Classic Icelandic Albums (CIA) # 5: "Kafbátamúsik" by Ensími

CIA
# 5

"Kafbátamúsik" (1998)
(Submarine Music/U-Boat Music)

The band Ensími was formed in 1996 by singer & guitarist Hrafn Thoroddsen & drummer Jón Örn Arnarson. Both were members of the famous rock band Jet Black Joe. Other band members became Kjartan Róbertsson on bass (previous member of death metal band Strigaskór nr. 42), Oddný Sturludóttir on keyboards & vocals, Franz Gunnarsson on guitar & vocals (previous member of metal band In Memoriam). Franz met Jón Örn @ Skífan Record Store, where both used to work.
Their first album called "Kafbátamúsik" was released on Dennis Records, a sublabel of Skífan label, on 15. October 1998 (DCD 003).
The songs were recorded @ rehearsal space of the band and @ Studio Sýrland during the summer of 1998. Jakob Smári Magnússon played bass on "Drelflík" & Óskar Guðjónsson saxophone on "Flotkví". Sound was recorded by Addi 800.
3200 copies were sold.
Songs on the album:
1. Flotkví
2. Arpeggiator/gulur
3. Kælibox
4. Drelflík
5. Conga
6. Gaur
7. Hrúgald
8. Atari
9. Naglabassi
10. Permanent
Read a review (2009) of all the songs by Sindri Eldon for Grapevine Magazine here
Listen to "Arpeggiator/gulur":

On 11. June 2009 the band played for Grapevine/Rafskinna Magazines (theme was "Manstu ekki eftir mér") the entire album/masterpiece @ NASA venue.
Ensími @ MySpace