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Högni Two Trains Red Vinyl Edition

Erased Tapes | Item No: 546062
Vinyl LP | 2017 / EU – Original | New
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Item Description
Introducing Icelandic composer and singer Högni, better known as the front man of indie rock band Hjaltalín and previous member of electronic group GusGus, as the newest addition to Erased Tapes with his solo debut album Two Trains.

Amidst destruction on the mainland, the two locomotives Minør and Pionér transported wagons full of rock and gravel to the Icelandic seaside during the construction of the Reykjavík harbour in 1913-1917. The two metallic giants ushered in a new age in Iceland. However, soon after construction ceased the two trains were parked and have never driven since. Now they only serve to remind us of the grandeur of a bygone future. They are the only trains ever to have graced the Icelandic landscape.

The music in Two Trains embraces the spirit of the original European avant-garde and invokes these concepts in its chugging rhythms, metallic clangs and brooding choral arrangements (men's choruses are a distinctly Icelandic phenomena related to the national/romantic politics of the 19th and 20th century) while the lyrics speak of ominous clouds on the war-ridden eastern horizon and freight cars filled with gravel and dreams.

As time went on, the two trains also began to bear a psychological implication to Högni and came to represent the different incarnations of his persona during a difficult period in his life. As a society we are also quite often faced with a fork in the road and a decision to make, and most importantly the acceptance of one’s self.

Today, the real Minør and Pionér are unemployed, mere relics. Minør is on display near the Reykjavík waterfront and Pionér is parked in an outdoor museum on a hill. But for Högni, with this release, the two trains have ushered in a new chapter in his own life.

The cover art incorporates a distorted portrait photograph taken by Anna Maggy with the help of Sigurður Oddsson’s art direction, using projected features to reflect the idea of duality.
Item Details
Item No: 546062
Artist: Högni
Title: Two Trains Red Vinyl Edition
Label: Erased Tapes
Catalog No: ERATP103LE
Format: Vinyl LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: EU – Original
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Electronic & Dance
Style: Downbeat | Electronica | Leftfield
Available since: 2017-10-17
Condition: New
Price: $ 22.70 $ 17.03
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Andaðu
A2 Shed Your Skin
A3 Komdu Með
A4 Crash
A5 Dragðu Mig
B1 Óveðursský
B2 Break-Up0
B3 Moon Pitcher
B4 Parallel
B5 Enn Næða Orð
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