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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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New Wave DIY: Meet The Post-dreifing Music & Arts Collective
In a bright sunlit living room lined with antique furniture and tchotchkes, a group of friends are gathered around a large wooden table, pouring coffee and delighting over the theme song to The Price Is Right. More people arrive in a casual…
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Making Of An Artist: IDK IDA’s Bees, Beauty And Anarchy In The Bleak North
Ida Schuften Juhl is IDK IDA, a young producer, performer, artist and organiser who has become a firm favourite at the Reykjavík Grapevine. Her debut album, ‘The Bug,’ is out now, and she has some stunning new material in the works, which…
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Happening In Reykjavík: Weird Kids Run Amok, Bára’s Party, Dream Island
As the sun continues to grace our pale, disbelieving faces, there are plenty of events going on to make the most of the light nights and weirdly seasonable weather. Here are our picks of the best things happening in Reykjavík this week.…
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Hatari’s Háskar Beckons In Easter Doomsday
Synth-punk trio Hatari, via their weird-ass holding company Svikamylla ehf., threw a memorable Doomsday-themed party at Iðnó during the Easter holiday. Running from 3pm-3am, with a cover charge of 3333 ISK, it was a buzzing event. As well as concerts in the…
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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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Track by Track: Iceland’s Goth Underground On New Myrkfælni Compilation
MYRKFÆLNI is a magazine about the Icelandic underground music scene. Their second compilation, available as a download and cassette, features everything from hardcore to hip hop—”something for everyone to both love and hate,” they say. Here’s what each artist had to say…
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Track By Track: ‘The Bug’ By IDK IDA
IDK IDA is a Reykjavík-based Dane who’s just self released her debut album. Here, she talks us through it track by track. “‘The Bug’ is a highly personal album and I’ve played with the friction between the mechanic and organic,” she says.…
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Bugs, Bleeding & Breaking The PA: IDK IDA Turns Up
IDK IDA steps out onto the stage dressed in a billowing white coat, a sharp line drawn down the centre of her face. Her music judders to life—metallic groans spill forth in an amorphous, tectonic, industrial rhythm. She stalks the space, dancing…