{"product_id":"mum-yesterday-was-dramatic-today-is-ok-20th-anniversary-edition-vinyl-3lp","title":"mum: Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK (20th Anniversary Edition) Vinyl 3LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuch like Licorice, crustaceans, and aluminum,\u003cstrong\u003e múm\u003c\/strong\u003e is one Iceland’s many great exports.\u003c\/i\u003e The group was formed in 1997 by \u003cstrong\u003eGunnar Örn Tynes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eÖrvar Þóreyjarson\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSmárason\u003c\/strong\u003e, and classically trained twin sisters \u003cstrong\u003eGyða\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKristín Anna Valtýsdóttir\u003c\/strong\u003e. (Trivia - the Valtýsdóttir sisters are the gals on the front of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=fold+your+hands+child\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFold Your Hands Child…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?q=belle+sebastian\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelle \u0026amp; Sebastian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) They first met while at work on a children’s play, but it was a change of perspective after Smárason first heard \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=aphex+twin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e that most shaped the direction of the group. \u003cem\u003eYesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK\u003c\/em\u003e was originally released on December 23, 1999, and was one of the first records to combine folk music with elements of what was then called “electronica”. It’s a chill, airy listen overall, the tranquility occasionally disturbed by glitchy beats or instrumental flourishes. “Combining drill-and-bass-inspired beat-chopping, future-informed DSP-programming, ethereal vocal work, indie rock's boominess, folk music's soulful brittleness, and a lofty feeling for melody and arrangement, the album is a rare example of musical transcendence and remains impossible to categorize.” Difficult to categorize as it may be, we think it sits somewhere between \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=autechre\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutechre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=sigur+ros\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigur Rós\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=cocteau+twins\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Includes “The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records”, “Slow Bicycle”, and “There Is A Number Of Small Things”. The third disc includes early 2000s remixes by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=planet+mu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eµ-Ziq\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRuxpin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBiogen\u003c\/strong\u003e in addition to new cover versions by the \u003cstrong\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHauschka\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeluxe anniversary edition expanded w\/ (7) bonus remixes on 3rd LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack triple vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes bonus remix disc\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: MORR MUSIC 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by HÁKARL 07\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Mum","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431626875211,"sku":"lp-10711","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/mum-yesterdaywasdramatictodayisok.jpg?v=1779697432","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/mum-yesterday-was-dramatic-today-is-ok-20th-anniversary-edition-vinyl-3lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}