Celebrating Life
{{Infobox album|
| name = Celebrating Life
| type = studio
| artist = Borko
| cover = Celebrating Life cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 2008
| recorded = 2002–2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, indie rock
| length = 41:25
| label = Morr Music
| producer = Björn Kristiansson, Gunnar Örn Tynes
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Born to Be Free
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Phares |first=Heather |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1341223 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic review |publisher=Allmusic.com |date=2008-04-01 |accessdate=2012-06-18}}
|rev2 = PopMatters
|rev2score = {{Rating|5|10}}{{cite web|last=Fairall |first=Jer |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/borko-celebrating-life/ |title=PopMatters review |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18}}
}}
Celebrating Life is the 2008 debut album by Icelandic musician Borko. It was released in March, 2008 on record labels Morr Music{{cite web|url=http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf |accessdate=March 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526090515/http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf |archivedate=May 26, 2011 }} and Kimi Records.[http://www.kimirecords.net/releases.html Kimi Records: Releases] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514055027/http://www.kimirecords.net/releases.html |date=May 14, 2008 }} Participating on the album are also members from fellow Icelandic bands múm and Benni Hemm Hemm.
Track listing
- "Continental Love" – 5:39
- "Spoonstabber" – 4:03
- "Shoo Ba Ba" – 4:27
- "Sushi Stakeout" – 5:02
- "Dingdong Kingdom" – 4:41
- "Summer Logic" – 5:19
- "Doo Doo Doo" – 5:37
- "Hondo & Borko" – 6:33
Personnel
- Björn Kristjánsson – vocals, synthesizer, electronic organ, electronic keyboard, rhodes piano. piano, vibraphone, glockenspiel
- Helgi Svavar Helgason – drums
- Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson – bass guitar
- Róbert Sturla Reynisson – acoustic/electric baritone guitar. soprano guitar
- Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason – electric guitar, harmonica
- Áki Asgeirsson – trumpet
- Eirikur Orri Olafsson – trumpet
- Númi Þorkell Thomasson – additional drums
- Davið Þór Jónsson – bass vocals on "Summer Logic"
- Friðrik Sólnes Jónsson – vocals on "Doo Doo Doo"{{cite AV media notes |others=Borko |date=2008 |title=Celebrating Life |type=liner notes}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110526090515/http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf Release leaflet from Morr Music]
- [http://www.morrmusic.com/press-desk/?action=show_release&label_id=&artist_id=431&release_id=93 Release press desk from Morr Music]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [http://www.morrmusic.com/ Morr Music]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180919/http://www.kimirecords.net/ Kimi Records]
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