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Polydistortion | ||||
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Released | 7 April 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
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Length | 61:02 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[2] |
Q | [3] |
GusGus (Gus Gus) - Discography 1995-2018 MP3 320kbps CBR and FLAC Lossless. Polydistortion Formed as a cinema collective in early.
Polydistortion is the second studio album by Icelandic electronic music band GusGus. The album was released on 7 April 1997 on 4AD, serving as their first release on the label.
The songs 'Why?' and the band's cover of Slowblow's 'Is Jesus Your Pal?' feature Emilíana Torrini on vocals.[4] Most of the material on the album had previously been released independently, as the album GusGus in 1995.
As of March 1999, the album has sold 40,000 copies in United States and worldwide sales stand at over 150,000 copies.[5]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Oh' (Edit) | 1:17 | |
2. | 'Gun' | Áugúst | 6:08 |
3. | 'Believe' |
| 7:18 |
4. | 'Polyesterday' | Áugúst | 4:52 |
5. | 'Barry' | 5:58 | |
6. | 'Cold Breath '79' |
| 6:43 |
7. | 'Why?' | Jonsson | 4:04 |
8. | 'Remembrance' | Jonsson | 8:07 |
9. | 'Is Jesus Your Pal?' | Slowblow | 3:34 |
10. | 'Purple' |
| 8:02 |
11. | 'Polybackwards' (hidden track) | (unlisted) | 5:01 |
Limited edition bonus disc | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Cold Breath '79' (Husmix) | 5:02 |
2. | 'Believe' (16B Remix) | 7:23 |
3. | 'Believe' (LFO Remix) | 5:11 |
4. | 'Polydistortion' | 8:06 |
References[edit]
- ^Raggett, Ned. 'Polydistortion – GusGus'. AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^Schrieber, Ryan (31 December 1999). 'GusGus: Polydistortion'. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^'GusGus: Polydistortion'. Q (128): 122. May 1997.
- ^'GusGus - Polydistortion (CD, Album) at Discogs'. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^Solomons, Mark (20 March 1999). 'Iceland's GusGus Highlights Its Pop Side With 4AD/WB's 'Normal''. Billboard. p. 32. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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GusGus, Iceland's leading techno-/soul band saw the light of day for the first time in 1995, during a break in the making of the shortcut 'Pleasure'. Initially GusGus was as a multimedia collective that combined sexually tinged dance music with visual arts and shorts made by the group's members. The band's name refers to the 1974 German film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner FassbinderA self-titled debut album appeared on their Kjól & Anderson imprint in conjunction with the screening of 'Pleasure'. The UK label 4AD Records signed the band in 1996, and released 'Polydistortion' (97), 'This Is Normal' (99) and 'Gus Gus vs. T-World' (00).'24/7' (09) was the first release with German label Kompakt, followed by 'Arabian Horse' (11) and 'Mexico' (14).Several lineup changes have occurred, and their current incarnation consists of Stephan Stephensen (President Bongo), Birgir Þórarinsson (Biggi Veira), Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson and Högni Egilsson.Gus Gus has had a varied lineup, including Magnús Jónsson (a.k.a. Blake), Sigurður Kjartansson (a.k.a. Siggi Kinski), Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson, Hafdís Huld Hákonardóttir, Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir, Urður Hákonardóttir (a.k.a. Earth), Magnús Guðmundsson (a.k.a. Herb Legowitz a.k.a. Buckmaster DeLaCruz, The Fox, Fuckmaster, or Herr Legowitz) and Baldur Stefánsson.After their third album, This Is Normal, the filmmaking arm of Gus Gus (Kjartansson and Árni Þorgeirsson) split off to form the production company Celebrator, now known as Arni & Kinski, which has produced award-winning advertisements and videos. A few former members such as Hafdís Huld, Blake, and Daníel Ágúst have gone solo, most notably though Emilíana Torrini.Gus Gus's music is eclectic, and although primarily classified with techno, trip-hop and house music, they have experimented with numerous other styles. They have also remixed several famous artists, including Björk, Depeche Mode, Moloko, and Sigur Rós. Added to this they released the song Desire with Ian Brown in January 2004.http://gusgus.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.