Finally We Are No One

Finally We Are No One

Track Listings

1. Sleep/Swim

2. Green Grass of Tunnel

3. We Have a Map of the Piano

4. Don't Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed

5. Behind Two Hills, A Swimmingpool

6. K/Half Noise

7. Now There's That Fear Again

8. Faraway Swimmingpool

9. I Can't Feel My Hand Any More, It's Alright, Sleep Still

10. Finally We Are No One

11. Land Between Solar Systems

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
It's an enchanted world that Múm inhabit. Conceived in a remote Icelandic lighthouse, Finally We Are No One is an electronica album that conjures up hazy, half-remembered memories of childhood, both magical and eerie. The obvious comparisons are with Boards of Canada and Múm's compatriot, Björk. But as with their superb 2000 debut, Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK, Múm make a music that's far too original to be easily compartmentalized. So analogue keyboards hum alongside muted digital glitches, and "proper" instruments--accordions, cellos, melodicas--flutter in and out of the mix. The overall effect is of a modern kind of folk music. It's gentle, almost-fey stuff, but the quartet (including twin sisters who appeared on the cover of Belle & Sebastian's Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant) never slips into anything like polite ambience. Instead, the 11 pieces are like extracts from a particularly vivid dream journal, particularly when the Valtýsdóttir sisters sing in their peculiar gurgling, infantilized way in the epically unfurling lullaby, "The Land Between Solar Systems." This is an album that leaves you longing for shady childhood experiences you never knew you'd even had. --John Mulvey

Product Description
Fat Cat are proud to announce their release by recent signings (2002) from Iceland, Mum. Highly-anticipated second album from this Icelandic 4-piece. Beautifully meshing some dense but intricate programming with gorgeous vocal and instrumental melodies, richly textured, hypnotic and unashamedly sumptuous. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Sleep/Swim
Green Grass Of Tunnel
We Have a Map of the Piano
Don't Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed
Behind Two Hills.A Swimmingpool
K/Half Noise
Now There's That Fear Again
Farawat Swimmingpool
I Can't Feel My Hand Anymore, It's Alright, Sleep Tight
Finally We Are No One
The Land Between Solar Systems

Amazon.com

It's an enchanted world that Múm inhabit. Conceived in a remote Icelandic lighthouse, Finally We Are No One is an electronica album that conjures up hazy, half-remembered memories of childhood, both magical and eerie. The obvious comparisons are with Boards of Canada and Múm's compatriot, Björk. But as with their superb 2000 debut, Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK, Múm make a music that's far too original to be easily compartmentalized. So analog keyboards hum alongside muted digital glitches, and "proper" instruments--accordions, cellos, melodicas--flutter in and out of the mix. The overall effect is of a modern kind of folk music. It's gentle, almost-fey stuff, but the quartet (including twin sisters who appeared on the cover of Belle & Sebastian's Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant) never slips into anything like polite ambience. Instead, the 11 pieces are like extracts from a particularly vivid dream journal, especially when the Valtýsdóttir sisters sing in their peculiar gurgling, infantilized way in the epically unfurling lullaby, "The Land Between Solar Systems." This is an album that leaves you longing for shady childhood experiences you never knew you'd even had. --John Mulvey

Album Description

Fat Cat are proud to announce their release by recent signings (2002) from Iceland, Mum. Highly-anticipated second album from this Icelandic 4-piece. Beautifully meshing some dense but intricate programming with gorgeous vocal and instrumental melodies, richly textured, hypnotic and unashamedly sumptuous.

Customer Reviews:

good but monotonous.......2007-03-18

The tracks don't vary much. Needs a bit more to keep me listening to it instead of others in my collection.

great late night music from iceland........2007-02-10

iceland. sounds exotic. sounds beautiful. this is a great recording from that place. gorgeous melodies linger about the room when i play this disc. it's a perfect nighttime cd, mysterious sounding and haunting. the vocals enchant. I could never vomit listening to this music; it makes me feel too good. buy it for nights like heaven.

very interesting sound, but not quite my style.......2007-01-06

a good sound, a couple stand-out tracks but didn't impress me too much.

Worth it's weight in gold.......2006-03-15

This album could possibly be one of the best albums I own. It's in my top 10 albums of all time. I heard the song 'We have a map of the piano' on MySpace and had to get the album. I was blown away by how well the songs were put together and the sounds Mum experimented with.

My husband liked it too, and he is one tough cookie when it comes to experimental music. (He's british and likes 80's Brit music)

I can honestly say that Iceland produced a fine band in Mum, and they, like Bjork, are worth their weight in gold.

Spooky but accessible.......2006-01-18

Without a doubt their best CD. This is really creative stuff and conjures up these wonderful otherworldy places in your head. At times the music is similar to Four Tet, but I would say it is a little more accessible with a more consistent pace.

I've been listening to a lot of instrumental stuff recently (Advokat, Icebreaker, The Orb) and this one is definitely up there. It's really spooky in places but with catchy melodies.

Average customer rating:

beautifuly happy melancholy
You have just got your eyes closed.

Finally We Are No One
Mum
Manufacturer: Fat Cat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005CXZ
Release Date: 1998-01-05

Tracks:

Bad Astronaut
Soundecheck Of Love
Monkey Vs. Robot
Little Robot Lost In Space
Hockey Monkey
Show Respect To Michael Jackson
False Start
President Kockalka
Fifteen Teenage Girls
I Am Rock
Ocean Of Girls
Beautiful Christmas Lights
Peanut Butter & Jellyfish
Pizza Rocket
Keg Party
Put Down The Gun
Bathroom Buddies
Hot Rod Monkey
Pony The Penis
Punch The Clock
Ballbuster
Monkey Drum Solo
Hey, Ronald Reagan
Robot Drum Solo
The Pulse
Twinkle Twinkle Ringo Starr
The Pants Are Up Now!
Thank You, Etc.
Yo...Check, Check, Check.
The Kid Who Collects Set Lists?
Bonus Tracks 1

Album Details

'finally We Are No One' is the Stunning, Highly-anticipated Second Album from this Icelandic 4-piece. Beautifully Meshing Some Dense but Intricate Programming with Gorgeous Vocal and Instrumental Melodies, Richly Textured, Hypnotic and Unashamedly Sumptuous, this is a Stunning, Emotive Album Whose Pop Surface Belies a Deep Sense of Exploration. Now Based Between Reykjavik and Berlin, Múm Are Four Kids from a Middle Class Background, Like Most Everybody Else in Iceland. Two Guys (Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Åóreyjarson Smárason), and Two Classically Trained Twin Sisters (Kristín Anna and Gya Valt‡sdóttir), They have Forged a Gorgeously Warm, Rich and Melodic Take on Electronica, Imprinting it with their Own Unique Sound and Character.

Customer Reviews:

beautifuly happy melancholy.......2006-09-01

another beautiful arrangement from iceland, if you enjoy Sigur Ros, then you will likely like this one too, it contains english lyrics as well.

You have just got your eyes closed........2004-04-02

Truly bizarre and not expecting to be understood, but absolutely natural and needing to be documented--this disc is wonderful.

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