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Earthquake Surge Near Hekla In South Iceland
On the morning of July 7, a short surge of earthquakes was recorded near Árnes in South Iceland, about 20 kilometres west of Hekla volcano. The activity happened around 04:40. The largest rumble was measured at 3.4, which triggered about 30 aftershocks.…
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Towering Voices Of Theremin: Hekla Releases Turnar
Theremin master Hekla opens up a new dimension with Turnar A spectral pitch opens theremin-master Hekla’s latest album Turnar. Reverberating the ghostly wails of what once was, a loud, nerve-shaking sub-bass tilts the listener out of their comfort zone. It’s a powerful…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Hekla, Spacestation, Ari Árelíus, & More
It’s Friday, my gals, and time for a new selection of music making its way to the Grapevine’s office. Whether you’re in the mood for good ol’ fashioned rock ‘n’ roll, ethereal theremin compositions, or a meditative piano piece, boy have we…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Hermigervill, Inspector Spacetime, Hekla & More
As the poet said, “Gotta get down on Friday.” The Reykjavík Grapevine released its first issue of the year today. Our cover story features journalist Iryna Zubenko and photographer Joana Fontinha’s adventurous trek to Denmark to catch the last Norræna ferry scheduled…
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Grapevine Events: Eurovision, Kári, Kink, Gardening & More
Oh boy, we are busy over here at Grapevine HQ (insert spiral-eyes emoji.) We just barely dropped an issue on your last Friday, featuring an amazing cover story on musician Nanna, and just like that, we’re into our biweekly summer season. We’re…
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Track by Track: Hekla, “Xiuxiuejar”
Theremin virtuoso Hekla’s album ‘Xiuxiuejar’ was released in September 2022 has just been named Album of the Year in the 2023 Grapevine Music Awards. Why? Well, it’s brilliant. You might think that the mix of theremin, vocals and cello would be a…
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Holy Shit! It’s The 2023 Grapevine Music Awards!
What will 2022 be remembered for? If 2020-2021 were “the lost years,” where artists went insular and mused on solitude and resilience, then 2022, in comparison, was the year of fresh starts; a cautious but joyful movement towards normality. Larger-scale live events…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Hekla, SIGGY, and Björk
Don’t hate us but we’re glad it’s raining today! It’s the perfect weather to really get into the music that we picked for you. Sunshine is stupid, grey is great! Join us on the dark side! We haven’t gone to Bónus yet…
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Lost In Google Translation: Earthquake Produces A Rumble Of Drunks
Last month, the daily newspaper Morgunblaðið appeared to report that an earthquake near Hekla—the active volcano in the south—had caused the nearby farm of Selsund to be overrun by drunks. Woah! Hang on a second. Aren’t active volcanoes supposed to spit out…
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Massive Earthquake Hits Near Hekla Volcano
According to the latest data from the Icelandic Met Office, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck some 1.5km west-south-west of Vatnafjöll, near the Hekla volcano, at 13:21 today. [su_pullquote]Win a box of Icelandic Christmas goodies—and a branch of a Christmas…
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Grapevine Music Awards 2021: You Should Have Heard This – Hekla & RYBA
At the 2021 Grapevine Music Awards, there was a tie in the highly coveted “You Should Have Heard This” category. Both of our winners—one a theremin savant, the other a local supergroup—were so incredibly fantastic that the panel decided to not even…
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The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: The Winners Are Here!
Oh, you thought a pandemic would stop us? No way! It’s January, and that means the Grapevine Music Awards 2021 is here! As is tradition, we at the Grapevine once again (virtually) convened a panel of valued experts (see who they were…
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Exploring The South: Herstory And Day Drinking With Ladies In Film
While rushing looking for bus stop #6 I hoped to find a group of women that, like me, were arriving almost too late. Instead, a sea of confused tourists cramped the narrow sidewalk. As I was close to reaching for my phone…
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Hekla Rumbles, Authorities Alerted
Six tremors were recorded around the volcano Hekla last night, RÚV reports. While the tremors themselves were not particularly strong, an unusual amount of tremors in a very short amount of time raised reasonable concern. As can be seen in a map…
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The Road Less Travelled: Hekla & Landmannalaugar On Superjeep
The Highlands of Iceland are any outdoorsman’s dream—and one that, in the three years I’ve lived here, I’ve never experienced. But, on a stunning summer day, myself and a photographer find ourselves zooming down Route One South in a massive 4×4 Superjeep,…
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Drawing In The Air: Hekla’s Theremin Produces Birdsong & Whale Sounds
Last week saw the release of ‘Á’—the new album by experimental theremin player Hekla. The album delivers haunting but sparse soundscapes, with Hekla’s voice accompanying the incredibly broad palette of this unusual instrument. We caught up with Hekla in Berlin, where she…
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Grapevine Playlist: Birnir, AAIIEENN, Hekla, BleachKid Funi, Saga Nazari & more
Like a skulk of hangry arctic foxes prowling into your living room, here’s the new Grapevine playlist, including more hip-hop, soothing screeching and more. Birnir – Dauður (Feat JFDR, Arnar) Just when you thought, “Yet another hip-hop track?” the answer is yes,…
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Visiting The Family: Norðanpaunk Assembled Iceland’s Underground Scene
There are very few events like Norðanpaunk. In fact, I’ve never been to one that even comes close. Norðanpaunk is an annual gathering of the Icelandic punk community and, aside from being an opportunity to meet (un)familiar faces from the Icelandic underground…
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Grapevine Playlist: ASTVALDUR, Omotrack, Kristín Anna, Andi, Mosi & More
Like eight glorious sea eagles swooping majestically into your living room, we present to you the essential Icelandic tracks of the previous fortnight, including scorching electronica that will hurt and please your brain, a ghostly theremin anthem, and Kristín Anna setting shit…
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New Music Videos: Gyða, Björk, Högni, Hekla, Teitur
From glitch-moons to cartoon doodles, abstract paint swirls and a lush sci-fi utopia, here are five new Icelandic music videos worth spending your coffee break on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRbg0oK7nDY Hekla – To The Moon The music of Iceland’s ever-enigmatic theremin genius Hekla sounds like…
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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 futuristic looking apparatus conveys a certain eerie timbre, often associated with sci-fi or spooky goings-on. Frequently used in movie scores—and, famously, in…
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Volcanic Apocalypse Now: The Ever Present Risk Of Death
It is the stuff of nightmares—or movies starring Pierce Brosnan and Tommy Lee Jones—but it’s also a reality people living in Iceland face: the ever present danger of living on an island that’s one huge explosive volcano. As the lava runs down…
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Hekla Magnúsdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Hekla Magnúsdóttir is a well-known experimental musician whose weapon of choice is the good old Russian theremin. She won a Kraumur music award in 2014, the year her first album, ‘Hekla’, was released. In the morning I would sleep in! I have…