There used to be a time when I felt like I was more or less on top of what was happening in the Icelandic music scene. Now look, I’m not delusional – I don’t live there, so there’s only so much I can do to stay up to speed, but we do have the internet, […]
Tag: 2024
Kött Grá Pjé & Fonetik Simbol – “Dulræn Atferlismeðferð” (2024 / 2025)
I’m not a huge lyrics guy, something which drives many of my fellow music-loving fans bonkers. It’s not that there aren’t hundreds of songs I can sing along to – I most certainly can (much to Mrs. Life in the Vinyl Lane’s shagrin). But for whatever reason I tend to hear the voice as an […]
Hrotur – “Hringvegur” (2024)
Hrotur are, as near as I can tell, Konrad Groen and Mateusz Weremczuk. The duo are based in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the only project I can find either of them tied to is, interestingly enough, Groen’s credit on Omniups’ All Around The Universe, on which he played… wait for it… didgeridoo. Classifying Hringvegur is a […]
Chaucerian Myth – “The Book Of Margery Kempe” Box Set (2017 / 2024)
There is a strong DIY ethic in the dungeon synth (DS) community. Given that basically no one has achieved anything even remotely resembling mainstream success with their DS projects, this is in part a necessity. There are a number of specialty labels, but perhaps only one or two big enough to constitute being someone’s full-time […]
Vafurlogi – “Í Vökulli Áþján” (2024)
I seem to have a lot of black metal albums for someone who doesn’t profess to be a black metal fan. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t dislike the genre. It’s just that in my experience people who are into black metal are into black metal in a serious way. So it feels a […]