Benni Hemm Hemm - "Beygja Og Beygja"
Iceland is a rare geographical oddity. If driving at a certain speed, and with the wind in your face, you can actually start singing, drive straight and sing your own harmonies, as the line you sang before will literally "hang" in the air. It has to do with auditory properties and how they relate to the weight of the air, combined with Iceland's geothermal characteristics. Used right, this technique allows you to do your own over-dubs, and even sing a round with yourself. This song was done live, on a windy day, from a covertible, in what's called "catch-up sound" fashion. It kind of tickles your ear a bit, doesn't it? [Buy]
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Elsewhere:
Absolut Noise has three tracks from Dräp en Hund, two 13-year-old girls who are way too confident, way too powerful for 13.
The new re-issue of My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts has come with a fantastic website idea. Registered users can download the loops from the original album and remix them, submit them, and basically get attention. Of course, the leader of the pack is a presidential satire, but there's room for a lot more. If you make one, send it to me too, I bet our readers would make some good ones.
Posted by Dan at July 10, 2006 4:31 AMI thought the caption about the Benni Hemm Hemm song sounded really cool, but the link for the song is broken! :(
Posted by: Ryan at July 10, 2006 2:00 PMWorks for me...
Posted by: 2fs at July 10, 2006 5:08 PMis that about the overdubbing yourself actually true?
Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2006 9:37 PMi was fortunate to see benni hemm hemm play live at the iceland airwaves festival last year. they played an astounding live set, that encouraged me to purchase their debut s/t record. the musical diversity that sprinkles accross iceland's volcanic landscape is amazing... it's not all bjork/sugar cubes in iceland;)
Posted by: nat at July 12, 2006 5:53 AM