And here’s my first (and biggest and greatest and most incredible) project/colaboration of the mighty year 2010: I’m going to Iceland. Yes, fuck yeah ICELAND. Well, not permanently, but at least for a couple of weeks in May/June. And I’m not going alone: I’m with my friend Kai, a.k.a. Stylespion. And we also have an evil plan: we are going to share our travels with you. And you. And everyone else on the web who wants to see, hear and read about it.
I am interested in Iceland ever since, but especially the music that comes from there fascinates me: Sigur Ros, Bjork, Mum, you name it. This is why Kai and I are not just spending a holiday there, we are going to dig deep. We really hope to meet the Icelandic people, to see how they live, work, play and of course how they create their music – and how the country and landscape is connected to all of this. Our plan is to document this in written form and visual: Kai is a gifted photographer, and this visual aspect will be accompanied by texts in German and English and videos. All our material will be incorporated in a website – to show everyone that Iceland and its music really is that sublime.
And now I need your help: What do you think? Do you know any Icelandic bands that no one has heard about? And most important: I am still searching for the Irish link to Iceland. Especially one that is a bit fresher than the monks that went there about 600 AD.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Sig Orn // Feb 10, 2010 at 10:16 am
Sounds great. If you are into Sigur Ros, Jonsi and Mum I suggest checking out http://www.myspace.com/olafurarnalds
You might know him already, as he has done some openings for Sigur Ros on their European tour. Also, my summer as a salvation soldier, Kimono, Hudson Wayne and Stafraenn Hakon (shakon.com)
For something more ‘jittery’ I suggest FM Belfast, Who Knew, Bloodgroup, Sykur, Mammút and more, and more, and more. It’s endless.
Greetings from Denmark, will be looking out for your blog about the trip to Iceland.
2 Sybilla Poortman // Feb 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm
You MUST check out the Bedroom Community label: http://bedroomcommunity.grapewire.net/
The most adventurous music is made by these people, each and everyone of them a genius in their own right!
3 Sigurdór // Feb 10, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Irish connection? As the story goes then the Scandinavian vikings/farmers had Irish slaves with them. There were also immigrants from Ireland, Shetland Islands and well… all of Britain probably, but mostly the northern part and the islands.
4 uberVU - social comments // Feb 10, 2010 at 12:31 pm
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5 Maggi // Feb 10, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Hmm where to begin?
Metal-ish:
Plastic Gods
Klink
Gavin Portland
Wystaria
Me, the slumbering Napoleon
Beneath
Retron
Indie-ish:
Mammút
Vicky
Agent Fresco
Retro Stefsson
We made god
kimono
Sin Fang Bous
Seabear
Hjaltalín
Foreign Monkeys
Electro-ish:
Ben Frost
Olafur Arnalds
Bloodgroup
Sykur
Nolo
You should be able to find most of them on http://www.gogoyoko.com
6 Unmei // Feb 24, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Weeell they share 6 letters out of 7! ^_^
I don’t know any iceland (icish?) bands, but the idea sounds great!
Good luck!!!
7 A song of ice and fire at Sonic Iceland // Mar 23, 2010 at 8:22 am
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