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The second release by Icelandic electronica group GusGus on the German techno label Kompakt, Arabian Horse is more of a traditional album than 2009's 24/7 was. Where that disc only featured six tracks, two of which ran past the ten-minute mark, this one has ten, most of which are in the five-minute range. Things take a left turn early, when the smooth synth groove of instrumental opening track "Selfoss" gives way in its final minute to accordion and banjo. The next cut, "Be with Me," features gentle female vocals over a dubby, Orb-meets-Basic Channel track. The accordion returns (briefly) on the third track, "Deep Inside," but otherwise it's a fairly lush house song. That winds up being the formula to which the album as a whole hews -- dancefloor-ready house tracks with vocals, and only a few strange or unexpected noises, mostly at the beginning of tracks. Only the final piece, "Benched," is significantly different from tracks two through nine -- it's an eight-minute instrumental that's closer to IDM than house. This is a good record, albeit one that's not nearly as weird as GusGus' early-2000s reputation might lead one to expect.
© Phil Freeman /TiVo
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Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Davíð þór Jónsson, Producer - Högni Egilsson, Producer, Lyricist - Samuel Jon Samuelsson, Producer, Lyricist - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - David Thor Jonsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Samuel Jon Samuelsson, Producer, Lyricist - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Urthur Hákonardóttir, Producer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Davíð þór Jónsson, Producer - Högni Egilsson, Producer, Lyricist - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - David Thor Jonsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Lyricist - Urður Hákonardóttir, Producer - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - Urthur Hákonardóttir, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Davíð þór Jónsson, Producer - Högni Egilsson, Producer, Lyricist - Samuel Jon Samuelsson, Producer, Lyricist - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - David Thor Jonsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Lyricist - Urður Hákonardóttir, Producer - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - Urthur Hákonardóttir, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Urður Hákonardóttir, Producer - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - Urthur Hákonardóttir, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Atli Bollason, Producer, Lyricist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Davíð þór Jónsson, Producer - Högni Egilsson, Producer, Lyricist - Samuel Jon Samuelsson, Producer, Lyricist - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - David Thor Jonsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Gusgus, Main Artist, Artist - Birgir Thorarinsson, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Producer - Davíð þór Jónsson, Producer - Stephan Stephensen, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Agust Haraldsson, Lyricist - David Thor Jonsson, Lyricist
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
Album review
The second release by Icelandic electronica group GusGus on the German techno label Kompakt, Arabian Horse is more of a traditional album than 2009's 24/7 was. Where that disc only featured six tracks, two of which ran past the ten-minute mark, this one has ten, most of which are in the five-minute range. Things take a left turn early, when the smooth synth groove of instrumental opening track "Selfoss" gives way in its final minute to accordion and banjo. The next cut, "Be with Me," features gentle female vocals over a dubby, Orb-meets-Basic Channel track. The accordion returns (briefly) on the third track, "Deep Inside," but otherwise it's a fairly lush house song. That winds up being the formula to which the album as a whole hews -- dancefloor-ready house tracks with vocals, and only a few strange or unexpected noises, mostly at the beginning of tracks. Only the final piece, "Benched," is significantly different from tracks two through nine -- it's an eight-minute instrumental that's closer to IDM than house. This is a good record, albeit one that's not nearly as weird as GusGus' early-2000s reputation might lead one to expect.
© Phil Freeman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:49
- Main artists: Gusgus
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Kompakt
- Genre: Electronic
2011 Kompakt 2011 Kompakt
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