Bedroom Community is a label from Iceland , an ideal and a community of artists -
Valgeir Sigurðsson - Draumalandið (Dreamland) Documentary
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Here are a few music examples from Draumalandið (Dreamland), a documentary about the exploitation of Iceland's natural resources, tells a story about huge things-the fortunes of a whole nation; the destruction of vast landscapes; and the global economic forces, greater still than any nation, that fuel it all-and for his soundtrack to the film, Valgeir has brought out a heavier set of tools. His entire roster of Bedroom Community labelmates contributes in some way to the creation of the score: classical composers Nico Muhly and Daníel Bjarnason, industrial wizard Ben Frost, and American folksinger Sam Amidon, along with a host of others, and the small orchestra assembled for the record swells from moments of expansive beauty into massive, surging symphonic force. Its harmonies are anxious, pulsing, driven.
Everything Everywhere All The Time (Official Trailer)
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Reviewed in Wire mag - of course - the double DVD is cheap at £.4.50 brand new via Amazon. DVD 1 is the documentray (1 hour) and DVD 2 is the 2 hour live concert and yes i have this in my collection.
And the individuals -
Sam Amidon : "How Come That Blood" (Live)
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A live performance of Sam Amidon's How Come That Blood. Footage shot in Brussels on the Bedroom Community's Whale Watching Tour. Also featured in this piece are Ben Frost, Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurðsson.
Nico Muhly : "It Goes Without Saying"
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Video made by Una Lorenzen for 'It Goes Without Saying' from the album 'Speaks Volumes' by Nico Muhly, released on Bedroom Community 2006
Nico Muhly: "Skip Town"
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Filmed at the Union Chapel in London (February 2009)
Valgeir Sigurðsson - Infamy Sings
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Ben Frost & Amiina - A Horizontal Fall
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Ben Frost is an Australian composer and producer. He is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Frost composes minimalist, instrumental and experimental music, with influences ranging from classical minimalism to punk rock and black metal. Wikipedia
Born: 1980, Melbourne, Australia
Associated acts: Brian Eno, Tim Hecker, Nico Muhly, Richard Mosse, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Daníel Bjarnason
Record labels: Bedroom Community, Mute Records
Ben Frost - I Lay My Ear To Furious Latin
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Ben Frost - You,Me And the End Of Everything
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As alwyas, my ears are attuned to the new and vibrant bringing you unheard of musics.
Enjoy.