Tonik
Tonik is an evolving electronic project. Blurring the gap between sound and sight, color has a strong influence on the end result, exploring the various ends of the electronic spec
Tilbury
The Tilbury music is dramatic, dark and bittersweet. It mixes together the old and the new, ’60s guitar sound and the dramatic synthesizers of the ’80s, with a thick la
ThizOne
ThizOne is one of the primary electro-acid-club music artists in Reykjavík. You can always enjoy the diversity in his music and his sets. His sound is somewhat inspired by the [&h
The Wicked Strangers
The Wicked Strangers are a band born on a cold winter night in 2011 in the unassuming town of Selfoss, Iceland. They were three young friends wanting to take a […]
The Vintage Caravan
The Vintage Caravan are a young band hailing from the Greater Reykjavik area. The Band was originally founded around 2006 when the band members were in their wee teen years [&helli
The Mansisters (IS/DK)
The Mansisters is the camp moniker of this Danish/Icelandic outfit, consisting of Copenhagen-based producer Kasper Bjørke and Sexy Lazer (one part of the duo Human Woman). The two
Blood Feud
Hailing from Iceland, the band Blood Feud has been active in the Icelandic metal scene for the past few years. The band was founded in 2006 by Böðvar Ólafsson, Ingólfur [&helli
The Balconies (CA)
The Balconies stand before you – teeth barred, eyelashes batting, clothing and hair drenched in sweat. In the blink of an eye, the trio has grown from a humble indie […]
Terrordisco
Terrordisco has visited many corners of the Icelandic music scene. He is the host of Funkþátturinn (along with Símon FKNHNDSM and Don Balli Funk) on X-ið FM97.7 on Thursday nig
TEMPEL (SE)
A picture is worth a thousand words, goes the old saying. If that’s true, music that brings to mind a thousand pictures must be worth a million words. At least […]
Biggi Hilmars
Biggi Hilmars is a musician working in Reykjavik, London, Los Angeles and New York. In recent years he has worked as a composer for Universal Music in London on various […]
TAPE (SE)
Tape has been around since 2000 and they’ve been making something special ever since. They make music that is somewhere between experimentalism, pop and folk. Their first al
Tanya & Marlon
Two wildcat siblings that are totally feeling it, making crowds move anytime, any day, whatever mood. They play live electronic music on their own terms, due to their wide range [&
Berndsen
Berndsen is an Icelandic pop icon in the making. His instantly-recognizable signature vocals float over an elaborate ’80s electronic soundscape, courtesy of mysterious super-
International stars flock to Iceland for Airwaves
With bands travelling from all over the world to play at Iceland Airwaves, we thought it would be fun to break down exactly where the performers are from (all correct […]
Björk Viggósdóttir (Lala Alaska)
Björk Viggósdóttir (b.1982) Graduated from the Art Academy of Iceland in 2006 and has since produced a number of videos and installations.In her general practice Björk deals wi
Oyama
Oyama are a young Icelandic five-piece making shoegaze-noise-rock. They played every night of Iceland Airwaves 2012, with packed crowds and critical praise from homegrown and inter
Benny Crespo’s Gang
Icelandic rock band with split-duty boy/girl singers that sounds like the quirky fuzz of Sonic Youth and the dirty sludge of Queens of the Stone Age. The result is majestically [&h
Original Melody
Our music has always been our chief biographer, but in brief: Original Melody (O.M.) is a Hip Hop group from Reykjavík, Iceland that has been producing music since 2002. O.M. [&he
Bellstop
Bellstop! Call it Alternative folk rock or not, it is most definitely something raw and something true. Rúnar and Elín have been living and playing together for years. A life [&h
Ophidian I
Since 2010, the Icelandic technical death metal ensemble Ophidian I have cut a swathe through the Icelandic metal scene. Fusing together a myriad of influences such as Necrophagist