#einar örn

[drawingeinarorn]

Örn&Orn exhibition Spring is here

Einu sinni voru Davíð Örn Halldórsson og Einar Örn Benediktsson á göngu. Ekki saman. Einar Örn var á göngu suður, og Davíð var á norðurleið. Þeir vissu ekki af hvor öðrum á göngu.Þar sem Einar Örn var á göngu suður upp Vitastíg, var Davíð á göngu norður Vitastíg. Báðir gengu rösklega.Til móts við Lindargötu lágu leiðir þeirra saman.Þeir heilsuðust og skiptust á hugmyndum.Þetta var fyrir þó nokkru…

[all-rock-and-roll-is-homosexual]

Select Magazine February 1992/the Sugarcubes

📸: Aki

if you like my scans and want to help out you can do so here I'm currently trying to raise around $100 to buy a better scanner any help is appreciated!

[dbstaches]

Ornamental – No Pain From No Pain (1987)

Ornamental was an “Anglo-Icelandic” project of Dave Ball, Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade), Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (Psychic TV) and Einar Örn Benediktsson (The Sugarcubes). The first three members performed together as extended line-up of Psychic TV on Thee Fabulous Feast Ov Flowering Light event in 1985, and Einar appearead there with the his band Kukl (which also included Bjork). Dave Ball worked only on band's debut record No Pain, contributing music and production. They would later release another single with plans to record an album, but nothing came out of it.

[bunnywand]

huh.. was wondering if damon albarn knew björk considering his love of iceland and the fact he's worked w/ another member of the sugarcubes (einar örn benediktsson) a few times, and apparently they've known each other since the early 90's and he's always wanted to work with her.. but i guess she's never felt the same 😆

[t-jfh]

Björk, The Sugarcubes

(Photo: Andrew Catlin)

THE SUGARCUBES

Björk Guömundsdóttir — vocals, keyboards

Einar Örn Benediktsson — vocals, trumpet

Sigtryggur Baldursson — drums

Pór Eldon — guitar

Bragi Ólafsson — bass

Einar Melax — keyboards 1987-1989

Margrét (Magga) Örnólfsdóttir — keyboards 1989-1992

YouTube video >> Björk, The Sugarcubes - Birthday (English) 1987 [Released: 1987 / 4mins.+4secs.]:

Birthday video released: December 1987 Directed by: Kristin Jóhannsdóttir / Saga Films Song written by: The Sugarcubes Song produced by: Derek Birkett & Ray Schulman

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YouTube video >> Björk, The Sugarcubes - Regina 1989 [Released 1 July 2007 / 4mins.+2secs.]:

Regina video released: June 1989 Directed by: Óskar Jónasson / Thorgeir Gunnarsson Song written by: The Sugarcubes Song produced by: Derek Birkett & The Sugarcubes

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YouTube video >> Björk, The Sugarcubes - Cold Sweat 1988 [Released 1 July 2007 / 3mins.+23secs.]:

Cold Sweat video released: January 1988 Directed by: Óskar Jónasson / The Sugarcubes Song written by: The Sugarcubes Song produced by: Derek Birkett & Ray Schulman

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[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: The Sugarcubes Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!

Common wisdom has it that unless you're a diehard Björk fan, the only Sugarcubes album you really need is the first one, or their best-of compilation. Delving any further requires tolerance (or even appreciation) for the constant presence of co-vocalist Einar Örn, a polarizing figure either viewed as a distraction or a crucial part of the group's freewheeling sound. If you don't object to Einar, all three of their albums are worthwhile, and the second one deserves notice for gleefully weird highlights like "Eat the Menu" and "A Day Called Zero."

- Paul Simpson

[beatdisc]

Out tomorrow! Long overdue vinyl re-issues of The Sugarcubes' complete discraphy.

"Over their six-year career (1986 - 1992) The Sugarcubes gained international renown for the unique sound they cultivated, garnering fans such as luminary John Peel (indeed, it was said DJ whose show’s listeners voted ‘Birthday’ their Single Of The Year in 1987), achieving unprecedented success for an Icelandic band at the time and influencing the country’s musical scene dramatically.

With a line-up featuring Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Benediktsson (vocals, trumpet), Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums), Thor Eldon (guitar), Einar Melax (keyboards) and Bragi Ólafsson (bass), The Sugarcubes emerged from the ashes of numerous Icelandic acts, including Benediktsson and Ólafsson’s Purrkur Pillnikk - later (with Baldursson) K.U.K.L (‘Witch’ in Icelandic), who released several singles through the fiercely independent British label Crass Records in the early 1980s. K.U.K.L eventually morphed into The Sugarcubes who, following their dissatisfaction with the ideals of many major labels, eventually signed to One Little Indian in 1987, cueing the start of a working relationship that continues to blossom some 20 plus years later."

All 3 original studio albums plus their posthumous compilation are all available again on vinyl, with their classic '88 debut "Life's Too Good" re-pressed on multiple colour formats. See below for pricing options and get in touch to pre-order. Stock available from tomorrow (Friday, December 1st)

Life's Too Good (1988) - Clear Vinyl - $65 - Orange Vinyl - $65 - Black Vinyl - $60

Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! (1989) - Black Vinyl - $60

Stick Around For Joy (1992) - Black Vinyl - $60

The Great Crossover Potential (1998) - Black Vinyl 2xLP - $65

#thesugarcubes#bjork#lifestoogood

[spookyhoax]

very odd things sometimes make me want to be a man in a very specific way - right now it's Einar Örn's yelling in Sugarcubes songs

[memorableconcerts]

THE SUGARCUBES - Live 1989

Muito antes de Björk ser ícone da música eletrônica e alternativa, ela já tinha trabalhado com coisas bem interessantes, uma delas foi uma curiosa banda de sua cidade natal, Reykjavík.

The Sugarcubes foi uma banda islandesa de rock alternativo formada por Björk (vocal e teclado), Einar Örn, Sigtryggur Baldursson, Einar Melax, Þór Eldon, Bragi Ólafsson e Margrét Örnólfsdóttir.

Björk já havia lançado um disco infantil aos seus 11 anos, e passado pelas bandas Tappi Tikarrass e K.U.K.L. Em outubro de 1986, os Sugarcubes lançam o compacto Birthday, que fez um enorme sucesso e puxou as vendagens do primeiro disco, Life's Too Good, lançado em abril do ano seguinte pela One Little Indian. Quando o grupo fez fama, a Islândia colocou-os num pedestal. Afinal, a Islândia nunca teve muita fama internacional, já que os islandeses são conhecidos como um povo triste e quieto. Nesse momento, o grupo começou a apresentar alguns rachas internos. Em abril de 1988, o grupo lança outros três compactos: Coldsweat, Deus e Motorcrash.

Em 1989, em meio às gravações do segundo disco, Björk e Þór (lê-se Thor) se separam e o guitarrista casa com Magga Ornolfsdottir, que ironicamente seria a nova teclista da banda. Foi neste clima que o grupo lançou o disco Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, muito menos inspirado do que o disco anterior. Em 1990, os membros do grupo resolveram dar um descanso para que cada um pudesse cuidar de seus projetos pessoais. O grupo tinha conquistado coisas demais para seus próprios padrões. A banda só voltou à cena em 1992, com dois discos: o bom Stick Around For Joy e o disco de remixes It's-It, mas não conseguiu muita repercussão. O grupo ainda fez uma última digressão, mas a banda já não conseguia mais mostrar entusiasmo. O resultado foi a dissolução do Sugarcubes. Com isso Björk decide seguir carreira solo e acabaria se tornando um dos maiores nomes da música islandesa, lançando Debut, aclamado mundialmente

[damonalbarn]

Damon and Einar Örn Benediktsson, the first of three TNTF shows in Paris, 4 March 2022

photos by Amel

[nofatclips]

Breaking Bones by Vök from the album Figure - Director - Hörður Freyr Brynjarsson

[drawingeinarorn]

Út úr mátunarklefanum / Out of the Fitting Booth

English below Frá árinu 1981 hafa Einar Örn Benediktsson og Bragi Ólafsson unnið saman sem tónlistarmenn, textahöfundar og útgefendur. Þeir stofnuðu saman hljómsveitina Purrk Pillnikk, ásamt Friðriki Erlingssyni og Ásgeiri Bragasyni, og voru báðir meðal stofnmeðlima útgáfufélagsins Smekkleysu SM árið 1986. Samhliða því störfuðu þeir saman í hljómsveitinni Sykurmolarnir til 1992. Smekkleysa SM,…

[nofatclips-home]

Klámstrákur by Hatari from the album Neyslutrans - Directed by Baldvin Vernharðsson & Klemens Hannigan

[sykurvatn]

B and E.

[bunnywand]

also it's rly interesting to me looking into damon's other projects and seeing like, the reoccuring collaborations?? 😧

like the biggest one is definitely tony allen, damon was a massive fan of his and they ended up working together in the good, the bad & the queen, rocket juice & the moon, and then gorillaz' "song machine" a few years ago

fatoumata diawara and thundercat both featured on the rocket juice & the moon album in 2012 too, before fatoumata diawara was also on "song machine" and thundercat featured on "cracker island"

then einar örn benediktsson (from the sugarcubes, with björk 😆) he first worked with on the soundtrack for an icelandic film, then later with on the gorillaz phase 2 b-side "stop the dams"

and sidiki diabaté who appears on one of the "humanz" super deluxe songs is the son of toumani diabaté, who damon first played with on the "mali music" album in 2002 🤯

[ghostigital]

Fluxed In Now

photo: rob francis We have now played in Hull at The North Atlantic Flux Festival. It was curated by John Grant. And what a good job he did of it. City Hall in Hull was our venue. Very beautiful venue which deserved a stellar performance by us. The fun was there for us. Thank you for having us. We got nice mentions in The Times and The Guardian. And indeed the festival it self. “Former Sugarcube…