Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2016, Side 56

“In all my travels, I’ve discerned that
Icelanders are pretty rough people. We
like full contact sports and action. MMA
is just man against man, woman against
woman—it’s conflict in its most basic
form.”
Iceland’s MMA hero Gunnar Nelson speaks
after his bruising recent defeat.
“The aim is to be as all-encompassing
as possible to achieve a feeling of utter
disconnect from the mundane world.
There needs to be an atmosphere. There
need to be theatrics.”

We delve into the murky world of Icelandic
black metal.
“Physical performance adds another
element—whether I’m hiding behind the
double-bass, or fighting with it, or trying to
escape from it. What the audience expects
shouldn’t always be what happens.”
Composer and musician Bára Gísladóttir
pushes the boundaries of performance.
“Your online presence can be part of a
greater artistic gesture... the music industry
is aging, and the idea of everything being
tied to and documented by an album cycle is
no longer sufficient.”
Holly Herndon talks technology, evolution and
aesthetics ahead of her Sónar Reykjavík show.
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