Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.12.2016, Blaðsíða 22

Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.12.2016, Blaðsíða 22
The R eykjavík G rapevine Iceland A irw aves Special 20 16 22 This year, no less than 50 bands are making their Iceland Air- waves debut. Some of these faces have been on the scene for decades, while others only ap- peared last month. We sifted through each and every one with equal attention to bring you this A-Z guide to the freshest sounds of Ice- land AIrwaves 2016. $igmund It’s easy to get attention by yelling, but some rap- pers know that the best way to kill (the game) is to chill. $igmund is the face of laid-back flow in the Icelandic hip- hop scene. Earlier this sum mer Sig mundur Páll Freysteinsson and his crew released their debut LP ‘Glópagull’—a lyrical collection of hard work and heartbreak in 101 Reykjavík. For ev- ery “Bring Da Ruckas”, there’s a “Moment of Truth,” and for every Waka Flocka, a Slick Rick. For all the Gísli Pálmis around here—we give you $igmund. Alexander Jarl Lasting power isn’t just about knowing where you’re going, it’s about knowing where you came from. Since their first meeting, the core duo of Jarl $quad—Alexander Jarl and Helgi Ársæll— have evolved their sound from boom-bap golden era beats to a more recent trap style sound. Amber Amber’s energy is more "acous- tic blue" than amber. Aron Can Yeah, he can. Have you ever chewed spearmint gum in the middle of winter and inhaled super deeply? That’s how fresh this kid is. Cool on the scene at only sixteen, Aron’s contribu- tions to Reykjavík rap are get- ting attention around the world. A good place to get to know the guy is through the purple-hazed lens of his double-feature video for “Enginn Mórall”/“Grunaður.” Breathe in/breathe out… asdfhg. Musical advocates of the "less is more" lifestyle. This duo lays part-singsong and part-spoken- word lyricism over house-made minimal electronic tracks. Auðn Auðn are a black metal band, but members of Iceland’s black met- al community, might find this statement contentious. Auðn are recognisable for their slow and melodic sound that runs counter to the fast & furious fervor that the genre is known for. Still, they hold tight to the “do whatever the fuck you want” ideology. But if you’re running counter to the counter, where does that lead you? Answer: Gaukurinn, on Wednesday night. aYia aYia’s debut single “Water Plant” dropped on September 27 as part of Bedroom Community’s Hval- reki series. This series is a set of digital releases which “strip away visual design, packaging, and manufacturing”—opting for purity over packaging. This Reykjavík three-piece keep true to the aesthetic of non-aesthetic. Haunting, hollow, pure. Bára Gísladóttir Bára isn’t here to make things easy—she’s here to make them interesting. Live, she hides be- hind her double bass, growling, wrestling with, and, of course, playing her instrument. Bára pushes music to new heights— literally. Her debut album is called ‘Different Rooftops’. BLKPRTY Enigmatic Icelandic produc- er fleet with a rap sheet that's concrete present new beats from the... computer. Bróðir BIG Old-school rhymes in Icelan- dic over old-school beats from America, mostly instrumentals from the likes of MF Doom. Crystal Breaks Crystal Breaks original- ly came together in 2009 from a variety of musical backgrounds—from folk to metal to pop—and are unafraid to dip into them all. Their Airwaves performance comes as a preclude to the release of their first album, set to be released early next year. Cryptochrome Cry ptochrome are to pop what the Tyrkisk Peber are to candy—if you go into it assuming it will be sweet, you’ll probably end up chok- ing. It might not be the sweet, off-the-shelf pop music we’re accustomed to, but we’ll take flavour over familiarity. Cyber Word is that Salka Valsdóttir and Jóhanna Rakel—the rap duo known as Cyber—named them- selves after a lipstick color that they both owned as sixteen-year- old BFFs. They keep that pretty girl pout going while spilling raps from the tabletops of Prik- ið, or in the 20-woman rap group Reykjavíkurdætur. Pucker up. Gangly Two years ago, Grapevine re- ceived an anonymous email with a video titled “Fuck With Some- one Else.” A joke? A threat? A cap- tivating liquid-metal alterworld where a haunting voice rings out over a dark, bassy void? The last one. This year the secretive supergroup released a new song, “ħøłɏ ǥɍøᵾnđs,” praised every- where from Billboard to i-D to your dear RVK Grapevine. 50 Airwaves Debutantes Who’s who and what’s new at Iceland Airwaves Words Parker Yamasaki Photos Hörður Sveinsson Alexander Jarl Auðn $igmund
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