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POWER UP! Airwaves Add Santigold, Bedroom Community Birthday Show
Airwaves today announced a stellar bump on the lineup of the 2016 edition. Santigold, Mabel and Margaret Glaspy join the lineup, which already features PJ Harvey, Julia Holter, The Sonics, Of Monsters And Men, Kevin Morby, Kano, Múm & Kronos Quartet, and…
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Sóley Reveals Her Musical Roots Ahead Of Reykjavík Folk Festival
When you think of the spectral music of Sóley Stefansdóttir, folk is perhaps not the first genre that springs to mind. But the more you think about it, the more her presence at the annual Reykjavík Folk Festival starts to make sense.…
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Is Bedroom Community Iceland’s Best Label?
Some of the best Airwaves gigs I have ever seen have been hosted by the Bedroom Community label. This iconic Icelandic label is sort of a “community of geniuses,” focussing on preturnaturally talented solo musicians from across the spectrum of avant-garde music…
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Oh, The Wind And The Rain!
Yesterday, Reykjavík experienced an unusual and memorable weather day. Knowing I’d review Bedroom Community’s Iðnó performance in the evening, I set out to video the windstorm mid-afternoon. Weather documentary and music review resulted in the fastest experiential gesture I’ve managed to send Grapevine…
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Dreamland Regained – The Valgeir Sigurðsson Interview
The latest album from Bedroom Community founder VALGEIR SIGURÐSSON sees the composer beginning to stretch his music and ambitions, while marking the latest in a furtive year of creativity for the label as a whole. By Bob Cluness The Reykjavík suburb…