Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2016, Page 28

T H E R E Y K J A V Í K G R A P E V I N E S Ó N A R S P E C I A L4
Ben UFO
Ben UFO is a a Rinse FM resident who’s
been one of my favourite DJs for years
now. I’ve seen him play in London, Co-
penhagen and, most recently, at Pan-
orama Bar in Berlin, earlier this winter.
He played for almost 8 hours, very
early on a casual Monday morning—a
typical German party. He absolutely
killed it. He’s playing Saturday night
in Harpa’s little car park club. Do not
miss out.
Bjarki
Bjarki is a young (techno) rock star
from Reykjavik who’s really shaking
up the international techno scene at
the moment. He’s playing the world’s
hottest clubs week after week, and his
tracks are being played by everyone
from Nina Kraviz to Skrillex. He’s been
improving his live set quite a lot in the
past couple of years. I really like the
new and weird sound he’s pushing out
these days, it really takes you on a trip.
You might find out late on the Friday
night that he’s more than just a techno
producer.
Courtesy
Courtesy is a Culture Box resident,
born in Greenland. I wasn’t familiar
with her at all, until I did my line-up
research recently. I checked a couple
of mixes and I was really impressed!
Super dark stuff—a versatile Copen-
hagen cool cat.
Kosmodod
Known for being the producer of Sa-
maris, this guy makes some real beats.
Most people don’t know what he’s ca-
pable of in the studio. He just launched
a super cool label with his friends,
Sweaty Records. His ice cold electro
rollers give me the shivers.
Mumdance
This guy is one of London’s finest,
pushing out monster tracks. It’s some
experimental grimy techno thing that
doesn’t sound like anything else, and
sure gets me moving. He also made
some excellent tracks with Novelist,
London’s freshest grime MC of the mo-
ment.
1. President Bongo & The Emo-
tional Carpenters
I am extremely excited about this
performance. I was introduced to
President Bongo (a former mem-
ber of Gusgus) not so long ago and
haven’t been able to stop listening
to his album ‘Serengeti’ since. It’s
crazy good African electronic dance
music.
2. Reykjavíkurdætur
The daughters of Reykjavík are the
crème de la crème of the festival. A
feast for the ears and by far the best
concert to lose yourself to. Learn all
the words to “Hæpið” and you’ll be
the coolest person in the audience.
Need I say more? It’s Reykjavíkurd-
ætur.
3. Auður
I saw Auður performing three times
at the last Airwaves festival, and I’ve
obviously become a total fangirl. His
modern soul music is mesmerising,
his voice sensual, and his moves oh
so smooth. (Maybe a couple words
on what kinda music it is?)
4. Sturla Atlas
This show is going to be insane, as
Sturla Atlas’s performances always
are. The 101 boys attract every norm-
core kid with a thirst for hip-hop to
their shows and it’s a blast. “San
Francisco” was the song of last sum-
mer and “snowin” the song of this
winter—don’t miss them.
5. Sevdaliza
I honestly can’t wait for this per-
formance. Being a huge fan of FKA
twigs, I correctly assumed that
Sevdaliza would be right up my alley.
Her music videos are pure art, and
her sound is completely hypnotising.
“Men of Glass” is my current favou-
rite song.
Thursday 18th February
SonarClub by Tuborg
Silfurberg
19:30 - 20:10 LIVE Stereo Hypnosis
20:30 - 21:20 LIVE Vök
21:40 - 22:20 LIVE Reykjavíkurdætur
22:40 - 23:40 LIVE Angel Haze
00:00 - 01:00 LIVE Páll Óskar
SonarHall
Norðurljós
19:00 - 20:00 LIVE All Inclusive (Martin
Kilvady & Mankan)
21:00 - 22:00 LIVE All Inclusive (Martin
Kilvady & Mankan)
22:30 - 23:15 LIVE Good Moon Deer
23:30 - 00:15 LIVE Milkywhale
SonarLab
Harpa underground car-park
20:00 - 21:00 DJ Julia Ruslanovna
21:00 - 22:00 DJ DJ Yamaho
22:00 - 23:30 DJ The Black Madonna
23:30 - 01:00 DJ Ellen Allien
SonarComplex
Kaldalón (seated)
Red Bull Music Academy presents
20:00 - 20:30 LIVE Frank Murder
20:40 - 21:15 LIVE Auður
21:25 - 22:05 LIVE Harald Björk
22:15 - 23:00 LIVE Wife
23:10 - 23:50 LIVE Zebra Katz
00:00 - 01:00 LIVE Drippin
SonarPub by Síminn
Hörpuhorn
22:00 - 23:00 LIVE Ruxpin
23:00 - 00:00 LIVE Intr0beatz
00:00 - 01:00 DJ DJ Tommi White
Friday 19th February
SonarClub by Tuborg
Silfurberg
19:30 - 20:20 LIVE GANGLY
20:45 - 21:40 LIVE Apparat Organ Quartet
22:10 - 23:10 LIVE Floating Points (live)
23:30 - 00:30 LIVE Kiasmos
01:00 - 02:00 LIVE Squarepusher
SonarHall
Norðurljós
20:00 - 20:40 LIVE Halleluwah
21:00 - 21:40 LIVE Vaginaboys
22:00 - 23:00 LIVE Holly Herndon
23:20 - 00:20 LIVE Oneohtrix Point Never
00:40 - 02:00 LIVE Lone Live AV Ft Konx-
om-Pax
SonarLab
Harpa underground car-park
21:00 - 22:00 DJ RVK DNB
22:00 - 23:00 DJ KSF
23:00 - 00:00 DJ Óðinn
00:00 - 01:30 LIVE Recondite
01:30 - 03:00 DJ Bjarki
SonarComplex
Kaldalón (seated)
Red Bull Music Academy presents
20:00 - 20:30 LIVE Hildur
20:40 - 21:10 LIVE East of My Youth
21:20 - 22:05 LIVE Throwing Snow
22:20 - 22:05 LIVE Larry Gus
23:20 - 00:00 LIVE Sevdaliza
00:15 - 01:30 LIVE Mumdance
SonarPub by Síminn
Hörpuhorn
20:00 - 20:40 LIVE Tonik Ensemble
Skeng
The Reykjavik
Bass Godfather
We picked some leading voices
in Iceland's various scenes and
asked them to guide us through Sónar
The Essentials' Essential Selection:
Hrefna Björg Grapevine
Resident Sonologist
ArtisAn BAkery
& Coffee House
Open everyday 6.30 - 21.00
Laugavegur 36 · 101 reykjavik
Photos by Art Bicnick / Compiled by Sveinbjörn Pálsson