Johannsson, Johann / Ibm 1401 - A User's Manual
Album: Ibm 1401 - A User's Manual   Collection:Classical
Artist:Johannsson, Johann   Added:Oct 2006
Label:4AD  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-11-05 Pull Date: 2007-01-07 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Dec 17 Dec 10 Nov 19 Nov 12
Airplays: 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 07, 2009: orangeasm
Part 5 - The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black
4. Nov 14, 2006: Subcutaneous Phycomycosis
Part 4 - Ibm 729 Ii Magnetic Tape Unit, Part 5 - The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black
2. Dec 14, 2006: beat.net chapter 55.0: cognitive underload
Part 1 - Ibm 1401 Processing Unit
5. Nov 14, 2006: Municipal Wastrel
Part 2 - Ibm 1403 Printer, Part 5 - The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black
3. Dec 05, 2006: Subcutaneous Phycomycosis
Part 2 - Ibm 1403 Printer, Part 1 - Ibm 1401 Processing Unit
6. Nov 10, 2006: Carrots & Sticks...But Mostly Sticks
Part 5 - The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black

Album Review
mufaor
Reviewed 2006-11-06
Slow modern classical, bordering soundtrack and new age. Icelandic composer - the music is fittingly? sparse and expansive. I like it the more I listen to it. Originally written to accompany a dance piece. Track 5 is my fav. Tracks start very quiet or silent for up to a whole minute, and some end very quiet. FCC clean.

1, 3 and 4 are all similar, instrumental. 2. Samples an old voice recording about doing maintenance on a computer. Sparse music. *5. Includes a recording of an old singing computer – it's kinda cool here. Fullest track. There are very soft and gorgeous real singers at times, too.

- mufaor

Track Listing
1. Part 1 - Ibm 1401 Processing Unit   3. Part 3 - Ibm 1402 Card Read-Punch
2. Part 2 - Ibm 1403 Printer   4. Part 4 - Ibm 729 Ii Magnetic Tape Unit
  5. Part 5 - The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black