Green Grass of Tunnel
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"Green Grass of Tunnel" is a song by experimental
Iceland
ic musical group múm
, released prior to their 2002 album Finally We Are No One
as a single. The song was covered by British Sea Power
on their 2005 single It Ended on an Oily Stage
. Pitchfork Media
listed it 484th on its countdown of the Top 500 tracks of the 00s.
Label: FatCat (cd7fat06 / 7fat06)
Format: 3"CD / 7"
, and presents a lighthouse, presumably very similar to the house in which they stayed.
Curiously, the song was used by TVE1 in 2004 for the channel bumpers
.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic musical group múm
Múm
múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...
, released prior to their 2002 album Finally We Are No One
Finally We Are No One
-Personnel:*Samuli Kosminen — drums and percussion on multiple tracks.*Orri - organ crackles.*Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – trumpet.*Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir, Ingrid Karlsdóttir, Anna Hugadóttir – violins and violas on tracks 9....
as a single. The song was covered by British Sea Power
British Sea Power
British Sea Power are an indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band members originally come from Kendal in Cumbria. Critics have likened their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure and Joy Division to the Pixies and Arcade Fire. The band are famed for their live...
on their 2005 single It Ended on an Oily Stage
It Ended on an Oily Stage
"It Ended on an Oily Stage" was the first single from British Sea Power's second album Open Season. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart and was critically praised, with the NME giving it their Track of the Week award. It received heavy airplay from the alternative radio sector...
. Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
listed it 484th on its countdown of the Top 500 tracks of the 00s.
Track listing
- "Green Grass of Tunnel" (Album Version) — 4:58
- "In Through the Lamp" — 5:55
- "Green Grass of Tunnel" (Video Version, Promo only) — 4:13
Label: FatCat (cd7fat06 / 7fat06)
Format: 3"CD / 7"
Music video
The music video for Green Grass of Tunnel was created in computer graphics by Semiconductor's Joe Gerhardt and Ruth Jarman team and was inspired by the place in which the album was created. It follows the view of a flockFlock (birds)
A flock is a group of birds conducting flocking behavior in flight, or while foraging. The term is akin to the herd amongst mammals. The benefits of aggregating in flocks are varied and flocks will form explicitly for specific purposes...
, and presents a lighthouse, presumably very similar to the house in which they stayed.
Curiously, the song was used by TVE1 in 2004 for the channel bumpers
Commercial bumper
In broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break-bumper is a brief announcement, usually two to 15 seconds that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa...
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