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WE’RE LISTENING TO...Motorlab #3, Barry Adamson + Pan Sonic
But why are we doing that? We’ll, nobody can deny that pop music’s great, but when you’re
well and truly popped-out, this experimental collaboration is brain food. This recording is a
brilliant offering from the musically committed people at Kitchen Motors. Icelandic choirs clash
with Finnish noise-manipulators Pan Sonic and film composer and former Magazine and Bad
Seeds alumnus Barry Adamson. Definitely one for your collection. Available in decent record
stores in the US, Europe and, of course, in Iceland.
WE’RE LOGGING ON TO...What we’re logging on to: Iceland Review online, of
course. Recently launched, www.icelandreview.com contains all you wanted to know about
Iceland, but were afraid to ask. Plus, you can read brilliant articles full of poignant prose by the
gifted writers of Atlantica, as well as the daily news from Iceland.
WE’RE EATING AT...Tælenska eldhúsid,Tryggvagata 14, 101 Reykjavík, tel:
(+354)561 0094. Takeaway available.
A real gem of a Thai restaurant in the heart of the city. Fabulous curries that are light on the
journalistic purse. The deco is cheap and cheerful and the dishes include Thai culinary classics
such as Green and Red Curry and Pad Thai noodles. The fried rice is sublimely aromatic but the
chili factor of all dishes can be adjusted to your palate.
WE’RE DRINKING AT...Kaupfélagid Bankastræti , 101 Reykjavík
The latest place to see and be seen. The brains behind this resturant-cum-bar is wunderkind
entrepreneur Fridrik Weisshappel. This concept venue even sells designer objects including
Tiffany bookmarks, antique wristwatches and designs by Ray and Charles Eames. Offering
brasserie fare at low prices, an internet café and a special make-up room for the girls,
Weisshappel just can’t go wrong.
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Dancing in the Dark
As the dark days deepen and the temperature drops, Reykjavík will be holding its own winter celebra-
tion, called the Winter Lights Festival. From 27 February to 3 March, the glowing festivities will give the
world’s northernmost capital a frosty fiesta feel. Themes of light and energy will connect a truly eclec-
tic selection of events.
The city’s creative clan has pitched all kinds of ideas for the first Winter Lights Festival, including the illu-
mination of Mt. Esja, shadow projections, concerts, art installations and photography exhibitions, to
name but a few.
Events will be scattered throughout downtown Reykjavík and the nearby Laugardalur area, where the
festival is linked to an exhibition of Icelandic design, technology and construction called ‘Construct
North’, open at Laugardalshöllin from 28 February until 3 March. This exhibition will be of most inter-
est to civil engineering and construction professionals, and offers an insight into the unique design and
manufacture that makes life liveable in the circumpolar region.
For more information on the Winter Lights Festival programme see www.icetourist.is or go to the infor-
mation desk at the City Hall or the Tourist Information Centre downtown. JMcC
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