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Wikipedia article
"'Hljmalind'" is a song by the Icelandic band Sigur Rs from their 2007 album 'Hvarf/Heim'. It was released on heavyweight 7" vinyl as the album's first single (in Europe only) on 29 October 2007. The B-side of the single features a live acoustic version of the song "Starlfur". It reached #91 on the UK Singles Chart.
The band had performed the track live as a 'work in progress' since 1999, when it was written as part of the gtis byrjun studio sessions. It was originally called "Rokklagi" ("The Rock Song"). The song wasn't released until 2007, when it was recorded in studio, and featured on the Hvarf album as 'Hljmalind'. Before choosing this name, the song had the working title "The Rabbit and the Prince" (named after two friends of the band, Kiddi Kanna (or Kiddi The Rabbit) and sometime Sigur Rs roadie Valgarur "Valli" Bragason).
"Hljmalind" was a record store in Reykjavk which was run by Kristinn "Kiddi Kanna" Smundsson, the band's then-manager. The record shop started out as a mail-order operation, partially run from the Reykjavk flea market Kolaporti. It was for a time Iceland's only Indie Rock record store. The shop moved two times before ending up on Laugavegur 21, where it ran for many years before closing in 2003. The organic co-op caf Kaffi Hljmalind later opened on the premises. The Hljmalind house is currently occupied by Kaffibrennslan, a caf and sandwich shop. The name "Hljmalind" is made up of two words, "hljma-", which means sounds or chords, and "-lind", which means fountain, spring or well. It could be translated as "a wellspring of sounds" or "a fountain of music".
Track listing
7" SINGLE UK
#"Hljmalind" 4:02#"Starlfur" (live acoustic) 5:28
CD PROMO UK
#"Hljmalind" 4:02#"Starlfur" (live acoustic) 5:28
#"Hljmalind" (instrumental) 4:57
References
Category:2007 singles
Category:Sigur Rs songs
Category:Icelandic-language songs
Category:2007 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jnsi
Category:Songs written by Orri Pll Drason
Category:Songs written by Georg Hlm
Category:Songs written by Kjartan Sveinsson
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