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Airwaves Tipsters: Teitur Magnússon
Our next Airwaves Tipster is Teitur Magnússon, a firm favourite in Iceland for his band Ojba Rasta, his solo work, and for the relaxed and positive energy he brings to the stage (and to life generally). Here’s what Teitur is looking forward…
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PREMIERE: Teitur Magnússon’s New Video Is So Lovely! LOOK!
It was obvious from the moment it appeared that Teitur Magnússon’s wonderful solo début LP, 27, was something really special—and in the year or so that has passed since, our appreciation for it has only grown. On 27, Teitur—a mainstay of the…
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Icelandic Musicians Unite For Gaza Charity Album
Nineteen Icelandic bands and artists have donated tracks to a new compilation from the Iceland-Palestine Association. Entitled Fyrir Gaza (“For Gaza”), the album features tracks from some of Iceland’s most notable acts, such as GusGus, Sin Fang, Ólafur Arnalds and Mugison, with all the…
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One Can Always Be Bothered To Dream
Although the presence (and wobbly bass) of local reggae darlings Ojba Rasta is strongly felt at Airwaves this year, the only appearance by frontman Teitur Magnússon’s solo project is an off venue performance at the no-more-than-50 capacity bar Bravó. This is despite…
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This Is Icelandic Indie Music (Vol. II)
Despite the name, this sampling of Record Records’ roster carries some of the most prominent bands in the country, and like its predecessor, travels through folk, rock, dance, and even reggae. “Indie music” and “Icelandic music” are pretty synonymous; if you’re making…
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Post-Set Breakdown With Ojba Rasta
We sat down with Arnljótur and Teitur, the two frontmen of 11-piece Icelandic dub reggae band Ojba Rasta after their groovy set at Sónar Reykjavík to talk about the reggae movement in Iceland. http://vimeo.com/91370859 This is part of a video series called…
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A Note On Replication And Adaptation
Apparently there has been some controversy — and some misunderstanding — regarding my recent comment about certain Icelandic bands and the music of the African diaspora. I do choose my words carefully, but some people didn’t read them very carefully. They seemed…
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Genre Explosion At The Art Museum
Dub reggae outfit Ojba Rasta are one of the evening’s more interesting – and fun – surprises. While they’re ostensibly pushing a sound that will always struggle for relevance in the bigger picture of contemporary music, that’s hardly the point here. The…
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Azerrad’s Report: Wednesday
Noted music writer slash Grapevine’s guest of honour Michael Azerrad goes wild at Iceland Airwaves 2013, wandering between venues, listening hard and taking notes. For his Wednesday report, he digs on Mammút and Emiliana, and has some words of advice for Retro…
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Vök Storm The Scene At Harpa
First impressions: the venue is really slick. Extremely open, good viewing angles, clean, consistent, clear sound. If we had to lose NASA to get this, well, it still sucks but we got a damn nice venue out of it. This was my…
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Cult Leaders and Circus Sideshows
Stereo Hypnosis kicked off the night at Þýski Barinn for a thin crowd, and they never got worse but they never got better either. They essentially played the same song for their entire set; it was a slow and steady noise, and I…
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TONIGHT! Bands Sing Songs By Other Bands At KARAOKE101
Because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! As previously reported, the bar Bakkus is celebrating its swan-song week with its final instalment of the B-Waves festival. Amidst all the madness they’ll be hosting in the next few days is the multimedia…
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Sykur Stole The Show
The day is Wednesday, the place is Harpa Silfurberg, and the time is 20:00. Day one, let’s dig in!
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Inspired By Hobbits
A little house in Reykjavík is offering visitors a chance at catching Airwaves’ best in an intimate environment. By Thomas L. Moir So you’re sitting at the pub, sinking beers, with the boys, eyeing the potential. Talk turns to the best live…
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Chikka-zzz-chikka-chikka
Dr. Badmind here to ruin the party for everyone! What I love about Iceland is the versatility of the music scene, sure there have been a few Sigur Rós imitators in the past decade but nowhere near as many as you would…
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Reggae in Reykjavík? Looks like less is, more or less, more.
Answering popular demand within Reykjavík’s budding reggae scene, Ojba Rasta are a ten piece that’s dead-set on facilitating the spread of their niche, convincing Sinéad O’Connor to return to her reggae roots, and promising foreign bands anything they can dream. Most definitely.