Contact us to discuss your requirements
E: rebels@rebelsincontrol.com
T: +44 (0)7595 329 698
Jóhann Jóhannsson has released five solo albums, two on Touch, 2002's Englabörn and 2004's Virðulegu Forsetar, Dís on Worker's Institute (2005) and two on 4AD: 2006's IBM 1401, a User's Manual and his latest work – Fordlândia.
After IBM 1401, A User's Manual, Fordlândia is the second instalment in a proposed trilogy based on technology and iconic American brand names. Whereas IBM 1401, A User's Manual was a personal response to technology and its inevitable obsolescence (inspired by his father's work with mainframe computers in 1960s Iceland), Fordlândia springs out of a far more diffuse set of influences. It brings together the soaring grandeur of its predecessor – some sections were recorded with the same orchestra in Prague – and the intimacy of Englabörn, moving between heady, melting cadences and crystalline motifs with gorgeous, dreamlike logic.
Jóhann commissioned Rebels In Control to redesign his site, working from artwork based around engine blueprints, old Ford motors and rockets, supplied by legendary 4AD art directors v23.