Celebrating Life

{{Infobox album| | name = Celebrating Life | type = studio | artist = Borko | cover = Celebrating Life cover.jpg | alt = | released = March 2008 | recorded = 2002–2008 | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock, indie rock | length = 41:25 | label = Morr Music | producer = Björn Kristiansson, Gunnar Örn Tynes | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Born to Be Free | next_year = 2012 }}

{{Album ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Phares |first=Heather |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1341223 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic review |publisher=Allmusic.com |date=2008-04-01 |accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref> |rev2 = PopMatters |rev2score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Fairall |first=Jer |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/borko-celebrating-life/ |title=PopMatters review |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref> }}

'''''Celebrating Life''''' is the 2008 debut album by Icelandic musician Borko. It was released in March, 2008 on record labels Morr Music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf |accessdate=March 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526090515/http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf |archivedate=May 26, 2011 }}</ref> and Kimi Records.<ref>[http://www.kimirecords.net/releases.html Kimi Records: Releases] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514055027/http://www.kimirecords.net/releases.html |date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref> Participating on the album are also members from fellow Icelandic bands múm and Benni Hemm Hemm.

== Track listing == # "Continental Love" – 5:39 # "Spoonstabber" – 4:03 # "Shoo Ba Ba" – 4:27 # "Sushi Stakeout" – 5:02 # "Dingdong Kingdom" – 4:41 # "Summer Logic" – 5:19 # "Doo Doo Doo" – 5:37 # "Hondo & Borko" – 6:33

== Personnel == * Björn Kristjánsson – vocals, synthesizer, electronic organ, electronic keyboard, rhodes piano. piano, vibraphone, glockenspiel * Helgi Svavar Helgason – drums * Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson – bass guitar * Róbert Sturla Reynisson – acoustic/electric baritone guitar. soprano guitar * Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason – electric guitar, harmonica * Áki Asgeirsson – trumpet * Eirikur Orri Olafsson – trumpet * Númi Þorkell Thomasson – additional drums * Davið Þór Jónsson – bass vocals on "Summer Logic" * Friðrik Sólnes Jónsson – vocals on "Doo Doo Doo"<ref>{{cite AV media notes |others=Borko |date=2008 |title=Celebrating Life |type=liner notes}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110526090515/http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf Release leaflet from Morr Music] * [http://www.morrmusic.com/press-desk/?action=show_release&label_id=&artist_id=431&release_id=93 Release press desk from Morr Music]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} * [http://www.morrmusic.com/ Morr Music] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180919/http://www.kimirecords.net/ Kimi Records]

Category:Borko albums Category:2008 debut albums