The Elgar Sisters

The Elgar Sisters was an Icelandic duo formed by singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir and guitarist Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson in 1984. The Elgar Sisters coexisted with KUKL, another group they were part of.

The origin of the duo’s name dates back to the recording sessions when engineer Mel Jefferson named the duo after English composer Edward Elgar.
From 1984 to 1986 the duo recorded 11 songs at Grettisgat studios (which later turned into Sýrland) which are known as The Elgar Sessions.

Eight songs were composed by Guðlaugur and the remaining three were by Björk. Besides Guðlaugur on electric and acoustic guitars and Björk as vocalist, there were other musicians: Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums), Birgir Mogensen (bass), Einar Arnaldur Melax (keyboards), Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (keyboards, percussion), and Þorsteinn Magnússon (guitars).
Some of the lyrics were taken from Dauðaljóðin (The Death Poems), a poetry book written by guitarist Þór Eldon Jónsson.

With the break-up of KUKL by mid 1986, The Elgar Sisters project was terminated. Although they never released any album, some of their songs have been featured on the solo careers of Björk and Guðlaugur, while others still remain unpublished.

Recorded songs

Year of recording	Title	Music	Performers	Featured On
1984	Critical Mass¹	G. K. Óttarsson	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax
1984	Patré	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Hilmar Ö. Hilmarsson, and Þorsteinn Magnússon
1985	Dense Time	G. K. Óttarsson	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax
1985	Horizontal²	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax
1985	Zymphony	G. K. Óttarsson	G. K. Óttarsson
1986	Glóra	Björk	Björk	1993 - Big Time Sensuality (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1986	Stígðu Mig	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk and G. K. Óttarsson	1993 - Venus as a Boy (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1986	Síðasta Ég	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk and G. K. Óttarsson	1993 - Big Time Sensuality (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1986	Quintessence	G. K. Óttarsson & Björk	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson and Hilmar Ö. Hilmarsson
1986	Sue	G. K. Óttarsson	Björk, G. K. Óttarsson, and Þorsteinn Magnússon
1986	Green	G. K. Óttarsson, Björk, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax	G. K. Óttarsson, Björk, Siggi Baldursson, Birgir Mogensen and Einar Melax

Track notes:
1: Originally named “Mass”.
2: Also known as “Zontal”.

Alternate versions

”Sue”, with drums.
”Síðasta Ég”, with drums and no vocals.

Featured On

1993 - Big Time Sensuality (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
1993 - Venus as a Boy (One Little Indian), single by Björk.
2002 - Family Tree (One Little Indian), CD box by Björk.
2002 - Misc. Music (Pronil Holdings), album by Guðlaugur K. Óttarsson.
2005 - Dense Time (Pronil Holdings), album by Guðlaugur K. Óttarsson.

External links

Björk

Discography Tours Awards Songs

Studio albums	Björk (1977) Debut (1993) Post (1995) Homogenic (1997) Vespertine (2001) Medúlla (2004) Volta (2007) Biophilia (2011) Vulnicura (2015)

Soundtracks	Selmasongs Drawing Restraint 9

Compilations	Greatest Hits

Remix albums	The Best Mixes from the Album Debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White Labels Telegram Army of Me: Remixes and Covers Bastards Vulnicura Strings (Vulnicura: The Acoustic Version – Strings, Voice and Viola Organista Only)

Live albums	Debut Live Post Live Homogenic Live Vespertine Live Songs from the Volta Tour Björk: Biophilia Live Vulnicura Live

Box sets	Family Tree Live Box Surrounded Voltaïc

Video albums	Vessel Live at Shepherds Bush Empire Volumen Live in Cambridge MTV Unplugged / Live Live at Royal Opera House Volumen Plus Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993–2003 Later with Jools Holland The Medúlla Videos Later with Jools Holland 1995-2011 Björk: Biophilia Live

Collaboration albums	Gling-Gló Mount Wittenberg Orca

Singles	"Human Behaviour" "Venus as a Boy" "Play Dead" "Big Time Sensuality" "Violently Happy" "Army of Me" "Isobel" "It's Oh So Quiet" "Hyperballad" "Possibly Maybe" "I Miss You" "Jóga" "Bachelorette" "Hunter" "Alarm Call" "All Is Full of Love" "Hidden Place" "Pagan Poetry" "Cocoon" "It's in Our Hands" "Who Is It" "Triumph of a Heart" "Earth Intruders" "Innocence" "Declare Independence" "Wanderlust" "The Dull Flame of Desire" "Náttúra" "The Comet Song" "Crystalline" "Cosmogony" "Virus" "Moon"

Promotional singles	"I've Seen It All" "Oceania" "Where Is the Line"

Other songs	"Bedtime Story" "Unravel" "Pluto" "All Neon Like" "Mutual Core"

Concert tours	Debut Tour Post Tour Homogenic Tour Vespertine World Tour Greatest Hits Tour Volta Tour Biophilia Tour Vulnicura Tour

Films	The Juniper Tree Dancer in the Dark Drawing Restraint 9 Anna and the Moods

Documentaries	Inside Björk Minuscule The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure When Björk Met Attenborough

Books	Um Úrnat frá Björk Björk Björk: Archives

Bands	Tappi Tíkarrass KUKL The Elgar Sisters The Sugarcubes Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

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