An Ode To The Umbrella

by Soundspell

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1.	Her Favourite Colour Is Blue 05:16	buy track
2.	Pound 03:25	buy track
3.	The Missing Link 04:46	buy track
4.	A Bird On The Electric Fence 03:03	buy track
5.	Virgo 03:31	buy track
6.	The Truth Remains A Question Mark 01:36	buy track
7.	Fortune Teller 03:41	buy track
8.	The Key Ingredient 04:26	buy track
9.	Porcelain Dolls 04:32	buy track
10.	Under The Radar 04:53	buy track

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This release is part of the Veneto West - Storia series. All proceeds support an LA based Cancer Support Charity.

Soundspell grew out of the vibrant Reykjavik, Iceland music scene and combined the experimental atmosphere of fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós with the eclecticism of Radiohead and melodic pop of British bands like Keane. In 2007 they teamed up with Icelandic producer Albert Asvaldsson and American producer, Ronan Chris Murphy, to create the stunning “An Ode to the Umbrella” album.

The album garnered a small but passionate following around the world, but one of the things that made the band’s story so interesting was the cause its demise. “An Ode to the Umbrella” is a rich, complex and mature work of art… created by young kids. At the time of recording the oldest member of the band was 17. The rest were 15 and 16. The collection of artistic maturity and youthful energy created a fantastic work of art, but like so many things with teenagers, it fell apart before it had time to develop commercially.

Soundspell’s “An Ode to the Umbrella” captures the work of a confluence of creative people, in a specific place, at a specific time. Although the album did not receive the commercial recognition it deserved (outside of briefly charting on the Icelandic charts), it is a work of art that stands the test of time. Veneto West Records is happy to help make it more widely available through this reissue.

But there may be a better way to craft this sentence:

The collection of artistic maturity and youthful energy created a fantastic work of art, but like so many things with teenagers, it fell apart before it had time to develop commercially. I’m wondering if collection is what needs to be replaced … maybe collaboration? Connection? Combination?

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released August 26, 2020

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Ronan Chris Murphy and Albert Asvaldsson, Studio Ryk, Reykjavik, Iceland

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Soundspell grew out of the vibrant Reykjavik, Iceland music scene and combined the experimental atmosphere of fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós with the eclecticism of Radiohead and melodic pop of British bands like Keane.

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