Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Since the Sugarcubes came and went in such an audacious flash of bizarre originality (and especially since Björk slowly became one of the biggest international crossover success stories of the '90s), one isn't shocked to find the number of reissues and clumsy collections quickly outnumbering the band's actual output. Yes, the Sugarcubes are becoming much like an Icelandic Sex Pistols these days. Which explains It's-It: a mood-testing, dull nightmare of a remix album that almost destroys every fond memory of listeners' Icelandic friends. How bad is it? For starters, schooled big beat artist Justin Robertson shows up twice here. Once to add an abstruse, '90s disco beat to the lovelorn, alien, mystical (and never to be surpassed) lament of "Birthday" and again to modify "Motorcrash" into a KLF-styled swagger. Neither are too exceptional. Both are actually about as good as this album gets. In the rest of the album, the band's two-pronged vocal gymnastic act of Einar and Björk is usually muzzled throughout simplistic beats and over-processed guitar riffs. For every fun, "let's turn Björk into a feral, growling hip-hop singer" moment (the Marius de Vries mix of "Pump"), there's about a half-dozen others that reduce the shambolic oddity of the band into sub-B-52's disco fests (Tony Humphries, S1000, etc.). It's as if these remixers seem to be shaking off a post-acid house haze and getting nowhere fast. Luckily, the Sugarcubes do their own remix of "Regina," which -- apart from some accented accordions and echoes -- has relatively conservative changes. No wonder it sounds worthy of being here. Even better, true fans will also enjoy the Bryan "Chuck" remix on "Water." This take is probably the only version that still seems to recognize the band's knack for frazzled unpredictability without completely missing the point. Which highlights how the rest of the entire contrived album is that much more of an insult to the band. The Sugarcubes might not have lasted long in the world of pasty-faced indie, but they deserve far, far better than this.
© Dean Carlson /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - Benediktsson, Writer - Gudmundsdottir, Writer - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger - Baldursson, Writer - Eldon, Writer - Olafsson, Writer - Ornolfssdottir, Writer
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - Benediktsson, Writer - Gudmundsdottir, Writer - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger - Baldursson, Writer - Eldon, Writer - Olafsson, Writer - Ornolfssdottir, Writer
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ray Shulman, Producer - Bragi, Bass - Bjork, Keyboards, Vocals - Sugarcubes, Writer - Thor, Guitar - Einar Orn Benediktsson, Trumpet, Vocals - The Sugarcubes, MainArtist - Siggi Baldursson, Drums - David Birkett, Producer, Arranger
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Since the Sugarcubes came and went in such an audacious flash of bizarre originality (and especially since Björk slowly became one of the biggest international crossover success stories of the '90s), one isn't shocked to find the number of reissues and clumsy collections quickly outnumbering the band's actual output. Yes, the Sugarcubes are becoming much like an Icelandic Sex Pistols these days. Which explains It's-It: a mood-testing, dull nightmare of a remix album that almost destroys every fond memory of listeners' Icelandic friends. How bad is it? For starters, schooled big beat artist Justin Robertson shows up twice here. Once to add an abstruse, '90s disco beat to the lovelorn, alien, mystical (and never to be surpassed) lament of "Birthday" and again to modify "Motorcrash" into a KLF-styled swagger. Neither are too exceptional. Both are actually about as good as this album gets. In the rest of the album, the band's two-pronged vocal gymnastic act of Einar and Björk is usually muzzled throughout simplistic beats and over-processed guitar riffs. For every fun, "let's turn Björk into a feral, growling hip-hop singer" moment (the Marius de Vries mix of "Pump"), there's about a half-dozen others that reduce the shambolic oddity of the band into sub-B-52's disco fests (Tony Humphries, S1000, etc.). It's as if these remixers seem to be shaking off a post-acid house haze and getting nowhere fast. Luckily, the Sugarcubes do their own remix of "Regina," which -- apart from some accented accordions and echoes -- has relatively conservative changes. No wonder it sounds worthy of being here. Even better, true fans will also enjoy the Bryan "Chuck" remix on "Water." This take is probably the only version that still seems to recognize the band's knack for frazzled unpredictability without completely missing the point. Which highlights how the rest of the entire contrived album is that much more of an insult to the band. The Sugarcubes might not have lasted long in the world of pasty-faced indie, but they deserve far, far better than this.
© Dean Carlson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:19
- Main artists: The Sugarcubes
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.