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  • While Six Guitars Gently Weep

    While Six Guitars Gently Weep

    Supergroup of the Reykjavík Do-It-Together scene shares a beautiful and impressive night at Mengi On a windy Skírdagur, six guitars lay resting against six chairs on a stage with six glowing candles balancing on amps inside Mengi. This was the scene at…

  • Track by Track: ‘Fantômas’ by amiina

    Track by Track: ‘Fantômas’ by amiina

    ‘Fantômas’ is a haunting, suspenseful, crime-ridden album full of crooks, clumsy policemen, and bustling Parisian street life. If this sounds more like a movie than an album, that’s because it’s both. Amiina’s forthcoming album, released November 25 by Mengi, was composed as…

  • Happening Thursday: ‘Saumur’ Release Party At Mengi

    Happening Thursday: ‘Saumur’ Release Party At Mengi

    ‘Saumur’ is the latest album to be released on Mengi’s label, and features ambitious musical creations from a trio of talented musicians: Skúli Sverrisson on bass, Hilmar Jensson on guitar and Arve Henriksen on vocals. The album surveys a vast range of…

  • Happening Tonight: Abominor Album Release Concert

    Happening Tonight: Abominor Album Release Concert

    Do you like black metal and new and exciting albums? Then you’ll want to catch the album release concert for Abominor’s ‘Opus: Decay’, a head-jarringly heavy collection of songs guaranteed to make your day a lil’ more hellish (in the best way…