Browse by Artist: GUSGUS

Artist:	GUSGUS
Title:	Add This Song
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KOM 196EP

Since their founding in 1995, Reykjavik's GusGus have been tagged by the press as the next big Icelandic music export after Björk. With their highly-infectious, metrosexual, multimedia pop, they secured themselves a deal with the prestigious 4AD label, and are set to release their 7th studio album on Kompakt, who are honored to present the catchy harmonies of "Add This Song," with remixes by Lopazz & Zarook, Gluteus Maximus, and Patrick Chardronnet.

Artist:	GUSGUS
Title:	Thin Ice
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KOM 202EP

GusGus presents the second 12" from their 24/7 full-length (KOMP 073CD/KOM 197LP), with "Thin Ice" being revisited for dancefloor purposes. Wareika's take is an epic journey into contemporary deep house, and Matteo Esse and Sant aka Analog People In A Digital World deliver proof that they know exactly how to make dancefloors happy. Lastly, we get Ben Frost's very first dance track -- radical, modern, and possessed of a sonic austerity like Pan Sonic in an elevator with Ryoji Ikeda.

Artist:	GUSGUS
Title:	Arabian Horse
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP+CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	KOM 231LP

Gatefold 2LP version with bonus CD of the entire album. Iceland's GusGus graces Kompakt with a second album, after their enigmatic debut for the label 24/7, which earned the trio much acclaim thanks to its conceptual rigidity and pure glamour. Conceived solely with the help of two precious Doepfer modular systems and Daniel August's all-pervasive vocals, it could easily have been characterized as GusGus' unofficial live album. For Arabian Horse, their seventh studio album, President Bongo, Biggi Veira and Daniel August set up a makeshift studio in a summer cottage in the depths of the lava field. Secluded in silence and beauty, they produced something that really showcases GusGus' versatility and stunning songwriting ability. A vast array of illustrious guest musicians and singers abound on these powerful new songs. Most prominently, this album features the long-awaited return of former band member and gifted vocalist Urður "Earth" Hákonardóttir, who appears on three songs. Högni Elisson of the band Hjaltalin lends his voice to some of the album's most memorable and deepest moments. Samúel Jón Samúelsson contributes the elevating, goosebump-inducing string arrangements and David Thor Jonsson contributes accordion and the banjo. Even an un-named gypsy combo leaves their mark here. Compared to GusGus' stripped-down predecessor for Kompakt, this album is much more in-your-face -- the songs brim with big gestures, enthralling hooks, pop and soul. Take the powerful schaffel anthem "Deep Inside," which makes use of big room chords, a ferocious bass line and a vocal duel, or "Within You," where strings converge with breathtaking vocals and an addictive techno bass kick. GusGus retrace their original influences, creating an album that recalls a forgotten period of early '90s dance pop (think The Beloved), classic house music and urban soul à la Massive Attack. But make no mistake, Arabian Horse does not sound like pure retro in any way. It's deeply rooted in the sound of today, backed by one of the most state-of-the-art quality productions Kompakt has released to date. Still need a tag? Why not: Icelandic hi-tech soul.

Artist:	GUSGUS
Title:	Over Remixe
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KOM 235EP

"Over" is the undisputed highlight of GusGus' album Arabian Horse (KOMP 089CD/KOM231LP). Kompakt proudly presents a remix package that takes no prisoners. Tale Of Us & Tennis return with another mighty roller. That bassline definitely puts the "deep" back into deep house. Sasse's remix perfectly captures an oldschool house vibe. President Bongo delivers an absolutely massive, dark, acidic take, complete with heavenly strings. Choose your weapon and go party.

Artist:	GUSGUS
Title:	24/7
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	KOMP 073CD

The Kompakt label is extremely excited to release the sixth album by one of the most well-known electronic music acts in history, Iceland's legendary GusGus. You could compare 24/7 to a whale -- an animal that spends most of its time under the surface, but when it comes up above sea-level, it usually surfaces with magnificent splendor. Therefore, you should not glean over this work; every moment of it is laid out with painstaking and elaborate care. The spine of this music is GusGus' own invention -- growling synths, vibrational squelches, and rhythmic synth pulses that build and build towards analog climaxes so sublime as to be almost unbearable. This album also marks Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson's vocal return to the band, for the first time since the group's 4AD releases. As on previous occasions, GusGus performs a song written and sung by Jimi Tenor, and there is also a song that GusGus and Detroit's Aaron-Carl composed together while being on opposite sides of the Atlantic. 24/7 is an overwhelming, multifarious, interwoven and braided musical atmosphere where the listener has to surrender and adhere to the conditions that the music demands, for over 50 minutes.

Artist:	GUSGUS
Title:	Arabian Horse
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	KOMP 089CD

Iceland's GusGus graces Kompakt with a second album, after their enigmatic debut for the label 24/7, which earned the trio much acclaim thanks to its conceptual rigidity and pure glamour. Conceived solely with the help of two precious Doepfer modular systems and Daniel August's all-pervasive vocals, it could easily have been characterized as GusGus' unofficial live album. For Arabian Horse, their seventh studio album, President Bongo, Biggi Veira and Daniel August set up a makeshift studio in a summer cottage in the depths of the lava field. Secluded in silence and beauty, they produced something that really showcases GusGus' versatility and stunning songwriting ability. A vast array of illustrious guest musicians and singers abound on these powerful new songs. Most prominently, this album features the long-awaited return of former band member and gifted vocalist Urður "Earth" Hákonardóttir, who appears on three songs. Högni Elisson of the band Hjaltalin lends his voice to some of the album's most memorable and deepest moments. Samúel Jón Samúelsson contributes the elevating, goosebump-inducing string arrangements and David Thor Jonsson contributes accordion and the banjo. Even an un-named gypsy combo leaves their mark here. Compared to GusGus' stripped-down predecessor for Kompakt, this album is much more in-your-face -- the songs brim with big gestures, enthralling hooks, pop and soul. Take the powerful schaffel anthem "Deep Inside," which makes use of big room chords, a ferocious bass line and a vocal duel, or "Within You," where strings converge with breathtaking vocals and an addictive techno bass kick. GusGus retrace their original influences, creating an album that recalls a forgotten period of early '90s dance pop (think The Beloved), classic house music and urban soul à la Massive Attack. But make no mistake, Arabian Horse does not sound like pure retro in any way. It's deeply rooted in the sound of today, backed by one of the most state-of-the-art quality productions Kompakt has released to date. Still need a tag? Why not: Icelandic hi-tech soul.

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