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30The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 11 — 2016
personal album yet,
‘Vulnicura’. Enjoy the
concert from home via
Spotify.
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS will be
releasing the last two songs from his
live music series ‘Island Songs’ these
next two weeks. It has been a joy
watching Ólafur travel the country
with movie director BALDVIN Z.
Find the videos at www.islandsongs.
com.

The brand new band KYN has
released their first song “Anxiety.”
It’s rock & roll at its best. Check it out
on SoundCloud! - gpv.is/kyn11
Move over, there’s a new artist in
town. HIGHDEE has released two
singles already, “Laws of Attraction,”
produced by INTROBEATS, and
“Finndu Mig,” produced by EMIL EM-
ILSSON. Both are smooth electronic
r&b tracks, which we find it hard not
to dance to. We’re very excited to
watch this artist grow. - gpv.is/hd11
The rock & rolling MICHAEL DEAN
ODIN POLLOCK and SIGGI SIG
have released a new album, ‘The
9th degree’. The album is a country-
infused rock & roll feast for the ears.
Þura Stína or SURA is Reykjavík’s hip-
hop DJ queen. Known for her killer sets,
performing with Reykjavíkurdætur
and keeping the crowd jumping, SURA
was an easy choice as this issue’s DJ.
Find SURA playing sultry R&B and
funky hip-hop at Loftið on August 5
and Prikið on August 12.

When did you start DJ’ing?
I started in 2012 on a Wednesday night
at Dolly. I was asked to DJ by my boss
and took the task very seriously. I pre-
pared for a long time but still didn’t re-
alize the snowball effect the gig would
create. It was super fun and really busy
and shortly after that I found myself
doing a back-to-back DJ set with one of
my friends Andri Hrafn, playing my
favorite hip-hop music to a jumping
crowd at Prikið. After that there was no
turning back.

What styles do you play?
My main styles are fresh new hip-hop
and R&B, but also disco, funk and old
school hip-hop. I consider myself a hip-
hop DJ, although I keep challenging my-
self with all kinds of different gigs and
music.

What's your favourite Reykjavík venue
to play?
There is no place on earth like Prikið.
Despite it being my comfort zone both
music-wise and because of its atmo-
sphere, nothing could ever beat the
feeling of the jumping crowd, the peo-
ple and the lights. My monthly gig there
is as SunSura with my dearest Sunna
Ben.

What kind of gear do you use when
playing?
I’ve been a Traktor girl from the begin-
ning. My newest controller is a Traktor
S2. I also have my five-year-old Mac-
book Pro which seems to only want to
DJ since it doesn’t work so well with
other softwares, so I use it solely for
that.

If you were an audio effect, which one
would you be?
Probably one classic Reverb.

What kind of crowd is the best crowd in
your opinion?
A happy, dancing crowd is the best.
However, I like weekdays and “early
on” gigs where I can build up the vibe
and get the crowd going. I like getting
people who haven’t necessarily come
to party to end up dancing. My crowd
expectations are rather hyped at the
moment though since I just came back
from a tour around Europe with the
queens in Reykjavíkurdætur, where
we performed at Roskilde in front of
10,000 people. Shout-outs to my girls
and Sunna Ben who I share their DJ slot
with.

What are your five essential tracks of
the moment?
“Fed Up” by Sturla Atlas, “Glowed Up”
by Kaytranada ft. Anderson .Paak,
“Crime Riddim” by Skepta, “Loftste-
inn” by Emmsjé Gauti and “THat Part”
by ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye West.
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