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Emmsjé Gauti
feat. Aron Can –
“Silfurskotta”
STRAUMUR
TRACK OF THE ISSUE
Earlier this summer we introduced
you to the debut album from ANDI,
who makes delightful retro-sounding
instrumental synth pop with nods to
synth maestros of the past like CER-
RONE and YELLOW MAGIC OR-
CHESTRA. He just released a new song
titled “Eltingaleikur” (“Chase,” possibly
a reference to the GIORGIO MORO-
DER song that bears the same title?). It
has a pulsating gritty bass and a bright
lead synth line that sprinkles with the
euphoric joy of Italo disco in its early
days. It works equal wonders on a pair
of headphones and on a packed dance
floor—believe us, we already took it for
a test drive at Húrra.

The disco band BOOGIE TROUBLE,
who put out their marvelous debut al-
bum earlier this year, have recently
been remixed by the lo-fi weirdo pop act
JUST ANOTHER SNAKE CULT, who
reworked one of their singles, “Diskós-
njór” (“Disco Snow,” a not-too-subtle
cocaine reference if there ever was one).
Like in the aforementioned Andi song,
there are a lot of Moroder antics in the
bassline and synth arpeggios, though a
bit more subdued and leftfield here. The
remix treats the vocals with a great deal
of irreverence, piling on effects and
panning them from speaker to speaker,
and also brings another woozy dimen-
sion to the strings and guitar solo.

The Reykjavík indie rock band KNIFE
FIGHTS just released a brand new EP
called ‘I Am Neither A Whole Or A Half
Man’. SIGURÐUR ANGANTÝSSON
(singer, guitar, synths and bass) and
drummer HELGI PÉTUR HANNES-
SON combine great songwriting with a
colourful soundscape.
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The critically acclaimed singer song-
writer ÞÓRIR GEORG has a new
song out called “Meet Me,” a lo-fi gem
with lyrics on subjects including life,
death and the government. The song
will be on Þórir’s next album, coming
this winter.
Emmsjé Gauti’s recently released
banger “Silfurskotta” has us tapping
our feet and dabbing our arms. The
song features Aron Can, everyone’s fa-
vourite hip-hop newcomer, seen cruis-
ing around town with Gauti in the
song’s music video. “Silfurskotta,” off
the veteran rapper’s successful new solo
album ‘Vagg & Velta’, already has over
200,000 listens on Spotify and has been
continuously turned up at Prikið to the
turnt up crowd. It’s a breath of fresh air
on the Icelandic hip-hop scene, with a
warm summer vibe to it. This song will
keep you partying till dawn in the city.
Emmsjé Gauti, you’ve done us proud.
HBG
Words
DAVÍÐ
ROACH &
ÓLI DÓRI
Photo
MATTHEW
EISMAN
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Oscar-nominated
composer JÓHANN
JÓHANNSSON has
been drafted in to pro-
vide the soundtrack for the sequel to
RIDLEY SCOTT’S ‘BLADE RUN-
NER’, directed by his long-time
collaborator DENIS VILLENEUVE.
Jóhann has a well-known love of
synths and organs, as heard in his
work with APPARAT ORGAN
QUARTET—here’s hoping his score
builds on the original movie’s cult-
classic VANGELIS soundtrack.
Folk music influenced singer-song-
writer ÞÓRIR GEORG released a
new track via SoundCloud last week.
Entitled “Meet Me,” it’s a taster of
what’s to come on his album, due to
drop in the winter.
Feminist rap collective REYKJA-
VÍKURDÆTUR postponed the
release party for their debut album
until September 3. Their biggest
concert to date will take place at the
newly re-re-re-opened music venue
NASA. Entry is 2,900 ISK and it’s an
18+ event. Sorry kids.
BJÖRK has announced a sec-
ond London date after a reported
50,000 fans tried to buy tickets for
her ‘Vulnicura’ for strings show at the
ROYAL ALBERT HALL on Septem-
ber 21. The Eventim Apollo perfor-
mance will take place on September
24. Björk Digital, showcasing a virtual
reality version of ‘Vulnicura’, opens at
Somerset House the same week.
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