Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.03.2018, Page 31

Music
ARTIST PLAYLIST
Jónbjörn
Lagaffe don's ten must-hear Icelandic cuts
Words: Jónbjörn with John Rogers Photo: Viktor Birgisson
'Felix Leifur - Hampton
Straight outta Kópavogur! It's
amazing how much Felix Leifur has
matured as a producer for the past
two years, and he gets better with
every release. The amazing ‘Hamp-
ton’ EP was released on vinyl on
Frits Wentink's label Bobby Donny
last year, and it’s worth checking
out.
Intr0beatz - Trees Breez
With Intr0beatz you never go
wrong. A longtime hip-hop pro-
ducer went housey on us, and
he got the groove. House and old
school hip-hop have a lot in com-
mon—sampling and chopping old
disco/soul tracks is the foundation
of both. So this came naturally for
him.
Viktor Birgiss - Ljósaskipti
My good friend and Lagaffe Tales
partner made this track in 2014,
and it's probably the most beauti-
ful track he's made. “Ljósaskipti”
(“Twilight”) is a smooth, deep
house track which has that super
nice feel to it.
Moff & Tarkin - Mutual
Distraction
Lagaffe Tales’ outpost in Vienna,
Moff & Tarkin has been with my
label since day one. This is from
his four-track vinyl, ‘Big Mango
Bangers’ (2016). It’s a dancefloor
hit—in Moff we trust!
Davíð & Hjalti - Moods
This was the first vinyl on Lagaffe
Tales. Davíð (Felix Leifur) & Hjalti's
‘RVK Moods’ EP is our most success-
ful release to date. They came out
of nowhere. I'm hoping to see them
collaborate again—it’s pure magic.
New Musik - Warp (ILO Edit)
ILO is a legend in the game, and
this edit became an underground
club hit around 2012. It was played
everywhere around that time. It’s
been in my bag for seven years now,
and I still grab it. Keep an eye out for
his upcoming EP on Lagaffe Tales.
Babel (Biogen) - Moment
Late Biogen has a softer side. Under
the moniker Babel he made more
melancholic stuff. I always get this
feeling of both love and sadness
when listening to this track. Such
beautiful music. Thanks, Biogen.
Exos - Yellow Yard
Released on Æ Recordings (Thule
Music) back in 2002. Exos is the
main figure in Icelandic techno,
and has been for around 20 years
now. ‘Yellow Yard’ is a fast smooth
dub techno track that never ceas-
es to amaze me.
Yagya - Rigning Two
There’s no genre that best de-
scribes Icelandic winter than dub
techno. Yagya’s ‘Rigning’ is one
of my favourite Icelandic LPs. His
sound has evolved a lot, so I'm
pretty excited to catch his live set
at Sónar Reykjavík this year.
GusGus - Believe
(Live Version)
Where to begin? I think GusGus
was—for many Icelanders—a
gateway into the world of electron-
ic music. I remember being amazed
by the ‘Ladyshave’ video when
I was ten years old. This live ver-
sion of ‘Believe’ is mindblowing.
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