Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.05.2007, Side 35

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Ekki
vEra súr
Eru tennurnar í sýrubaði oft á dag?
Sýran í sykruðum og sykurlausum gos-
drykkjum getur eytt glerungi tannanna –
og hann kemur aldrei aftur. Það er ekki
bara súrt heldur líka sárt.
Drekktu vatn – líka kolsýrt vatn!
The other day, a guy came by and dropped a CD on us that he professed
to have recorded in his basement. The Vulcan Dub Squad hail from On-
tario, Canada and apparently this is their sixth release. There is neither
much Vulcan nor dub here. This is radio friendly alternative rock, layered
guitars and addictive melodies. It reminds you of Cure, Ride (anybody
who remembers Ride get´s a free beer from me) and My Bloody Valentine.
Their obligatory Myspace motto is: “Music for the connoisseur – not the
consumer”. That says a lot. At times this is dreamy and shoegazing and at
times it rocks moderately hard – but always melodic and interesting. There
are a few tracks that really caught me, the nine minute long I Should Have
Been There (I Know) is excellent as is Confidence, Man! This was a surpris-
ingly good find, excellent indie for everyone. PH
www.myspace.com/thevulcandubsquad
The Vulcan Dub Squad
The New Designers
As is often the case with artists, the worse they fare in their personal lives,
the better they sound professionally. In 1984 singer Bubbi was at his nadir,
having released two flops the same year and just about to start the first of
his many trips to detox. The desperation is most audible on Svartur gítar,
about having a conversation with the digital clock on your VCR in the
middle of the night. Bubbi, Iceland’s first true rock star with all that that
entails, sings about the press on 10.000 króna frétt and the trappings of
fame on Leyndarmál frægðarinnar, but retains his political side on Bön-
num verkföll and Launaþrællinn. Bubbi tends to work best with Mike Pol-
lock at his side, who gets a solo spot on Fallen Angels, while Bubbi himself
attempts Danish on the title track. The album barely lets up the aggres-
sion for the classic ballad Blindsker, and is probably the best rock album
recorded (mostly) in Icelandic, besting even Bubbi’s own debut. VG
Das Kapital
Lili Marlene
1984
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Step into
the Viking Age
Experience Viking-Age Reykja­vík a­t the
new Settlement Exhibition. The focus of the
exhibition is a­n exca­va­ted longhouse site which
da­tes from the 10th century ad. It includes
relics of huma­n ha­bita­tion from a­bout 871, the
oldest such site found in Icela­nd.
Multimedia­ techniques bring Reykja­vík’s
pa­st to life, providing visitors with insights
into how people lived in the Viking Age, a­nd
wha­t the Reykja­vík environment looked like
to the first settlers.
The exhibition a­nd
museum shop a­re open
da­ily 10–17
Aða­lstræti 16
101 Reykja­vík / Icela­nd
Phone +(354) 411 6370
www.reykja­vikmuseum.is