Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.12.2016, Blaðsíða 26

Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.12.2016, Blaðsíða 26
The R eykjavík G rapevine Iceland A irw aves Special 20 16 26 ing on your heels in a warehouse somewhere, even if you’re just sitting in Te og Kaffi. Ljóðfæri Þórarinn and Halldór Eldjárn are a father-son duo who compose musical-poetry performances, using Þórarinn’s poems and found sounds: typewriters, tele- phones, and keyboards. Their setup is more reminis- cent of a late-90s cubicle job than a DJ station. Major Pink This sextet combine to create a lot of energy. The title track to their recent EP, ‘Take The Abuse’, is a good sam- ple: it starts off calm and synthy and gradu- ally builds to a crescen- do. Magnús Jóhann Jazz music is kind of like a quilt. A good jazz mu- sician stitches together disparate patches of rhy thm and cadence into one smooth mate- rial. Magnús plays with metal, funk and pop bands, sewing his in- fluences into an eclectic jazz sound. Moji & The Midnight Suns A chance encounter under the midnight sun drew Moji, Bjarni, and Frosti Jón—Moji & The Midnight Suns— together on summer vacation a year ago. Though they’ve released just two singles togeth- er, their debut album is set for release a fort- night before Airwaves. Mælginn There are a LOT of rap- pers on the scene this year. Mal- gænn stands out by working with collaborators from all over the scene—from Amabadama to Útidúr—for the beats and music. One Week Wonder You know a band is spacebound when they cite Pink Floyd, Air and Ennio Morricone as influ- ences. This trio met in 2014, churning out tracks using vin- tage instruments and a 24-track tape recorder. Their songs are high, timeless and sometimes ephemeral. Puffin Island Puffin Island are a Beatles-lov- ing band who carry the 60s pop torch into 2016. Rímnaríki Area codes are a big display in American hip-hop. Ask Ludac- ris. Ask Warren G, Nate Dogg, and Snoop. Ask Dre (still got love for the streets, reppin’ 213…). Last year Rímnaríki dropped their breakout tune and car-vid- eo “111,” which pays homage to their main ground Breiðholt (and also to municipal number- ing systems). But you can see them in 101 this Airwaves. Rósa Guðrún Sveinsdóttir Rósa is a soothing, jazzy Icelan- dic songwriter and saxophonist who credits J Dilla for her R&B influence. RuGl Ragnheiður Benediktsdóttir and Guðlaug Helgadóttir start- ed RuGl together when they were just fourteen years old. Earlier this year. The two school friends formed to compete in this year’s Músíktilraunir, where they were applauded for their compositions and vocal arrangements. To say they’re fresh faces on the scene would be an understatement. Sigga Soffía & Jónas Sen Sigga Soffía is a dancer and choreographer from Reykjavík, known for her combination of first-rate dancers and fire- works. Jónas Sen has toured as Björk’s keyboardist, and collab- orated on the production of ‘Bio- philia’. Witness the combustion as these two stars collide. SiGRÚN In August, SiGRÚN released ‘Hringsjá’, an experimental elec- tronic album made by combin- ing everyday sounds in ways that turn out (mostly) musical. Con- versely, as a singer she’s toured with Sigur rós and the American group Florence + The Machine… an interesting mixture. Skrattar Skrattar combines the tricks and talents of Muck frontman Karl Torsten and Fufanu/rus- sian.girls’ Guðlaugur. As an- glophile duo Skrattar, they’ve released two short albums and were on the goth-punk-hip- hop-and-more compilation, ‘Myrkramakt II’. Steinar Steinar has a real feel-good flow. And he should feel good— in 2013, at 18 years old, his debut single topped his homeland’s singles chart. His recent singles are songs you want to have at your beach party, where they’re handing out free coca-cola in glass bottles. sxsxsx Close contact is a cat- alyst for collaboration in Reykjavík. Helgi and Björn of Úlfur Úlfur spent so much time making beats togeth- er, they decided the collaboration needed a name: sxsxsx was born. It’s hip-hop influenced, but they’ve also worked with dance-pop group Milkywhale. Tófa This five-member fe- ma le-f ronted pu n k band started last year, soon releasing their first LP, ‘Fleetwood Max’. Consistent with their identity of jux- taposition, it features songs with titles like “Coastlines” immedi- ately following “Skreem 4 me RVK.” Do your hair and kick some ass. Tómas Jónsson Thirty years ago, the year 2000 was the subject of sci-fi movies like 'Blade Runner', 'Brazil' and 'Back to the Future'. Today, those movies have a nostalgic vision of what was to come—past fu- tures. Tómas’ work brings this to mind, using a retro palette for a futuristic sound. Valby Bræður Fast-paced Icelandic rap revolv- ing around the popular themes of drug use and car-videos. The twist: these guys name-check Hafnarfjörður, home of the Vi- king House. Þriðja Hæðin Big aggressive rap 1993 style. Think Onyx at Olís filling their Capris with candies. Hórmónar RuGl Krakk & Spaghettí
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