Fousque

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Fousque
Fousque album cover by Slowbow.jpeg
Studio album by Slowblow
Released 1996
Genre Electronic, lo-fi, indie
Length33:21
Label Sirkafúsk Records
Producer Slowblow
Slowblow chronology
Quicksilver Tuna
(1994) Quicksilver Tuna1994
Fousque
(1996)
Nói Albínói
(2004) Nói Albínói2004

Fousque is an album by Slowblow, released in 1996. The album was originally released in fall 1996 at Sirkafúsk Records and was re-released by Smekkleysa in 2004. The vocals on "7-up Days" were by Emilíana Torrini. [1]

Slowblow is an Icelandic musical duo consisting of Orri Jónsson and Dagur Kári Pétursson, formed in the early 1990s. Their music is an aesthetic of home-made, lo-fi analog tinkerings, which often slips into both electronic and folksy terrain. They began recording in the mid-1990s and have made several albums together. They created the soundtrack for the successful independent Icelandic movie Nói Albínói, which Dagur directed. They have worked with other Icelandic artists such as former Múm band member Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, who provided vocals on the band's self-titled 2004 album, and Emilíana Torrini. In 2009 the duo provided the music to the film The Good Heart. They have released albums under the Reykjavík based record labels Smekkleysa, Kitchen Motors, and Mobile / Plug.

Emilíana Torrini Icelandic singer, composer and producer

Emilíana Torrini is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "Jungle Drum", her 1999 album Love in the Time of Science, and her performance of "Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Track listing

  1. "Dusty Couch" - 2:35
  2. "7-up Days" - 3:48
  3. "Fever" - 4:05
  4. "Broken Watch" - 2:26
  5. "Ghost of Me" - 3:59
  6. "La Luna E Bianca" - 1:57
  7. "Sack the Organist" - 2:28
  8. "Farm Song" - 3:48
  9. "Surf" - 3:02
  10. "My Life Underwater" - 5:13

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References

  1. Slowblow - Fousque. Discogs.com. Accessed January 29, 2012.