Author: Bob Cluness - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Bob Cluness

Uni: Enchanted

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On the cover sleeve of Enchanted, Uni gives the impression of being otherworldly and inhabiting the spheres of artists such…

Gjöll: Sum Of Transformations

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Most people think of nature as cute animals in meadows, set to a Sigur rós song. These people are idiots….

Raiders With Oval Balls!

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“Keep moving! Use the ball with both hands. Don’t throw it away like that. NEXT GROUP UP NOW!!” A large…

Believe In Jesus. Now Give Me My Free Shit!

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For many years during my childhood, I was a fully committed Christian. Stop laughing, it’s absolutely true! I attended church…

Excellent Music For Clearly Enthralled People

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Dear Kimono,     I’ve been pondering our relationship, as it seems to have taken a childish turn recently. Names have…

Ólafur Arnalds: Found Songs (2009)

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Found Songs is a project Ólafur Arnalds undertook last year. It involved writing, recording and mixing a track every day…

Christ, they all talk foreign here!

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I am a complete moron. No seriously, I am. Despite holding all sorts of degrees and wowing people with my…

Berndsen: Lover in the Dark (2009)

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Unlike the national potato harvest, 2009 saw Iceland produce a glut of releases from Electronic pop/dance acts. But with so…

Bloodgroup: Dry Land

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While Bloodgroups´ first album was brash, in your face and full of day-glo E numbers, Dry Land sees them relax…

Morðingjarnir: Flóttinn Mikli

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Morðingjarnir have been together for nearly five years, which in punk/hardcore terms means that they’re becoming grizzled old warhorses of…

Kimono

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Like one of those moody hipsters that hangs in the background and mumbles a lot, Kimono are back with a…

Caterpillarmen

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There are some truly evil people out there. You had a man Like Josef Fritzl who kept his daughter and…

Worm is Green

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One of the interesting things about Arkranes (apart from the road out of it) is the variety of music that…

Jacobsen – Saturday

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To be honest, as more of a rockpig enthusiast I feel even more at a disadvantage reviewing DJs than Icelandic…

Batteríið – Saturday

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As the 1st act, Ljósvaki was always going to be up against it, especially with only a few people watching…

Grand Rokk Friday

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Pontiak Pilatus literally amble on stage and start their set to about six people (including myself and Grand Rokk’s staff)….

Hressó – Thursday

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Sometimes instinct is everything. When I put my hand up to take the job of reviewing Hressó, I thought I…

Me, the Slumbering Napoleon

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A bit rough around the edges but a good debut. MTSN are a noisy four piece who have been wowing…

Circle of Ouroborus

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A great idea, but shitty production robs them of any glory. What is it with the Finns when it comes…

Lights On The Highway

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Get for the hits and when they decide to rock. For the rest, just stick to the Neil Young. Even…