{{Infobox album | name = Englabörn | type = studio | artist = Jóhann Jóhannsson | cover = Englabörn.jpg | alt = | released = 2002 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Electronic, classical music | length = {{Duration|m=35|s=24}} | label = Touch Music | producer = Jóhann Jóhannsson | chronology = Jóhann Jóhannsson | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Dís | next_year = 2004 }} '''''Englabörn''''' is the first full-length studio album by Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson, released by Touch Music in 2002. Music included on Englabörn was composed for a play by Hávar Sigurjónsson and was played by string quartet, percussionists and Jóhansson himself on several instruments. The album consists of mostly short pieces combining classical, ambient and electronic influences.
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/j%C3%B3hann-j%C3%B3hannsson-englab%C3%B6rn-mw0000497840|title=Jóhann Jóhannsson: Englabörn|accessdate=2018-02-13|publisher=Allmusic}}</ref> | rev2 = Pitchfork Media | rev2Score = 8.9/10<ref name=Pitchfork>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4274-englaborn/|title=Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn|accessdate=2018-02-13|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=5 March 2003|first=Andy|last=Beta}}</ref> (8.0/10 for reissue)<ref name=Pitchfork2>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11001-englaborn/|title=Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn|accessdate=2018-02-13|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=11 January 2008|first=Brian|last=Howe}}</ref> }} The album received an 8.9 rating from Pitchfork Media on initial review.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Jóhann Jóhannsson | title1 = Odi Et Amo | length1 = 3:10 | title2 = Englabörn | length2 = 1:34 | title3 = Jói & Karen | length3 = 3:24 | title4 = Þetta Gerist Á Bestu Bæjum | length4 = 1:02 | title5 = Sálfræðingur | length5 = 3:49 | title6 = "Ég Sleppi Þér Aldrei" | length6 = 2:57 | title7 = Sálfræðingur Deyr | length7 = 3:40 | title8 = Bað | length8 = 3:07 | title9 = "Ég Heyrði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta" | length9 = 2:05 | title10 = Karen Býr Til Engil | length10 = 3:45 | title11 = Englabörn – Tilbrigði | length11 = 1:24 | title12 = "Ég Átti Gráa Æsku" | length12 = 3:41 | title13 = Krókódíll | length13 = 2:45 | title14 = "Ef Ég Hefði Aldrei..." | length14 = 3:42 | title15 = …Eins Og Venjulegt Fólk | length15 = 3:51 | title16 = Odi Et Amo – Bis | length16 = 4:00 }}
==Personnel== Credits for ''Englabörn'' adapted from AllMusic.<ref name=AllMusic /> * Aron Þór Árnason – mixing * Ethos String Quartet – string quartet * Viðar Hákon Gíslason – engineer, mixing, recording * Greta Guðnadóttir – group member, violin * Matthías Hemstock – percussion * Jóhann Jóhannsson – arranger, composer, electronics, glockenspiel, harmonium, organ, piano, producer * Gudmundur Kristmundsson – group member, string quartet * Jon Wozencroft – photography
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==External links== * {{AllMusic|id=mw0000497840|label=Englabörn}} * {{Discogs master|35994|Englabörn|type=album}}
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Category:2002 albums Category:Jóhann Jóhannsson albums