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Hip, Hip, Húrra: NYE with Jon Hopkins and Kiasmos
British electronic superstar Jon Hopkins teamed up with Iceland’s most prominent DJ duo Kiasmos to throw a sold-out party at Húrra on New Year’s Eve. Jon Hopkins has been rising to fame amongst the electro-intelligentsia from his beginnings as a keyboardist for…
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Music News: Jónsi Triple Album! Vök’s World Domination! Kiasmos NYE Blowout! More!
Oh lord! It’s all going off in the Icelandic music scene. Here’s a summary of what’s new. Jónsi has released a triple-album of experimental material collected under his Frakkur solo moniker. After a limited vinyl pressing sold out at last year’s Norður…
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Jon Hopkins Destroyed My Face
An unedited conversation about the bands I saw last night, which ended up being a ridiculous amount of fun. Not that surprising considering the night ended with John Hopkins bringing “all the party”, and FM Belfast doing their best to claim their spot as…
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Ten Bands To Catch At Airwaves 2013
Straum.is has been active since last summer, with writers Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach documenting the local music scene and helping people discover the best new music. It is associated with the radio show Straumur on X977, which airs every Monday evening…
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Feast Your Ears: Five New Music Videos From Festival Performers
With over 50 international bands coming to Reykjavík to play Iceland Airwaves, and over 20 new Icelandic bands playing for the first time, there’s a lot of listening homework to be done for the sonically curious. To help you along, here are…