28/12/03
papá noel y los mp3
Santa arrived a little bit late this year, but he finally dropped
some new múm live mp3's down the chimney. Just click here
and enjoy.
Merry
Christmas * Feliz Natal * Joyeux Noël * Gleðileg Jól
*
Feliz
Navidad *
Frohe Weihnachten
13/12/03
mice and fat cat tales
Our fatcat friends have just sent in some news. múm are currently mastering their
new album at "The Exchange" in London. The album should be released
next April and will be preceded by a two-track single. A four-track ep
will follow later in the year, and the band will be touring throughout
Europe and the USA between April and July. The kids worked once again
with Samuli Kosminen (drums)and Eiríkur
(trumpet).
Before all that Kristín will help Adam Pierce and his mice
parade in their USA tour.
The new mice parade album, "Obrigado, Saudade" will be released in January
2004 and Kristín's lovely voice can be heard on 2 of the tracks.
13/11/03
it's tee time
All designs are in. It is time to vote for your favorite t-shirt.
click here.
04/11/03
et moi je te dis porquoi...
"quite a while ago, metaphrog
from glasgow were very much into designing their first LOUIS stories.
one special day some rare vinyl by hey from berlin drifted to their music loving shores. they sent heart breaking
comic books in return. hey and metaphrog got to know each other a little.
after a while they found it was time to share a story, drawings and music
and searched for somebody special to join. they were looking for a long
time. then, finally, múm from Iceland were on the right spot just before
heading off to an amazing round camping trip. friends were made, parcels
were sent overseas. dreams never die."
release date : march 2004
format: 28 pages full colour comic, with blue coloured vinyl 7''/cd stuck
in the inside. 2 tracks. original by hey et múm remix.
distribution: fatcat.diamond
20/10/03
make a t-shirt and be a little walking box
always wanted a múm t-shirt? now you have the chance
to create one. múm t-shirt design contest. read all here.
Be part of múm's green technicolor world! http://www.randomsummer.com
is ready to go.
19/10/03
a bundle of small talk and some snapshots
As you all know, múm's summer tour is over and the kids are
now recording their new album in Iceland. Anyway, there are some curious
details about the last tour that must be mentioned, especially the fact
that both blackouts in New York and Rome happened when múm were in those
same towns. Is there a connection? Silvio and George's people are investigating
those matters and will, for sure, keep us informed about any new facts.
While in the darkness, the kids played some music on rooftops.
In Tokyo the band made a tribute to music legend Johnny
Cash. Kristín and Ólof played a cover version of Johnny Cash's rendition
of Paul Williams's song "That Lucky Old Sun".
New photos from the gigs in Melbourne, Benicàssim, and Thailand
(!) have been added to the live photos section.
[thanks to ellara, vanda, herr apfelblut und cosmic kid]
22/09/03
I've just uploaded some new live photos to the live
photos section. [Thanks to shannon, steven, colin, chad and joel]
If you have any photos from this tour you would like to submit please
email me.
14/09/03
home baked sounds
You may have heard about Sigridur Nielsdottir before. Sigridur
is 73 years old, of Danish and German parentage but has lived in Iceland
since 1949. She lives in central Reykjavik where she makes all her music
in her kitchen, using a keyboard, recording straight into a United cassette
recorder. Sigridur started to do music 2 years ago and has already released
27 albums. Among her fans are the múm kids that have included her
songs in some of their dj sets and Björk.
Badtaste is
now selling all of her recordings. Check the Bad News at Badtaste
to learn more about Iceland's cult granny and download some mp3's.
Kitchenmotors Kira Kira, Orri from Slowblow, and Óbó and Hildur from Rúnk have formed
a band called "Stórsveit Sigrídar Níels" that only plays Sigridur songs.
The lady herself doesn't do any live performances due to her shyness.
A documentary about Sigridur is also on the making.
13/09/03
a whole lot of kitchen people all over Europe
The Kitchen
Motors crew will march into Belgium in September (19th
and 20th) for two nights of Icelandic electronic and experimental music
in Hasselt's Kunstencentrum Belgie. More info here.
Kitchen Motors will also appear at the Rohto exhibition in St. Petersburg in Russia. The three main architects of KM, Kristin, Johann and Hilmar
will perform their piece, "Please make my space noisy" at the Central
Exhibition Hall Manege during the weekend of 31st Oct. - 2 Nov. 2003.
The performance will then become an installation that will be present
throughout the exhibition.
Johann Johannsson is touring Europe with dancer Erna Omarsdottir
performing their duet, IBM
1401 - a user's manual.
The upcoming performances are:
13. & 14. September: Uovo festival-Milan
25. November: Boreales festival-Caen
12. 13. 14. 15. February 2004-Madrid
27. March 2004-Chamberry
22. May 2004-Reykjavik Arts Festival
Apparat Organ
Quartet
The Apparats will perform at the Centre
Pompidou in Paris on October 3rd with special guest Kira Kira,
who will present a new piece full of electronic audio-visual mayhem.
01/09/03
Live photos from the Sudoeste, Benicàssim, New York,
Seattle and Portland concerts added to the live
photos section. [Thanks to sara, debbie, jasper, stefan and tim]
16/08/03
a beard has grown but now it is gone
Two new live dates added to the live section (concerts
in Japan and Italy).
You can also check some new photos in the press
photos section (múm trio / múm live band).
12/08/03
Obrigado! Saudade!
I've just added some pics from the Sudoeste Festival (Portugal) to the
live photos section. During this tour you
will have the chance to listen to a bunch of new songs that will be part
of múm's next album. The follow up to "Finally we are no one" will be
released next year.
25/07/03
múm for all ages
The new USA live dates have arrived, check the live section and see if múm will play in a town near you.
múm are sorry about the 18 + policy in some of the USA shows, which prevent
fans under that age from going to their shows. Apparently it has been
difficult to find all age venues over there. In case you have any suggestion
regarding suitable venues for a future US tour, use the forum
to do so.
The kids are currently rehearsing for the upcoming summer tour. Samuli
(drums), Eiríkur (trumpet and other bits), and Ólöf (just bits and things) will join, Örvar,
Gunni and Kristín on stage.
More dates will be announced soon. Keep checking múm:web.
21/07/03
múm motion and sound
The kids will kick off their summer tour in Iceland,
more precisely in the small town of Seyðisfjörður
on August 1st.
You can also listen to a small sample of the remix múm did for
Stars as Eyes at Boomkat.
15/07/03
múm down under
In September the kids will play some gigs in Australia, check the dates
here. múm will also do some more concerts
in the USA this summer. More about those dates soon.
The band is currently working on new songs at the Lighthouse and will
probably play some new songs on the upcoming tour.
02/07/03
union chapel show cancelled
"FatCat
Records and Foundation are sorry to announce that due to circumstances beyond
our control, the two FatCat events scheduled for 1st and 2nd August 2003 at the
Union Chapel have been postponed until further notice. We intend to reschedule
these shows sometime in the Autumn, but will be offering a full refund on all
tickets purchased, as at this moment in time we cannot confirm that all bands
scheduled for the original dates will be available for future performances. Refunds
will be available from point of purchase. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience
this may have caused."
FatCat Records. 02/07/03
27/06/03
listen
to the 7 seconds echo
Juniradio will broadcast the "Oderberger
Stadtbad Berlin" concert on the 30th of June at 00:05 CET. Juniradio broadcasts
via internet, click here
and enjoy the live stream.
15/06/03
appa.
appa. hey!
Apparat
Organ Quartet new tour dates and single
June 19. 93 Feet East London
June 27. Joe's Pub New York (Launch party. Invite only)
June 28. Central Park
New York
The second Apparat single, "Romantika", will be released on June
23rd by Duophonic.
02/06/03
Two new live
dates have arrived. múm will play at the Bowery Ballroom in New York on
the 19th and 20th of August. These are the only USA dates múm will do this
year.
28/05/03
a whole lot of múm
Fatcat's
6th birthday is coming up and the label has decided to celebrate it with two concerts
at the Union Chapel in London (1 and 2 August). The kids will play on the first
day of the event.
August 1:
múm
Fennesz
David Grubbs
Sylvain Chauveau
The kids have just finished the remix of the song "Suspension
Days" from american band Stars as Eyes. This track will be included on the Stars
remix album "Loud New Shit" (Tigerbeat records). Find more about Stars as Eyes
here.
New photos
added to the live photos section: Stadtbad Oderberger
Strasse Berlin / Battleship Potemkin at the Gijòn Film Festival / Paris concert
/ London concert / Brussels concert.
14/05/03
jumping and playing at the 7 seconds echo swimming
pool
This
Friday (16th May) in Berlin, at the Stadtdbad
in Oderberger Strasse, around nine o’clock p.m., there will be no swimming
but instead a bunch of new ideas, half ideas, and some other untitled soundscapes
being played at the bottom of a swimming pool. Eiríkur, Samuli and Hey
O’Hansen will help the kids to turn this swimming lesson into a lovely evening.
Don’t
be afraid, just open your ears and jump into the fun.
Swim, away, away, away…
06/05/03
side-kicking
múm
The
remix múm did for french band M83
will finally see the light of day. múm's reworking of "Violet Tree"
will be part of a gooom
disques compilation to be release next August.
Kristín's lovely voice and musical talent can also be heard on some
upcoming releases, namely, the new Slowblow, Mice
Parade, and HIM
albums. "Many In High Places Are Not Well" by HIM will hit the stores
June 2003.
Kitchenmotors
is also busy this month. The label will release the
Nói
Albínói soundtrack scored by Slowblow. The soundtrack of Dagur
Kári's award winning movie also includes two tracks by Sigridur Nielsdottir.
25/04/03
spinning múm
Berlin 29th April
Apfelblut und Tjald Esjan aus múm will be djing at the Jackie
O Motherfucker concert in Berlin @ Magnet
Club. Don't miss it!
09/04/03
easter múm
Ras 2, the Icelandic state radio,
will be broadcasting some interesting live recordings during Easter:
April 17 @16:04 múm at the Reykjavik National Theater 31.08.02
April 18 @16:03 Nick Cave at Broadway, Reykjavik 10.12.02
April
20 @16:05 Sigur Rós at Háskólabíó, Reykjavik 13.12.02
All hours are
Icelandic time. To listen to Ras 2
just click here.
Source : Bad news!
@ Badtaste
03/04/03
summer múm
The
first summer tour dates have arrived. múm will play at
the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (Spain) and Festival Sudoeste
(Portugal) in August.
More dates and details will follow soon.
19/03/03
múm meets aco
"Machi"
(meaning "town" in japanese) is the name of the song múm produced for
Japanese singer Aco. The song will be the first single to be taken from Aco's
forthcoming album, and will be released in Japan on the 21st of May.
Semiconductor,
the same team that directed the "green
grass of tunnel" video, is currently working on the video for "Machi".
Keep checking Aco's
official site for more news.
02/02/03
dance
the múm:
I've just
updated the mp3 section with a DJset múm did for BBC's Radio 1 show "The Blue
Room" on April 2002. The one hour set consists of a selection of songs, sounds,
and noises mixed by múm. To download, and learn more about the set, click here.
[many thanks to spreadthelove]
catch the
kitchen:
Kitchenmotors
family in New York - Feb. 9th at 9pm - @ The Tonic
musikvatur +
auxpan + kira kira + kiki + skuli sverrisson + hilmar jensson
+ video
works by ragnar jonsson and kolbeinn hugi
More info here