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The Grotesque & The Sublime: Daníel Bjarnason Captures Both Light And Darkness In His Upcoming Album
Daníel Bjarnason joins our Zoom call from Bologna; he’s already bounced between Iceland and abroad multiple times in the past few weeks. The established composer and conductor has been at the forefront of new Icelandic orchestral work, sitting as the artist-in-residence of…
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Machine Gun Etiquette
Trailblazers HAM and Apparat Organ Quartet Melt Into HAMPARAT On March 21, members of HAM and Apparat Organ Quartet join forces as Iceland’s newest supergroup: HAMPARAT. When two cult collectives unite, the effect might be akin to a suddenly occurring natural phenomenon.…
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The Architect And The Engineer: Hugar Expand Their Horizons
Remember when you were a child and the teacher would ask the class, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” You’d quickly answer the first thing that came to mind, before realising that there was more than one answer—maybe…
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When Plan-B Turns Out To Be The Better Option: Grassroots Festival Commences
We‘ve all been there. A failed project. A goal unrealised. We ask ourselves, what went wrong? How can I improve so that I can achieve my dreams? We work steadfastly to make our plans come to fruition, but we seem to get…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
Despite the blinding sun and the freezing cold, what has been on Icelanders’ minds as of late? Here’s a round-up of fresh debates, hot topics and crazy madness from these past few days. Nobody is more serious than Icelanders when it comes…
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Remembering Jóhann Jóhannsson
It was with a heavy heart and shocked sadness that we reported last month the death of iconic Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. His haunting music has graced everything from television and cinema, both in Scandinavia and the world at large, culminating in…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
Besides the biggest issues that have been at the centre of every TV debate in the past few years and aren’t likely to be solved by the time you finish that cup of coffee you’re holding right now, what has been on…
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Music News In Brief: Sin Fang, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Exos, and more!
Sweet thang Sin Fang released his fourth full-length album on September 16. The album, titled ‘Spaceland’, blasts listeners into the synthetic sunset; into a space of love lost, dark euphorias, and personal confessions. The album features cosmic collaborations with Jónsi, Sóley, Jófríður…
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History Of Jóhann: The Composer’s Path Through The Reykjavík Scene
Jóhann Jóhannson’s career has taken him through a broad range of bands and collaborations, some of which are profiled below. In our in-depth interview, he cited Reykjavík’s scene as a formative factor on his working method, saying: “One of the great things…
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Icelandic Music Roundup: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Björk, Terrordisco, Reykjavíkurdætur, More
Oscar-nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been drafted in to provide the soundtrack for the sequel to Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’, directed by his long-time collaborator Denis Villeneuve. Jóhann has a well-known love of synths and organs, as heard in his work with…
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Jóhann Jóhansson On “Dream Project” Of Scoring Blade Runner Sequel
Composer Jóhann Jóhansson made the news this week when it was announced that he’ll be scoring the Blade Runner sequel, directed by long-time collaborator Denis Villeneuve. We’ve an in-depth interview coming up soon with Jóhann about both his film scores and his…
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Icelandic Music Awards: Prins Póló Wins 2 Categories, Is Playing Our Show Tonight!
Full list of Icelandic Music Awards winners below. Prins Póló—Grapevine’s BAND OF 2014 and makers of THE SONG OF 2014—won two categories at last night’s Icelandic Music Awards; for making “Pop Album of 2014,” and with main man Svavar Pétur claiming the title of “Songwriter…
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Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Wins Golden Globe
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has just been awarded a Golden Globe for his score to the film Theory of Everything, royally kicking the ass of lauded contemporaries like Trent Reznor and Hans Zimmer (in your face, Trent!). Based on Jane Hawking’s memoir, Travelling to Infinity:…
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Icelandic Composer Nominated For Golden Globe
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on the film, Theory Of Everything, reports RÚV. Specifically, Jóhann has been nominated for Best Original Score. Based on Jane Hawking’s memoir, ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with…
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The Unmissables: Day 3
We’re halfway through the festival and the schedule for tonight is about twice as long as the previous two days. Your head is probably spinning from the overwhelming thrill of so many possibilities, or maybe it’s the tiny and strangely organised type…
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A Requiem For A Lost Industry
Jóhann Jóhannsson and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra will present the Iceland premiere of ‘The Miners’ Hymns’ during Airwaves in a special version arranged for the orchestra. The work was collaboratively created in 2010 by Jóhann and American filmmaker Bill Morrison as a…
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BREAKING NEWS: Jóhann Jóhannsson Leaves Apparat Organ Quartet
Revered Icelandic analog-electronic band Apparat Organ Quartet have announced that founding member Jóhann Jóhannsson has left the band. According to a press release sent today by their management, Jóhann’s decision to leave the band was prompted by scheduling clashes between his solo…
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“Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var hja…”
A man walks. A man walks in. A church. A man walks into a church. Peeled and scraped iconography clings to an arch. “Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var hja…” A man walks in and sits down. Many bodies sit around…
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The Foreigner’s Prerogative
So who the frak is Jóhann Jóhannsson? He’s an accomplished Icelandic musician, a self-taught composer with seven solo albums and seven movie soundtracks under his belt, as well as having been a member of several successful Icelandic bands, including HAM, Lhooq, Unun,…
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Jóhann Jóhannsson: A User’s Manual
He used to play in some pretty rough rock bands. These days, Jóhann Jóhannsson doesn’t employ loud, distorted guitars to get his points across, yet reaches more ears than ever before. The following interview details the story of a certain transformation, one…