Aldrei for ég sudur Festival 2007 @ Isafjordur (West Fjords Iceland)

Mugison is one of Iceland’s best known artists. A temporary cosmopolitan when studying sound engineering in London he plugged in the Humphrey Hancock set up at Accidental Records and had a critically acclaimed album, Mugimama is the Monkey Music, world wide. Becoming a globe trotter for 2 years following up on the release Mugison decided to go back to his roots in the West fjords of Iceland. Running his record label, Mugiboogie, from the remote fishing village Isafjordur he has also invented a new and exciting festival with his dad Muggur (hence the artist name Mugison).

Their vision began back in 2005 and simply as the story is told on the welcoming website page by Mugison himself:
‘Me and papamug were drinking beer in London last summer while we were enjoying a music festival at the ICA. We started to imagine a festival in our little town located on the westest part of Iceland. We imagined that we would do a festival were local workers would sing, dj and entertain as they were the main attraction and we would get the biggest name in Icelandic music seen to support them. When we woke up the idea was still there so we called up some friends and to our surprise everybody was up for it. A guy called Ragnar (the singer in Trabant) loved the idea, he got everybody involved, we even talked to Bjork when we meet her down town when we were drunk.. she said we were cutie pies and for a long time we thought that was yes….’

And fun they have had. The locals regard this as one of the highlights in their culture diary as their fellow country people are slowly discovering this hidden nature treasure and the unique character of its inhabitants. And the festival is already luring people from as far apart as New York and Paris and everywhere in between.

Source:
http://ymemusic.com/module-Publications-viewpub-tid-2-pid-82.html

Program of the 2007 Festival

Föstudagur/Friday:
Kristina Logos
Xenophobia
Nosfell
Dónadúettinn
Pétur Ben
Flís og Bógomil
Pres Bongó
Slugs
Sökudólgarnir
Mínus
Stuð, gaman, gott
Blonde Redhead

Laugardagur/Saturday:
Pollapönk
Hrólfur Vagnsson
Turtle Cuts
The Geiri Talent show
Jan Mayen
Þröstur Jóhannesson
Dóri DNA
Skriðurnar
Sprengjuhöllin
Siggi Björns
Esja
Æla
Grjóthrun í Hólshreppi + Óli popp
Lúðrasveit tónlistarskólans
Lay Low
Ampop
Flæði
Reykjavík
Bloodgroup
Dr. Spock
FM Belfast
Mugison
Benny Crespos Gang
Fjallabræður í Önundarfirði
HAM

More information:
http://www.aldrei.is