Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.07.2016, Blaðsíða 28

Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.07.2016, Blaðsíða 28
Earlier this month, electric trio Samaris released the song “Black Lights” from their upcoming album of the same name. ‘Black Lights’, Samaris’ third full-length, will be released June 10. The band will be touring in June, starting in England and ending in Iceland June 29 at Húrra. The song is a laid-back electronical feast for the ears and a bit more poppy than “Wanted to Say,” which was the first track off of ‘Black Lights’ to be released. Júníus Meyvant – “Floating Harmonies” TRACK OF THE ISSUE STRAUMUR TRACK OF THE ISSUE Listen at gpv.is/t10 Sadly, what would have been Iceland’s fourth annual All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, set to take place in the first week of July, was cancelled, apparently because of disorganisation and general fuck-ups by festival creator and manager Barry Hogan. It was not terribly surprising, as ATP-affiliated festivals have been can- celled quite frequently for the past few years, sometimes with only a day’s no- tice. But at least a couple of ATP bands came to Iceland anyway and had concerts at Húrra over the weekend. The Syrian casio wedding virtuoso Omar Souleyman rocked the packed Húrra on Friday night with barrels of charisma and a whole lot of hand clap- ping. But the Californian psychedelic garage rockers in The Oh Sees smashed the place the night after. Backed by two drum kits and as many world-class drummers, frontman John Dwyer is the coolest guitar-playing surfer dude you can ask for. He holds his guitar high up on his chest like he’s holding a rifle, and regularly shoots out machine gun rounds of relentless feedback, pedal workout py- rotechnics and off-kilter solos. He also had the dirty but charming habit of spit- ting on the floor a lot. The mostly foreign crowd who had already booked a flight to Iceland because of the now-cancelled fes- tival ate it up and so did we, standing a mere metre from the band on the really low and intimate stage at Húrra. On the domestic music front, the most overlooked release of the past weeks is from Icelandic electronic musician Hexa- gon Eye, who just put out his first EP on the delightful progressive label Möller Records. The record is called ‘Virtual’ and consists of six dreamy repetitive ambi- ent soundscapes, reminiscent of artists like The Field, Oneohtrix Point Never and Boards of Canada. It contains beautiful slow-burning melodies, hazy synthesizer sounds and hiccoughing beats that con- jure up visions of vast oceans and pink/ purple clouds. Listen to and/or buy at the appropriate Bandcamp site, you won’t be disappointed. SHARE & LISTEN: gpv.is/str1 Júníus Meyvant’s much-anticipated al- bum ‘Floating Harmonies’ has finally been released. The record features five previously released tracks as well as seven new songs. The title track, “Float- ing Harmonies” is a beautiful dreamy slow song. While listening to it, you can imagine yourself floating in Iceland’s night skies—it’s an indicator of the wonders Júníus Meyvant has in store for us. Júníus has already picked up the im- pressive Best Newcomer accolade at the Icelandic Music Awards, and we predict he’ll proceed to collect more awards in the future. With his songwriting skills, the sky's the limit. Words DAVÍÐ ROACH & ÓLI DÓRI Photo ART BICNICK Straumur, Iceland's premier indie music radio show, airs on X977, Mon. at 23:00. Daily music news in Icelandic at straum.is Icelandic techno legend EXOS has released new material on Thule Records, after twelve years of waiting by fans. The EP, ‘Downgarden’, features four new tracks, and mixes dub influences into the DJ’s well-honed techno sound. Neoclassical composer ÓLAFUR ARNALDS is in the middle of a seven-week project called ‘Island Songs’, in which the internationally renowned musician is travelling around Iceland and recording a new song in a new location each week. So far, Ólafur has recorded songs in Hvammstangi, Önundarfjörður and Selvogur. The second installment of this season’s GRAPEVINE GRASS- ROOTS concert series is set to go down at Húrra on July 24, and will feature another diverse selection of the most exciting up-and-coming Reykjavík bands. The first installment of the concert series since its revival was held in front of a packed crowd in June. Icelandic artists were on display at the Roskilde music festival in Denmark this month. Reykjavíkurdætur, MILKYWHALE and JÚNÍUS MEYVANT played alongside names such as GRIMES, TAME IMPALA and JAMES BLAKE. MUSIC NEWS Find today's events in Iceland! Download our free listings app - APPENING on the Apple and Android stores ATP Leftovers & Hazy Shades Of Ambient Clouds
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