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Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall: Knackered’s New EP Is Looking Back At You
Tucked behind the bar in Bíó Paradís, the words “FYI I’M KNACKERED” are scrawled in squiggly sky blue text across an otherwise nondescript mirror. On closer inspection, you might recognise the text as designed by beloved local illustrator Natka. A QR code…
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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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Scoring A Second Date With Retro Stefson
The eccentric band reunites with the Grapevine — and for a reunion concert Is 11 years too long of a wait between a first and second date? Some might say yes, but I’d venture that if anyone’s worth waiting that long for,…
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KEX Port ’24: Entertainment In The Front, Grilling In The Back
KEX Hostel’s block party KEX Port sees its final iteration Kex Hostel’s block party KEX Port, a regular fixture of the local festival circuit, may very well see its last iteration this year. The festival says its final farewell on July 13…
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Welcome to Hermigervill’s Record Corner
The many pitfalls of the streaming era for Icelandic music buffs Towards the end of December, 2023, I found myself at 12 Tónar on a Thursday — a reliably good night to be there. A tenet of the Reykjavík music scene, the…
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Grapevine Playlist: Jelena Ciric, gugusar, boncyan & More!
Oh Friday, you’ve come at last. What does that mean? Your weekly dose of Grapevine-approved tunes. Jelena Ciric – Lines In the midst of all this worldwide chaos, turn to singer-songwriter Jelena Ciric to remember the sweetness of ordinary life. “I went…
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The Future Sound Of Iceland: Hermigervill Releases Two Albums In Six Months
Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably heard the music of Sveinbjörn Thorarensen. A producer, solo artist, master collaborator, multi-instrumental live performer, remixer, composer for dance performances, and more, he’s been involved in a dizzying variety of projects for over a…
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Grapevine Playlist: K.ola, Múm Vs. Kronos Quartet, ADHD, Hjaltalín, Hermigervill
Live seven lightning bolts striking your prefrontal cortex, here are the latest electrifying phenomena to appear from within the Icelandic music scene. Krassasig – Brjóta Heilann One half of art-pop duo Munster, Krassasig’s debut single ‘Brjóta Heilann’ is a bright, breezy, and…
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Grapevine Playlist: Hermigervill, sillus, HATARI, Psychoplasmics, ZAKAZ & More
A lot of great music sneaked out over the Christmas period, whilst your eye was off the ball, and on the egg nog. If anyone actually drinks that stuff. We don’t really know. We mostly see it in movies. Hermigervill – II…
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Artist Playlist: Acid, Berghain And CGI Vaporwave With Hermigervill
Hermigervill is Sveinbjörn Thorarinsson, an accomplished electronic musician, performer, producer, and ever-present Reykjavík scene mainstay. With some exciting new music coming down the pipes, we asked him to share a playlist of some of his favourite Icelandic tracks. Chevron – It’s All…
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Track By Track: An Elixir For Intuition On Kira Kira’s ‘Alchemy & Friends’
Each piece of music is an alchemical offering; an elixir for courage, a device for distilling faith, a meditation on patience or trust. If not a direct conduit to healing, the music is an act of friendship coiled as an alchemical substrate,…
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Sónar Warm Up: Atonal Noise, Berlin Electro & Proper Techno
Our writers went into the breach last night to check out the warm-up night for Sónar Reykjavík 2018. Here’s what they discovered. My first night at Sónar Reykjavík 2018 was a journey from light towards darkness. The first stop was at the…
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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 Of Love.” The song, co-written by electronic musician Hermigervill, is the lead single from her new album ‘Alchemy & Friends,’ was released…
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Socially Experimental Summer Camp: LungA Festival 2017 Reviewed
On the eleven-hour drive from Reykjavík to Seyðisfjörður—the picturesque locale of the LungA Arts festival—the wind and rain blew so explosively that our windshield wipers flew straight off onto the pavement. It felt appropriately dramatic—our team of five was going there to…
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The Empire Strikes Back: The Second Coming Of Underground Pop Icon Berndsen
“‘I think we got it good and why should we change a thing.’ Where am I going with this lyric? I’m happily married with two kids, what am I going to write about? I am kinda waiting for my wife to dump…
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Grapevine Playlist: Skrattar, Godchilla, AUÐUR & More
Spring is coming! What better way to celebrate than with some black metal, AutoTune and sludge-rock? Here it is: the latest edition of the Grapevine Playlist. Godchilla – Sparkling Void One band you can definitely trust not to use AutoTune or on-trend…
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Hermigervill: T-Minus Fifteen Minutes To Burnout
“Do you know the song ‘One Note Samba?’ This track is called ‘Brown Note Samba,’” says Sveinbjörn Thorarensen, known professionally as Hermigervill. He’s referencing the hypothetical infrasonic frequency that would make people lose control of their bowels due to resonance. “There are…
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Grapevine Playlist: Hermigervill, aYia, AUÐUR & More
From synth-pop to house to R&B to rap, here are five new Icelandic tracks that have been on the Grapevine stereo in recent weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGqMV_cWdSk Hermigervill – Solitaire Iceland’s favourite red-haired synth angel Hermigervill is best known for his work with Berndsen,…
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The Lights, The Fists: Faktorý Main pt. I
Faktorý will always be Grand Rokk to me, and not because I’m particularly nostalgic for the good ol’ days of 2004, but rather because despite the rebranding, Faktorý still has the same feel of the kind of club you expect to have…
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Why Sunday is the Best Night of Airwaves
Despite the fact that, come the fifth and last day of Airwaves each year, I make my way—kicking and screaming—to my last assignment, by the time it comes to writing the final review, I always feel a bit sentimental for Sunday.
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Turn the Party Out
Rabbi Bananas Now, I have to admit that I didn‘t have a clue what “Skweee” was until I wrote this, even though I reviewed Rabbi last year as well. It sounds dumb as fuck by the sheer phonetic texture of it; I…