Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.06.2017, Qupperneq 40

‘Compilation #18’
Various Artists / Lady Boy Records
Words: Hannah Jane Cohen Photo: Saga Sig
Featuring a diverse group of artists
united only by their, uh, ties to Lady
Boy Records, the label's new cassette
compilation is the perfect pick-me-up
to end any music slump. We asked
each artist to tell us about their con-
tribution.
1. Geimurinn er Allt
of Stór
dj. flugvél og geimskip: The uni-
verse is too big—all chaos with
something here and another thing
there. We can’t find anything and
are totally lost. The song means
“Space is Far too Big.”
2. Everything Falls Apart
Ultraorthodox: Everything will
eventually fall apart, and the results
are often chaotic. That’s the song.
3. Ball Game
WayFresh & Gypsy Sailor Jerry:
This track took about two months
to make. We only worked on it on
the weekends around 5am.
4. Svona Dafna Blómin Best
Sindri Vortex: The secret of a
beautiful potted plant doesn’t nec-
essarily entail “green fingers.”The
secret is knowledge. “This Is How
the Flowers Flourish Best”—that’s
the title.
5. Lygasjúkur
Pseudologia Fantastica: “Lygas-
júkur” is about pathological lying.
The song was recorded for a poor-
ly produced online album for my
minimal synth project Pseudolo-
gia Fantastica.
6. Eleni Goes Boing
Steindór Kristinsson: “Eleni
Goes Boing” was composed on
Christmas Day 2016 for my girl-
friend Eleni. One hour before
Christmas dinner, the song had
Asian vocal improv sounds, gui-
tars, kids singing, and midi
drums. I think I even made it in
time for the holy steak.
7. Working on My Microphone
Panos from Komodo: Hip-hop
is so popular these days that we
jumped on the bandwagon in a
desperate attempt to become fa-
mous. Did it work?
8. Sonic Haus
Singapore Sling: “Sonic Haus”
is a song about
nothing. That’s
all I have to say,
now piss off.
9. Dýragarður
Skelkur Í Bringu: This song is
about the zoo, which is full of the
same animals. It’s really disgust-
ing. The name just means “zoo.”
10. Andleg Endastöð
Kuldaboli: This song came into
existence at a time where I was
mentally drained and felt fuck-
ing finished. “Andleg Endastöð” is
“Spiritual Termination.”
11. Staðsetning
Andi: “Staðsetning” (“Location/
Placement”) is based on an idea I
had five years ago that didn't match
anything I was doing. Several ver-
sions later, I’m pleased with how it
turned out, and happy that it found
its place among the other great
songs on the compilation.
12. Líkamar
Aska: The poem here is about
the idea of love, and the song is a
framework for that poem.
13. New Leans
Harry Knuckles: This song was
recorded in an Icelandic lighthouse
with no internet connection.
14. Tryllta Vestrið
Notorious Wave Slicers: Cowboys
ride waves not horses. Surf is king.
15. Rautt Ljós feat. Axon Bronson
Skrattar: This track came out
of nowhere. We decided to start
something fresh, and laid down
everything but vocals. We sam-
pled the drums—you could say
the song is 50/50 sampled and re-
corded by us.
16. Fjölkynngi
Lord Pusswhip: “Fjölkynngi” is
one of the first beats I made after
moving to Berlin a couple years
ago. The sample is from some krau-
trock vinyl that I can't even remem-
ber, but the song goes hella hard.
17. He is not sad, he just
like to be alone
Nicolas Kunysz: I used to be that
one kid reading a book at the play-
ground while the others played
football. This track is just like
that; a simple moment of enjoy-
able loneliness. No
attack, simple loops
decaying. Happiness is
overrated.
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