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Grapevine Playlist: Minimalistic Sam Smith, Salóme Katrín & More
Looking for some new tunes? Presenting the legendary Grapevine playlist. Sam Smith- “To Die For (Ólafur Arnalds Remix)” Ólafar Arnalds’ remix of Sam Smith’s single serves up a minimalistic take on the heartbreaking ballad. Slow, instrumental, and stripped of the beginning’s audio…
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Grapevine Playlist: Sturla Atlas, Kiriyama Family, Mio Dior, Arstaðir & More
As new tracks continue to surface like a pod of spectacularly breaching fin whales, here are the latest tracks from the cold, dark depths of the Icelandic music scene. Snorri Hallgrímsson – Still Life Not to be confused with folkie crooner Snorri…
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The Grapevine GrapeWaves 2017 Festival Super Preview, Part Two
Airwaves is upon us! The off-venues are running, the stages are warming up, and it’s time to download the festival app and start organising your life for the next five days. Grapevine will, of course, be there in force—we have ten writers…
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Grapevine Playlist: Högni, Sturla Atlas, Indridi, Sólveig Matthildur & More
With festival season in full flow and new releases coming thick and fast, here are some of the latest Icelandic tracks that have been catching our attention. Indridi – Undiraldan The debut album by solo artist Indridi, ‘Makril’, has been out for…
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Music News: Auto-Tune Thy Drugs
As spring threatened to appear, Icelandic musicians also seemed to come out of hibernation, with a glut of March releases. Downtown rap-lite crew Sturla Atlas, aka the 101 boys, dropped a new mixtape. This time, there are English lyrics, so you can…
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Sónar Day Two: Unexpected Feathers In The Upside Down
Day two of Sónar went off like a firework. Into the fray went one seasoned Grapevine veteran, Ragnar Egilsson, and our brand new intern, Joanna Smith. Here’s what went down. My Baptism Of Fire In The Upside Down By Joanna Smith I…
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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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DJ Of The Issue: SURA
Þura Stína or SURA is Reykjavík’s hip-hop DJ queen. Known for her killer sets, performing with Reykjavíkurdætur and keeping the crowd jumping, SURA was an easy choice as this issue’s DJ. Find SURA playing sultry R&B and funky hip-hop at Loftið on…
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Sturla Atlas SEASON2: One year old and fresher than ever
People say Iceland has just two seasons: winter and light winter. However, for about a year now, a third, #sturlaseason, has been shaking the country. Many would say Sigurbjartur Sturla Atlason (Sturla Atlas), a light-skinned, blond 101 boy, is the reason for…
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Sturla Atlas ‘Vino’ Video Release
Sturla Atlas is back and louder than ever. The renowned 101 boys have finally released the song “Vino” from their third album “SEASON2”. The Sturla Atlas crew sports designer shades and clothing while cruising a silver Subaru through the Icelandic desert. Sturla…
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Girlz, Boyz And Noize: Sónar’s Finale Reviewed
The last day of a music festival is a strange, good time. People skulk into the various rooms and halls having shaken off their hangovers, dressed in the outfit they were saving until last. They’re a mixture of bouncing, grumpy, spun-out, high,…
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Grapevine Says: Our Team’s Picks For Sónar Reykjavík
With Sónar Reykjavík kicking off in style with a packed Thursday night bill, we asked our team to outline their picks from the festival lineup. Whether you’re making rings in the programme with a marker pen or tapping them into your app,…
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Young Nazareth’s Guide To Sónar Reykjavík
Young Nazareth is a producer for Sturla Atlas, 101 Boys and several other acts from the growing Les Fréres Stefson roster. Working closely with Iceland’s most respected young producer Logi Pedro, and their group of talented cohorts, he’s part of the gradually…
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Resident Sonologist’s Sónar Picks
Hrefna Björg is one of this issue’s Sónar picker. Rolling in from Breiðholt, Hrefna can frequently be spotted rolling in a yellow vehicle (bus nr. 3), sipping on coffee and checking out Reykjavík’s music scene. Most of the time, though, she is…
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The World Loves Icelandic Hip-Hop, But We’re Not Sure Why (And We Still Don’t Understand A Word)
My friends gave me some odd looks in the months leading up to Iceland Airwaves, whenever I forced them to sit through a YouTube playlist I’d made of Icelandic hip-hop. Some of the artists I’d heard or seen before—Gísli Pálmi, Shades of…
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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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“Icelandic Rap Is Beautiful” – Logi Pedro’s Take On The NWOIHH
Logi Pedro Stefánsson has been deeply entrenched in the Icelandic music scene since he was just a kid. In 2006— at the tender age of fourteen—he performed at his first Iceland Airwaves festival, playing bass with Retro Stefson, the band he founded…
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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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IN PICTURES: Art Is Alive – Day Three
Art Bicnick is out and about, capturing Iceland Airwaves in all its glory! Observe! His wonderful photos! #AMAZING
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That Second Airwaves Day: 11 Perspectives
Wow. It’s in full swing. Iceland Airwaves 15, such a crawling monster. So much good music, so many good times. We are all over that stuff. We are living, pulsating, vibrating, blubbering balls of joy. We are in the thick, in the…
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Airwaves Day One: Terror In The Chest, Taking It In The Ass & Unexpected Horse Dick
So I’m just back from a four day trip around the south of Iceland, when I wake up from a deep ten-hour sleep, aching head to toe from walking and hiking and being in a car for a long period of time.…
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Two Big Names Announced for Sónar Reykjavík ’16
Sónar Reykjavík made their first lineup announcement about the 2016 festival today. The Icelandic acts announced include a rare show from Iceland’s much-admired Apparat Organ Quartet, and performances from homegrown stars Úlfur Úlfur, Sturla Atlas, GANGLY, Skeng and Vaginaboys. They also dropped…
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6 New Icelandic Bands To Watch Out For At Airwaves
As well as being a monolithic highlight on the city’s festival calendar, Iceland Airwaves also functions as a kind of informal annual survey of what’s good in the Icelandic music scene. Unusually, native bands make up the majority of the lineup, giving…