Fordlândia
Henry Ford's failed rubber town in Brazil, and the idea of the failed utopia.
Jóhann Jóhannsson, 2008
- Released
- 2008
- Recorded
- Reykjavík, Drammen and Prague
- Label
- 4AD
- Producer
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Length
- 67:03
Named after the plantation town Henry Ford built in Brazil, it was planned as the second part of a trilogy about technology and industrial archaeology. Jóhannsson said one of its two main threads was the idea of failed utopia. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus play under Miriam Nemcova, with storm recordings by BJ Nilsen and design by Vaughan Oliver. AllMusic gave it four stars and Pitchfork 6.7.
Track listing
- Fordlandia13:42
- Melodia (i)1:56
- The Rocket Builder (Lo Pan!)6:24
- Melodia (ii)1:48
- Fordlandia, Aerial View4:32
- Melodia (iii)3:12
- Chimaerica3:22
- Melodia (iv)2:45
- The Great God Pan Is Dead4:55
- Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device Based on Heim's Quantum Theory)9:03
- How We Left Fordlandia15:24
Personnel
- Jóhann Jóhannsson producer
- City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus orchestra and choir
- Miriam Nemcova conductor
- Matthias M.D. Hemstock performer
- Guðni Franzson performer
- Guðmundur Sigurðsson performer
- BJ Nilsen storm recordings
- Vaughan Oliver design
More from Jóhann Jóhannsson
IBM 1401, A User's Manual (2006), Orphée (2016)
Sources
- Fordlandia (album), Wikipedia
- Fordlandia, johannjohannsson.com