Author: Steindór Grétar Jónsson
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Unearthing That Frosty Vibe: Árni Has A Passion For The Decks
A real “DJ’s DJ”, Árni E. Guðmundsson is a tireless champion of other people’s music, often bringing unknown talents into…
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Iceland’s Techno Star Bjarki: трип Down a Road Less Travelled
Flashing lights. The meditative rhythm of music blaring from stacks of speakers. A sea of people, entranced by the spectacle,…
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Video Premiere: Kira Kira’s ‘Pioneer Of Love’ Reaches For The Top
Wading through the thick snow, musician Kira Kira steadily ascends icy cliffs in the music video for her single “Pioneer…
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Grapevine Music Awards: Band To Remember – Subterranean
Once a year, we at Grapevine honour the best and brightest of the Icelandic music scene by giving out awards…
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Grapevine Music Awards: Shout Out – Alvia & Bára Gísladóttir
by John Rogers and Steindór Grétar Jónsson
Once a year, we at Grapevine honour the best and brightest of the Icelandic music scene by giving out awards…
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Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir: Everything Is In Motion, Nothing Is Solid
Each artist must determine the moment when a new piece of art feels finished and ready to be revealed to…
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Don’t Fear The Eyes: Högni’s ‘Two Trains’ Take Him From Station To Station
Everyone knows Högni Egilsson. He’s a ubiquitous figure in Icelandic culture. Coming up with indie darlings Hjaltalín, he made himself…
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Upside Down: Auður, Up Front & Behind The Scenes
In his music video for ‘I’d Love,’ Auður’s world gets literally turned upside down. He awakens, enters a mysterious room…
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Alien Electro: Volruptus joins Nina Kraviz’s трип label
Electro—the hip hop-influenced, techno-adjacent dance music genre—is enjoying a major revival in clubs across the globe. One of the rising…
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Track By Track: ‘Sinking Island’ by MIMRA
MIMRA is the pseudonym of singer, composer and producer María Magnúsdóttir, who just released her album ‘Sinking Island’. She will…
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Another World Onstage: Sunna Is Rising
The polished electronica of Sunna Margrét Þórisdóttir—who, a musician, goes by simply Sunna—sounds almost surgical at times, yet somehow fluid….
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Everything’s Good And Nothing Matters: The Return Of DJ. Flugvél Og Geimskip
How does one begin to describe dj. flugvél og geimskip? First of all, she’s not really a DJ, despite the…
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Embracing The Unknown: KÁRYYN Steps Into The Limelight
KÁRYYN is a producer, composer and vocalist who makes mysterious, affecting and emotional electronic music. An American of Syrian-Armenian descent,…
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Darkness And Dread: The Drag Electronica of Mighty Bear
A glittering skull-shaped mask appears from the fog, striding out over the moss, with the rest of his (or her?)…
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Lost Film Classics: In ‘Count Me Out’ The Kids Are Alright
In the ‘90s, the Icelandic film industry was churning out three films per year on average. With that sort of…
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Playing The Air: Hekla, Her Theremin, And The Possibilities
With her theremin, Hekla pulls haunting electronic music out of thin air. Named after its Russian inventor, Léon Theremin, this…
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All Singing, All Dancing: Milkywhale Prepare For Iceland Airwaves
As Iceland Airwaves approaches, Icelandic pop duo Milkywhale is expanding horizons by reaching out to a new audience. “We’re playing…
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Lost Film Classics: Shapeshifters’ ‘Under The Glacier’
“God has the virtue that one can locate Him anywhere at all, in anything at all.” So says the rebel…
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Sincere Punk-Drag: Skaði Turns Her Gender Into A Mythological Music Being
“My art has a lot of sexual energy,” says Skaði, the music producer and performer known for her punk-electro drag…
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Lagaffe Tales: Iceland’s Biggest House Label Celebrates 5 Years Of Grooves
Kaffibarinn, the legendary (but narrow) bar on Bergstaðastræti, has been the bastion of house music in Reykjavík for years. It’s…
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Lost Film Classics: ‘White Whales’ Washes Ashore
Iceland resumed commercial whaling in 2006, in violation of the International Whaling Commission’s moratorium on the practise. The country remains…
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Innipúkinn: Outdoor Festivals Are Self-harm
As thousands of people leave the capital area on Merchants’ Weekend, filing off to outdoor festivals around the country, those…
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Lost Film Classics: ‘Foxtrot’ Delivers
“Brothers will battle.” The ominous foretelling of Ragnarök, the heathen armageddon, in the prophecy the Völuspá is also the central…
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Breaking Through: Between Mountains Emerge From The Fjords
When the mayor of Reykjavík announced the winners at this year’s Músíktilraunir, Iceland’s battle of the bands, they couldn’t believe…
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Flúðir Town Guide: Tomatoes, Ethiopian Food And Soccer Golf
A half an hour’s drive inland from the ring road, Flúðir is a tiny town often overlooked by those looking…