Minus Live @ Reading Festival, UK (2004)
"Flophouse Nightmares"
sunnudagur, janúar 29, 2012
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra "Hunter"
"Hunter"
7 Icelandic Artists @ Norwegian By:Larm Festival 2012
Seven Icelandic Artists @ By:Larm @ Oslo 16-18. February 2012
GusGus, Helgi Hrafn Jónsson, Mugison, Prinspóló, Sóley, Snorri Helgason & Sykur. For the first time so many Icelanders are going to Norway to be on stage @ By:Larm Festival.Mugison Live @ Ísafjörður
The Assassin of a Beautiful Brunette "Anthem pt 2"
The Assassin of a Beautiful Brunette
"Anthem pt 2"
"Anthem pt 2"
laugardagur, janúar 28, 2012
föstudagur, janúar 27, 2012
þriðjudagur, janúar 24, 2012
Fjallabræður go AC/DC: "Thunderstruck" @ Akureryi (January 2012)
Fjallabræður performing an AC/DC Song @ Akureyri
"Thunderstruck"
"Thunderstruck"
laugardagur, janúar 21, 2012
fimmtudagur, janúar 19, 2012
þriðjudagur, janúar 17, 2012
Sólstafir "Fjara" Video by Bowen Staines & SirGussi
Sólstafir Video by Bowen Staines & SirGussi
"Fjara"
"Fjara"
mánudagur, janúar 16, 2012
Ghostigital @ Eurosonic Festival 2012, Groningen, The Netherlands
Ghostigital @ Eurosonic Festival (January 2012)
ghostigital @ eurosonic [concert] from ghostigital
Ghostigital's Website
ghostigital @ eurosonic [concert] from ghostigital
Ghostigital's Website
sunnudagur, janúar 15, 2012
Emiliana Torrini "If you go away" Unofficial Video
Emiliana Torrini
"If you go away", from the Album "Love in the Time of Science" (1999)
"If you go away", from the Album "Love in the Time of Science" (1999)
Úlfur Úlfur & Emmsjé Gauti "Á meðan ég er ungur" Video
Úlfur Úlfur & Emmsjé Gauti
"Á meðan ég er ungur"
"Á meðan ég er ungur"
laugardagur, janúar 14, 2012
Ólöf Arnalds "Maria Bethânia" Live @ Café Rosenberg (4. January 2012)
Ólöf Arnalds Live @ Café Rosenberg, Reykjavik
"Maria Bethânia"
"Maria Bethânia"
Ólafur Arnalds Soundtrack for "Another Happy Day"
Ólafur Arnalds' soundtrack to Hollywood movie "Another Happy Day" will be released by Erased Tapes on 27. February. Here's a track of the soundtrack, "Lynn's Theme":
Sóley "Pretty Face" Live @ Paleizen 12, Brussels (13. January 2012)
Sóley Live @ Paleizen 12, Brussels, Belgium
"Pretty Face"
"Pretty Face"
Biophilia Educational Program in Iceland - English subtitles
Björk's Biophilia used in an educational program in Iceland
miðvikudagur, janúar 11, 2012
The Best Icelandic Albums of 2011 - The List of Rás 2
Listeners & People of Rás 2 National Radio Station voted for the 10 Best Icelandic Albums of 2011. Here is their list:
1 Mugison - Haglél
2 Gus Gus - Arabian Horse
3 Lay Low - Brostinn strengur
4 Of Monsters & Men – My Head is an Animal
5 Björk – Biophilia
6 Ham - Svik, harmur og dauði
7 Reykjavík! - Locust Sounds
8 Hjálmar - Órar
9 Sólstafir – Svartir sandar
10 Pétur Ben og Eberg – Numbers Game
1 Mugison - Haglél
2 Gus Gus - Arabian Horse
3 Lay Low - Brostinn strengur
4 Of Monsters & Men – My Head is an Animal
5 Björk – Biophilia
6 Ham - Svik, harmur og dauði
7 Reykjavík! - Locust Sounds
8 Hjálmar - Órar
9 Sólstafir – Svartir sandar
10 Pétur Ben og Eberg – Numbers Game
mánudagur, janúar 09, 2012
Orphic Oxtra "Skeletons Having Sex on a Tin Roof" Video
Orphic Oxtra
"Skeletons Having Sex on a Tin Roof"
"Skeletons Having Sex on a Tin Roof"
sunnudagur, janúar 08, 2012
Back to the 80s: Tappi Tíkarrass "Hrollur" (1982)
Tappi Tíkarrass in Rokk í Reykjavík documentary (1982)
"Hrollur"
"Hrollur"
laugardagur, janúar 07, 2012
Purrkur Pillnikk cover
The first video for my Rokk i Reykjavik Video Competition 1982*2012?
A cover of Purrkur Pillnikk by Svefnpurrkur
"Gluggagægir"
A cover of Purrkur Pillnikk by Svefnpurrkur
"Gluggagægir"
Myrra Rós "Kveldúlfur" Single
Myrra Rós
"Kveldúlfur", the single of a forthcoming debut album this year
"Kveldúlfur", the single of a forthcoming debut album this year
Back to the 90s: Current 93 & HÖH "Falling"
Current 93 & HÖH
"Falling", vocals by David Tibet & backing vocals by Björk
"Falling", vocals by David Tibet & backing vocals by Björk
fimmtudagur, janúar 05, 2012
þriðjudagur, janúar 03, 2012
mánudagur, janúar 02, 2012
Lockerbie in the Spotlight @ IMX
This independent band of post-rockers have been going from strength to strength since they formed in 2008, from performing with For a Minor Reflection and Soundspell to winning the Studio Sýrland/Rás 2 summer competition. And now they have bagged themselves a deal with German label Kapitan Platte after releasing their fine debut album Ólgusjór! We caught up with the band and demanded an explanation.
Hello Lockerbie! What are you up today?
Hello IMX! This day is actually coming to an end and it has been a really busy, but a great day. After work we usually meet up for band practice, and today was no different. Davíð has been studying music for a while and went to study before band practice. Davíð's music teacher, Sóley, who also released her debut album this year, has taught him a lot how to compose for string and brassbands that has been really helpful when writing the music for our debut album.
Congratulations on an excellent debut album, Ólgusjór! We hear you have signed with Kapitan Platte? Tell us a bit about that new deal and how it came about.
Thank you. This has actually been a long process since they first heard of us. We were interviewed by Christian Grasse, German journalist, who has a radioshow called “Breitband” on Deutschland Radio Kultur (national Germany radio). After hearing about us on the radioshow, Kapitan Platte sent us e-mail with interest of signing us. We are very happy to be signing with them. They will release our album, Ólgusjór, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein in March/April. It will be released in both CD’s and vinyls and to be honest, we can’t wait to get the vinyls. We are hoping to follow the album release with a tour in Germany hopefully next year.
How did you decide upon the name 'Lockerbie'?
Soon after we started we were joined by the 5th member who came up with the name. He told us the story about Lockerbie and actually made a song called Lockerbie. We thought it was a good idea to name the band after it. There was some journalist who thought that we were trying to make fun of the Lockerbie bombing but that's really far from the truth. We truly respect all of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing.
What five words would you use to best describe the band?
Best friends making music together.
What are the elements that have influenced your sound the most, would you say?
Well, it’s a bit difficult to say to be honest. The Icelandic music scene has been really important part of our influences. We really love Icelandic music and the Icelandic scene is really good.
You formed in 2008, but later that year you took a bit of a hiatus. May we be so nosey as to ask why?
Actually we never decided to take a break, it just happened. There are few reasons for that, Doddi(singer/guitarist) joined a band called Soundspell and Davíð was trying new things in his music school by working with a string quartet. We used 3 songs from Davíð's project on our album, Gengur í garð, Kjarr and Síðsumar (only on the Japanese release). But the main reason for the brake was a lack of motivation. We had been playing a lot of concerts in Reykjavík and recorded 2 demos but nothing more that that. We were just 4 seventeen years who liked to play music but didn’t have any plans. This all changed in the summer of 2009. Davíð was driving home from work when he heard a commercial in the radio about a song contest at Rás 2. Davíð decided to send one of our demos in but didn’t even tell the boys about it. Then we were chosen to go to Sýrland (one of the finest recording studio in Iceland) to record a song. After that we have been really active and thrive to be motivated, that’s really important.
You are hailed quite rightly as pioneers of the Icelandic post-rock movement - how did that come about?
Well we don't know if we are pioneers or not, what we know is that we love making music and trying new things, bringing in the strings and brass into our music is adding a bit of unique-ness to it. Also the lighter spirit is spicing it up a bit.
What were you and your contemporaries listening to when this new wave emerged?
All kinds of music from everywhere from classical to rock and ambient to indie.
Have you made any New Year resolutions? And do you have any predictions for 2012, musical or otherwise?
Well, we are not sure if to call it New Year resolutions but right now we are trying to plan out 2012. As I said, we are hoping that we will be able to go on a tour in Germany and perhaps other countries in the near area in early 2012 and we will also play shows in Iceland. We are trying to write new music right now, we have a few new songs that we are working on and we are also hoping that we will be able to finish more in the new year. Hopefully we will go the studio in 2012 to be able to let people enjoy the new music.
What do Lockerbie do to get through these cold, dark winter days and nights?
The best way is to keep yourself busy. We work from 08-16, go study music, play football, play in a band and also have friends that we try to find time to hang out with. We often go out around 7:30 and come home around 22:00 so as you can see we always have a lot of things to do, which is great. When you are enjoying what you are doing, time flies.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
We have been listening to a lot of music lately, both old and new. The new album from Hjálmar, Órar is a great one we’ve been listening to. All of us are big fag fans of Hjálmar. The new album from Low Roar has also been on the player, great stuff.
Do you have any live dates planned for outside of Iceland coming up?
Our album, Ólgusjór, will be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemborg and Liechtenstein and we hope that we will be able to go on a tour in these countries in early 2012.
Source: IMX
Source: IMX
Sigtryggur Baldursson & Friends/Guests "Áramótaheitið"
Sigtryggur Baldursson & Friends/Guests
"Áramótaheitið"
"Áramótaheitið"
sunnudagur, janúar 01, 2012
Icelandic Rimur
Icelandic Rimur by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
More Rimur (1989) @ YouTube
And of course the kick off of Rokk i Reykjavik Documentary (1982)
More Rimur (1989) @ YouTube
And of course the kick off of Rokk i Reykjavik Documentary (1982)
Páll Óskar & Band Live @ Jólaskapi @ Poppland Radio Show
Páll Óskar & Band @ Jólaskapi @ Poppland (December 2011)
Prinspóló & Megas "Niðrá strönd" @ Áramótamót hljómskálans 2011
Prinspóló & Megas @ Áramótamót hljómskálans 2011 (RÚV)
"Niðrá strönd"
"Niðrá strönd"
Caterpillarmen on European Tour with Tuneyards
Caterpillarmen will be supporting Tuneyards on their European tour in February.
Tour dates:
20th February (Switzerland)
22nd February (Brussels)
23rd February (Amsterdam)
29th February (Munich
1st March (St Gallen, Switzerland)
"Siggi", a track from their new album "Babycum" (released December 2011)
Tour dates:
20th February (Switzerland)
22nd February (Brussels)
23rd February (Amsterdam)
29th February (Munich
1st March (St Gallen, Switzerland)
"Siggi", a track from their new album "Babycum" (released December 2011)
The Best Icelandic Albums of 2011 - The List of My Blog Readers
Best Icelandic Albums of 2011 according to my readers:
- Sóley We sink
- Mugison Haglél
- Samaris Hljóma þú (EP)
- Pétur Ben & Eberg Numbers game
- GusGus Arabian Horse
- FM Belfast Don't want to sleep
- Reykjavik! Locust sounds
- Ólafur Arnalds Living room songs
- Hellvar Stop that noise
- For a Minor Reflection EP
- Sóley We sink
- Mugison Haglél
- Samaris Hljóma þú (EP)
- Pétur Ben & Eberg Numbers game
- GusGus Arabian Horse
- FM Belfast Don't want to sleep
- Reykjavik! Locust sounds
- Ólafur Arnalds Living room songs
- Hellvar Stop that noise
- For a Minor Reflection EP
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