Nælur
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Nælur |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = miscellaneous |
Cover = Compilation_(Nælur).jpg |
Recorded = 1979/1983 |
Released = 1998 |
Genre = [[Punk rock]]/[[New Wave music|New Wave]] |
Length = 51:06 |
Label = [[Spor]] |
Producer = Various |
Reviews =
*''N/A'' |
Last album = ''N/A''<br /> |
This album = ''Nælur'' <br /> (1998) |
Next album = ''N/A'' <br /> |
}}
<b>''Nælur''</b>, which in [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] means ''Safety Pins'', was a compilation released in 1998 to the [[Iceland|Icelandic]] market through [[Spor]], a local record label.<br>
''Nælur'' revives the work of several Icelandic artists from the early to mid eighties when Iceland was being influenced by the [[Post punk]] and [[New Wave music|New Wave]] music.
This compilation features [[Utangarðsmenn]], a group led by singer [[Bubbi Morthens]] playing “Hiroshima”, one of their hits taken from ''[[Geislavirkir]]'' (1980) and “Where are the Bodies”. [[Egó]], with “Stórir Strákar fá Raflost”, was another group featuring Bubbi and he also appears here with one of his solo songs: “Jón Pönkari”. There is also the presence of [[Þeyr]], one of the most important groups at that time with three tracks: The Title song of ''[[Life Transmission]]'' (1981), "Rúdolf" from ''[[Rokk í Reykjavík (soundtrack)|Rokk í Reykjavík]]'' (1982) and "En..." from ''[[Þagað í Hel]]'' (1980).<br>
Another important band included is [[Tappi Tíkarrass]], a [[post-punk]]/[[popular music|pop]] group led by singer [[Björk]], and they appear with two tracks: “Iltí Ebni” and "London", both taken from their [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Bítið Fast í Vítið]]'' (1982).
Other important bands are [[Vonbrigði]], and [[Fræbbblarnir]] among others.
==Track listing==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse"
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! Track !! Title !! Length !! Artist !! Lyrics !! Audio clips
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| 01 || Hiroshima || 02:38 || [[Utangarðsmenn]] || - || -
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| 02 || It's All Planned || 02:36 || [[Baraflokkurinn]] || - || -
|-
| 03 || Life Transmission || 03:44 || [[Þeyr]] || - || -
|-
| 04 || Iltí Ební || 02:20 || [[Tappi Tíkarrass]] || - || -
|-
| 05 || Æskuminning || 02:07 || [[Fræbbblarnir]] || [http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/textar/Aeskuminning.htm link] || [http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/MP3/Aeskuminning.mp3 full]
|-
| 06 || Böring || 02:32 || [[Q4U]] || - || -
|-
| 07 || Where are the Bodies || 04:45 || [[Utangarðsmenn]] || - || -
|-
| 08 || Ó, Reykjavík || 02:32 || [[Vonbrigði]] || - || -
|-
| 09 || Jón Pönkari || 02:31 || [[Bubbi Morthens]] || - || -
|-
| 10 || Talandi Höfuð || 03.05 || [[Spilafífl]] || - || -
|-
| 11 || Rúdolf || 02:52 || [[Þeyr]] || - || -
|-
| 12 || Matter of Time || 04:36 || [[Baraflokkurinn]] || - || -
|-
| 13 || Stórir Strákar fá Raflost || 02:53 || [[Egó]] || - || -
|-
| 14 || Jón var Kræfur Karl og Hraustu ... || 03:02 || [[Þursaflokkurinn]] || - || -
|-
| 15 || Bjór || 02:16 || [[Fræbbblarnir]] || [http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/textar/Bjor.htm link] || [http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/MP3/Bjor.mp3 full]
|-
| 16 || London || 02:10 || [[Tappi Tíkarrass]] || - || -
|-
| 17 || Fljúgum Hærra || 03:51 || [[Grýlurnar]] || - || -
|-
| 18 || En... || 04:50 || [[Þeyr]] || - || -
|}
==Credits==
===Performers===
*<b>[[Utangarsðmenn]]:</b> [[Bubbi Morthens]] - vocals. [[Michael D. Pollock]] - guitar. [[Daniel Pollock (musician)|Daniel Pollock]] - guitar. [[Magnús Stefánsson]] - drums. [[Rúnar Erlingsson]] - bass.<br><u>Songs:</u> “Hiroshima”, taken from ''[[Geislavirkir]]'' (1980). “Where are the Bodies?”, taken from ''[[45 RPM (album)|45 RPM]]'' (1981).
*<b>[[Baraflokkurinn]]:</b> [[Ásgeir Jónsson]] - vocals. [[Þór Freysson]] - guitar. [[Jón Arnar Freysson]] - keyboards. [[Baldvin H. Sigurðsson]] - bass. [[Árni Henriksen]] - drums.<br><u>Songs:</u> “It’s All Planned”, taken from ''[[Baraflokkurinn (album)|Baraflokkurinn]]'' (1981). “Matter of Time”, taken from ''[[Gas (album)|Gas]]'' (1983).
*<b>[[Þeyr]]:</b> [[Magnús Guðmundsson (musician)|Magnús Guðmundsson]] - vocals. [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]] - guitar. [[Þorsteinn Magnússon]] - guitar. [[Hilmar Örn Agnarsson]] - bass. [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]] - drums.<br><u>Songs:</u> “Life Transmission”, taken from ''[[Útfrymi]]'' (1981). “Rúdolf”, taken from ''[[Rokk í Reykjavík (soundtrack)|Rokk í Reykjavík]]'' (1982). “En…”, taken from ''[[Þagað í Hel]]'' (1980) featuring only [[Jóhannes Helgason]] in guitar.
*<b>[[Tappi Tíkarrass]]:</b> [[Björk|Björk Guðmundsdóttir]] - vocals. [[Eyjólfur Jóhansson]] - guitar. [[Jakob Smári Magnússon]] - bass. [[Guðmundur Þór Gunnarsson]].<br><u>Songs:</u> “Ilty Ebni” and “London” both taken from ''[[Bítið Fast í Vítið]]'' (1982).
*<b>[[Fræbbblarnir]]:</b> [[Valgarður Guðjónsson]] - vocals. [[Stefán K. Guðjónsson]] - drums. [[Steinþór Stefánsson]] - bass. [[Tryggvi Þór Tryggvason]] - guitar. [[Kristinn Steingrímsson]] - guitar.<br><u>Songs:</u> “Æskuminning”, taken from ''[[Viltu Nammi Væna?]]'' (1980). “Bjór”, taken from ''[[Bjór]]'' (1981).
*<b>[[Q4U]]:</b> [[Elínborg Halldórsdóttir]] - vocals. [[Gunnþór Sigurðsson]] - bass. [[Danny Pollock]] - guitar. [[Árni Daníel Júliusson]] - drum machine and keyboards.<br><u>Song:</u> “Böring”, taken from ''[[Q1]]'' (1983).
*<b>[[Vonbrigði]]:</b> [[Jóhann Vilhjámsson]] - vocals. [[Gunnar Ellertsson]] - bass. [[Árni Kristjánsson]] - guitar. [[Þórarinn Kristjánsson]] - drums.<br><u>Song:</u> “Ó Reykjavík”, taken from ''[[Rokk í Reykjavík (soundtrack)|Rokk í Reykjavík]]'' (1982).
*[[Bubbi Morthens]].<br><u>Song:</u> “Jón Pönkari”, taken from ''[[Ísbjarnarblús]]'' (1980).
*<b>[[Spilafífl]]:</b>[[Sævar Sverrisson]] - vocals. [[Birgir Mogensen]] - bass. [[Örn Hjálmarsson]] - guitar. [[Halldór Lárusson]] - drums.<br><u>Song:</u> “Talandi Höfuð”, taken from ''[[Rokk í Reykjavík (soundtrack)|Rokk í Reykjavík]]'' (1982).
*<b>[[Egó]]:</b> [[Bubbi Morthens]] - vocals. [[Bergþór Morthens]] - guitar. [[Þorleifur Guðjónsson]] - bass. [[Ragnar Sigurðsson]] - guitar. [[Magnús Stefánsson]] - drums.<br><u>Song:</u> “Stórir Strákar fá Raflost”, taken from ''[[Breyttir Tímar]]'' (1982).
*<b>[[Þursaflokkurinn]]:</b> [[Egill Ólafsson]] - keyboards, vocals. [[Þórður Árnason]] - guitar. [[Tómas MagnúsTómasson]] - bass. [[Ásgeir Óskarsson]] - drums. [[Julíus Agnarsson]] - Mix.<br><u>Song:</u> “Jón var Kræfur Karl og Hraustu ...”, taken from ''[[Á Hljómleikum]]'' (1980).
*<b>[[Grýlurnar]]:</b> [[Ragnhildur Gísladóttir]] - vocals. [[Inga Rún Pálmadóttir]] - guitar. [[Linda Björk Hreiðarsdóttir]] - drums. [[Herdís Hallvarðsdóttir]] - bass.<br><u>Song:</u> “Fljúgum Hærra”, taken from ''[[Fljúgum Hærra]]'' (1981).
===Personnel===
<b>Song selection and publication supervisors:</b> Eiður Arnarsson and Arnar Matthíasson.<br>
<b>Cover design:</b> Ísleifur B. Þórhallsson.<br>
<b>Text:</b> Arnar Matthíasson.<br>
==External links==
*[http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10797/kukl/theyr.htm Page about Þeyr]
*[http://www.tonlist.is/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=2947 Page about Þeyr at Tónlist.is (in Icelandic)]
*[http://www.intravenous.de/home/musik/artikel/island1.html Intravenous.de, page about Icelandic music]
*[http://www.bjork.com Official site of Björk]
*[http://www.bjorkish.net Björkish.net, website about Björk]
*[http://www.eythor.is Official site of Eyþór Arnalds]
*[http://www.myspace.com/jakobsmari Page of Jakob Smári Magnússon at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.kuggur.is/fraebbblarnir/ Official site of Fræbbblarnir]
*[http://www.bubbi.is/ Website of Bubbi Morthens]
*[http://www.islandia.is/gko/ Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]
*[http://www.isound.com/music/gkottarsson/ Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com]
*[http://www.myspace.com/godkrist Page of G. K. Óttarsson at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.isound.com/stanya Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at Isound.com]
*[http://www.myspace.com/steinimagg Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.smekkleysa.net/sigtryggur Page about Sigtryggur Baldursson]
*[http://www.studmenn.com/egill.htm Page about Egill Ólafsson at Studmenn.com]
*[http://www.studmenn.com/thordur.htm Page about Þórður Árnason at Studmenn.com]
*[http://www.itn.is/sniglabandid/members/tomas.html Website of Tómas Magnús Tómasson]
*[http://www.studmenn.com/asgeir.htm Page about Ásgeir Óskarsson at Studmenn.com]
*[http://www.studmenn.com/ragga.htm Page about Ragnhildur Gísladóttir at Studmenn.com]
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