Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.12.2016, Blaðsíða 12

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Tonik Ensemble
Mugison
Always curious, always evolv-
ing. He has been working hard
on a new album this summer, so
one can expect some new mate-
rial in his set this November. I
can’t wait!
aYia
This band has only one song
out in the intertubes—"Water
Plant," a very im-
pressive offering.
Lush synths, nice
vocal work and a
very strong com-
position makes
aYia a no-brainer.
Ben Frost
I’ve not seen
Ben Frost live
yet; I managed
to miss out on
his performance
last time he was
in Reykjavík. I
could spent many
words on his
aesthetics and
influences, his
awesome albums,
and his now sev-
en-year-old re-
mix of GusGus’s “Thin Ice”... do
yourself a favour and check him
out.
Prins Póló
Iceland Airwaves’ bio says:
“Prins Póló brings his old time
friend Árni+1 from FM Belfast
on stage with him and together
they are ready to blow the crowd
away!” I was fortunate enough
to see this set this summer, and
boy are you in for a treat.
Amnesia Scanner
Information on the Berlin act
Amnesia Scanner is somewhat
scarce so consider this a wild-
card, but through the years, the
most rewarding shows are often
the unplanned ones.
Teitur
I’m performing at NASA the
first night of Airwaves this year.
The stage is going to be packed
with a lot of musically gifted
friends of mine, before, during
and after my set. So I’m happy
to recommend all of them as a
great way to start the festival!
Just after my show we
have Snorri Helgason from
Sprengjuhöllin, Gosar and
Saab—a great friend and col-
laborator through the years.
His new stuff really hits the
spot! After Snorri comes Til-
bury—the best indie rockers
around. They are followed up
by Moses Hightower—neo-soul
R&B-funk masters of the north.
All of these outfits have loads
of hits under their belts and are
gonna showcase some new stuff
too. So I’m very honoured to be a
part of this whole shebang!
Other then that, I’ll also be
checking out Cryptochrome,
Ljóðfæri, Dizzee Rascal, múm,
The Sonics, Mr. Silla, Digable
Planets and THROWS.
sóley
asdfhg
They're so young—or I'm just
getting old. Either way, I get this
teenage nostalgic feeling when I
listen to them. It reminds me of
some anonymous music I found
in the basement of the 12 Tónar
record store when I was their age!
Bára Gísladóttir
She's one of the coolest compos-
ers in Iceland right now. And
she plays double bass. Check her
out—a hardcore chick!
Björk
Why? Because she's one hell
of an artist—an inspiration. I
saw her in New York a few years
back, at a 1500 capacity venue,
and it was jaw-droppingly good.
I cried! I was so proud of her.
Like I was her mom.
Jfdr
Jófríður is doing so many good
things. She plays with Samaris,
Pascal Pinon and Gangly. All
good stuff. I haven't heard her
new solo project yet, but I'm very
curious!
Kórus
This is a choir of Icelandic musi-
cians/composers formed by the
musician Kira Kira. Pétur Ben is
currently conducting. They are
a "choir band" who sing music
written by each other—a pretty
cool concept.
I’m also going to check out
Kælan Mikla: a punk trio. Poetry
Punk, they say. I've seen them a
couple of times live and I loved
it. I just checked Kelsey Lu out
and it sounds really good—I
love the string arrangements
and her voice. Let's See Grand-
ma is also interesting, reminds
me of cocorosie. Then PJ Harvey
of course. Other acts i'm gonna
see are Julia Holter, Warpaint,
Coals & JOSIN.
Kórus