Pornopop
(Agúst and Pétur Einarsson)
What inspired you to record 'And The Slow Songs
About
The Dead Calm In Your Arms'?
Ágúst: we had already
made one album called “blue” which
we did ’97 and have continued playing and writing
together since then. What does the album title mean to you?
Pétur: I just thought it sounded nice and very
much linked to the vibe of the album.
The next album will probably be called “Christian
girls are different”.
What was the process like? What are your roles?
Ágúst: When we went to the studio we had
a some kind of a rock album in mind, some of the song
now on the album had a very different sound then. We
where lucky to know the producer Arnar Freyr Helgason
and he saw the potential the songs could offer and was
also willing to work long hours with us and our musical
mood swings.
The process starts basically always with me and petur
getting together with guitars and just play, but often
it is Petur that comes with an idea and we finish it.
I have played with many people but his voice and his
talent for writing songs still blows me away. But you
are most “fortunate” that you can hear
me sing on his album in the song “sleep”.
This album took over 2 years in a studio to finish.
We play all the instruments ourselves exept the drums
and bass in some songs. Some of the drums where also
programmed by Arnar Freyr.
How do you feel
about doing songs in english?
Ágúst: Well, Icelandic is cool language
but for us it comes more natural to write lyrics in english.
Maybe because it sounds better.
Pétur: ...and maybe because of the possibility
of fame and fortune.
Do you think your environment influences your music?
Ágúst: Yes, most definitely,
because there is not much else to do here. During winter
there is night all day around and to prevent getting
bored we play music but during summer there is sunlight
all the time so we also get our share of fun.
What are your plans for the next album?
Ágúst: Just go with the flow.
Pétur: and listening to a lot of eighties pop
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