Tag Archive: iceland

MONDAY MIXER #12 [SCANDINAVIAN HOLIDAY]

Scandinavian Holiday

Anyone who has ever read this blog knows that umstrum goes all out for Scandinavian music, so it is only natural that when asked to pick this week’s theme for the already classic interblog Monday Mixer, it had to be …

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FELDBERG – DON’T BE A STRANGER (Pop/Electro/Folk – Iceland)

Feldberg

Icelandic duo Feldberg was formed in January 2009 Feldberg by  Eberg, a well known musician in Iceland and Europe, and Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld. Eberg had been working on some syncs and was looking for a female vocalist. Rósa, who had …

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FM BELFAST – UNDERWEAR (Electro/Pop/Indie – Iceland)

FM Belfast

FM Belfast started out as a duo in 2005, around Christmas time, when Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir made a song as a present for their friends. What could have been a one-off collaboration actually turned into a …

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EBERG – ANTIDOTE (Indie/Electronica/Pop – Iceland)

Eberg

Eberg is a young Icelandic musician who made his debut in 2003. With his electronica-meets-indie rock sound, Eberg quickly made a name for himself. His first album, Plastic Lion, was originally a limited edition Iceland-only release, with 50 CDs packaged …

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JÓNSI – GO (Instrumental/Lounge – Iceland)

Jonsi

While Sigur Rós might be on an indefinite hiatus, frontman Jónsi (Jón Þór Birgisson) is about to release his highly anticipated first solo album. Go contains nine songs amassed from the large pool of songs written by Jónsi during his …

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JÓNSI & ALEX – RICEBOY SLEEPS (Ambient/Experimental – Iceland)

Jónsi and Alex

Jón Thór “Jónsi” Birgisson (famous for his work as part of Icelandic ambient band Sigur Rós) is releasing a new project together with his partner Alex Somers. Riceboy Sleeps is a moving work that takes the listener to otherworldly musical …

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EBERG – VOFF VOFF (Electronica/Indie/Pop – Iceland)

Eberg

New sounds coming from Iceland! Eberg’s music is fresh, it’s original, it’s gorgeous! Just listen to “Inside your head” or “Plastic Lion” and you will be charmed

SIGUR RÓS – TAKK (PostRock/Ambient/Electronica – Iceland)

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós are an Icelandic post-rock band formed in 1994 by . They hail from the same creative and vibrant Icelandic music scene as múm and Amiina.