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Reykjavík Grapevine - 25.08.2017, Blaðsíða 36

Reykjavík Grapevine - 25.08.2017, Blaðsíða 36
Find today's events in Iceland! Download our free listings app - APPENING on the Apple and Android stores Music Milkhouse just released their first LP, ‘Painted Mir- rors.’ The Indie dreampop band’s 12 new songs feature captivat- ing lyrics in Icelandic and English, sung by 21-year-old Katrín Helga Ólafsdót- tir, whose style is reminiscent of a young Björk. “The songs are about how we as individuals explore our own identity after what relationships we want to explore or not…,” keyboardist Victor Karl Magnússon told news site, mbl. “The title of the album reflects that: the individual tries his best to paint his mirror image, but is always vulnerable to how society views him.”The album cover, designed by Sólrún Ylfa Ingimarsdóttir, features a distorted image, made up of the faces of every member of the band, reflecting the theme of the album’s title. The band also recently released a a music video for the song ‘Say My Name,’ which is available on Youtube. Hórmónar’s brand new song, ‘Glussi,’ is available for listening on Youtube. The experimental Punk band first performed the song at KEXport music marathon earlier this summer. The song’s tongue-in-cheek lyrics explore themes of feminism, immigration, capitalism and materialism. Brynhildur Karlsdóttir, the lead vocalist, screams with electrifying attitude, while Örn Gauti goes crazy on the drums, and Urður Bergsdóttir (bass), Katrín Guðb- jartsdóttir (guitar), and Hjalti Torfason (saxophone/noise), work their magic. Sama-sem just released a music video for their hot new single, ‘Sólsetrið,’ last week. The video, which was directed by Benedikt Andrason, Aron Már Ólafsson and Andri Haraldsson, was previewed at Prikið on August 10th. It is now ready for your enjoyment on Youtube. Sama- sem is a collaborative project between hip hop artists DADYKEWL and BNGRBOY, whohave been working together since March. The single, ‘Sólsetrið,’ is the first material the duo has released together and is available on Spotify and Soundcloud. MUSIC NEWS Sincere Punk-Drag Turning Her Gender Into A Mythological Music Being Words: Steindór Grétar Jónsson Photo: Hörður Sveinsson Love Killed EP Out now “My art has a lot of sexual energy,” says Skaði, the music producer and performer known for her punk- electro drag performances. “I see drag culture as a way to perform as a sexual being, like expressing an orgasm. I let it flow without specifically meaning to shock. We should all be allowed to express this, wherever we are on the spec- trum; gay, bi, straight, trans, non- binary or whatever.” A ubiquitous figure at the rowdy Drag-Súgur shows and Gay Pride celebrations, Skaði per- forms in a way that juxtaposes the colourful mainstream of drag. “I feel punk is sincere,” she explains. “You do what you want, whether or not you know how to or can afford it. The cave paintings—the first pieces of human art—are a form of punk, because we needed to create. This is me, this is us, we exist and we made our mark.” Spiritual awakening Skaði Þórðardót- tir, born Ægir Þór, chose the name of a goddess from Nor- dic mythology as- sociated with win- ter. Skaði married Njörður, the god of the sea, when she had to choose a hus- band based solely on looking at the feet of her divine suit- ors. The real-life Skaði posits, “I see mythology as a way to explain to myself the struggle of being a woman born in a man’s body. Ægir, the name I was given by my parents, is another name for the god of the sea. It’s like I’m married to myself!” Coming to terms with being trans was a decades’ long journey for Skaði. “I was thirteen years old when I first put on a bra in secret,” she says. “I experienced it like there was something wrong with me I needed to overcome. At 16 years old, I’d become a daily drug user. In 1998, I felt a sort of spiritual awakening— this strength came over me, and I threw away my cocaine and speed, poured the rest of my alcohol down the drain. I went to rehab, joined AA and NA.” After having a daughter in the early years of sobriety, Skaði at- tempted a heteronormative life, with occasional secretive cross- dressing, resulting in cycles of depression and self-harm. Finally, while doing her graduation proj- ect at the Royal Academy of the Art in The Hague, she began to come to terms with her gender identity. “I kept asking myself; who am I, what’s the substance of my art, what do I want to convey?” she explains. “My teachers and co- students sometimes told me my art was revealing and brave. But I thought, ‘if you only knew’.” Barbie dating He-Man Three years later, she’s more content with herself than ever before. “People didn’t believe me, like ‘I never thought you were like that, I’ve never seen you as feminine’,” she reveals. “I mean, what is it to be a woman or a man? I never played with Barbie, unless she was sleeping with He-Man. I loved skateboarding, but there’s a bunch of girls who love skateboarding and never play with Barbie.” Having taken this step, Skaði now feels set to focus on her art and performances. “It may be a cli- ché, but I feel that I can be a voice that says ‘don’t doubt yourself’,” she concludes. “I’m not hurting anybody by being who I am, being trans. It’s not like when I take my hormones, some orthodox Rus- sian guy gets leprosy!” gpv.is/music Share this + Archives “I’m not hurt- ing anybody by being who I am, being trans. It’s not like when I take my hor- mones, some orthodox Rus- sian guy gets leprosy!”
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