Fantômas (Amiina album)

Fantômas is the third album by amiina. It was released in late 2016 and was originally conceived as a score to the silent movie of the same name. It premiered at a screening of the silent movies in Paris 2013 together with music by James Blackshaw, Tim Hecker, Loney, Dear and Yann Tiersen who also curated the event.[3]

Fantômas
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2016
LabelMengi
Amiina chronology
The Lighthouse Project
(2013)
Fantômas
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Irish Times[1]
PrettyInNoise[2]

The special edition of the album came with a playable postcard with the song "Café From Fantômas" and four semitransparent prints of the band members.

Track listing

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  1. "Fantômas" – 3:07
  2. "Juve & Fandor" – 5:29
  3. "Paris" – 2:50
  4. "Café" – 3:25
  5. "Simplon Express" – 3:36
  6. "Telegram" – 3:04
  7. "Entrepôts de Bercy" – 3:09
  8. "Crocodile" – 5:39
  9. "Lady Beltham" – 4:38
  10. "Bourreau Silencieux" – 4:34
  11. "l’Homme Noir" – 6:52

Track listing of special edition playable postcard

  1. "Café From Fantômas" – 2:45

Personnel

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All music by Amiina:

  • Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson
  • Magnús Trygvason Eliassen
  • Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir
  • Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir

Additional performers:

  • Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir on "Fantômas"
  • Hildur Ársælsdóttir on "Fantômas"
  • Recorded by Birgir Jón Birgisson, Marry Wilson, Gunnar Tynes and Amiina
  • Mixed by Ívar Ragnarsson, Sigurður Geirdal, Gunnar Tynes and Amiina
  • Mastered by HafÞor Karlsson

Notes

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  1. ^ The Irish Times review
  2. ^ PrettyInNoise Review
  3. ^ "Fantômas". Mengi. Retrieved 2017-02-08.