Author: Bob Cluness - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Strange Brew: “Summer Is Coming…”

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We can feel it. It’s coming in the air tonight. The first signs of the impending horde of tourists that…

Double Slit

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Some years ago there was an Icelandic band named Lada Sport, that was one of many mainstays in our local…

kimono: This Will Hurt You More Than It Hurts Us

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Over the past fifteen years, kimono have slowly become one of Iceland’s more venerated guitar bands, their small but powerful…

Rökrétt Framhald

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On Grísalappalísa’s debut album ‘Ali’, there’s a line in “Lóan er komin” where singer Baldur Baldursson growls, “Thoroughly thought out/Much…

We Came As We Left

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The Bandcamp blurb for ‘We Came As We Left’, the second EP by Buspin Jieber (aka Murya, aka Guðmundur Ingi…

The Accidental Pop Star

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When I first meet Sóley Stefánsdóttir (aka Icelandic songstress sóley) at KEX Hostel, she’s flustered. “I just arrived in Iceland…

Hits #1

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Boys and girls, we live in dank, dire times. It’s bad enough that our lives are dictated to us by…

Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson, Furniture Painter

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‘Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson, Furniture Painter’ is that most maligned and misunderstood of musical entities: the concept…

Söngvar elds og óreiðu

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A friend of mine once said to me, “You know, black metal is a lot cleverer than it thinks it…

Sinian

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Over the past few years, the dance music consciousness has seen drum and bass make a return from the wilderness…

The Northern Edge Of The Scene

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In a tiny village far from the city, Iceland’s outsider music wants to cause ructionsIf you were to read about…

If You Think This Is About You… You’re Right

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‘If You Think This Is About You… You’re Right,’ the debut album from local band Different Turns, tries to infuse a…

You Will Be Assimilated, Resistance Is Futile…

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With the BORG music collective, we will all dance as one mindIt’s the May Day bank holiday and everyone in…

Grapevine Live Blog: ATP Iceland – Saturday!

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It’s the end… the Bitter End! 14:00 – Media Hotel – Bob Cluness (BC) It’s 2pm and at the hotel,…

Grapevine Live Blog: ATP Iceland – Friday!

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Our ATP Iceland Friday blogging starts…. NOW! 16:55 – Media Hotel, Keflavik – Bob Cluness (BC): Hi-De-Hi campers! i trust…

Grapevine Live Blog: ATP Iceland – Thursday!

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Thursday Live Review of ATP Iceland in KeflavikW elcome to the Grapevine’s live blog action from ATP Iceland! Over the…

5 Picks For ATP Iceland!

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This year’s line-up at ATP Iceland is definitely one of the best that the festival has had in the last…

Dis Is Da Sounds Of Da Solstice Massive… WHOOP!

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You probably read Tyler’s more comprehensive coverage of the Secret Solstice festival on the preceding page, but because there were…

A U R O R A

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A journey into the hi-tech heart of darkness   [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/139548386″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true”/] At the end of April,…

Chili And The Whalekillers: Turn

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OK kids, some marketing semiotics 101 for you. When you see the cover of `Turn,’ the debut album from Chili…

Plate Shifting, Wall Busting

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If I didn’t know any better, I would say that the main purpose in the professional life of Tectonics curator…

Adda

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My Brain EP‘My Brain,’ the crowdsourced debut EP from singer/songwriter Adda (AKA Arnþrúður Ingólfsdóttir), is a wonderfully austere, haunting body…

Höfuðsynd

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It should be noted that when you first play ‘Höfuðsynd,’ the debut album from new band Atónal Blús, you quickly…

Fyrir Herra Spock, MacGyver Og Mig 2013

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Sveinn Guðmundsson’s debut album is pretty much your standard issue bread and butter lo-fi Icelandic folk twiddle. A deferential mix…

Eliminate Evil Revive Good Times

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Earlier in 2013, I was asked by a fellow Icelandic music writer to provide some insight for an academic paper…