Solaris 2.0
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Krakow writer Stanislaw Lem’s novel ‘Solaris’, and this should be celebrated. Luckily, the masterful Ben Frost and
Cyndi Lauper? Really?
When I first learned Cyndi Lauper would be one of the first international pop artists to perform in Harpa, I was really surprised. Who would want to see Cyndi Lauper? […]
EVIL SOUND HALF-RUINS EVIL CONCERT
An evening of extreme music on what was probably the sunniest weekend Iceland has seen so far this year? It does seem a little incongruous, but once we’re inside the […]
Svartidauði: Temple of Deformation
Svartidauði have made unpleasantries their business for some time now. But despite a loyal cult following, they’ve hardly been prolific. In times when a large number of black me
Steve Sampling: The Optimist
Steve Sampling’s trip-tastic journey through his magical adventure world of drum patterns, random delay effects, airtight compression and—you guessed it—oodles upon oodles of
Catch Retro Stefson In Iceland While You Can
Retro Stefson are briefly coming home to play a show at NASA on June 1 before going back to Europe to play at festival all summer. The band 1985, which […]
Mad Scientist Samaris
During the Reykjavík Music Mess I caught up with Samaris, the recent winners of Músíktilraunir. The band is composed of three Icelandic youngsters: Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir,
Nico Muhly: I Drink The Air Before Me
IDTABM reaches far and wide in its attempts to balance playful flute frolics and dark, sombre horns, and Muhly has created a piece that, while ostensibly a soundtrack to a [&hellip
The Exponential Curve Of Caribou
With five albums under his belt, Dan Snaith’s sound continues to approach a plane of infinite possibilities. From the club-inspired ‘Swim’ to the psychedelic R
Malneirophrenia: M
Malneirophrenia are a trio consisting of piano, cello and electric bass that used to call itself Medectophobia (but that was probably too difficult to pronounce). They play “horr
Reason to Believe: The Scenery
This review really can’t do justice to the cataclysm that is listening to Reason To Believe’s debut album. The glossy production values can’t mask the gaping homogeny that co
The Heavy Experience: The Heavy Experience
Just how menacing can a saxophone sound? Thanks to the debut effort from The Heavy Experience, we know the answer to be…rather a lot. Their 10” release has two tracks [&hel
Sin Fang: Summer Echoes
Sin Fang’s new album, ‘Summer Echoes,’ is that place where the ocean meets an erupting volcano. In some tracks, you can hear Sindri Már Sigfússon’s voice
UNTITLED MUSIC COLUMN
When I turned thirteen, and consequently started smelling like shit, my mom decided to break it to me in an interesting way. Rather than confront me with the mind-bending horrors [
Bob And Sindri Go Músíktilraunir!
Every year, Músíktilraunir (“Music Experiments”) are held to locate and reward the most innovative undiscovered bands in Iceland. To fully document this exciting and unique d
Come All Ye Faithful, But Other People Can Totally Come If They Want To
Not all artists are assholes. Some, in fact, can be quite friendly. While the Hallgrímskirkja Friends Of The Arts Society may not befriend artists, they are, as their name suggest
RMM FINAL DAY: A PLEASANT DEATH
Sunday night marked the end and, for many, the high point of fledgling music festival Reykjavík Music Mess. And all the shows were pretty great, even those that took place [&helli
RMM SATURDAY: WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY!
Reykjavík Music Mess Saturday was apparently a lot of fun, at least if you were part of the Grapevine’s elite team of reviewers and know-it-alls. What happened? Read on to [&hel
RMM FRIDAY: EVERY BAND REVIEWED!
The Reykjavík Music Mess kicked off with a… well not a blast… but it definitely kicked off on Friday! Read on to sort of find out what happened! THE NORDIC […]
SPECIAL: Grapevine Gets Its Legs Back!
To celebrate that whole Reykjavík Music Mess mess we, your loyal friends at the Grapevine, are throwing a special music edition of ‘GRAPEVINE GOT LEGS’ (our awesome 10