Dýrð í dauðaþögn
| Dýrð í dauðaþögn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by Ásgeir Trausti | ||||
| Released | September 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Hljóðrita Studios, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 39:58 | |||
| Language | Icelandic | |||
| Label | Sena | |||
| Producer | Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson | |||
| Ásgeir Trausti chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Dýrð í dauðaþögn | ||||
|
||||
Dýrð í dauðaþögn is the debut album by the Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir Trausti. The album was recorded in three or four months in the summer of 2012.[1] Most of the original Icelandic lyrics were written by Ásgeir's father.[1]
The album reached number thirty-four in Denmark,[2] and number one in Iceland where it has since been awarded triple platinum certification.[3][4] It became the best selling debut album ever in Iceland.[5] It is also reported to be owned by one in every ten people in Iceland.[6]
As well as being nominated for the Best Album of the Year award at the 2012 Nordic Music Prize,[7] the album won the Album of the Year at the 2012 Icelandic Music Awards and it received a Kraumur Award.[8][9]
In the Silence, an English language version of the album, translated by the American musician John Grant, was released online on 28 October, 2013, and physically on January 27, 2014.[4] Only the vocal part is different from Dýrð í dauðaþögn.[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson and Einar Georg Einarsson except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hærra" | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Dýrð í dauðaþögn" | Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Sumargestur" | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "Leyndarmál" | Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Einar Georg Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Hljóða nótt" | Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Nýfallið regn" | 3:39 | |
| 7. | "Heimförin" | 4:53 | |
| 8. | "Að grafa sig í fönn" | 4:13 | |
| 9. | "Samhljómur" | Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Þennan dag" | 3:49 |
Personnel
- Musicians[10]
- Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson – vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks), guitar (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 6, 9, 10), keyboards (tracks 1–9), piano (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Sigurður Guðmundsson – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), piano (track 2), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4), backing vocals (track 3), harmonium (track 5)
- Kristinn Snær Agnarsson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), percussion (track 3)
- Þorsteinn Einarsson – guitar (tracks 2, 3), backing vocals (tracks 3, 10)
- Samúel Jón Samúelsson – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
- Kjartan Hákonarson – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
- Óskar Guðjónsson – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
- Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson – bass guitar (track 1)
- Ingi Björn Ingasson – bass guitar (track 4)
- Recording personnel[11]
- Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson – producer, recording, mixing
- Sigurður Guðmundsson – recording
- Kristinn Snær Agnarsson – recording
- Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson – recording
- Other personnel[11]
- Svarti Hrinhurinn – cover art
- Jónína de la Rosa – photography
- Bobby Breiðholt – design
Charts
| Chart (2012-2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Tracklisten Danish Albums Chart[12] | 34 |
| Icelandic Albums Chart | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Q&A: Ásgeir". music OMH. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com: Asgeir Trausti: Dyrd i daudathogn (album)". Danishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Eudaily, Chris; Saravia, Deirdre (21 March 2013). "The Meteoric One-Year Rise Of Iceland's Asgeir Trausti". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Ásgeir: Album Pre-Order Now Available". One Little Indian Records. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ O'Douglas, Ceiri (31 October 2013). "Q&A: Ásgeir". musicOMH. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Lester, Paul (15 July 2013). "New Band of the Day: Ásgeir (No 1,553)". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ásgeir Trausti and Retro Stefson Nominated for Nordic Prize". Iceland Review Online. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Winners and Nominees: 2012". Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kraumslistinn 2012". Kraumur Music Fund (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Dýrð í dauðaþögn (booklet). Ásgeir Trausti. Reykjavík, Iceland: Sena. 2012. SCD560.
- 1 2 Dýrð í dauðaþögn (inner cover). Ásgeir Trausti. Reykjavík, Iceland: Sena. 2012. SCD560.
- ↑ danishCharts.com Ásgeir Trausti- Dýrð í dauðaþögn album page (Tracklisten Danish Albums Chart)