múm
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 múm's original four members.
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Iceland |
| Genre(s) | Electronic music Glitch IDM |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Fat Cat Records |
| Website | Official Site |
| Members | |
| Gunnar Örn Tynes Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason Ólöf Arnalds |
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| Former members | |
| Gyða Valtýsdóttir Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir |
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Múm (pronounced "moom"; in IPA, [muːm]) is an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments. They are also known for their concise, condensed remixes of songs.
The band was formed in 1997. Its original members were Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, and twin sisters Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir. In 2002, Gyða left the band to return to her studies in Reykjavík. In early 2006, her sister Kristín also left the band, although it was not officially announced until November 23.[1]
According to founding member Kristín Valtýsdóttir, the band's name was not intended to mean anything. In an early interview, with the now defunct Icelandic paper Fókus, the name was explained as a picture. That is, the written letters "múm" are like two elephants, nodding their trunks.
As of 2006, Kristín is no longer a part of múm. She will however continue to create music. Some of her recent endeavors include her solo project under the name Kría Brekkan, work with Eiríkur Orri (múm's trumpet player) for a modern dance piece and her collaboration on Icelandic band Stórsveit Nix Noltes' second album.
A new album recorded during 2006 was released on 24 September 2007, entitled Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy. The album was preceded by a single titled "they made frogs smoke 'til they exploded" on 27 August 2007. A free MP3 download of Dancing Behind My Eyelids from their new album is available upon subscribing to the band's mailing list at their official site.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK (TMT, 2000; reissue Morr Music, 2005)
- Finally We Are No One (Fat Cat Records, 2002)
- Summer Make Good (Fat Cat Records, 2004)
- Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy (Fat Cat Records, 2007)
[edit] Compilations
- Blái Hnötturinn (2001) (Soundtrack)
- Sincerely Yours: Klein Records Label Compilation (2001) - contributed "Bounce"
- Please Smile My Noise Bleed (Morr Music, 2001) (3 New Tracks + Remixes)
- Remixed (TMT, 2002) (Versions of Yesterday Was Dramatic -Today Is Ok)
- Loksins Erum Við Engin (Smekkleysa Records, 2002) — the Icelandic version of Finally We Are No One
[edit] Singles and EPs
- The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records (TMT, 2000)
- Green Grass of Tunnel (Fat Cat Records, 2002)
- Nightly Cares (Fat Cat Records, 2004)
- Dusk Log (Fat Cat Records, 2004)
- The Peel Session (Fat Cat Records, 2006)(Maida Vale 4 Studio 2002)
[edit] Trivia
- A photograph of Gyða and Kristín Valtýsdóttir was used for the front cover of Belle & Sebastian's 2000 album Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant.
- Gyða and Kristín have an older third sister, Ásthildur, who sang with the group on one tour in November 2002.[2]
