How does a punch in the belly sound? On an evening,somewhere in the east of Iceland, in a small town, in front of a small church? Björn Kristiansson has written a song about it. Or better: after it. After a punch in the belly, somewhere in the east of Iceland. It’s called “Spoonstabber”, an elegiac Tetris, (en)capsulated by delaying beats, by tumbling samples, by guitars, trumpets and a melody that is for eternity.

„This may sound as a huge cliché but this was a pretty amazing experience for me. I had never before written a song after being punched in the belly. Maybe because I had never been punched in the belly before...?“ For Borko, that’s how the artist Björn Kristiansson calls himself, this punch has been an obvious unique experience. Apart from that, “Celebrating Life” is full of experiences: This album has grown with the years and with the encounters.