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 […]
Tag: Space Odyssey
The Best of 2025
Another year in the books. Musically it was pretty solid. I attended my 14th Iceland Airwaves music festival. I did my first-ever DJ set. I went record shopping in New York City, Vienna, Bratislava, and Reykjavik. And I brought 277 physical releases into the house, if my Disocgs collection is to be believed (and I […]
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 […]
DJ Flugvél Og Geimskip – “Lookaround” (2022)
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 […]
Jóhannes Pálmason / Pan Thorarensen – “Ymja” Cassette (2024)
The last last time I was in Reykjavik I ran into Jóhannes Pálmason & Pan Thorarensen together at Pan’s record store / music venue Space Odyssey. I’ve known them both through their music for over a decade, Jóhannes via his unique hip hop project Epic Rain, and Pan as part of Stereo Hypnosis and solo […]