The Reykjavík Grapevine


Thomas L. Moir

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  • Techno Vikings, Hot Chicks & Annoying Kids

    So, were you one of those fools who decided to pay all that money and venture all that way to Laugardalshöll to take part in the shiny dolphin wanking fest that was the Sigur Rós concert? Ha! Shame on you! The real…

  • Fucking The Pain Away, Surf Punk And Nice Guys

    On Saturday night, the salt was no longer thick in the air. Thank God. We had stopped fearing for our lives and the wind had calmed to a mere breeze. We could freely walk the streets without fear of decapitation by a…

  • Nostalgia Trips and Bad Dancing

    The room wasn’t packed, and I don’t think his music speaks to everyone. But if you were born at a certain time, probably somewhere between 1985 and 1990, and probably male, the set played out as something of a nostalgia trip.

  • Rangling And Raving at Faktorý Upstairs

    Rangling And Raving at Faktorý Upstairs

    At times throughout last night at the Faktorý upstairs stage, it felt less so a case of how amazing the artist was, but more which period of Aphex Twin’s career the artist most respected. At other times it felt like a flat…

  • Harping on at Harpa

    By Thomas L. Moir This evening will see Steindór Andersen and Hilmar Örn reunite to perform together for the first time in over ten years. They will be performing in collaboration with a one-of-a-kind stone harp specially brought in for the performance.…

  • 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…

  • Making Solar-Powered Music

    As his Iceland Airwaves performance of Solaris with Ben Frost nears, Daníel Bjarnason walks us through the process of recording the piece By Thomas L. Moir   A tall and dapper gent strolls into the café, pauses and scans the room with…