What The Hell Is Post-dreifing? An A-Z Guide To The DIY Music Scene

The Post-dreifing scene has so much going on, it can be hard to find your bearings. To get you started, here’s a rough guide to the main players, bands, venues and events that make up the collective.

asdfhg.
A keyboard-mashing lo-fi trio, and Kraumur Music Awards winner. Their album ‘Örvæntið Ekki!,’ or ‘Don’t Despair!’, came out in 2018

bagdad brothers
The breakthrough indie band from the Post-dreifing scene. This duo is the current holder of the ‘Best Live Band’ Grapevine Music Award.

Bandcamp
The collective’s primary outlet for selling music is post-dreifing.bandcamp.com

D.I.T.
Levelling up from Do It Yourself, the modus operandi of Post-dreifing is Do It Together. More hands make light work.

DRULLUMALL 2 by post-dreifing

DRULLUMALL
Compilation series of Post-dreifing artists and collaborators. The third edition is expected soon.

GRÓA by GRÓA

GRÓA
Lo-fi all-girl indie-rock trio who were named the ‘One To Watch’ at the Grapevine Music Awards earlier this year. A new album, ‘Í Glimmerheimi,’ came out recently

Lips on Hips by Gyðjan Uxi

Gyðjan Uxi
Every indie label needs a weird Casio-core chip-tune/auto-tune alt-pop star. Right?

Hátíðni
The Post-dreifing collective’s annual countryside festival, happening each July in different rural locations.

IDK IDA
One-to-watch. IDK IDA is an impressive, fast-rising electronica-and-voice musician who uses found sounds in her productions.

Karja
A poet who has published three books as part of the collective. She has done readings at notable events like the Women’s Strike.

Allt verður alltílæ by K.óla

K.óla
Solo project of Milkhouse frontwoman Katrín Helga Ólafsdóttir. Synthy indie pop with cute emo feels and quirky melodies.

Anna & Bernhard Blume (drepa alla fasista) by Korter í flog

Korter í flog
Thrashy, trashy, sludgy rock ‘n’ roll band with a big live reputation. Released albums in 2017 and 2019.

Kosmonatka
A visual artist who works on Post-dreifing’s visuals, among other things.

Lovely Great Time
The one-day festival from which the collective was born.

Milkhouse
Dreamy, soaring indie rock five-piece pre-dating the collective by a few years, bringing back 2009 krútt vibes in a big way.

Póstdreifing
The name of the mail distribution company from which the Post-dreifing world-play was born. Lawsuit pending, probably.

R6013
The not-for-profit downtown venue that’s a touchstone of this insurgent scene. You can find many Post-dreifing bands playing there from week to week.

sideproject
High-energy, adrenalised, mashed-up, genre-defying act that sounds like Atari Teenage Riot’s energy-drink-swilling runaway child.

Skoffín bjargar heiminum by Skoffín

Skoffín
The first act to be released by Post-dreifing. Released an album, ‘Skoffín bjargar heiminum,’ or “Skoffín saves the world,” in early 2019.

Spaðabani
In-your-face feminist art-punk band who are shouting down the patriarchy and giving zero fucks. Still waiting on a first release, so catch them live.

stirnir
Shoegazey bedroom chamber pop that feels like The Durutti Column and The Dream Academy smashed together. Should definitely score a movie.

Susan_creamcheese
Banging, explosive, playful sequencer experiments and noisy beats. Their first release, ‘Bamboozle Gobbledygook’, features collabs with a bunch of Post-dreifing mates.

1989 by Tucker Carlson's Jonestown Massacre

Tucker Carlson’s Jonestown Massacre
A prolific but reclusive artist releasing a steady stream of interesting and diverse new music, including a 15-track album in 2018, and a 14-track follow-up, ‘1989,’ earlier this year.

Read more about the Post-dreifing scene here.

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