Riceboy Sleeps
Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex,[14] released on 20 July 2009.[15] The album is an artistic collaboration between Sigur Rós vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson and partner Alex Somers which features acoustic instrumental music alongside a string quartet, Amiina, and the Kópavogsdætur Choir.
Song information
"Happiness" first appeared on the 2009 AIDS benefit Album Dark Was the Night[16], produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Videos exist for "All the Big Trees" and "Daníell in the Sea" which can be found on the duo's official website[17], along with the album EPK.
"Boy 1904" uses a recording of the last known castrato singer.[18]
Track listing
- "Happiness" – 9:18
- "Atlas Song" – 8:30
- "Indian Summer" – 9:10
- "Stokkseyri" – 7:08
- "Boy 1904" – 5:09
- "All the Big Trees" – 5:51
- "Daníell in the Sea" – 6:54
- "Howl" – 8:22
- "Sleeping Giant" – 6:41
Charts
Special editions
A limited edition of 3500 sets was released, containing the full CD album Riceboy Sleeps, the All Animals bonus CD, MP3 downloads of both Riceboy Sleeps and All Animals, a Riceboy Sleeps art book, a 40 pages coloring book with 6 pencils and a badge. Despite the limited edition selling out at the end of 2009, a few were still sold in the spring of 2011 via the duo's official website.[22]
References
- ^ "Riceboy Sleeps > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved on 21 July 2009.
- ^ The Arts Section review
- ^ Rockfeedback review
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (21 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps". avclub.com. The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/riceboy-sleeps,30598/. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ Pott-Negrine, David (24 July 2009). "Jónsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14531/reviews/4137451. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ East, Ben. "Review: Jónsi & Alex: Riceboy Sleeps, EMI". metrolife (Associated Newspapers) (20 July 2009): 24.
- ^ O’Keeffe, Niall (15 July 2009). "Album review: Jonsi and Alex - 'Riceboy Sleeps'". NME.com. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/10687. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Llewellyn Smith, Caspar. "Mahler Meets the Man from Iceland". Observer Music Monthly (London: Guardian News & Media) (July 2009): 71.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (20 July 2009). "Review: Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (XL / Parlophone; 2009)". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13328-riceboy-sleeps/. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Earls, John. "Review: Riceboy Sleeps/Riceboy Sleeps". Teletext. http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/778a5ffcb345b619d48e8f21e680a2dc/Riceboy+SleepsRiceboy+Sleeps.aspx. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ Modell, Josh (13 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps, 'Riceboy Sleeps' (XL)". Spin. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (19 July 2009). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The Sunday Times (London: Times Newspapers Ltd). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article6716466.ece. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Maier, George (17th September 2011). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The People's News (London: The People's News). http://www.thepeoplesnews.co.uk/thepeoplesnews/?p=548. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Twitter status
- ^ "riceboy sleeps press release". sigur-ros.co.uk. http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/media/press/riceboysleeps.php. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2009 » February » 27". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2009-02-27. http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news/?m=20090227. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ "Jónsi & Alex » Videos". jonsiandalex.com. http://jonsiandalex.com/videos. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Riceboy Sleeps". pitchfork.com. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13328-riceboy-sleeps. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (Album)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=J%F3nsi+%26+Alex&titel=Riceboy+Sleeps&cat=a. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "Riceboy Sleeps". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=14083. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ a b c [1]
- ^ "Riceboy Sleeps Special Edition Box". jonsiandalex.com. http://jonsiandalex.com/store. Retrieved 29 May 2011.