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{{Album infobox |
Name = As Above... |
Type = [[Album (music)|Album]] |
Artist = [[Þeyr]] |
Cover = Þeyr_(As_Above).jpg |
Background = Orange |
Recorded = ??? |
Released = [[1982]] |
Genre = [[New Wave music|New Wave]] |
Length = 32:24 |
Label = [[Shout (record label)|Shout]]<br><u>Cat. No.:</u> LX001 |
Producer = [[Þeyr]] and [[Tony Cook]] |
Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
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Last album = ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]''<br /> ([[1981]]) |
This album = ''As Above...'' <br /> ([[1981]]) |
Next album = ''[[The Fourth Reich]]'' <br /> ([[1982]]) |
}}
<b>''As Above...''</b> was an album released in [[1982]] by [[Þeyr]], a legendary [[Iceland]]ic [[New Wave music|New Wave]] and [[rock and roll|rock]] group and it was issued through [[Shout (record label)|Shout]] on a 12” vinyl record.<br>
Formed by 12 tracks, ''As above...'' contained English versions of the group’s hits. A song that outstands from the rest is “Killer Boogie”, a work deemed as an attempt by the group to achieve international trascendendy.
“Killer Boogie” and “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 first album, ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' and the [[single (music)|single]] ''[[Iður til Fóta]]'', both releases from [[1981]].
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 because it was only released in Iceland.
<b>Þeyr’s members were:</b><br>
*<b>Vocalist:</b> [[Magnús Guðmundsson (singer)|Magnús Guðmundsson]].
*<b>Guitars:</b> [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]] and [[Þorsteinn Magnússon]].
*<b>Bass:</b> [[Hilmar Örn Agnarsson]].
*<b>Drums:</b> [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]].
==Track listing==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Track !! Title !! Length !! Lyrics !! Audio clips
|-
|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Side A
|-
| 01 || Homo Gestalt || 03:31 || - || -
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| 02 || Killer Boogie || 02:58 || - || -
|-
| 03 || Dead/Undead || 03:22 || - || -
|-
| 04 || Wolf || 02:51 || - || -
|-
| 05 || Technologos || 01:58 || - || -
|-
| 06 || Poème || 02:48 || - || -
|-
|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Side B
|-
| 01 || Current || 03:21 || - || -
|-
| 02 || Rúdolf || 02:49 || - || -
|-
| 03 || Are You Still There || 03:08 || - || -
|-
| 04 || Enough || 02:23 || - || -
|-
| 05 || Shout || 03:00 || - || -
|-
| 06 || Mjötviður || 02:55 || instrumental || -
|}
==Track notes==
*”Homo Gestalt” is another version of “Life Transmission” which appeared in ''[[Úfrymi]]'' and ''[[Life Transmission]]'' ([[1981]]).
*”Dead/Undead” is the English version of “Bás 12” which appeared in ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' ([[1981]]).
*”Wolf” is the same as “Úlfur”, from ''Mjötviður Mær''.
*”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''.
*”Mjötviður”, which was an instrumental track, is a few seconds longer than the version featured in ''[[Mjötviður til Fóta]]'', a CD of [[2001]].
==Credits==
<b>Production:</b> Þeyr and [[Tony Cook]].<br>
<b>Music:</b> all tracks by Þeyr.<br>
<b>Lyrics:</b> [[Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson]], with the exception of “Killer Boogie” whose lyrics were created by Þeyr.<br>
<b>Backing vocals:</b> A. Schichelgruber on the song “Rúdolf”.<br>
<b>Album and sleeve design:</b> 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.smekkleysa.net/sigtryggur Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson]
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[[Category:1982 albums]]
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