Published
Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 12:00
- The Icelandic trio's new album will be released by Kompakt in May.
Longtime production outfit Gus Gus will drop their seventh album, Arabian Horse, this Spring.
This will be the group's second long-player for venerated Cologne imprint Kompakt, following the gloomy electronica of 24/7 in 2009. For the recording of Arabian Horse, the trio of President Bongo, Biggi Veira and Daniel August reportedly constructed a studio in an isolated cottage in the middle of an Icelandic lava field. With initial recordings consisting solely of two Doepfer analog modular systems and August's vocals, the album nods to '90s dance pop acts like The Beloved.
Arabian Horse welcomes the return of vocalist Urður "Earth" Hákonardóttir to the Gus Gus fold, plus new personnel in the shape of Högni Elisson of the band Hjaltalin.
Tracklist
01. Selfoss
02. Be with Me
03. Deep Inside
04. Over
05. Within You
06. Arabian Horse
07. Magnified Love
08. Changes Come
09. When Your Lover's Gone
10. Benched
Kompakt will release Arabian Horse on May 10th, 2011.