Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.07.2013, Blaðsíða 50

Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.07.2013, Blaðsíða 50
50The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 10 — 2013 Icelandic Doppelgängers Words by Helgi Hrafn Guðmundsson – Photos by Lemúrinn Premium Quality Vegetarian Food THE GREEN CHOICE Grænn Kostur is the perfect downtown choice when you are looking for wholesome great tasting meals. Ӥ Vegetarian dishes Ӥ Vegan dishes Ӥ Bakes and soups Ӥ Wholesome cakes Ӥ Raw food deserts Ӥ Coffee and tea graennkostur.is | Skólavörðustíg 8b | 101 Reykjavík | tel.: 552 2028 | Opening hours: Mon - Sat. 11:30 - 21:00 | Sun. 13:00 - 21:00 1.790 kr . Vegetar ian Dish of the D ay Neil Young is from Winnipeg, Canada, where many Iceland- ers settled. Is he a descendant of Helgi Thordersen (1794– 1867), who was the Bishop of Iceland and a politician? Despite his looks, Guttormur Vigfússon (1850–1928) was just another Icelandic farmer and Member of Parliament, and had nothing to do with train robberies in the Wild West. But can we still make a film about him, please? Meet the actor who will portray him: Mexican badass and former jailbird Danny Trejo. Grímur Thomsen (1820–1896) was a gifted poet of the ro- mantic era and a Member of Parliament. Perhaps someone like Steven Spielberg could make a film about his life? Irish actor Cillian Murphy is perfect for the leading role. Jón Pétursson, editor and a Member of Parliament (1812– 1896), and Karl Marx (1818–1883) were look-alikes and of the same generation. A meeting between those two would have been surreal. Doppelgängers are a mystery. Why does Russian President Vladimir Putin totally look like the Italian merchant Arnolfini in the haunting masterpiece by Jan van Eyck, painted in 1434? And how did Saddam Hussein find the look-alikes that he allegedly employed as his stand-ins? We set out to find look-alikes of Icelandic people, and this is what we found. The group Bárujárn is a strange beast indeed, a dark surf rock group with a twist; their tunes feature the rarely used, sci-fi sounding ther- emin. After a long hiatus, the band has finally released their self-titled debut LP, and we’re happy to say that it makes for an exciting listen- ing experience. It starts with the sound of the ocean, before the twanging guitars chime in, underscored by low key theremin hiss. It’s like The Shadows with a darker shade of sunglass- es playing in the nighttime on a black sanded Icelandic beach. Leader Sindri’s guitar playing on the album is excellent, and lyrics and song- writing are also top notch. Recommended. Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson from the Reykjavík electro-pop band FM Belfast just released a new song, “Empire,” under his PlúsEinn moni- ker. Árni wrote, produced, performed, mixed and mastered the song himself at his home studio in Reykja vík. The song sounds a bit like a darker version of one of FM Belfast’s first singles, “Underwear,” in a really good way! Check out Árni on his Sound Cloud page, www. soundcloud.com /plus einn, for more feisty tunes. “This is my empire, take it easy now.” This man is clearly in the empire business! In other Árni related news, Árni Guðjónsson, Of Monsters and Men’s former keyboard player, has founded a new band called Blóð- berg. The members of Blóðberg have been working on a EP last three months, which is slated for release this fall. Their first single, “Óskir” (“Wishes”) is currently streaming on their SoundCloud page, www.soundcloud. com/blodbergband. The music is of the ‘atmo- spheric dance-oriented elctro pop’ kind, and features a strong hook. Straum.is has been active since last summer, with writers Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach docu- menting the local music scene and helping people discover the best new music. It is asso- ciated with the radio show Straumur on X977, which airs every Monday evening at 23:00. By Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach Gunnarsson Strange Beasts Bárujárn And Árni-related News
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