Mukka are Icelandic duo of Guðmundur Óskar and Kristjón Hjaltested and Study More Nr. 4 is their fourth album as Mukka, all of which have been put out on vinyl by the wonderful Reykjavik Record Shop label. It’s the 73rd physical release of the record store/label – a tremendous accomplishment and a true gift to […]
Category: Pop
Paul Vanase – “In The World Of Baby Bones” (1978)
If you’re like me (and hopefully for your sake, you are not) much of your record shopping involves finding covers that look interesting and only then looking into the artist. I never know what is going to catch my eye. Certainly some genres and time periods have their own “look”, like 80s metal and hip […]
“Fire And Ice: Music From Iceland” Compilation (1998)
In 1998 most people knew nothing, or next to nothing, about Icelandic music. Yes, the Sugarcubes happened and Björk was half a decade into her solo career, and Sigur Rós was putting out their second album. If you were a big prog-head (and I mean in deep) they you probably knew of Icecross. And certainly […]
KRÍA – “Varp” (2019)
KRÍA is Elísa Hildur Einarsdóttir, a producer and musician who has, in the past, described her style as “ice pop”. She’s been making music for, as near as I can tell, about a decade – her oldest tracks on Soundcloud are from nine years ago, while her Spotify releases date back to 2018. There are […]