REVIEW :: David Fricke/Rolling Stone |
&it was also an effective advertisement for the record's bleak majesty: Agust's English-language introspection wrapped in an orchestral rapture that recalled Robert Kirby's arrangements for Nick Drak...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:37:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Wade Coggeshall/Nuvo Weekly |
Daniel Agust made his name as lead singer of electronica outfit Gus Gus and as a soundtrack producer in his native Iceland. It's easy to hear why on both counts with his debut solo album, "Swallowed a...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:37:00 PST |
REVIEW :: David Perry/Blogcritics.com |
Iceland is an isolated island of a country, set adrift off the northwestern edges of Europe. There are about 300,000 people in this country that is roughly the size of the state of Kentucky. Perhaps i...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:36:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Amy Longsdorf/Lewiston Sun Journal |
The former vocalist for Iceland's dance collective Gus Gus swaps traditional trip-hop for misty chamber-pop. Aided by production whiz Bix (whose resume includes remixes for Madonna and Beck), Agust co...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:34:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Michael Toland/Highbias.com |
Daníel Ágúst made his name as a singer and songwriter for electronic ensemble GusGus, which created a stir in the international underground and was quite popular at home in Iceland. Swallowed a Star s...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:32:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Jedd Beaudoin/Witchita City Paper |
Former GusGus vocalist Daniel Agust makes his solo debut with a swirling symphony of sound that grips the listener slowly, then all at once. Some critics have been quick to compare the Iceland native ...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:31:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Tom Semioli/Amplifier.com |
Could Swallowed A Star signal the emergence of a 21st century Brian Wilson? Actually, symphonic pop purveyor Daníel Ágúst, late of Gus Gus, remotely resembles the Pet Sounds maestro, serving ably as a...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:31:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Nancy Dunham/Blogcritics.com |
Think of Swallowed A Star as the soundtrack of your most lovely dream. But don't mistake Daniel Agust's soon-to-be-released ten-track CD as "easy listening." Far from it. Agust's dark, haunting vocals...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:30:00 PST |
REVIEW :: Mike Diver/Drowned in Sound.com |
Apologies: there are a few accents missing from this review. For Agust's correct name, or rather the correct spelling of his name, please refer to the sleeves of your old GusGus records, as he is none...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:29:00 PST |
REVIEW :: getecho.blogspot.com |
Daníel Ágúst´s (Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson) debut solo album, Swallowed a Star, is a true masterpiece. Imagine the best of modern classical music together with Daníel´s talent for compositions and melodi...
Posted by Daniel Agust on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:27:00 PST |
