie poppers múm’s catalog began in 2000 with the beautiful, electronic-tinged soundscapes of Yesterday Was Dramatic-Today Is OK; now, 12 years and five albums later, their work has evolved into a delightfully scattered, bleary, twitchy electro-folk wonderland. Múm’s new release, Early Birds, looks back to the first few years of the band’s existence, collecting tracks recorded prior to that debut album. While the result is a scattershot pack of largely instrumental, often meandering sketches, it’s still a strong reminder of the strength of founding members Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason’s vision and inventiveness.
By the time Yesterday Was Dramatic hit record store shelves, the addition of twin sisters Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (known in some circles as Kria Brekkan), among many other talented musicians, fleshed out the group’s sound by adding layers of haunted coos to the mix. Early Birds, then, has been even further pared down than the earlier albums, a surprise especially to those primarily familiar with the newer material. While múm’s take on pop is always great fun, the slippery beauty of their first two albums is their best work, and something close to that bone is more than welcome.
The disc is split into halves, the first incorporating much of the glitchy charm of their best work, and the second veering towards quieter, sparser, more introspective territory. While there are some haunting, glacial worlds in the latter half, Early Birds is clearly front-loaded. The twinkling, shifting “Bak þitt er sem rennibraut” opens things on a familiar note, the rapid twists of sampled drums pushing the ADD of the blinking light synths into overdrive.
Later, “Hvernig á að særa vini sína” slows that feeling down, and gets an added layer of extremely lo-fi male-female vocals, as if sung into a telephone. Despite the language barrier for this listener, the song (like much of múm’s material) enchants in its ability to convey a world in its charming musicality. The best song on the collection, the sadly brief “Náttúrúbúrú” finds a horn-tinted hook, delves into the glitchy electronic pool, and never looks back, bringing the listener along on the journey to this technicolor world.
[ NOTE ] – This is purely an informative update / page there no download is or will be provided on this one. That said if you as desperate as I am I bet [ Google.COM ] does not share the same statement. Search for it and you will find it. It’s a brilliant release and I’ve seen it tons of places.
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Artist – Múm
Album – Early Birds
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Ambient, Experimental, Lo-fi, Icelandic
Tracklist
01. Bak þitt Er Sem Rennibraut
02. Póst Póstmaður
03. Gingúrt
04. Glerbrot (Previously Lost)
05. Hvernig Á Að Særa Vini Sína (Previously Unreleased)
06. Bak þitt Er Sem Rennibraut (Bústadavegurer Fáviti Megamix Eftir Músíkvat)
07. Insert Coin (Bjarne Riis Arcade Game Mjiks Eftir Múm)
08. Loksins Erum Við Engin (Natturuoperan Song)
09. Náttúrúbúrú
10. 0,000Orð
11. Lalalala Blái Hnötturinn
12. Múm Spilar La La La
13. Hufeland
14. Volkspark Friedrichshain (Previously Forgotten)
15. Enginn Vildi Hlusta Á Fiðlunginn, því Strengir Hans Vóru Slitnir (Getiði Ekki Verið Góð Við Nömmu Okkar)
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Múm – Early Birds
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Artist – Múm
Album – Gleðileg Jól
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Ambient, Experimental, Lo-fi, Icelandic
Tracklist
1. Babbi Segir 3:51
2. Nú Er Gunna á Nýju Skónum 4:04
3. Nóttin Var Sú Ágæt Ein 4:18
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Múm – Gleðileg Jól
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Artist – Múm
Album – The Peel Session
Release Date – 2006
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
1. Scratched Bicycle/ Smell Memory 5:28
2. Awake On A Train 9:23 3. Now There`s That Fear Again 3:56
4. The Ballad Of The Broken String 4:44
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Múm – The Peel Session
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Artist – Múm
Album – Remixed
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
1 Smell Memory (Bix Remix) (5:15) Remix – Bix
2 The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (Ruxpin Remix I) (5:13) Remix – Ruxpin
3 The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (Ilo Remix) (6:14) Remix – Ilo
4 Smell Memory (Traktor Remix) (7:58) Remix – Traktor (3)
5 There Is A Number Of Small Things & The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (8:02) Remix – µ-Ziq
6 The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (Biogen Mix) (5:23) Remix – Biogen
7 The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (Ruxpin Remix II) (5:14) Remix – Ruxpin
8 Asleep On A Train (El Hombre Trajeado Mix) (2:52) Remix – El Hombre Trajeado
9 There Is A Number Of Small Things & The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records (µ-Ziq Fucked Mix)
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Múm – Remixed
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Artist – Múm
Album – Please Smile My Noise Bleed
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
1 On The Old Mountain Radio (5:15)
2 Please Sing My Spring Reverb (5:16)
3 Please Sing My Spring Reverb (Styromix) (5:39)
4 Please Sing My Spring Reverb (I.S.A.N. Catena Mix) (4:23)
5 Flow Not So Fast Old Mountain Radio (1:27)
6 Please Sing My Spring Reverb (Phonem Mix) (6:41)
7 On The Old Mountain Radio (Christian Kleine Mix) (6:14)
8 Please Sing My Spring Reverb (Amx) (5:40)
9 Please Sing My Spring Reverb (B.Fleischmann Mix) (5:29)
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Múm – Please Smile My Noise Bleed
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Artist – Múm
Album – Dusk Log
Release Date – 2004
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
1 Kostrzyn 5:17
2 This Nothing in the Far Away 4:07
3 Will the Summer Make Good for All Our Sins? 4:06
4 Boots of Fog 4:33
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Múm – Dusk Log
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Artist – Múm
Album – Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK
Release Date – 2000
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
01 I’m 9 Today 4:42
02 Smell Memory 9:21
03 There Is a Number of Small Things 6:31
04 Random Summer 3:17
05 Asleep on a Train 7:17
06 Awake on a Train 9:23
07 The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records 5:25
08 The Ballad of the Broken String 4:45
09 Sunday Night Just Keeps on Rolling 8:11
10 Slow Bicycle 8:41
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Múm – Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Múm
Album – Finally We Are No One
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
01 Sleep/Swim 0:52
02 Green Grass of Tunnel 4:53
03 We Have a Map of the Piano 5:21
04 Don’t Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed 5:45
05 Behind Two Hills,,,,a Swimming Pool 1:10
06 K/Half Noise 8:43
07 Now There’s That Fear Again 3:58
08 Faraway Swimmingpool 2:57
09 I Can’t Feel My Hand Any More, It’s Allright, Sleep Still 5:41
10 Finally We Are No One 5:09
11 The Land Between Solar Systems 11:58
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Múm – “Finally We Are No One” and “They Made Frogs Smoke ’til They Exploded”
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Artist – Múm
Album – Summer Make Good
Release Date – 2004
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
01 Hú Hviss – A Ship 1:27
02 Weeping Rock, Rock 6:18
03 Nightly Cares 4:58
04 The Ghosts You Draw on My Back 4:14
05 Stir 2:41
06 Sing Me Out the Window 4:42
07 The Island of Children’s Children 5:16
08 Away 1:28
09 Oh, How the Boat Drifts 5:11
10 Small Deaths Are the Saddest 1:30
11 Will the Summer Make Good for All of Our Sins? 4:02
12 Abandoned Ship Bells 5:03
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Múm – Summer Make Good Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Múm
Album – Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
01 Blessed Brambles 6:01
02 A Little Bit, Sometimes 3:51
03 They Made Frogs Smoke ‘Til They Exploded 4:02
04 These Eyes Are Berries 3:01
05 Moon Pulls 2:33
06 Marmalade Fires 5:03
07 Rhuubarbidoo 1:35
08 Dancing Behind My Eyelids 4:07
09 School Song Misfortune 2:39
10 I Was Her Horse 2:09
11 Guilty Rocks 5:03
12 Winter (What We Never Were After All) 4:08
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Múm – Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Múm
Album – Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
01 If I Were A Fish
02 Sing Along
03 Prophecies & Reversed Memories
04 A River Don’t Stop To Breathe
05 The Smell Of Today Is Sweet Like Breastmilk In The Wind
06 Show Me
07 Hullaballabalú
08 Blow Your Nose
09 Kay-Ray-Ku-Ku-Ko-Kex
10 Last Shapes Of Never
11 Illuminated
12 Ladies Of The New Century
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Múm – Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know
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Artist – Múm
Album – They Made Frogs Smoke ’til They Exploded
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Electronica, Ambient, Experimetal, Post-rock influence
Tracklist
A They Made Frogs Smoke ’til They Exploded
B The Amateur Show
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Múm – They Made Frogs Smoke ’til They Exploded
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Recommendations: Air ~ Thian Sheehan ~ Bang Gang ~ Amiina ~ Bersarin Quartett
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