Author: Atli Bollason - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Shattered Conceptions

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Atli Bollason, DJ, writer, scholar, flâneurIn 2014, we saw that politicians are not afraid to attack institutions and ideals that…

Part Arty, Part Party

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Good Moon Deer has no idea what he’s doing … but it sounds great.Good Moon Deer is the stage name…

Temporary War Zone

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BNNT Two men, disrobed from the waist up, walk on stage. Actually that’s a lie. They aren’t naked: their heads…

One Can Always Be Bothered To Dream

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Teitur Magnússon, you are so great! Although the presence (and wobbly bass) of local reggae darlings Ojba Rasta is strongly…

No Usual Suspects

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  Árstíðir dj flugvél og geimskip Fufanu Júníus Meyvant Kaleo Kiasmos Low Roar M-Band Óbó Rökkurró Samaris Skálmöld Sóley Sólstafir…

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…

Desperate, Drunk, And Love Sick

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Grísalappalísa on the new record, performing live and shouting at the seaI finally caught indie supergroup Grísalappalísa live a few…

Reykjavík’s DJ Queen

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Andrea Jónsdóttir says silence is too loudShe must be the coolest 65-year-old in Iceland. Long, flowing silver hair. Black coat,…

No Pretty Butterfly Show

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VaVaVoom and Bedroom Community turn dream larvae and insect pupae into winged songs“I first came here to read at the…

Things You Can’t Control

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“Two years ago, on culture night, this guy passed the stage where we were soundchecking and recorded what he heard…

Samaris: Samaris

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Two—possibly three—eras mesh in Samaris’s music: lead vocalist Jófríður Ákadóttir melodicizes poetry by Icelandic writers such as Steingrímur Thorsteinsson, Örn…

Best Spiritual Experience: The Sweat Lodge

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Even just trying to put the sensation of visiting the sweat lodge in Elliðaárdalur down on paper seems an exercise…

Best Late Night Bite

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I still remember my first journey to Nonnabiti (“Nonni’s Bite”). ‘Twas a voyage that turned my life around and upside-down…

Sigur Rós: Kveikur

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It’s hard to believe. Yet—Sigur Rós is turning twenty. And age takes its toll: Kjartan Sveinsson, keyboard and all-around player,…

Útidúr: Detour

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Útidúr were called the ‘Beirut of Iceland’ in their early days, and not without reason. There is more than a…

Samaris: Stofnar Falla EP

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On their second EP, young trio Samaris further develop their dystopian folk sound. The palette is similar—clarinet, breathy vocals, dark…

Precession Of Hipsters

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The ever-growing number of tourists has brought economic prosperity and a whole lot of fun or dullness to town, depending…

Futuregrapher: LP

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Futuregrapher makes jungle. Rapid-fire beats composed from familiar breaks, dreamy pads with major sevenths, vocal samples and the occasional jazzy…

The €uchari$t?

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Your shirt is starched and ironed crisp, just like that five thousand króna bill in your pocket, ready for your…

Icelandic Shorts Are Actually Really Good

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Reporting from Berlin’s International Short Film FestivalWhat is life like in Kazakhstan? Is it really a nation of old, wrinkled…

RetRoBot: Blackout

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Músíktilraunir 2012 winners RetRoBot play electronic rock that’s heavily indebted to the eighties, when I presume none of these guys…

Confessions Of A Hipster

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I became a hipster around the turn of the century. I was just a teenager but as my inauguration into…

Skurken: Gilsbakki

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Skurken has proudly upheld the name of IDM or electronica (or whatever you want to call that brand of music)…