Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.06.2019, Qupperneq 31

Music 31The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 09— 2019
Album
‘AdHD7’ is out now on Spotify and
Apple Music. Visit adhdiceland.com
for further info
AdHd are an acclaimed genre-de-
stroying four-piece group that
started in 2008, comprising saxo-
phonist Óskar Guðjónsson, guitar
and bass player Ómar Guðjónsson,
pianist Davíð Þór Jónsson, and per-
cussionist Magnús Trygvason Eli-
assen. Since then, they’ve released
seven free-flowing albums with el-
ements of jazz, post-rock, improv-
isation and more. We asked them
to talk us through their latest:
‘AdHd7.’ “The album was recorded
and mixed in Göteborg, Sweden
at Svenska Grammofonstudion by
Mr. Ívar Ragnarson,” they say, “and
mastered in Eastside mastering in
Berlin by Götz-Michael Rieth.”

Hangir
"Hangir" is the song that we
worked on first; we had played it
live for a few months before we re-
corded it. Being the first song we
worked on together it kind of set
the tone for the recording session.
Bacalao
This is the first song in the history
of the band where the Hammond
organ plays the main theme,
which is kind of weird because
we have been using the organ for
about a million years. Bacalao is
a great dish. Recommended. The
song is dedicated to our main
man, double bass player and ba-
calao aficionado Tómas R. Einars-
son.
Dolos
"Dolos" is the first musical idea
that Tómas came up with after he
moved to Þorlákshöfn but the idea
was taken apart and now there is
nothing left of the original idea.
A dolos is a reinforced concrete
block in a complex geometric
shape, used in great numbers as a
form of coastal management.
Clay Camilla
The song is about Óskar’s frustra-
tion; his younger brother was sent
to an art teacher/art class but poor
Óskar was by that time considered
to be too old to take part in the
seminar.
Stulli
"Stulli" is a word that is both a
person’s name and some form of
lingo, meaning crazy fun, a lot of
fun, etc. This track is a keyboard
riff driven, rock influenced crazy
fun time tune.
Róró
"Róró" were two songs that became
one. "Ró" translates to "peace." It’s
a soothing song.
Tindlingur
"Tindlingur" is an old Icelandic
word meaning “small cigar.” But
this song is about all the Tinder-
swiping hunters of our modern
society.
Tjulli
This song was supposed to be very
up-beat but ended up as a slow bal-
lad. The final outcome is two takes
cut together, one starting straight
after the other.
TRACK BY TRACK
AdHd -
AdHd7
The making of AdHd's latest fusion-jazz-post-rock masterpiece
Words: John Rogers & AdHd Photo: SPESSI

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