Daníel Ágúst - Swallowed A Star


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Label: One Little Indian US
Catalog#: OLI463
Format: CD, Album
Country:US
Released:06 Feb 2007
Genre: Electronic
Style: Modern Classical, Downtempo, Experimental
Credits: Arranged By [Strings] - Daníel* , Veigar Margeirsson (tracks: 2, 4, 9)
Bass - Adrian Rosen (tracks: 4, 8, 9) , Hávarður Tryggvason (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10)
Cello - Bryndis Halla Gylfadóttir (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10) , Peggy Baldwin (tracks: 4, 8, 9)
Composed By - Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson*
Lyrics By - Daníel* (tracks: 2 to 10)
Producer, Mixed By - Bix , Daníel*
Recorded By [Strings] - Rick Parker (tracks: 4, 8, 9) , Svein Kjartansson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10)
Recorded By [Vocals] - Arnar Guðjónsson
Violin - Auður Hafsteinsdóttir (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10) , Greta Guðnadóttir (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10) , Guðmundur Kristmundsson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10) , John Willenberg* (tracks: 4, 8, 9) , Mirian Mayer* (tracks: 4, 8, 9) , Norm Hughes* (tracks: 4, 8, 9)
Notes:℗© Daníel Agúst Haraldsson 2005. Manufactured and distrubuted by One Little Indian. Website gives 6th February 2007 as release date in the US.
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Tracklisting:

1   Someone Who Swallowed A Star (3:03)
    Lyrics By - Gabríela*
2   The Moss (3:28)
3   Nobody Else (3:25)
4   The Gray (3:32)
5   The Stingray (4:07)
6   Intersection (3:23)
    Composed By - Bix
7   Till I Know (4:04)
8   If You Leave Me Now (3:51)
    Arranged By [Strings] - Atli Örvarsson
9   Sparks Fly (3:50)
10   Love And Respect (4:32)
User Reviews:
scoundrel, Jul 07, 2008

Daníel Ágúst’s debut, _Swallowed a Star_, represents his solo outing after being the voice for Gus Gus over the course of two albums. He eschews dance tracks for a more classical sound; the album swells with cellos. This is a personal move for Ágúst; "The Moss" dances around on it pizzicatos (a danceable version of this would appear on Gus Gus’ album _Forever_, of course). "Nobody Else" shapes sharp intakes of breaths and bells to serve as the backdrop for lyrics that seems to have escaped from a disco track. Ágúst leaves a lot of spaciousness in his instrumentation, letting it remain sparse as necessary so that a fuller track like "Intersection" stands out. The bubbling electronics on "If You Leave Me Now" add a nice touch, while "Love and Respect" is nothing but strings. Though pleasant, Ágúst’s voice has its limitations, and there’s a lack of dynamic range to this album. Though he may have swallowed a star, he hasn’t yet started to shine.

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