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Your Favourite Artists’s Favourite Artists: End Of The Year Music Roundup
It’s (almost) the end of the year! And what better way to celebrate than by asking a bunch of artists to share some of their favourite tracks from 2024? This week’s roundup features all the releases that stood out to local musicians…
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Track By Track: Dulræn Atferlismeðferð By Kött Grá Pjé
Rapper Kött Grá Pjé’s Dulræn Atferlismeðferð is mystical, groovy and true to the heart Debuting as a solo artist 10 years ago, Kött Grá Pjé recently released his most mystic album yet. Out on August 16, the feline-loving rapper joined forces with…
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Grapevine New Music: Lúpína, Kött Grá Pjé, KARÍTAS & More
This Friday greeted Iceland with a big ole yellow weather warning. Trampolines and yard furniture beware because this storm is out to get ya. Any weary travellers out there reading this might want to revisit their plans for today. In the meantime,…
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Shards of Glass and Iron Scraps: Kött Grá Pje Retires
“I feel average, which is something I can’t be content with,” says the artist and writer Kött Grá Pje. He announced his retirement from rap music on Twitter just this July 9. “I made the decision after due consideration, having taken a…
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Straumur: Auto-Tuned Teenage Angst
On the first of April we attended a concert at Húrra by kef LAVÍK: the band has a sense of humour for sure, but the music and performance that night was certainly no joke. The Auto-Tuned teenage angst blaring from the stage…
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The Sun Rises On Ísafjörður: Aldrei fór ég suður festival is back and better than ever
Aldrei fór ég suður (“I never went south,” in English) is an annual music festival in Ísafjörður that’s gone from strength to strength since it began in 2004. In the wilderness of the Westfjords, this remote town of a little under 3,000…
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Whirlwind, Heat & Flash: Airwaves 2016 In Pictures
We all had a wonderful time at this year’s Iceland Airwaves music festival, as these photos attest. We couldn’t possibly post all the photos our intrepid photographer took during this remarkable festival, but below you can see our hand-selected photos from each…
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PHOTOS: JFDR, Julia Holter, Aron Can, Kött Grá Pje, Baloji At Airwaves ’16
Photographer Hörður Sveinsson was roaming around Airwaves last night, and caught some great scenes from around the festival. He started at Jófríður’s concert at the Reykjavík Art Museum, and then saw Julia Holter, Kött Grá Pje, Aron Can and Baloji. Here are…
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“I’m Kött Grá Pjé and it feels right”
The rap phenomenon Kött Grá Pjé will release his much-anticipated début album in early autumn. The rapper has garnered attention for a flamboyant personal style as well as his blend of poetic and political lyrics which he performs at his notoriously extravagant…
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Electro Powerhouse: Brilliantinus And His Upcoming Album
Kormákur Jarl Gunnarson is the electronic mastermind behind Brilliantinus. In only a year he’s become a prominent name in Reykjavík’s music scene, performing at festivals including Secret Solstice, Iceland Airwaves and Sónar. He is currently producing Kött Grá Pjé’s album, to be…
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Reykjavík’s Newest Rap Clan: Krakk & Spaghettí
Ever since the release of bangers such as Spenfrelsi (e. Nipple freedom) and Hóra Kapítalismans (e. Capitalist’s Whore), the rise of Krakk & Spaghettí–Reykjavík’s newest rap clan–has been unstoppable. The group started out by competing in a song contest to write and…
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UNICEF Benefit Concert In Photos
Iceland’s division of UNICEF launched a campaign called #segjumSTOPP (“Let’s Say Stop”) last week that aims to put pressure on authorities to end the conflict in Syria and protect those in need. To this end, they put on a special gesture at…
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Breaking Into House: The Second Coming Of Intr0beatz
Most of our local readers will have known 34-year-old Ársæll Þór Ingvason—AKA intr0beatz—since way back in the day, first as a DJ/producer for seminal Icelandic hip-hop act Forgotten Lores, and in later years as a resident DJ at establishments like Prikið and…
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MEET THE NWOIHH!
The holidays are here. Your relatives are annoying. Gifts are expensive. We all need something to kick the edge. Why not try some fresh new Icelandic hip-hop? Yes, the world of Icelandic hip hop is rich and varied. From classics such as…
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Mischief, Mayhem & Hip-Hop With Iceland’s New Yule Lads
The Yule Lads are the thirteen Icelandic Santa Clauses who descend one-by-one on the thirteen days before Christmas to play tricks on Icelandic children. Their mother, Grýla, a mountain Ogress, eats badly-behaved children; her partner-in-crime is Leppalúði, another ogre and Grýla’s third…
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Happening Tonight: Kött Grá Pjé & Forgotten Lores
Icelandic rapper Kött Grá Pje’s shows are just as good as his photos. And believe me, his photos are good (see above: he’s the one wearing pearls). Slide fucking legendary old-skool hip-hop group Forgotten Lores into the line-up (their first show in…
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Learning To Love The Icelandic Rap Sheet
Icelandic rappers had been dotting my Spotify for some time, but until Airwaves 2015, I didn’t get what a socialist-leaning, generally-doing-alright country could rap about. But before you grab your rosaries or voodoo dolls or whatever, know that I’m a changed woman now.…
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Airwaves, Day 4: 10 Perspectives
Although Kiasmos and Kött Grá Pje were great, Bo Ningen were the ones who blew my mind, with their eccentric and wacky stage presence, coupled with long and passionate shredding segments. The show was absolutely out of this world—I’ve never before seen…
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Pink Street Boys’ Airwaves Highlights Of The Day
– Wake up you slob! …it’s Saturday! https://soundcloud.com/gkrofficial 15:30 – GKR at Íslenski Barinn (off venue) A lot of people are talking about this dude. He has been on the rise in Reykjavik’s hip-hop scene. Will surely be fun to see what the fuzz is…
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The Silence Between Airwords
Silence is more than just the thing that happens at the end of a song and before the beginning of the next one. It’s also the thing that happens between words. As much as we all love talking and yelling and listening…
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Saving The Best For Last: Sónar Saturday, The Metalhead’s Perspective
Lily the Kid’s performance is a little trip to heaven. Their beats have grooves for miles, and their sounds are smoother than a baby’s bottom. The couple of chanteuses layer beauty atop aural orgasms and shivers travel up and down my spine…
