Johann Johannsson On 4AD?

http://www.factmag.com/2018/02/13/johann-johannsson-obituary/

http://130701.com/r-i-p-johann-johannsson-1969-2018/

Thank you to @beagewill for reminding me to listen to "The Cause of Labour is the Hope of the World" by the upsettingly dead Jóhann Jóhannsson https://t.co/t2ZGVb5kBf

— Jon Schwarz (@schwarz) February 16, 2018

^ Strangely, that is the track I've "rediscovered" since his death (Owned it but tended to play other things).

Ughhh that is so fucking beautiful

Can't believe I missed this (and the album it is from):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWB9P5dTJcU

There's a double disc version of Englabörn coming up in March, apparently.

https://www.directaudio.net/products/johann-johannsson-englaborn-and-variations-vinyl-2lp-april-6-2018-pre-order

Can anyone see a copy of Copenhagen Dreams for sale, for a not silly price?

http://www.johannjohannsson.com/topspin-store/home/ ?

(worth a try, maybe, don't know if that store is still active)

Ta.

And any recommendations soundtrack wise? (After The Miner's Hymns, there's a gap in my collection up to Endless Summer & Orphee).

he doesn't have anything bad (except maybe Dís, which I don't get) - Prisoners, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Arrival are great. Haven't heard yet: Free the mind, i am here, mcCanick

Couple of tribute mixes:

Dr Rob

Low Light Mixes

A CDR (Draft):

The Burning Mountain (O)
Salfraedingur Deyr (E)
A Song For Europa (O)
Odi et Amo (E)
Flight From The City (O)
Rainwater (AITEP)
Petta Gerist a Bestu Baejum (E)
1BM 1401 Processing Unit (IBM)
A Pile Of Dust (O)
The Sun's Gone Dim (IBM)
Theme (AITEP)
VF Pt1 (VF)
Krokodill (E)

Too much Orphee and Englaborn. Didn't include tracks from The Mercy and Fordlandia (which I have). Didn't include anything from End of Summer but only because my computer wouldn't read it. Would have included "The Cause of Labour" from The Miners' Hymns but can't find the CD (despite it being here at some point in the week). Not exactly intended as a "Best of"; more something to make me sit down and listen. Haven't "road-tested" for flow etc.

Would welcome suggestions as to what from albums I haven't mentioned would bump tracks off this.

Different than the string beauty of his other works, the Dis soundtrack reminds me of a bubbly, electric, mostly instrumental cousin to a John Hughes movie soundtrack. Hotel Borg will give you an idea. A palate cleansing kind of track for that mix.

"Glima", off the Trancendentalism EP, is another pretty one, though comparable to what you've always chosen. "The Cause of Labour...", is also on that EP, besides being on The Miners' Hymns.

Haven't listened to the other soundtracks with the same attention as his albums, but intend to.

Ta. Strangely, I do have Dis but didn't even think to take it off the shelf.

Toying with the idea of just going and getting the albums I don't own.

Copenhagen Dreams, the film, is really great as well. The director thinks I'm an asshole, though.

Why so?

i'm gonna get another of his soundtracks via my eMusic membership today. Should I get Copenhagen Dreams, Prisoners, or And in the Endless Pause...?

I'd vote "And in the Endless Pause...". Rainwater, one of djh's picks, is stunning, as is City Building.

i was leaning endless pause just because of the title :)

Weird: it had never occurred to me that the "Endless Pause" sleeve actually is from the film ("Varmints").

Why so?

― djh, 22. februar 2018 21:43 (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I organized a screening that didn't go well at all. I'd say it wasn't my fault, but that's not how he sees it :)

https://www.mixcloud.com/CrackMagazine/music-by-j%C3%B3hann-j%C3%B3hannsson-mixed-by-dave-howell-130701-fatcat-records/

Hadn't heard this prior to Howell's mix (from a Touch compilation):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImfG9qKwGlU

Anyone tempted by/heard the Variations from the new Englaborn re-issue?

Bemused that "Virdulegu forsetar" is rarely being mentioned.

― djh, Sunday, February 11, 2018 9:26 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I didn't mention it because I thought everyone else had already. It's, by far, his greatest achievement.

― Le Bateau Ivre,

The two things I acquired since his passing are virdulegu and endless pause, I found the former much the superior of the two (prior to this I only knew arrival (astonishing) and theory of everything (ok)

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/johann-johannsson-last-and-first-men

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZrRhRIWXPM

https://www.abconcerts.be/en/agenda/events/in-remembrance-of-johann-johannsson-virulegu-forsetar/20870/ <- in a church in Brussels, on his birthday

https://pitchfork.com/news/johann-johannssons-mandy-soundtrack-his-final-work-to-be-released/

Mandy OST has been released (as has his cause of death, it's on wikipedia)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnOMjw3jHZc

Thanks for posting that, StanM.

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/gb/cat/4837189 ? is this a new Copenhagen Dreams remaster or just a reissue?

It also features as part of the Retrospective box - there's no mention of any remastering.

Anyone buy the retrospective (first volume)?

I'm really into Hildur Guðnadóttir's scoring these days! She seemed to come up under Johann and has taken over a few of the gigs that I would've anticipated would've been his, and her work is fabulous! I was watching Chernobyl last night and it was just great

^ There have been some soundtracks recently that have seemed to be download only but from playing samples have sounded great.

The approaching winter means I am revisiting this guy's music lately. I think his early (non soundtrack) music is my favorite, but lately I have been going to sleep to Free The Mind and 2016's Orphee and it's been very, very nice.

In general I think I prefer when his music incorporates electronic elements more prominently, and I don't just say that because I am a recently recovering reflexive hater of orchestral-sounds-as-orchestral-sounds (by which I mean that like a lot of people a lifetime of Hollywood crap prevented me from differentiating / enjoying any *classical music until only about five years ago)

(*except weird stuff)

Volume 2 of his retrospective arrived today. About to dive in ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnkrh240RGk

Am sure I've missed some other JJ releases recently, too.

Oh, "Blind Massage" and "Shadow Play" on Chinese label Soundtrack Magazine. Anyone heard?

Just checked - they are on Spotify.

Enjoying "Blind Massage", in particular.

In the time that I have taken to decide I should buy them, they have sold out, obviously.