| "Ekki múkk" | ||||
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| Single bySigur Rós | ||||
| from the albumValtari | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26) | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 7:45 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Sigur Rós | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| Ekki múkk onYouTube | ||||
"Ekki múkk" is the second track onSigur Rós' sixth studio album,Valtari. It premiered on the official website as well as an accompanying video on March 26, 2012.[1]
OnRecord Store Day, April 21, Sigur Rós released a 10-inch limited edition vinyl edition of "Ekki múkk" that plays inside out. Its B-side is an instrumental track titled "Kvistur".[2] This B-side is also available as a pre-order bonus track forValtari.[3]
A "moving art" video for "Ekki múkk" was released on March 26, 2012 on the band's official website,[3]Vimeo,[1] andYouTube.[4] On September 24 the second "Ekki múkk" video was released. The short narrates the story of a man lost in the English countryside. It was directed by Nick Abrahams and featuredAidan Gillen andShirley Collins. It won the British Council award for Best UK Short at the 10th London Short Film Festival,[5] and it was screened as Official Selection at 'Art Basel Miami 2012', 'Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2013'. This film for "Ekki múkk" is the tenth of theValtari Mystery Film Experiment.[6] "Ekki múkk" also appears on two other videos from the series:Seraph,[7] the ninth Valtari Mystery Film, displays the track briefly at the end; and the fourteenth Valtari Mystery Film, calledValtari,[8] plays the track at the beginning.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ekki múkk" | 7:45 |
| 2. | "Kvistur" | 5:30 |
