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The Hidden Scaffolding Of Ben Frost
Deconstructing the architecture of Scope Neglect “I feel like I’m living in a time where my attention is being pulled in several directions,” says Ben Frost, languidly slouching against the wall. It’s a horrid stormy night in the middle of January and…
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Ben Frost Releases New Single From Upcoming Album, Announces Show
UPDATE: Ben Frost’s Scope Neglect release show will be happening April 3 at Iðnó. Get your tickets RIGHT HERE! Seven years since his last studio album, Australian-Icelandic artist Ben Frost is back with a bang. Announcing a new album, dropping the first…
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Why All The Awards For Hildur’s Film Scores Should Be No Surprise
Hildur Guðnadóttir has made history by being the first Icelander to win an Oscar, and the first solo woman to win the award for a dramatic score, securing the award along with a Grammy, Emmy, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe,…
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Grapevine Playlist: Pusswhip, Alvia, Ben Frost, Sunna, Allenheimer, Rari Boys & More
Holy moly! More hot, steaming geysirs of gleaming, sulphurous, fresh Icelandic music spurting out of the internet, and right into your ears! Yup: it’s the Grapevine playlist. Fivefiles EP by Allenheimer Allenheimer – Megas Music scene veteran Atli Bollason returns with a…
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Sónar Pinging: Underworld, Ben Frost, Lindstrøm, TOKiMONSTA Announced
Sónar Reykjavík have added a raft of new names to their 2018 lineup. The biggest is iconic UK duo Underworld, who join an impressive lineup that already includes Danny Brown, Bjarki, Nadia Rose, Jlin, Lena Willikens and more. Also announced in this…
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Grapewaves: Win The Ultimate Airwaves Goodie Bag!
So you’ve arrived at Airwaves and you are ready to listen to music until your ears bleed, drink till your liver goes on strike and meet your future *insert gendered spousal term*, but there’s a problem. You don’t have enough money to…
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Music News: Sigur Rós, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Iceland Earthwaves
The Sigur rós-curated Norður og Niður festival—to be held at Harpa over the Christmas period from December 27-30—has released more names for the lineup. Joining such luminaries as Jarvis Cocker, Dan Deacon and Kevin Shields will be ambient-techno star Blanck Mass, Hot…
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The Centre Cannot Hold: Ben Frost Tackles Sound, Politics, And The Idea Of Art
Ben Frost stands on stage between huge speakers, behind a blinking array of gear. His set jolts to life with the near-deafening sound of a jet engine warming up. It’s a seemingly endless crescendo, delivered at bone-shaking volume—a raw, thrilling racket that…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Tonik Ensemble
Anton Kaldal is the man behind Tonik Ensemble: an acclaimed Reykjavík-based producer who’s last LP, ‘Snapshots’, won Reykjavík Grapevine’s album of the year award in 2015. We caught up with him to find out what he’s excited about at Airwaves 2016. Snapshots…
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Bedroom Community Release Christmas Mixtape
Yo neo-classical-avant-garde fans! The Bedroom Community label are giving away a free mixtape with all orders placed in their webstore during the Christmas period, featuring artists like Nico Muhly, Ben Frost, Nadia Sirota and Valgeir Sigurðsson. The mixtape is made up entirely…
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A Day Of Free, Local Music And Fun In Breiðholt
This Saturday, the Breiðholt suburb of Reykjavík will be a little (okay, a lot) louder than usual. The people over at Bedroom Community will be putting on the first ever Breiðholt Festival, a day of free (!) music and other arts events…
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Frostbitten By The Teeth Behind Kisses – Ben Frost At Húrra Reviewed
When a novice musician such as myself stumbles upon a talent such as Ben Frost offering up an event, one can’t help but attend and take notes. This is my reaction to his show at Húrra on March 18. But first, let…
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Ben Frost On Octopus Balls, The Worst Meal That Exists And That Show He’s Playing At Húrra Tonight
Ben Frost is finally home! Taking a well-deserved break from pummelling the eardrums and psyches of audiences around the world, he will be pummelling the eardrums and psyches of his Reykjavík friends and neighbours at Húrra tonight. To celebrate, we called him…
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Straumur’s Best Of 2014!
We at Straumur wish all you readers a happy new year, and hope 2015 will be a blast for all of us. But, before we dive head-on into the New Year, it’s time to reflect on what just happened. Behold, our absolute…
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John Grant Presents Icelandic Music In BBC Special
American musician, John Grant, who recently relocated to Reykjavík hosted a winter solstice music special on BBC 6 called “Songs from a Dark Place”, reports RÚV. The show documented the rise of Iceland’s music scene and included tracks by Björk, The Sugarcubes, Sigur…
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Kraumur Music Awards Announce Shortlist
It’s that time of year again, when the snow is on the ground, and everybody is getting very very listy. Kids are writing lists to Santa (or that evil child-chewing ogress or whatever the hell it is you write to here in…
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Is Bedroom Community Iceland’s Best Label?
Some of the best Airwaves gigs I have ever seen have been hosted by the Bedroom Community label. This iconic Icelandic label is sort of a “community of geniuses,” focussing on preturnaturally talented solo musicians from across the spectrum of avant-garde music…
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ATP Iceland Portrait Series By Matthew Eisman
I wanted to try something different and challenging at ATP Iceland 2014 so I decided to shoot a series of backstage band portraits. I set up a portrait studio on-location at Atlantic Studios and shot as many bands as possible. For some…
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The Death Of Ben Frost
First, some disclosure: I came to know Australian-born musician Ben Frost almost as soon as he showed up in Iceland nine years ago, through mutual acquaintances and through eventually making and recording music together (he produced an album for my band, Reykjavík!,…
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A U R O R A
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/139548386″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true”/] At the end of April, Ben Frost held a concert in a packed Kaffibarinn to premiere the music from his new album ‘A U R O R A.’ To say that the atmosphere was intense…
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Bedroom Community Announce Festival Schedule, Including Hallgrímskirkja Show
Bedroom Community is probably Iceland’s best-known record label, renowned for a roster that smashes the mould of contemporary classical music. So, it’s exciting for everyone to see that they’re going to have a very active Iceland Airwaves, full of daily opportunities to…
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The Bringer Of Light
As a core member of the Bedroom Community label, Daníel Bjarnason has been composing music that stretches and warps the concepts and expectations towards what is considered “classical music.” His 2010 debut album, ‘Processions,’ is a work that is at once both…
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Divination: Sun (reversed), Moon
THE SUN, REVERSED (POSITION: SITUATION) “In Slavic mythology, the Zorya are a trinity of sister goddesses who attend to the sun god, whose chariot rides through the sky every day, bringing light and warmth. The sun represents the brilliance of the life…