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Name = As Above... |

Type = [[Album]] |

Artist = [[Þeyr]] |

Cover = Þeyr_(As_Above)Nocover.jpg gif |

Background = Orange |

Recorded = ??? |

Released = [[1982]] |

Genre = [[NewRock Waveand musicroll|New WaveRock]] |

Length = 32:24?? [[minute|min]] ?? [[second|sec]] |

Label = [[Shout (record label)|ShoutSHOUT]]<br><u>Cat. No.:</u> LX001 |

Producer = [[Þeyr]] and [[Tony Cook (producer)|Tony Cook]] |

Reviews = |<nowiki></nowiki>

*''[[Rate Your Music]]'' (N/A) [http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_170533 link]|

Last album = ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]''<br /> (1981) |

ThisLast album = '''''As[[Mjötviður Above...Mær]]''''' <br /> ([[1981]]) |

NextThis album = ''[[TheAs Fourth Reich]]Above'' <br /> (1982[[1981]]) |

LastNext album = ''[[MjötviðurThe MærFourth Reich]]'' <br /> (1981[[1982]]) |

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'''<b>''As Above...'''''</b> was anthe third and last album released in [[1982]] by [[Þeyr]], a legendary [[Iceland]]ic [[Newnew Wave music|New Wavewave]] and [[rock and roll|rock]] group and it was issued through [[Shout (record label)|ShoutSHOUT]] on a 12"12” vinyl record.<br>

Formed by 1211 tracks, ''As above...'' contained English versions of the group’s hits. A song that outstands from the rest is "Killer“Killer Boogie"Boogie”, a work deemed as an attempt by the group to achieve the international markettrascendendy.<br>

"Killer“Killer Boogie"Boogie” and "Rúdolf"“Rúdolf” are featured again in ''[[Rokk í Reykjavík]]'' (Rock in Reykjavík), a concert compilation released in 1982 with the presence of other renowned Icelandic bands. There is also a video for this compilation which was edited on VHS format only.

The remaining songs of this album were never reissued since the masters are believed to be lost. By [[2001]] Þeyr’s members and friends released a CD titled ''[[Mjötviður til Fóta]]'' which included songs from their secondfirst album, ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' and the [[singleExtended (music)play|singleEP]] ''[[Iður til Fóta]]'', both releases from [[1981]].

"Rúdolf" contains a sample of Hitler saying ''"Around us is Germany. In us Germany marches. And behind us Germany follows"''. It was a fragment taken from ''[[Triumph of the Will|Triumph des Willens]]'' (''Triumph of the Will''), a propaganda film directed by [[Leni Riefenstahl]] in 1934. However, the record inserts credit [[A. Schicklgruber]] as the impersonator of Hitler’s voice.

<b>Þeyr’s members were:</b><br>

The title of the album is thought to be inspired by [[Killing Joke]]'s ''[[What's THIS For...!]]'' from 1981 and with sarcasm refers either to the band's name or their previous works (in the sense that "as above" is written on application forms). It is more generally considered to be half of the maxim "[[As Above, So Below]]" that is quoted by every occultist and originates in the second line of the ancient alchemical tract ''[[Tabula Smaragdina]]''.

*<b>Vocalist:</b> [[Magnús Guðmundsson (singer)|Magnús Guðmundsson]].

*<b>Guitars:</b> [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]] and [[Þorsteinn Magnússon]].

The remaining songs of this album were never reissued since the masters are believed to be lost. By 2001 Þeyr’s members and friends released a CD titled ''[[Mjötviður til Fóta]]'' which included songs from their second album, ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' and the [[single (music)|single]] ''[[Iður til Fóta]]'', both releases from 1981.

*<b>Bass:</b> [[Hilmar Örn Agnarsson]].

*<b>Drums:</b> [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]].

==Track listing==

Line 35 ⟶ 40:

! Side A

|-

| 01 || Homo Gestalt || 03:31??? || - || -

|-

| 02 || Killer Boogie || 02:58??? || - || -

|-

| 03 || Dead/Undead || 03:22??? || - || -

|-

| 04 || Wolf || 02:51??? || - || -

|-

| 05 || Technologos || 01:58??? || - || -

|-

| 06 || PoèmePoeme || 02:48??? || - || -

|-

|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |

! Side B

|-

| 01 || Current || 03:21??? || - || -

|-

| 02 || Rúdolf || 02:49??? || - || -

|-

| 03 || Are You Still There || 03:08??? || - || -

|-

| 04 || EnoughThough || 02:23??? || - || -

|-

| 05 || Shout || 03:00??? || - || -

|-

| 06 || Mjötviður || 02:55 || instrumental || -

|}

==Track notes==

*"Homo Gestalt" is another version of "Life Transmission" which appeared on ''[[Life Transmission]]'' (1981).

*"Dead/Undead" is the English version of "Bás 12" which appeared in ''[[Iður til Fóta]]'' (1981).

*"Wolf" is the same as "Úlfur", from ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' (1981).

*"Technologos" is the same as "2999" from ''Mjötviður Mær''.

*"Are You Still There" is the English version of "Tedrukkinn" from ''Mjötviður Mær''.

*"Enough" is the same as "Það er Nóg" from ''Mjötviður Mær''.

*"Shout" is the English version of "Ópið" from ''Mjötviður Mær''.

==Banning==

[[image:Þeyr_(As_Above_-_inlay_and_back_cover).jpg|right|Back cover and inner sleeves of As Above…]]

The cover design, which is exactly the same as in ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' was banned in the [[United Kingdom]] because of the photographs showing drummer [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]] naked. However, ''Mjötviður Mær'' was never banned as it was only released in Iceland. The meaning of the song "Rúdolf" was the focus of controversy among many who thought it was an allegory to Nazism. It should be noted, however, that Þeyr was an anti-fascist group. Several years later, drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson said: "The song 'Rúdolf' was supposed to be a criticism, but was really interpreted as we were Nazis. We also adopted some Nazi things like clothing, but we were never real Nazis. We were just showing off, just like today."

==Credits==

'''Production:''' Þeyr and [[Tony Cook (producer)|Tony Cook]].<br>

'''Music:''' all tracks by Þeyr.<br>

'''Lyrics:''' [[Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson]], with the exception of "Killer Boogie" whose lyrics were created by Þeyr.<br>

'''Backing vocals:''' A. Schichelgruber is credited on the song "Rúdolf".<br>

'''Album and sleeve design:''' Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.<br>

==External links==

*[http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10797/kukl/theyr.htm Page about Þeyr]

*[http://www.hanshan.org/musikk/theyr.php Website about the history and discography of Þeyr]

*[http://www.tonlist.is/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=2947 Tónlist.is] - Page about Þeyr. It features mp3 samples (in Icelandic).

*[http://www.intravenous.de/home/musik/artikel/island1.html Intravenous.de] - Page about Icelandic music. It includes a section for Þeyr.

*[http://www.islandia.is/gko/ Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]

*[http://www.isound.com/music/gkottarsson/ Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com]

*[http://www.myspace.com/godkrist Page of G. K. Óttarsson at MySpace.com]

*[http://www.isound.com/stanya Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at Isound.com]

*[http://www.myspace.com/steinimagg Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at MySpace.com]

*[http://www.smekkleysa.net/sigtryggur Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson]

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