Benni Hemm Hemm

Label: Morr
Genre: Folk, Pop

With only 300,000 inhabitants, Iceland turns out more great music per capita than any other country. Another case in point: Benni Hemm Hemm. My favorite description of Benni Hemm Hemm is "a little big band with little big songs". What began as a solo endeavor, the Reykjavík-based Benedikt H. Hermannsson eventually decided to go big...17 people big. Now, Benni Hemm Hemm bring together the sweet sounds of trombone, guitar, trumpet, cornet, glockenspiel, and much more with cheerful, hopeful, and sometimes silly crooning (occasionally sung in English—sellouts...). The songs are fleeting and leave you hungry for more, a convenient fact given Benni Hemm Hemm record quickly and frequently.

from Benni Hemm Hemm (2005):
Labbi [2.0MB, 160kbps, MP3]
I Can Love You in a Wheelchair Baby [2.2MB, 128kbps, MP3]

from SummerPlate (2003):
Skvavars [2.3MB, 160kbps, MP3]
Lovely [3.1MB, 160kbps, MP3]

www.morrmusic.com
www.bennihemmhemm.com

Posted by sam on 01.13.07 | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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