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JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Fordlândia
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Released: Nov 2008
Catalogue Number: EAD2812A4AD

JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Fordlândia, 4AD

**Includes a Bonus Track Exclusive to Boomkat** Delivering a second long-form release for 4AD, Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson continues with a second part of his proposed trilogy of albums themed around iconic American brands. After IBM 1401 - A User's Manual, Johannsson turns his attentions to Fordlandia, named after the expanse of land purchased by Henry Ford in the Brazillian rainforest - a failed settlement designed as a means for acquiring rubber in the 1920s. As it turns out, this is only one amongst a number of overlapping themes drawn from various obscure corners of modern history, all knitted together like something from Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle. The album is divided into a number of different threads, with themes recurring throughout - much as has been the case in Johannsson's previous works. Here, between the grandeur and cinematic majesty of the Fordlandia-themed compositions you'll find the 'Melodia' series, taking on a more intimate, piano-driven and melancholy temperament. It's all beautifully produced, extracting the very strict, classical style of Johannsson's music from what might otherwise reach ECM-like levels of discipline. A good example of this is 'Chimaerica' which on the surface sounds like a pastiche of a Bach organ piece, dominated by dour ecclesiastical melodies until some digital intervention draws the sound design into the 21st century. In a similar fashion, 'The Great God Pan Is Dead' is shaped by beautiful choral arrangements and some extreme dynamic shifts - all very much within the realms of the conventional classical canon (Arvo Part being a clear influence) - when immediately after, 'Melodia (Guidelines For A Space Propulsion Device)' crunches into life with a very contemporary, backbeat-driven electronic sound. Fordlandia is tremendously beautiful and, of course, comes highly recommended.

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1. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : Fordlândia 13:43 £1.50 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Fordlândia
2. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : melodia (i) 01:56 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - melodia (i)
3. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!) 06:25 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!)
4. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : melodia (ii) 01:49 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - melodia (ii)
5. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : Fordlândia - Aerial View 04:33 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Fordlândia - Aerial View
6. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : melodia (iii) 03:12 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - melodia (iii)
7. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : Chimaerica 03:22 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Chimaerica
8. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : melodia (iv) 02:45 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - melodia (iv)
9. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : The Great God Pan is Dead 04:56 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - The Great God Pan is Dead
10. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device based on Heim's Quantum Theory) 09:04 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device based on Heim's Quantum Theory)
11. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : How We Left Fordlândia 15:24 £1.50 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - How We Left Fordlândia
12. JOHANN JOHANNSSON : Abandoned Locomotive Overgrown by Luxuriant Vegetation 05:17 £0.99 Play JOHANN JOHANNSSON - Abandoned Locomotive Overgrown by Luxuriant Vegetation
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