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26The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 14 — 2016
door, emphasis on the
rock. Her song dashes
between catchy and
punchy and creates an
unexpected texture. The single is
accompanied by a stage-set black-
and-white music video in homage to
THE BEATLES’ first appearance on
the ED SULLIVAN show. A timeless
choice for a brand new artist.
Popular VICE affiliate I-D is “taking
over” the Silfurberg stage at Harpa
at this year’s Iceland Airwaves. The
magazine-cum-website, which has
a strong footing in global fashion,
music and culture, recently released
an article and video on the Icelandic
hip-hop scene (aka the Grapevine-
dubbed NWOIHH). “Last year we
took grime to Iceland, this year we’re
celebrating women in music,” boasts
the subheadline on i-D’s website.
Their stage packs an impressive
female punch, with co-headliners
SANTIGOLD and WARPAINT,
along with all-female rap group
REYKJAVÍKURDÆTUR and many
more local acts.
If you are looking for a stage of your
own at Iceland Airwaves this year,
THE NORDIC HOUSE (Norræna
Húsið) is accepting applications to
use their facility as one of the official
off-venue sites during the Festival.
The call is open to all artists, but
special attention is given to artists in
Nordic or Baltic nations, or who are
of Nordic descent living abroad. Ap-
plications close on September 18!
Karítas Óðinsdóttir hasn’t been part
of the Reykjavík music scene for long,
but she’s making waves with DJ sets at
many well-known downtown venues.
Meeting her for the first time, you’d
be forgiven for thinking she’s the shy
type, but her sound is anything but—
she plays an upbeat mixture of hip-
hop, trap and R&B that always get the
room jumping.

When did you start making music?
Ever since I was a kid I’ve learned how
to play instruments and sing, so it’s al-
ways been there. I first started making
music and writing songs when I was
around nineteen-twenty years old, and
I’ve just been making music for myself
until I’m ready to put it out there. As
for DJing, around two years ago I asked
a good friend of mine to teach me how
to DJ—shortly after I got my own gear,
and after a while things just kind of
happened.
Is DJing the only way you make music
nowadays?
I make short mixes from time to time,
which I put up on my SoundCloud
page, but I’ve also been learning how
to make beats. I’ve just been learning
by myself, it’s at a very early stage, and
for now it's only to help me to improve
my songwriting.

What gear do you use for your music?
I just use a Macbook Pro and a Numark
Mixtrack Pro 3 controller. I’ve always
used the Numark controllers for my
gigs, but I’ve had to borrow gear from
friends a few times after a very unfor-
tunate incident where my controller
was spilled on during a set. It was last
June I think on a Friday night, I was
playing at Dúfnahólar 10 and around
3am my friend came by to say hey. The
DJ booth there is in front of an old pi-
ano and it’s a bit high up, so he grabs
the side of the piano to pull himself up
and knocked my drink over the con-
troller. Luckily I was able to finish the
gig. These things happen all the time, I
was just glad that it was the controller
instead of my computer.

What is your favourite venue to play at?
Prikið. It’s been my favourite place to
go to for years, and to finally be play-
ing gigs there is pretty cool. I like play-
ing for people that have a lot of energy
and love to dance, it’s much more fun
to play when the crowd is losing it but
it all depends on the evening, some-
times you really have to read the crowd
to find out what they want. The only
place that I got steady gigs at the mo-
ment is at Prikið, but I’ve also been
playing at Tívolí lately.
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