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Author: Bob Cluness

Windows Of Opportunity

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The long and winding road of Hverfisgata’s cultural reformation got another boost recently with the opening of the studio and…

Dead Skeletons: Dead Magick I & II

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If Two Step Horror is all about sex/David Lynch, then Dead Skeletons are all death/Jim Jarmusch. The creation of Henrik…

Two Step Horror: Living Room Music

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It’s been a busy time recently over at the local leather-clad sex ‘n’ death collective, commonly known as Vebeth. The…

Enter The Monsters Club…

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A group of local artists take a journey to the heart of darknessModern society and culture often promote the idea…

Gig Long, Party Hard!

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Another day, another slice of grim apocalyptic action that is life in Iceland. While Grímsvötn’s eruption took a firm grip…

Malneirophrenia: M

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Malneirophrenia are a trio consisting of piano, cello and electric bass that used to call itself Medectophobia (but that was…

Reason to Believe: The Scenery

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This review really can’t do justice to the cataclysm that is listening to Reason To Believe’s debut album. The glossy…

The Heavy Experience: The Heavy Experience

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Just how menacing can a saxophone sound? Thanks to the debut effort from The Heavy Experience, we know the answer…

Bob And Sindri Go Músíktilraunir!

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Every year, Músíktilraunir (“Music Experiments”) are held to locate and reward the most innovative undiscovered bands in Iceland. To fully…

Aural Leftovers: Computer Lust

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There’s no option but to bend over and take what’s on offer from our digital overlords. Offerings such as ‘Skywatchers’…

RAVER MADNESS HITS REYKJAVÍK

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Who: PartyZone DJs, RöXöR, FM Belfast, Booka Shade Where: Laugardalshöllin When: 26th march 2011 Despite arriving in a rushed state…

Prinspóló: Jukk

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With ‘Átján og hundrað’, Prins Póló created one of Iceland’s more hideously catchy songs 2009. Fast forward a year and…

Lifun: Fögur fyrirheit

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The beginning of Lifun’s debut album seems designed to bring out feelings of despondency with trite pop pap that’s as…

Klassart: Bréf frá París

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Klassart’s blues-y country (or is that country-style blues? Who can tell?), seems to have mistaken mellowness and intimacy for boredom…

Five Albums That Shaped Bob Cluness’ Decade

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Sigur Rós – () (2002) The world’s most infuriatingly enigmatic band. But man when they get it right they fucking…

Siggi G. and Memfismafían

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Here’s one thing my sarcastic inner-monologue mentioned the other day: “You know what you REALLY need right now? Some easy…

Not Your Conventional Rock Star…

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If there’s one word that certainly doesn’t describe Bobby Conn, it’s ordinary. A collaborator with the likes of Jim O’Rourke…

The Mysterious Case Of The Disappearing Icelandic Bloggers…

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As a creature born of the 21st century, I’m primed to live on information, especially that of the useless kind….

S.H. Draumur

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S.H. Draumur were a large part of the Icelandic underground music scene of the ‘80s, but their legacy was eventually…

Noise, Evil Beats And…. Neil Young?

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Over the past year, Iceland’s electronica scene has been bolstered by the arrival of boutique record label, Hljóðaklettar. With releases…

Sketches for Albinos: Days Of Being Wild And Kind

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Sketches for Albinos is the solo project of Iceland based musician-slash Bedroom Community affiliate Matthew Collings. Now he’s striking out…

Mount Kimbie: Crooks & Lovers

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Dubstep has grown from a small London niche to the predominant genre in electronic music. Alas this has meant that…

Don’t You Know Who I am? I’m Nick Coxon, Music Journalist To The Stars!

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I spent yesterday downloading the final episode of the BBC series, ‘Sherlock. I know, it may be illegal, but there…

NASA – Saturday

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Photo by Hvalreki As Hellvar get ready to play their set, we look around to see that NASA is completely…

The Lovely Crooked World Of Mount Kimbie…

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In the big bad world of dubstep, there are followers and there are leaders. Mount Kimbie belong to the latter…