Englabörn

Englabörn
Studio album by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Released	2002
Genre	Electronic, classical music
Length	35:24
Label	Touch Music
Producer	Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Jóhannsson chronology
Englabörn (2002) Dís (2004)

Englabörn is the first full length studio album by Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson, released by Touch Music in 2002. Music included on Englabörn was composed for a play by Hávar Sigurjónsson and was played by string quartet, percussionists and Jóhansson himself on several instruments. The album consists of mostly short pieces combining classical, ambient and electronic influences.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	8.9/10 (8.0/10 for reissue)

The album received critical acclaim, gaining 8.9 rating from Pitchfork Media on initial review.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jóhann Jóhannsson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Odi Et Amo"	3:10
2.	"Englabörn"	1:34
3.	"Jói & Karen"	3:24
4.	"Þetta Gerist Á Bestu Bæjum"	1:02
5.	"Sálfræðingur"	3:49
6.	""Ég Sleppi Þér Aldrei""	2:57
7.	"Sálfræðingur Deyr"	3:40
8.	"Bað"	3:07
9.	""Ég Heyrði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta""	2:05
10.	"Karen Býr Til Engil"	3:45
11.	"Englabörn – Tilbrigði"	1:24
12.	""Ég Átti Gráa Æsku""	3:41
13.	"Krókódíll"	2:45
14.	""Ef Ég Hefði Aldrei...""	3:42
15.	"…Eins Og Venjulegt Fólk"	3:51
16.	"Odi Et Amo – Bis"	4:00

Personnel

Credits for Englabörn adapted from Allmusic.

• Aron Þór Árnason – mixing
• Ethos String Quartet – string quartet
• Viðar Hákon Gíslason – engineer, mixing, recording
• Greta Guðnadóttir – group member, violin
• Matthías Hemstock – percussion
• Jóhann Jóhannsson – arranger, composer, electronics, glockenspiel, harmonium, organ, piano, producer
• Gudmundur Kristmundsson – group member, string quartet
• Jon Wozencroft – photography

External links

• Englabörn at AllMusic
• Englabörn at Discogs (list of releases)