Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.05.2015, Blaðsíða 25

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STARTS WITH A “REFRESHING“ SHOT
OF THE NATIONAL SNAPS BRENNIVÍN
OCEAN PERCH
Slow cooked ocean perch, beetroot purée, spicy
butter, serrano ham, beetroot
MINKE WHALE
Shallot vinaigrette, crispy Jerusalem artichokes
SEA TROUT
Yuzu mayo, truffle mayo, crispy quinoa, apple
PLAICE
Samphire, green asparagus, blood orange, lime beurre blanc
RACK OF FREE RANGE ICELANDIC LAMB
Lamb fillet, leeks, pickled onions, browned celeriac, baked
carrots, spinach and dill cream
Dessert by pastry chef Axel Þ.
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MUSIC25The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 5 — 2015
They have one original song on their
Soundcloud page, “Elskan af því
bara” (“Baby, just because”). It’s a
wonderfully bittersweet r’n’b slow
jam painted with old sounding drum
machines and warm synth pads. But
the icing on the 80s cake are the vo-
cals, which have layers upon layers of
autotune and vocoder effects piled
on them and tweaked in all sorts of
unexpected ways. They also have an
interesting cover of Jai Paul’s excel-
lent BTSU and a remix of the afore-
mentioned “Elskan af því bara.” Their
page has no information about the
band members, but it was definitely
the find of the month for us.
The following day, at the same
venue, a release show will take place
for a new album by the Icelandic
musician Helgi Valur Ásgeirsson.
His third and most personal record
to date, ‘Notes from the Under-
ground’ is about an inner struggle
between sanity and madness. The
album’s highlight is the epic closure
“Love Love Love Love.” Clocking
in at over 13 minutes, this Lou Reed-
esque gem will take you on a love-
fuelled journey.
The first album by Guðmundur
Úlfarsson aka Good Moon Deer will
see the light of day later this month.
On the album, ‘Dot,’ Guðmundur
mixes all kinds of modern electron-
ic music styles together and uses
sampling, sequencing and tweaking
heavily. The outcome is some of the
freshest electronica coming out of
Reykjavík this year and bears a strik-
ing resemblance to the best from the
likes of Four Tet and Caribou. Head to
grapevine.is to download the opening
track!
Straumur has been active since last
summer, with writers Óli Dóri and
Davíð Roach documenting the lo-
cal music scene and helping people
discover new music at straum.is. It is
associated with the radio show Strau-
mur on X977, which airs every Mon-
day evening at 23:00.
One of our favourite Icelandic musicians, Sin Fang,
is playing a show at Húrra on May 26. The warm-up
band caught our attention with their name, Vagina
Boys, and we look forward to seeing them for the first
time.
Words
Óli Dóri & Davíð Roach
www.straum.isStraumur radio show airs
Mondays on X977 at 23:00
Straumur
Vagina
(dot)
Love
STRAUMUR