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Hörður Már Bjarnason

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  • A Space Of Colour: Tonik Ensemble On Making The Album Of 2015

    A Space Of Colour: Tonik Ensemble On Making The Album Of 2015

    Sometimes, “dance music” goes beyond its implied mission of moving people’s feet, and moves them in other ways, too. Grapevine’s album of the year 2015—Tonik Ensemble’s ’Snapshots’—does just that. An educated, simmering take on house-techno-pop, it’s a lush production of cello, saxophone…

  • M-Band – Haust

    M-Band – Haust

    Hörður Már Bjarnason’s solo album ‘Haust’ (or “Autumn”), under his band name M-Band, at times seems to emulate the styles of more seasoned electronic musicians a little too closely, but ends up offering plenty of fresh sounds as well. GusGus is an…