The Sugarcubes的艺人档案
作为流行音乐圈中音域最为宽广的歌手之一，Bjork Gudmundsdottir（既是Bjork）把主要的精力都花在创作一些艺术和实验性很强的音乐，来跟主流音乐抗争。 大多数人都以为她一直一个人做音乐， 故而当得知她1993年单飞前曾经和三个不同的乐队合作发行过专辑时显得很惊讶。 事实上，这个古怪精灵的天才自从16岁开始就有自己有关名声荣誉的判断尺度。
出生在冰岛的Reykjavik时，没有任何明显迹象表明某天 Bjork将成为世界知名的冰岛音乐家。 还是一个孩子的时候，她就开始练习长笛、钢琴和声乐。1979年，加入了第一个乐队。 十五岁时，她组建了Tappi Tikarass这个组合，一个受 Siouxie and the Banshees强烈影响的post-punk乐队。1982年，乐队的两首歌收入到一个叫Rock in Reykjavik的冰岛New Wave运动的记录片里，结果， Bjork很快就被认定为这个领域内最有希望的天才。
Bjork跟她的吉他手丈夫Thor Eldon在1986年6月8日有了一个儿子Sindir，于此的同一天， 她组建了一个新乐队，除了这对幸福的新父母之外，还有几个Kukl的旧成员。 到了年底，他们最终确定了乐队的名字Sykurmolanir，用英文来说是Sugarcubes。 乐队梦幻般的单曲"Birthday"的冰岛语版在1987年获得了巨大的成功， 也给他们带来了一份跟Elektra公司的合约。1988年秋季， 他们的首张专辑"Life is Too Good"在美国发行， 获得了极好的评论。 除"Birthday"之外，喧嚣刺耳或者有点让人迷惑的"Motorcrash"也受到些许青睐。 乐队的第二张CD，"Here Today Tomorrow Next Week"，却没有以前那么幸运了。1990年， Bjork抽出一些时间录制了"Gling Glo"，这是张传统冰岛爵士唱片。
The Sugarcubes were the biggest group ever to emerge from Iceland, which helps explain their off-kilter sense of melody. Their 1988 debut, Life's Too Good, attracted terrific reviews and became a college radio hit, but they never were able to recapture that sense of excitement.
According to group legend, the Sugarcubes formed on June 8, 1986, the day that vocalist Björk (born Björk Gundmundsdottir) gave birth to her son. Prior to that day, the members of the group had been a variety of Icelandic bands. Björk had the longest career out of any of the members. When she was 11 years old, the vocalist had recorded a children's album. In her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tikarrass, who released two albums before splitting in 1983. Drummer Siggi Baldursson (born Sigtryggur Baldursson, October 2, 1962) was a member of þeyr (aka Theyr), whose most prominent international moment came in 1982, when they recorded with Youth and Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke. At the same time Theyr was popular within Iceland, Einar Benediktsson and Bragi Olafesson formed a punk band called Purrkur Pillnikk, which released records on Benediktsson's own label, Gramm. By 1984, Björk, Benediktsson, and Baldursson had joined forces, forming K.U.K.L. with keyboardist Einar Mellax. K.U.K.L. -- which means witch in Icelandic -- was an noisy, artsy post-punk band that released several singles on the independent British record label Crass. In 1986, K.U.K.L. evolved into the Sugarcubes, adding Björk's then-husband Thor Eldon on guitar and Bragi Olafesson on bass.
In late 1987, the band signed to One Little Indian in the U.K., Elektra Records in the U.S. The Sugarcubes released their debut album, Life's Too Good, in 1988 to critical acclaim in both the U.K. and the U.S. "Birthday," the first single from the album, became an indie hit in Britain and a college radio hit in America. In particular, Björk received a heap of praise, which began tensions between her and Benediktsson. By the time the group recorded its second album, Thor had divorced Björk and married Magga Ornolfsdottir, who became the group's keyboardist after Einar Mellax left. Furthermore, Olafesson divorced his wife -- who happened to be the twin sister of Baldursson's wife -- and married Benediktsson, making their union the first openly gay marriage in pop music.
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the Sugarcubes' second album, was released in 1989. The album featured a greater vocal contribution by Einar, which was criticized in many of the record's reviews, which were noticeably weaker than those for Life's Too Good. After the release of Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band embarked on a lengthy international tour. At the conclusion of the tour in late 1990, the bandmembers pursued their own individual interests. Stick Around for Joy, the band's third album, was released in 1992; before the record appeared, a collection of remixes called It's-It was released in Europe. Stick Around for Joy received better reviews than Life's Too Good, but the album failed to yield a hit single. Following its release, the Sugarcubes disbanded. In 1993, Björk launched a critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo career that was based in dance music.
作为流行音乐圈中音域最为宽广的歌手之一，Bjork Gudmundsdottir（既是Bjork）把主要的精力都花在创作一些艺术和实验性很强的音乐，来跟主流音乐抗争。 大多数人都以为她一直一个人做音乐， 故而当得知她1993年单飞前曾经和三个不同的乐队合作发行过专辑时显得很惊讶。 事实上，这个古怪精灵的天才自从16岁开始就有自己有关名声荣誉的判断尺度。
出生在冰岛的Reykjavik时，没有任何明显迹象表明某天 Bjork将成为世界知名的冰岛音乐家。 还是一个孩子的时候，她就开始练习长笛、钢琴和声乐。1979年，加入了第一个乐队。 十五岁时，她组建了Tappi Tikarass这个组合，一个受 Siouxie and the Banshees强烈影响的post-punk乐队。1982年，乐队的两首歌收入到一个叫Rock in Reykjavik的冰岛New Wave运动的记录片里，结果， Bjork很快就被认定为这个领域内最有希望的天才。
Bjork跟她的吉他手丈夫Thor Eldon在1986年6月8日有了一个儿子Sindir，于此的同一天， 她组建了一个新乐队，除了这对幸福的新父母之外，还有几个Kukl的旧成员。 到了年底，他们最终确定了乐队的名字Sykurmolanir，用英文来说是Sugarcubes。 乐队梦幻般的单曲"Birthday"的冰岛语版在1987年获得了巨大的成功， 也给他们带来了一份跟Elektra公司的合约。1988年秋季， 他们的首张专辑"Life is Too Good"在美国发行， 获得了极好的评论。 除"Birthday"之外，喧嚣刺耳或者有点让人迷惑的"Motorcrash"也受到些许青睐。 乐队的第二张CD，"Here Today Tomorrow Next Week"，却没有以前那么幸运了。1990年， Bjork抽出一些时间录制了"Gling Glo"，这是张传统冰岛爵士唱片。
The Sugarcubes were the biggest group ever to emerge from Iceland, which helps explain their off-kilter sense of melody. Their 1988 debut, Life's Too Good, attracted terrific reviews and became a college radio hit, but they never were able to recapture that sense of excitement.
According to group legend, the Sugarcubes formed on June 8, 1986, the day that vocalist Björk (born Björk Gundmundsdottir) gave birth to her son. Prior to that day, the members of the group had been a variety of Icelandic bands. Björk had the longest career out of any of the members. When she was 11 years old, the vocalist had recorded a children's album. In her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tikarrass, who released two albums before splitting in 1983. Drummer Siggi Baldursson (born Sigtryggur Baldursson, October 2, 1962) was a member of þeyr (aka Theyr), whose most prominent international moment came in 1982, when they recorded with Youth and Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke. At the same time Theyr was popular within Iceland, Einar Benediktsson and Bragi Olafesson formed a punk band called Purrkur Pillnikk, which released records on Benediktsson's own label, Gramm. By 1984, Björk, Benediktsson, and Baldursson had joined forces, forming K.U.K.L. with keyboardist Einar Mellax. K.U.K.L. -- which means witch in Icelandic -- was an noisy, artsy post-punk band that released several singles on the independent British record label Crass. In 1986, K.U.K.L. evolved into the Sugarcubes, adding Björk's then-husband Thor Eldon on guitar and Bragi Olafesson on bass.
In late 1987, the band signed to One Little Indian in the U.K., Elektra Records in the U.S. The Sugarcubes released their debut album, Life's Too Good, in 1988 to critical acclaim in both the U.K. and the U.S. "Birthday," the first single from the album, became an indie hit in Britain and a college radio hit in America. In particular, Björk received a heap of praise, which began tensions between her and Benediktsson. By the time the group recorded its second album, Thor had divorced Björk and married Magga Ornolfsdottir, who became the group's keyboardist after Einar Mellax left. Furthermore, Olafesson divorced his wife -- who happened to be the twin sister of Baldursson's wife -- and married Benediktsson, making their union the first openly gay marriage in pop music.
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the Sugarcubes' second album, was released in 1989. The album featured a greater vocal contribution by Einar, which was criticized in many of the record's reviews, which were noticeably weaker than those for Life's Too Good. After the release of Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band embarked on a lengthy international tour. At the conclusion of the tour in late 1990, the bandmembers pursued their own individual interests. Stick Around for Joy, the band's third album, was released in 1992; before the record appeared, a collection of remixes called It's-It was released in Europe. Stick Around for Joy received better reviews than Life's Too Good, but the album failed to yield a hit single. Following its release, the Sugarcubes disbanded. In 1993, Björk launched a critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo career that was based in dance music.
