Back in the late 2010s I wrote a bit for RVK On Stage, a cool English-language magazine focused on the Icelandic music scene. Alas, the print version only lasted four issues, and while the website hung around for a while after that, when I tried the url earlier today my browser flashed all kinds of […]
Tag: Icelandic Music
R. M. Hendrix – “No Signal” Cassette (2024)
R. M. Hendrix is an American musician, designer, and artist who, per his Bandcamp page, is based in Iceland. His music wanders the land a bit, from dreampop to shoegaze to ambient electronica. No Signal was recorded during a live performance at Reykjavik’s Space Odyssey back in October 2024 and features Hendrix giving a primarily […]
dj. flugvél og geimskip – “Hljóðfjölskyldan” (2025)
Space Odyssey is one of the true gems of the Reykjavik music scene. The record store / venue (/vintage clothing store) is home to all things electronica, with an emphasis on ambient, experimental, and avant-garde. It’s a lovely space to see a live performance, cozy and intimate, the sound filling every nook and cranny. Operated […]
Skálmöld – “Upptaka Frá Bræðslunni 2022” (2025)
Skálmöld have been Iceland’s kings of viking metal for about 15 years now. Their talent wasn’t immediately recognized at home, however – no local labels showed interest in putting out their debut album, Baldur. Instead they had to look to an even smaller market to find a label, signing on with Tutl in the Faroe […]
Rokk Í Reykjavík Soundtrack (1982 / 2025)
Where do I even start? The documentary film Rokk Í Reykjavík explores the Icelandic punk music scene of 1982. It is, quite frankly, a gift – the fact that a marginalized scene populated by young outsiders living in a very insular, small society (Iceland’s population in 1982 was just a bit over 230,000 people) was […]