Ibm 1401 Johann Johannsson Vinyl

With much of jóhann jóhannsson s material we d usually say its best suited to cd or digital formats.

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Part 3 ibm 1402 card read punch 4. Ibm 1401 a user s manual is the fourth full length studio album by icelandic musician jóhann jóhannsson released by 4ad on october 30 2006. Among them was this album one of the most emotionally intense records with one of the most emotionally detached titles. Ibm 1401 a user s manual.

Inspired by the work his father did in the sixties when chief. I suppose the move from touch worried some fans at first but on hearing ibm 1401 in it s entirety it makes perfect sense as part of the 4ad catalogue. Part 1 ibm 1401 processing unit 2. Free shipping on orders over 25 00.

4ad herald the cries of one thousand and one modern classic heads by cutting to vinyl jóhann jóhannsson s 2006 overtly sci fi concept album about an icelandic computer ibm 1401 a user s manual. So here it is jóhann jóhannsson s eagerly awaited debut album for the 4ad label and we re very happy indeed to say that it s the finest record he s put his name to yet. In 1964 the ibm data processing system arrived in iceland. Orphee lp by johann johannsson vinyl 23 98.

Jóhannsson found inspiration for the record after discovering his. Seven years later when it became redundant it wasn t simply thrown away. Part 4 ibm 729 ii magnetic tape unit 5. The reissue was a double lp pressing on clear coloured vinyl and included two previously unreleased live bonus tracks.

Skip to main content hello sign in. Only 3 left in stock more on the way. The late johann johannsson did a great many great things over the course of his career. Account lists sign in account lists returns.

Part 2 ibm 1403 printer 3. Part 5 the sun s gone dim and the sky s turned black. 4ad released the album on vinyl for the first time on december 8 2017. Tracks two and three feature the voice of an unknown instructor from an ibm 1401 data processing system maintenance instruction tape found in my father s attic all electronic sounds were derived from the ibm 1401 data processing system and the hammond b3 organ with ring modulator distortion and filter pedals.

Released in 2006 the decade since its release has seen jóhann establish himself as one of the most important composers in the world today most notably scoring movies such as arrival sicario and the theory of everything. Ibm 1401 a user s manual pays tribute to the composer s father using recordings of the titular computer and some seriously luscious and emotive string arrangements.