Next week, Stereogum is putting on a show a little further from the south side of Williamsburg than we're used to: We've teamed up with Bella Union to present a night of music in Iceland's Reykjavik Museum, headlined by the great, Scandinavia-loving American band Beach House. The undercard features some regionally homegrown talent - Borko, Hjaltalín, Retro Stefson - and the event comes as part of this year's Iceland Airwaves festival. Scott and I will be there for our first time, and for the duration, reporting on both the local scene and how it feels to [...]
Il y a des jours comme ça... tiny tim -tip toe thru the tulips- dionne warwick -do you know the way to san jose- dean martin -the look- hjaltalin -sweet impressions- nancy sinatra & lee hazlewood -some velvet morning- bjork -it's oh so quiet-
The first video prescription of 2011 is here.... Hjaltalin - Traffic Music We Made God - Gizmo Sunken Foal - Cash Poor Dave I.D - Only Me I Can Save The Faint - Agenda Suicide S.I.T Wolf X
Year of the Horse is the new single of the one and only Hjaltalin this is a special live version with The Iceland Symphony Orchestra taken from the live cd/dvd Alpanon
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen is an unlikely sounding venue for live music, but this November evening it was as cool inside as it was out. The North London habitat had been invaded by Swedes and Icelanders, as well as many curious locals anxious to sample two bands from decidedly more northerly regions. It was certainly a good night to meet blondes. The recently Listen'ed Swedish four-piece Mono Stereo kicked things off. Their intense brand of guitar music has been rightly applauded for how seamlessly they combine late 60's psychedelia and 90's shoegaze. [...]
yupp, WE (you and us) MADE IT!! APC finished #2 at BT Digital Awards and it means .... well a lot, and even more than we can imagine THX for making us one of the best music blogs of the world with you, readers, all this worth nothing so THX again for your ultimate love!!! besides of posting great tunes we been all over Europe (me personally mainly in Iceland) so this was deffo a really exciting month let's see the best chooooooooonz first here [...]
brand new video by the APC fave Icelanders, Hjaltalín Sweet Impressions is taken from their Terminal album directed and edited by Arni Thor Jonsson
Hjaltalín perform Suitcase Man live at RUV Radio during Iceland Airwaves 2009 tonite they will play at NASA from 22:30 make sure to grab the amazing Suitcase Man remix by Gisli Galdur
day two of Airwaves? in one word: WILD first I was on a networking meeting with Icelandic musicians it was a very intense and fun event I was attacked by 50+ artists got a huge pack of CDs, gave away tons of business cards got quite few promising stuff and I will keep my finger on the Icelandic music scene for sure my main mission was to see Dominique Young Unique 's show I got there early so I saw few other bands too Original Melody [...]
Hjaltalin - Terminal 3 8/10 Hjatalin are from Reykjavik. I don't know what it is about Iceland, maybe the long winter nights help throw up some of the most innovative and eclectic artists out there. It's difficult to even try to describe the sound that this seven-piece create, as every track is a new experience. Some feel like showtunes while others are a wild cacophony of sound. Normally I steer well clear of the more complex orchestral incarnations out there, but this is something else. [...]
Listahátíðin LungA á Seyðisfirði fagnar tíu ára afmæli sínu með einstaklega glæsilegri tónlistardagskrá á hátíðinni í ár. Tónlistardagskráin nær hápunkti sínum á afmælistónleikum laugardaginn 17. júlí þegar miðbæjarsvæði Seyðisfjarðar verður breytt í eitt samfellt hátíðarsvæði þar sem tvö útisvið verða með stanslausa tónlist allan daginn fram til klukkan 01.00. Á tónleikunum koma fram Hjaltalín , Seabear , Retro Stefson , Bloodgroup ásamt strengjasveit og fleiri. LungA - Listahátíð ungs fólks, Austurlandi hófst mánudaginn 12. júlí og stendur fram til sunnudagsins 18. júlí. Á boðstólum hátíðarinnar eru fjöldi listasmiðja og listasýninga, fatahönnunarsýning, fyrirlestrar, tónleikar [...]
Εδώ και λίγους μήνες η Ισλανδία ήταν στο επίκεντρο του παγκόσμιου ενδιαφέροντος επειδή έδινε στον πλανήτη στάχτη και μπούρμπερη. Καθώς όμως το ηφαίστειο Πωςσκατατολένε σιγά σιγά ηρέμησε, το συμπαθέστατο νησί επανήλθε στο να μας δίνει το εδώ και πολλά χρόνια πιο φημισμένο του προϊόν: σπουδαίους μουσικούς! Οι Hjaltalin είναι επτά ζωή να'χουν, κατοικοεδρεύουν στο Ρέικιαβικ και μέσα στο Μάιο κυκλοφόρησαν διεθνώς τον δεύτερο δίσκο τους με τίτλο Terminal . Το είδος που μοιάζει να τραβιέται περισσότερο φέτος, δηλαδή η πλούσια ορχηστρική ποπ, βρίσκεται κι εδώ σε μια εκδοχή λίγο πιο εξωστρεφή και [...]
Φαίνεται ότι κάτι μας πιάνει το Μάιο! Ίσως φέτος να φταίει ο άστατος καιρός, αν και πλέον τα αφήσαμε πίσω αυτά και βαδίζουμε ήδη στις πρώτες μέρες του καλοκαιριού, με τη θαλασσινή μυρωδιά να ανεβαίνει προκλητική από την Πειραϊκή. Ή μπορεί απλά να είναι πάντα φοβερά πολυάσχολος μήνας. Αλλά ζούμε, είμαστε καλά, όλα ΟΚ... Και μουσική έχουμε ακούσει και απ'όλα! Και υπάρχουν πολύ ενδιαφέροντα πραγματάκια τριγύρω, και συνέχεια ξεφυτρώνουν κι άλλα από παντού. Και σε περιμένουν να τ'ακούσεις και να τα ερωτευτείς. Όπως οι Hjaltalin - περισσότερα γι'αυτούς σύντομα... [...]
An Icelandic 7 piece with all the connections you would imagine; Hjaltalin are not perhaps what you may expect from the shores that brought you Mum, Sigur Ros et al. Terminal picks up where the critically lauded Sleepdrunk Sessions left off with a mix of sunny orchestral soul-pop. These are classic soul arragements with a spring in their step but decorated with brass, strings and woodwind and with a glint in their eye that says they're not afraid to spring a few surprises on the listener. 'Sweet Impressions' is an [...]
Compilation albums are tricky things. Most of the time they're not successful, as one act always shines far above the others. On the flip side, compilation albums are great because you get to hear songs and bands you would have never heard otherwise (unless it's a Now That's What I Call Music record). Made in Iceland 3 features some new(ish) tracks from most of Iceland's best loved musicians. As well as a tune from Sigur Rós's Jonsi ('Boy Lilikoi'), there's excellent songs from Olafur Arnalds and Valgeir Sigurdsson. Made in Iceland III [...]
Mention Iceland to a weary traveler stuck at the airport and you may be greeted with a bout of swearing. The Iceland Music Export is doing their best to smooth things over, however, with the gift of music. Made in Iceland 3 is a collection of twenty songs from twenty Icelandic artists worth checking out and at the very least, it'll give you something to do while you're stuck at the airport. Track Listing 01. For a Minor Reflection - "Dansi Dans" ( MP3 ) 02. Jonsi - [...]
Er ekki tími tilkominn að heyra eitthvað íslenskt? Ég held það barasta. Þarfnast ekki frekari útskýringa er það? Bara smella á play og njóta! Hægt er að nálgast alla þessa tónlist á gogoyoko og Tónlist.is Egill S - Crazy like a bee Egill S - Crazy like a bee 7oi - Why can't a wasted void 7oi - Why can't a wasted void Bob Justman [...]
Oh Hjaltalín, where have you been all my life or at least since 2007 when it seems your 'Sleepdrunk Seasons' LP was released? Could have done with the brightness, the cascading waterfall of bumbly noise that gushes from tunes like 'Traffic Music'. This is wildly eclectic stuff from the Icelandic troupe but is styled in such a way that sets it free from accusations of arty fartyness. No, this smells, feels and sounds very palatable even for those not inclined to stray too far from Simon Cowell's retched bag of tricks. This is music designed to make you happy, its [...]
En souvenir d'un voyage au pays du grandiose. hjatalin -debussy- dm stith -thanksgiving moon- sufjan stevens -the black hawk war- patrick watson -traveling salesman-
this week's cutie came from Iceland this is Hjaltalin 's Traffic Music , from their debut album Sleepdrunk Seasons animation by Hermann Karlsson you can catch Hjaltalin at Hangfoglalás / Soundquest in October
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