This cassette is part of the lovely series Pan Thorarensen has put out over the last few years featuring live electronic performances at Space Odyssey, his record-store-meets-music-space in Reykjavik. Artists perform live in the intimate setting and the sessions are made available to the world on the Spacey Odyssey Bandcamp page. A limited number of […]
Month: November 2024
Dynamic Movements – “Music For Exercise & Relaxation” (2024)
Dynamic Movements are the dynamic duo of Johan Agebjörn and Mikael Ögren. Their new album, Music For Exercise & Relaxation, was quite literally inspired by the exercise videos that were ubiquitous on late 1970s/early 1980s televisions and VCRs. Teal leotards, sweatbands, Reebok Pumps, and Thigh Masters are conjured forth in waves of era-appropriate synths with […]
Plaguefever – “Crude Implements” (2021)
“I got a Plaguefever, and the only prescription is more Crude Implements.“— Producer Bruce Dickinson Plaguefever are a metal band from Virginia. Sometime earlier this year one of the band members found his way to Iceland and dropped off a few copies of their 2021 record Crude Implements at Lucky Records, one of which then […]
mt. fujitive – “afterlife” (2024)
I first came across mt. fujitive back in 2022. I don’t remember precisely how or where… but I was surprised that such a talented beatmaker from Iceland could have flown under my radar for so long. Fortunately I was able to track down his prior releases before they got too expensive – with edition sizes […]
Kham Meslien – “Fantômes… Futurs” (2022)
One of the wonderful things about attending a music festival is being exposed to artists you would otherwise never come across. Sometimes this is an interesting diversion. Sometimes it’s fun. And every once in a while, if you’re really fortunate, you experience something… seminal. That’s what happened to me in the late afternoon in a […]