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Hlemmur

Release Year: 2003
Formats: Digital, LP, CD
Label: Krunk Records, XL Recordings, Parlophone
Type: Soundtrack

  1. “Jósef tekur fimmuna í vinnuna”
  2. “Hlemmur 1″ – 1:38”
  3. Fyrsta ferð” [The First Trip] – 2:35
  4. “Vetur” [Winter] – 1:48
  5. “Hvalir í útrýmingarhættu” [Endangered Whales] – 3:00
  6. “Hlemmur 2” – 0:43
  7. “Þversögn” [Paradox] – 2:09
  8. “1970” – 1:14
  9. “Jósef tekur fimmuna í vinnuna 2” – 1:47
  10. “Ég mun læknast!” [I Will Recover!] – 1:54
  11. “1993” – 1:12
  12. “Hlemmur 3” – 1:19
  13. “Síðasta ferð” [The Last Trip] – 2:38
  14. “23:20” – 1:42
  15. “Byrgið” [The Shelter] – 1:36
  16. “Áfram Ísland” [Go Iceland] – 1:22
  17. “Allt tekur sinn tíma!” [All in Due Time!] – 2:46
  18. “Hannes” [a male name] – 2:39
  19. “Óskabörn þjóðarinnar” [Model Citizens] – 4:45

Recorded in 2002 as the score to the Icelandic documentary “Hlemmur”, this soundtrack was first sold to the public in spring 2003 European and American tours. this instrumental electronic soundtrack is composed of 19 tracks, some of which are variations of the same theme. Hlemmur is a film which revolves around the lives of some unfortunate destitute men who spend most of their time in and around Reykjavik’s main bus station, Hlemmur.