Tónlist

Here is the list of the various Icelandic and other Nordic/Arctic musical groups I’ve mentioned in FITK over the years:

Áki Ásgeirsson
Amiina
Andy Schauf
Apparat Organ Quartet
Árný
Árný Margrét
Atli
Ásthildur Ákadóttir
Ateria
Áuslaug Magnusdóttir
Æla

Baggalútur
Bára Gísladóttir
Bárujárn
Bedroom Community
Benni Hemm Hemm
Between Mountains
Biggi Hilmars
Björk
Björt
BKPM
Bláskjár
Borko
Bríet
Brimheim
Buff

Cosmic Call
Cyber
Daníel Bjarnarson
Ditka
DJ Margeir
Dr. Spock
Egill Sæbjörnsson
Eivør
Elin Hall
Elisapie
Evil Madness
Flesh Machine
Fókus
Frid Fufanu

Gabriel Ólafs
Geðbrigði
Ghostigital
GKR
GDRN
Greyskies
Gróa
Grúska Babúska
Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson †
Guðrið Hansdóttir
GusGus
Gyða

Hafdís Huld
Halla Tómasdóttir †
Halli Guðmundsson
Ham
Hekla
Hekla Magnúsdóttir
Hellvar/Heiða
Hildur Gunðadóttir
Hildur
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hjaltalín
Hjörvar
Högni
Hraun
Hudson Wayne
Hugar
Iðunn Einars

Jakobínarína
Jana
JFDR
Jófríður Ákadóttir
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhanna Elísa
Jóhanna Rakel
Jonathan
Jonfri
Joshua Wilkinson †
Júniús Meyvant
K.Óla
Kaktus Einarsson
Kalli
Kevin Cole †
Kimono
Kira Kira
Kiriyama Family
Kitchen Motors
Kjallarakabarett Kónguló
Kristín Sessala
Kvikindi

Langi Seli Og Skuggarnir
Larus Halldór Grimsson
Liva Mo
Ljáðu Okkur Eyra
Lupina
Mag og Tómas
Magnús Jóhann
Marius DC
Markús & The Diversion Sessions
Marta Ákadóttir
Mikado
Mezzoforté
Mr. Silla
Mugison
Múgsefjun
Mukka
Múm
My Summer as a Salvation Soldier
Mysterious Marta
Neonme
Nini Julia Bang
Nóra

Oculus
Ojba Rasta
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólöf Arnalds
Orphix Oxtra
Osmé
Óttarr Proppé
Pale Moon
Páll Óskar
Pellegrina
Pascal Pinon
Pellegrina
Peter Evans †
Petúr Ben
Rakel
Red Barnett
Retro Stefson
Reykjavíkurdætur
Róshildur
Rokkurró

Salka Valsdóttir
Samaris
Screaming Masterpiece
Shadow Parade
Shahzad Ismaily
Sigrún
Sigrún Stella
Sin Fang Bous
Sindrí
Siggi Ármann
Sigur Rós
Ske
Skúli Severrisson
Sóley
Sólstafir
Sprengjuhöllin
Stórsveit Nix Noltes
Sunna Margrét
Svavar Knútur
Sycamore Tree
Systur

Tappi Tíkarrass
Team Dreams
Tilbury
Toggi
Úlfur Eldjárn
Ultra Mega Technobandið Stefán
Una Torfa
Uni
Unun
Útidúr
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Vicky
Wim Van Hooste †

† = Fellow Travelers

Iceland 2025 — Day Nine

After the pool today I took another afternoon nap, I am starting to feel my age.

Afterwards I did some random off-venue hopping seeing chantuse Frið at Smekkleysa:

Mukka (A Rock Band!) at Hresso, and rockers Markús & The Diversion Sessions at 12 Tónar:

The first Iceland Airwaves act I saw tonight (at Fríkirkjan) was Sean Solomon from California. Sean is sort of a retro-techno geek, accompanying himself on guitar and VHS tape player (“If I make a mistake I’ll have to rewind”) with his clever animations and glitchy videos. Sean is also a cartoonist of some note. Hard to explain his act but it was really quite touching at times:

Between sets I met Tina and Barry, a couple from Yorkshire, who have been in the background of numerous photos I’ve taken at Airwaves in years past. We had a nice talk comparing notes on past shows.

Here they are, sitting behind The President of Iceland and the director of Iceland Airwaves: 

Next was Iðunn Einars, a singer/songwriter, with a three-piece band. She was great singer, even getting down with a little boog-a-loo:

And then: Magnús Jóhann.

Great keyboardist and composer. I saw him at Lucky Records in 2023 and was blown away. If switching between piano and synths wasn’t enough he played a FREAKIN’ ONDES MARTENOT!

After the overwhelming experience of Magnús I went on a tour of short stops at various venues:

Outdoor Disco, The American Bar, last night:

Nabeel, Iraqi/American Grunge featuring Yasir Razak at Iðno:

Atli, an earnest troubadour at Bird:

ian, Dallas-based rapper with great rapport with his fan base. In The Art Museum:

Jana, gave it a game effort, but the noisy and overcrowded Gaukurinn was not her ideal venue:

Babymorroco, auto-tune raps and gymnastics at the Kolaport venue:

Flesh Machine, hard grooves at Bird:

The final show I saw tonight was in Iðno: Mermaid Chunky. A techno/acoustic duo, these women are from another planet, or maybe Gloucestershire. Intense, funny, original and mesmerizing:

A great way to end the night.