Englabörn

Englabörn is the first full length studio album by Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson, released by Touch Music in 2002. Music included on Englabörn was composed for a play by Hávar Sigurjónsson and was played by string quartet, percussionists and Jóhansson himself on several instruments. The album consists of mostly short pieces combining classical, ambient and electronic influences.

Critical reception
The album received critical acclaim, gaining 8.9 rating from Pitchfork Media on initial review.

Personnel
Credits for Englabörn adapted from Allmusic.
 * Aron Þór Árnason – mixing
 * Ethos String Quartet – string quartet
 * Viðar Hákon Gíslason – engineer, mixing, recording
 * Greta Guðnadóttir – group member, violin
 * Matthías Hemstock – percussion
 * Jóhann Jóhannsson – arranger, composer, electronics, glockenspiel, harmonium, organ, piano, producer
 * Gudmundur Kristmundsson – group member, string quartet
 * Jon Wozencroft – photography