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IBM 1401, A User’s Manual Tracklist. The IBM 1401 was taken out of service in 1971, and his father gave it a farewell ceremony that included playing some of the short melodies he had.

BIO
Jóhann Jóhannsson's stately, slow-building and hauntingly melodic music, which frequently combines electronics with classical orchestrations, has been quietly bewitching listeners since he released his first genre defining solo record Englabörn in 2002 on the well respected British label Touch. The record was re-released in 2007 by 4AD, by which time its reputation had grown as an influential recording in the burgeoning field that has been variously called post-classsical or neo-classical.
Englabörn was written for string quartet, percussion and electronics, and Jóhann’s second album, Virthulegu Forsetar (2004), for brass ensemble, drones and percussion, whilst his third album and his first for 4AD, IBM 1401 - A User's Manual (2006), was his most ambitiously orchestrated composition to date involving a 60 piece string orchestra and incorporating electronics and original reel-to-reel recordings of music made on a 1960´s IBM 1401 mainframe computer. Jóhann’s most recent album, Fordlandia, was released in November 2008 also on 4AD. Another orchestral album combining complex narrative themes with a sound that expands upon his earlier work while breaking new ground, Fordlandia combines a darkly romantic minimalism and baroque counterpoint with Krautrock, post-rock, glitch electronics and melodies inspired by North European folk music.
Although mostly instrumental, Johann´s work often involves complex narratives, which often deal with man´s relationship with the world of machines and decaying and obsolete technology.
Johann’s many projects include the all-analog Apparat Organ Quartet and Kitchen Motors, the art organization/think tank/record label which specializes in instigating collaborations and art projects across diverse disciplines.
Johann is also an award-winning film composer with 8 international feature film credits to his name. He is a prolific collaborator, having worked and performed with artists such as Marc Almond, Barry Adamson, Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio, Jaki Liebezeit, Laetitia Sadier, David Tibet, Baby Dee, Larsen and many more. Jóhann is also an accomplished composer for contemporary dance and theater. His acclaimed collaborations with the internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Erna Omarsdottir, “IBM 1401, a user’s manual” (2002), and “Mysteries of Love” (2005), have been performed widely across Europe.
Johann´s live band usually consists of 6 people and almost always includes long-time collaborator Matthias Hemstock (percussion, electronics). Some of the fine people who have played with the band include Ivo Stankov (violin), James Underwood (violin), Charlotte Rook (cello), Emma Owens (viola), Una Sveinbjarnardóttir (violin), Greta Guðnadóttir (violin), Guðmundur Kristmundsson (viola), Hrafnkell Egilsson (cello) and Hildur Guðndadóttir (cello) to name a few.
Johann´s concerts are usually accompanied by visuals created by Magnús Helgason.
Albums
2002 Englabörn CDRip FLAC
2004 Dís CDRip FLAC
2004 Virðulegu Forsetar CDRip FLAC
2006 IBM 1401 A User's Manual FLAC Hi-Res
2006 IBM 1401, A User's Manual CDRip FLAC
2008 Fordlandia CDRip FLAC
2009 And in the endless pause there came the sound of bees CDRip FLAC
2011 The Miners' Hymns CDRip FLAC
2012 Copenhagen Dreams CDRip FLAC
2012 Free the Mind Original Motion Picture Soundtrack FLAC
2013 Prisoners CDRip FLAC
2014 I Am Here FLAC
2014 McCanick (Josh C. Waller's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) FLAC
2014 The Theory Of Everything CDRip FLAC
2015 End of Summer FLAC
2015 Sicario CDRip FLAC
2016 Arrival (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CDRip FLAC
2016 Arrival (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) FLAC Hi-Res
2016 Orphée CDRip FLAC

Ibm 1401 Generation

2016 Orphée FLAC Hi-Res

Ibm 1401 A User's Manual