http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9143737&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rssIceland's Johann Johannsson bridges the worlds of contemporary classical composition and electronic music, and like so many of his countrymen, he seems to be everywhere at once. His Kitchen Motors project -- described as "a think tank, a record label, and an art organization" dedicated to erasing the lines between "forms, genres and disciplines" -- has served as a platform for avant-gardists like the Hafler Trio, Mum, Stilluppsteypa, Barry Adamson vs. Pan Sonic and Johannsson's own Apparat Organ Quartet, and his own work has been appropriately rigorous. His breakout album, 2006's <I>IBM 1401, A User's Manual</I>, was based on 1964 reel-to-reel recordings made by his father, of the first computer to arrive in Iceland. His earlier recordings for Touch were less overtly conceptual, testing the limits of his compositional style in sketches and more expansive pieces for shifting ensembles of acoustic and electronic instruments. In 2008, his album <I>Fordlandia</I>--another investigation of American brands abroad, referencing the automaker's failed Brazilian rubber plant -- expanded his vision for a full, thrumming orchestra, to powerful effect. - Philip SherburneElectronica/Danceen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:54:15 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9143737&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Iceland's Johann Johannsson bridges the worlds of contemporary classical composition and electronic music, and like so many of his countrymen, he seems to be everywhere at once. His Kitchen Motors project -- described as "a think tank, a record label, and an art organization" dedicated to erasing the lines between "forms, genres and disciplines" -- has served as a platform for avant-gardists like the Hafler Trio, Mum, Stilluppsteypa, Barry Adamson vs. Pan Sonic and Johannsson's own Apparat Organ Quartet, and his own work has been appropriately rigorous. His breakout album, 2006's <I>IBM 1401, A User's Manual</I>, was based on 1964 reel-to-reel recordings made by his father, of the first computer to arrive in Iceland. His earlier recordings for Touch were less overtly conceptual, testing the limits of his compositional style in sketches and more expansive pieces for shifting ensembles of acoustic and electronic instruments. In 2008, his album <I>Fordlandia</I>--another investigation of American brands abroad, referencing the automaker's failed Brazilian rubber plant -- expanded his vision for a full, thrumming orchestra, to powerful effect. - Philip Sherburne http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23980153&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Electronica/Dance Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johann Johannsson on Rhapsody Online 23980153 tra.23980153 Johann Johannsson art.9143737 0.99 Fordlândia alb.23975018 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/5/2/1452599_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Fordlândia tra.23980153 822000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23980153&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23980153&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23980150&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Electronica/Dance Tue, 4 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by Johann Johannsson on Rhapsody Online 23980147 tra.23980147 Johann Johannsson art.9143737 0.99 Fordlândia alb.23975018 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/5/2/1452599_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Melodia (II) tra.23980147 108000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23980147&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23980147&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9092412&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Electronica/Dance Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Johann Johannsson on Rhapsody Online 9092412 tra.9092412 Johann Johannsson art.9143737 0.99 Dis alb.9079210 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/9/8/768961_170x170.jpg 2005-09-29 00:00:00.0 2005-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Bangkok Norðursins tra.9092412 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9092412&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohann-johannsson%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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