Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.11.2018, Page 17

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ADHD
A band that formed spontane-
ously after a performance at
Aldrei Fór Ég Súður, ADHD play
improvised music with an in-
fectious sense of energy. Every-
one who sees them live becomes
an instant convert: if you get the
chance, don’t miss them.
Where ADHD went: “This year
we’ve so far been out to play in
Switzerland, Sweden and Ger-
many. Loftbrú helped and will
help a lot. Concerts abroad
wouldn’t have been possible
without it. Now we're able to
bring our sound engineer with
us, which is always nice.”
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir is an ac-
claimed composer who won
the Nordic Music Prize in 2012.
In 2015, she was chosen as the
New York Philharmonic's Kravis
Emerging Composer, an honour
that includes a $50,000 cash
prize and a commission to write
a composition for the orchestra.
Where Anna went: “I went
to The Banff Centre, up in the
mountains in Canada, for a por-
trait concert of my works, and
took a trip to Brooklyn NY, also
for a portrait concert.”
Hugar
An atmospheric post-rock duo
who’ve been steadily gaining at-
tention and recognition over the
last few years, Hugar recently
toured Europe and announced
in 2018 that they’ve signed a
worldwide multi-album record
deal with Sony USA.
Where Hugar went: “A high-
light was going to play the
Reeperbahn Festival in Ham-
burg. Getting the Loftbrú grant
has enabled us to play our new
songs to new fans and will re-
ally help us promote our new
album in 2019.”
Mammút
One of the stalwarts of the
scene, indie-rock quintet Mam-
mút have long been a large-scale
pop success on their home turf.
After signing with the esteemed
UK indie label Bella Union and
switching to the English lan-
guage on their most recent al-
bum, they now look ready for
world domination.
Where Mammút went: “We’ve
been recording new material in
London, and left the everyday
behind in Reykjavík. So far the
voucher has helped us to kick
start the new album, and it
will get us all around the world
next year. The freedom of flying
with the voucher is helping a lot
with the flow of cooking up new
things.”
Reykjavíkurdætur
This breakout feminist hip-hop
collective have become notori-
ous for their large-scale stage
shows, during which the stage
becomes a writhing sea of rap-
pers. With so many members,
moving the band around for
shows isn’t cheap.
Where Reykjaví kurdætur
went: “So far we’ve used the
voucher at the start of our June
tour to go to Ireland, where we
played at Body and Soul festi-
val, and also to go to play at Øya
Festival in Oslo. It has helped
a lot, because it’s expensive to
fly eight band members and our
tour manager out for a gig.”
Hugar
Mammút
Reykjavíkurdætur