News Tagged with “Electronic music”

Sólveig Matthildur celebrates release of new album with a concert

13 Mar 2019 Icelandic artist Sólveig Matthildur will be performing her new and second album, Constantly in love at Gaukurinn in central Reykjavik this Saturday.

Klemens Hannigan, Einar Hrafn Stefánsson and Matthías Tryggvi of Hatari.

Hatari's drummer is the son of Iceland's ambassador to the UK

6 Mar 2019 Hatari's family ties lead directly to the Icelandic ministry of foreign affairs, RÚV reports. If the dark techno presentation of hate offends Israel they at least have plenty of diplomatic connections to help them out of trouble.

Hatari are already receiving strong criticism in the Israeli press.

"Europe will look into a mirror"

4 Mar 2019 Hatari, the cyber goth-techno band that will be representing Iceland at the Eurovision song say the next step in their plan is to present Hatari and their views to Israeli media. Hatari has already received strong criticism in the Israeli press.

The two women behind the project never reveal their faces or their identities.

Songs about death, cats and rabbits

19 Dec 2017 Newcomer electronic band Madonna + Child is veiled in mystery. The two women behind the project never reveal their faces or their identities. They perform at Hlemmur Square hotel in Reykjavik tonight.

Hafsteinn Michael Guðmundsson, artist and musician.

Sinister and glorious melodies at Hlemmur Square tonight

6 Dec 2017 Hafsteinn Michael is a renowned artist in Iceland and has been performing with legendary experimental band Inferno 5 for a few years. Fewer people know his solo work under the name of Rafsteinn, described as "sinister yet glorious dark wave ditties delivered with the demeanour of a contract killer."

Who are Madonna + Child? You'll just have to keep guessing.

Songs about death, cats and rabbits

26 Jul 2017 Newcomer electronic band Madonna + Child is veiled in mystery. The two women behind the project never reveal their faces or their identities. They perform at Húrra in Reykjavik tonight.

Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann of The Orb.

Electronic music festival featuring The Orb kicks off in Reykjavik tonight

6 Jul 2017 The Extreme Chill Festival begins in Reykjavik today. The headlining act is one of the world's most influential electronic outfits, The Orb, performing at Húrra in Reykjavik on Saturday.