Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.03.2018, Side 2

Although there has been an inter-
national awakening amongst young
people about global warming and the
future of mankind, the real threat is
complex and deeply integrated into
our individual lives. It’s hard to be
a part of a society and not to have
some kind of a carbon footprint. We
have to buy stuff like food, which is
often in plastic packaging. Clothes
manufactured in the third world
are underegulated when it comes to
environmental impact, (and that’s
not to mention worker conditions).
When we go to the movies, we use a
plastic straw to drink from our soda
cup. Sometimes we give our children
a helium-filled balloon, because it’s
fun. We do these things without really
thinking about it, or understand-
ing that helium is a limited resource
that’s also required within the health
system. And, perhaps even worse, that
these straws and party balloons end
up in the sea, contributing to trash
islands, or in bellies of whales, kill-
ing them in a tragic and painful way.
The only way to change this irre-
sponsible pattern is not only to criti-
cise companies that don’t keep up
with the times, but to start opening
up conversations and exerting pres-
sure on the designers who conceive
of these products. If designers
change the way they work, that it
turn can change the way we live. It’s
is a heavy burden and and urgent
responsibility that designers have
to take seriously—just like our cover
star, Guðfinna Mjöll Magnúsdóttir.
It’s good to know that there is a
will in the world to change these
developments—except, of course,
for the idiotic government of the
United States of America—but
there are also creative people like
Guðfinna who are trying to find solu-
tions for us, so we can drink from a
biodegradable straw in the cinema.
Because we don’t necessarily need
to give up our way of living to save
the world. We just need to find more
mindful and creative ways to live.
See the latest innovations in
Icelandic design in our DesignMarch
pullout in the centre of this issue.
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Allenheimer - Megas
Music scene
veteran Atli Bollason
returns with a new
experimental solo
project Allenheimer.
With tinny, scratchy
background guitars
over electronics,
vocals and synth
bass, “Megas” is
reminiscent in its
experimental spirit
to The Microphones.
It’s the opener of
the ‘Fivefiles’ EP, out
now. JR
Örvar Smárason ft.
Sillus - Photoelectric
Múm were one of the
key bands in forming
the international
idea of the “Icelandic
sound.” You could
say that makes Örvar
one of the architects
of contemporary
Icelandic pop. His
debut solo track,
featuring Sillus, is a
beautiful, textured,
low-key pop song
that’s as light as Air.
The album, “Light Is
Liquid," is out in May
via Morr. JR
Lord Pusswhip
- Xmas Jam Creep
An ever-evolving,
sometime
producer, rapper,
and electronic
experimentalist,
his ‘Hand of Glory’
EP is weird-ass IDM
that opens with this
micro-opus, featuring
fractured rhythms,
ADHD structures,
and occasional
background singing
and screaming.
It’s released soon
on Bjarki’s bbbbbb
imprint. JR
Alvia & Whyrun
- Tekið mig til
Alvia broke onto
the Icelandic rap
scene with her debut
album, and has
since held it in the
palm of her hand.
The self-proclaimed
“Bubblegum Bitch”
recently dropped
a dope new track
produced by WHYRUN
(Ýmir Rúnarsson)
entitled ‘Tekið Mig Til’.
Dreamy and elegant,
the song is driven
by a leading synth
with Alvia’s voice
taking you to fun and
exotic places in your
mind. SR
Rari Boys
- Önnur Tilfinning
A sensual 21st-
century love song,
‘Onnur Tilfinning’
mixes charming
lyrics, smooth
deliveries, and a
fresh trap beat that
together create a
song that’s relatable,
and catchy as hell.
As they rap, “Money
comes and goes.”
Rari Boys, though, are
here to stay. SR
Ben Frost - All That
You Love Will Be
Eviscerated
Australian noise
music star and
honorary Icelander
Ben Frost released
his best album to
date, ‘The Centre
Cannot Hold,’ in 2017.
“All That You Love
Will Be Eviscerated”
is a 7+ minute epic;
a melancholic,
noisy drone with
a simmering,
discomfiting sense of
impending violence.
The David Lynch-blue
video is out now. JR
Sunna - Amma EP
Former Bloodgroup
vocalist Sunna has
released a new solo
EP entitled “Amma”
(“Grandma”). The
original is a wonky
acapella track
with multi-tracked
vocals. The EP
comes packaged
with an interesting
variety of remixes
by Mr. Silla, Sykur,
Good Moon Deer
and—a highlight—
Hermigervill. See her
play live at Sónar
Reykjavík. JR
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