tracks

Part 1 / IBM 1401 Processing Unit
Part 2 / IBM 1403 Printer
Part 3 / IBM 1402 Card Read-Punch
Part 4 / IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit
Part 5 / The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black
Part 1 / IBM 1401 Processing Unit
Part 5 / The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black

notes

Gatefold jacket is embossed.

The orchestra was recorded at Barrandov Studios, Smecky Soundstage in Prague in September 2005.
Additional recordings were made in Reykjavik, Skálholt, Florence, Madrid, Zurich, Piran and Rennes during the period 2003-2006.
Mixed in Syrland, Reykjavik in February 2006.
Mastered in Abbey Road.

Side D recorded live in concert at the Rudolfinium in Prague with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, 2nd November 2010 and are exclusive bonus tracks to the LP version of this release.

This LP release comes with a digital download of the entire album, including the 2 bonus tracks.

Tracks two and three feature the voice of "an unknown instructor from an IBM 1401 Data Processing System maintenance instruction tape found in my father’s attic."

All electronic sounds were derived from the IBM 1401 Data Processing System and the Hammond B3 organ with Ring Modulator, Distortion and Filter pedals. The music and sounds of the IBM 1401 Data Processing System were recorded by Jóhann Gunnarsson, Örn Kaldalóns and Elías Davídsson in Reykjavik in 1971. The musical fragment played by the computer is from the hymn "Ísland Ögrum Skorid" by Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, used by kind permission.

(P) 2006 4AD Ltd
(C) 2006 4AD Ltd
Manufactured in the UK

credits

Art Direction, Design – Chris Bigg (2), Vaughan Oliver
Concertmaster – Bohumil Kotmel
Conductor – Mario Klemens
Contractor [Orchestra] – James Fitzpatrick
Engineer [Mixing] – Finnur Hákonarsson,
Engineer [Orchestra Recording Engineer] – Jan Holzner
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Nick Webb
Orchestra – The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra,
Orchestrated By – Arnar Bjarnason, Jóhann Jóhannsson
Organ [Hammond B3], Piano, Celesta, Bells – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Photography By – Chris Bigg (2)
Recorded By [Ibm 1401 Data Processing System] – Elías Davídsson, Jóhann Gunnarsson, Örn Kaldalóns
Written-By [Musical Fragment Played By The Computer From The Hymn "island Ogrum Skorid"] – Sigvaldi Kaldalóns
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Jóhann Jóhannsson

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD Ltd.
Copyright (c) – 4AD Ltd.
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At – Barrandov Studios
Recorded At – Smecky Music Studios
Mixed At – Studio Sýrland
Designed At – v23
Pressed By – MPO

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