B i o g r a p h y (by MacKenzie Wilson)
Worm Is Green started as the bedroom electronica project of Arni Asgeirsson, who soon enlisted longtime friends from his hometown of Akranes, Iceland (population 5,500) to flesh out his melodic soundscapes. Solidifying into a group, Worm Is Green began recording the songs that would become Automagic, released overseas last year on Iceland's Thule Musik (home of Mum and The Funerals) and now available in the U.S. on The Arena Rock Recording Co. Critically praised throughout Europe, Automagic is a wondrous album that pairs Asgeirsson's intricate sound constructions with a potent rhythm section and the haunting, otherworldly vocals of Gudridur Ringsted. Her ethereal singing peppers a record that flits between ambient dream pop and slightly menacing electro-organic music with beats. Ringsted shines brightest on a risky cover of Joy Division's beloved "Love Will Tear Us Apart," a dramatically different take on a classic that was recorded as a request from Thule Musik's owner. "He wanted to hear a chillout version with female vocals," Asgeirsson notes. "The result was very surprising, and everybody liked it, so we decided to put it alongside the other tracks we'd previously recorded for Automagic. "Elsewhere, Worm Is Green focus on creating their own memorable songs, starting in Asgeirsson's bedroom, and in one case, at his grandfather's jewelry shop, where he recorded samples of Icelandic stones rubbing together and turned them into beats. Once the original ideas are in place, the musicians craft the songs in the studio. While the band's music has dark overtones, a sense of humor comes across in songs like "The Robot Has Got The Blues," and in the quirky melodic turns of the aquatic "Walk Thru." "We take our work seriously, but the humor is what keeps us together," says Asgeirsson. This playfulness carries over into the band's own description of its hard to peg sound. Jonsson once told a Finnish TV interviewer, "We are like Lionel Richie. Only newer. And not with the Commodores. "Perhaps, but a more apt comparison is to British new wave and pop, Factory and 4AD bands, even Portishead. That's all for others to ponder, though, while Worm Is Green stay trained on the future. Automagic earned them a nomination for best new act in Iceland's music awards, and the band was still jelling as the record came together. Now with a few years of experience both in the studio and on stage, the musicians are on a mission to develop their sound further. Plans include adding more vocals and touring extensively. "We consider our live show being our greatest aspect," says Asgeirsson. "We deliver electronic music in a new way, with a live drummer, vocals, bass player and two synth maniacs. It's very chilled out and laid back, but everything is possible. We've played shows more reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails than Worm Is Green. "Until you get a chance to see Worm Is Green live, check out Automagic, a record that aligns the band with Iceland's skewed geniuses (Bjork, Sigur Ros) and incorporates sounds that conjure up images of purple sunsets, jagged cliffs and stark landscapes. However, as Asgeirsson puts it, "We aren't really walking on glaciers on an everyday basis."
Automagic - 2003-10-20 -
Automagic (Instrumental) Robot has got the blues Love will tear us apart Undercover Shine Morning song Sunday session 3.04 (Instrumental) Drive thru (Instrumental) Outline Sunday session 1.0 (Instrumental) Walk thru (Instrumental) Small reverb (Instrumental) Amazing things
Around & Around There is a Pattern
Automagic
Robot has got the blues
He lies in his bed But his metallic heart is tickin' He's been there for weeks The robot has got the blues Today's biggest mission Investigate the kitchen It's been 5 days Without nutrition (To be continued)
Love will tear us apart
( Joy Division Cover )
When the routine bites hard And ambitions are low And the resentment rides high But emotions won't grow And we're changing our ways Taking different roads Then love Love will tear us apart Again Why is the bedroom so cold Turned away on your side Is my timing that flawed our respect run so dry Yet there's still this appeal That we've kept through our lives Love Love will tear us apart Again Do you cry out in your sleep All my failings expose? Get a taste in my mouth As desperation takes hold Is it something so good Just can't function no more When love Love will tear us apart Again
Undercover
For all this time He's been waiting To reveal. Who he really is And uncover The truth Now It's all over Life will never Be the same
Shine
( Feat. Ragnar Kjartansson from Trabant )
He starts his day Far away from being O.k The snow from his TV set Revolves around his head Stars from the night before Still shine on the floor Stars from the night before Still on the floor
Morning song
I lay my head On my hand And think about Whatever About today Should I get out of bed Or be twice as strong Tomorrow
Outline
( Feat. Birgir Hilmarsson from Ampop )
So cold inside You talked about yourself Through the night You make me happy Make me sad After all the things We didn't say So cold inside You talked about yourself Through the night You make me high You make me sad For all the things That I regret
Amazing things
He fails To get The graditude He deserves For all the Amazing things He has done For years
Push Play
*** Thanx a lot to Sjón for these lyrics ***
Army of them
He starts collecting Memories His mind develops Strategies The path is set It's time for their revenge He leads the army of them Towards the end of all, of all Irresistable force Irresistable beauty He can't help it He's infected by us He can't help it His life begins right now Electron john
Electron john Where are you Electron john I hope we can dance today Electron john I can hear you from a mile away Your pumpin' bass Surrounds you Electron john Where are you ? Electron john I hope we can dance today Electron john I can hear you from a mile away Your pumpin' bass Surrounds you Electron john Where are you ? Electron john Where are you ? Electron john I hope we can dance today Electron john I hope we can dance today Electron john I hope we can dance today The pop catastrophe
He's a pop catastrophe From a strange factory Created to succeed You'll be sedated by the beat. Listen To the synthezieser It's attached to his waist. With speakers in the chest His heart plays a song His heart plays a song His heart plays a song His heart plays... He's a pop catastrophe From a strange factory Created to succeed You'll be sedated by the beat. But something went wrong Yeah something went wrong His mood writes the songs His mood writes the songs Some are sad, but most are sour. He has no control, he has no power. He has no power He has no power He has no power Cuz he's a pop catastrophe From a strange factory Created to succeed You'll be sedated by the beat. You'll be sedated by the beat. You're too late satan
What is this You hope to find in me My soul is here Above my head & watching me I'm sorry but i can't help you Since the great escape I can't even feel it Since the great escape I can't even see it Since the great escape It looks like you're a little late What to do The one you want is lost My soul is gone Far away from you & me I'm sorry but i can't help you Since the great escape I can't even feel it Since the great escape I can't even see it Since the great escape It looks like you're a little late My left red eye
He is alone again His left hand is dead The sun shines on his bed His left eye is red Walking machine with no highs Programmed for constant lows He turns the walk mode on This robot has got the blues The room is hollow Like his metallic head The hallway is dark Like his rusty heart Walking machine with no highs Programmed for constant lows He turns the walk mode off The robot has got the blues Walking machines with no highs Programmed for constant lows He turns the smile mode on This function fails again... Optimistic
He was feeling optimistic His heart was tickin' click tick tick Synthetic hopes of a different day Sparks flew across his vains The stars are shining from a light engine The dj is spinning wig, wig, wig Colourvision with a blurry view Thats life if he just knew His life becomes worth living When he is dreaming, while he sleeps His life becomes worth living When he is dreaming while he sleeps Monday morning the lights are on Monday morning his life is gone The world is turning dark again His fellow workers are alive again Trip over a b
I travel from a to the c I don't know what i'm doing I try not to orbit but i do I dance around without touching you I skipped the most important thing I tripped over the most important thing I tripped over the b I tripped over the b (can't you c) I count from 1 to the 3 I don't know where to be I try not to orbit but i do I loook around without any clue I skipped the most important thing I tripped over the most important thing I tripped over the b I tripped over the b I tripped over the b I tripped over the b (can't you c) This time
This is the time For us to start talkin' This is the time For us to start again This is my time I shoudn't be so shy This is your time For you to use at will This is the time For us to re-unite This is the time For us to start a fight This is my time I shoudn't be so shy This is your time For you to figure me out Synthia
He's in love with a girl Her name is synthia She is beautiful and grey He is going to see her today They are going to the show His confidence is low He will pick her up at 8 She'll be waiting at the gate The music is loud They don't have much to talk about The lights are off It is hard to see She blinks Her left red eye Reaches out and says Would you mind if i leave Push play
Good night... He said... Push play And dream away... Good night... He said... Push play And dream away... Good night... He said... Push play And dream away...
Glow
*** Thanx a lot to Árni Teitur Ásgeirsson for these lyrics ***
Hopeful Outside the apartment window There´s a familiar glow He draws the curtains down And lies down on the floor He stares at the ceiling The walls are closing in He knows his time is up But he‘s not ready to leave He's looking for a life worth living He's looking for love He's looking for something real He´s looking for love I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake He's looking for a life worth living He's looking for love He's looking for something real He´s looking for love He's looking for a life worth living He's looking for love He's looking for something real He´s looking for love He's looking for a life worth living He's looking for love He's looking for something real He´s looking for love He's looking for a life worth living He's looking for love He's looking for someone real He´s looking for love The Politician Join me It‘s a revolution Follow me Into the future I will save you Before the world turns gray I will save you Before we all just fade away I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Join me It's a revolution Join me It's a revolution Follow me Into the future I will save you Before the world turns gray I will save you Before we all just fade away I will be here Until the end March On It has taken them awhile To realize what lies beneath our skin I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake This war was over, before it began We are humanly impossible to beat Can you hear the music Can you feel the drums We'll be marching for years to come The Darkness One cold winter night He was walking the path towards nowhere It was around midnight Just a night like any other But suddenly, everything went dark The whole city was out of electricity In a great distance, he saw a powerful glow And he started running, like he was running for his life I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake He ran deep into the forest Through the darkness, into the wild He was almost there The light was shining brighter, then ever before This is it This is where they met for the very first time She stood in the middle of the lake With the moon and the stars reflecting off the ice She was white as snow Electric eyes that shine through the night He was mesmerized, he could hardly speak When she walked towards him and smiled She took his hand, and gently said hello Then they walked together back across the lake Around the Fire Tonight they will celebrate Tonight they will dance They will dance, around the fire I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Tonight they will dance, they will dance Tonight they will dance, they will dance Tonight they will dance, they will dance Around the fire Tonight they will celebrate Glow It's hard to imagine How I didn't even care It's hard to imagine Why I didn't understand I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Why I didn't understand Why I didn't even care Now I can see all your signs I can see everything much clearer My new feelings start to flow through me Turn me on and I will glow Electric Eyes She stared into his eyes for all night long With his head in the clouds he stared back Just waiting for a chance to get closer Just waiting for the chance to dance with her I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake They move from side to side from the left to the right She stared right through his eyes with a sinister smile She stared right through his soul with electric eyes Could this be love at first sight Could this be love The kind that lasts forever Could this be love Is she the one he’s been waiting for Could this be love They will dance the night away Could this be love At first sight Could this be love Could this be love Could this be love Could this be love Could this be love The Hit There's a red glow in the darkness That guides my ways through The distractions of the city And lights my path to you I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I hide behind the curtains In a basement beneath your floor Just waiting for the moment To knock on the front door
To Them We Are Only Shadows
To Them We Are Only Shadows We are not the ones They really care for We should carry on though We should carry on I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake We stay of the grid Hide within' the lines To them we are only shadows Until we meet eventually We are not the ones They really care for We should carry on though We should carry on We stay of the grid Hide within' the lines To them we are only shadows Until we meet eventually...
Let's Just Live My Love We've never seen The sky so clear before The grass is greener Than any other So here we are Just staring at the stars Let's be adventurous, let's be brave Let's not worry, we'll be save I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake So here we are Just staring at the stars Let's be adventurous, let's be brave Let's not worry, we'll be save Let's just live my love Let's just live my love Let's just live Let's just live my love Let's just live my love Let's just live my love Whatever happens We'll just see Whatever happens We'll just see So here we are Just staring at the stars Let's be adventurous, let's be brave Let's not worry, we'll be save So here we are Just staring at the stars Let's be adventurous, let's be brave Let's not worry, we'll be save Form a Single Line Just move along Form a single line Just move along Your soul is mine Here we stand united A collective force of sheep Trained to sacrifice each other For this noble cause Just move along Form a single line Just move along Your soul is mine Just move along Form a single line Just move along Your soul is mine It is time, it is no or never We need nothing short of a revolution now We can't just fold, we will have to fight We can't just stand by I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Or nothing will ever change Or nothing will ever change Or nothing will ever change Just move along Form a single line Just move along Your soul is mine Just move along Form a single line Just move along Your soul is mine
Stand your ground They meet once a year Below crystal chandeliers In an exhibition of wealth They will destroy the night and the day They are here to present to us all A new world, a new beginning But in truth they were never chosen to control Anything at all Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you Their vision will interfere With the moon and the sun And the stars in the sky So gather your strength And believe in yourself Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you Just stand your ground like before Don't let them change you
Around & Around The moon was shining, the stars lit up the sky The fire reflected in their eyes Holding hands, sharing stories, sharing thoughts For once they enjoyed a peace of mind Happiness spreading through the air That night everyone was smiling They danced carelessly They danced carelessly They danced carelessly They danced around the fire Around and around Around and around I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake The moon was shining, the stars lit up the sky The fire reflected in their eyes
The Eventual End (Thank You) They had a modest plan to write a song or two And play together a couple of times for a few They never dreamed about what followed As they won second place in 1998 Let's sing this song together And reunite once more Let's sing this song together And reunite once more For the last, for the last For the last show on earth For the last, for the last For the last show on earth As the years progressed the songs stacked up Electron John, I hope we can dance today And from time to time, they travelled the world They were thankful they were blessed Thank you, thank you I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Let's sing this song together And reunite once more Let's sing this song together And reunite once more For the last, for the last For the last show on earth For the last, for the last For the last show on earth Let's sing this song together And reunite once more Let's sing this song together And reunite once more For the last, for the last For the last show on earth For the last, for the last For the last show on earth
The Music They could hear the music playing softly From somewhere not that far away They were getting closer and closer Their feet were moving to the sound of the beat And they said We just wanna We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna dance We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance We just wanna We just wanna dance They could hear the music now all around them The night was young and life was easy And tomorrow was the last thing on their mind I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake They just wanna They just wanna dance They just wanna They just wanna dance They just wanna They just wanna dance They just wanna They just wanna dance...
Voices She heard voices all around Some we're clear, others we’re distorted Red dots appeared one by one They approached her from all directions She screamed, she shivered She cried, she thought she'd lost her mind I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake It was like she was floating up into The sky above the ceiling The room lit up In the most peculiar way It was time to start all over It was time to leave Everything behind and follow them Into the darkness of this world
We Are Lost We rush through the crowd on an everlasting search For a glimmer of hope A brave soul to change the world But we get lost We loose our ways We get lost We get lost Pure happiness does not happen automatically We've have to stop & breath once in a while But at the end of the day somehow greed always wins I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake We never learn We never learn We never learn We never learn We rush through the crowd on an everlasting search For a glimmer of hope A brave soul to change the world But we get lost We loose our ways We get lost We get lost We loose our ways We loose our ways We are lost
With you When the rain falls I'll be there for you When the sun shines I hope to be there too With you, with you With you, with you When the time comes I'll be there for you And when the smoke clears I hope to be there too I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake With you, with you With you, with you With you, with you With you, with you
Non Albums Tracks
Around & Around The moon was shining The stars lit up the sky The fire reflected in their eyes Holding hands, sharing stories, sharing thoughts I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake For once they enjoyed A peace of mind Happiness spreading Through the air That night everyone was smiling They danced carelessly They danced carelessly They danced carelessly They danced around the fire Around and around, around and around The moon was shining The stars lit up the sky The fire reflected in their eyes
There is a Pattern
( The Politician EP ) He lies in his bed But his mechanic heart is ticking He‘s been there for days The robot has got the blues I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Today's biggest mission Investigate the kitchen Its been five days Without nutrition