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Week 04 | Tuesday January 27 2010
 
 

Dark Music Days Celebrate 30th Anniversary!
Dark Music DaysDark Music Days (Festival Of Contemporary Music) will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland from January 24th to 31th 2010. This year's edition marks the event's 30th anniversary and no less than 24 different concerts and events will take place throughout Reykjavík and in neighboring communities.

Bedroom Community: Releases And Live Shows!
Bedroom CommunityHot on the heels of releasing Ben Frost's remarkable album By The Throat, Reykjavik label Bedroom Community have announced a flurry of new releases from three of their major talents. Label founder and head honcho Valgeir Sigurðsson, classical musician Daniel Bjarnasson and American folk singer Sam Amidon all have new albums coming out in April.


Iceland At Nordic Night #4 In Belgium!
Hildur GuðnadóttirCello-player Hildur Guðnadóttir, neo classical stalwart Jóhann Jóhannsson and Bedroom Community's Valgeir Sigurðsson and Ben Frost have been confirmed for the 4th edition of Cultural Centre Hasselt’s Nordic Night on February 9th, 2010. Cultuurcentrum Hasselt is one of the biggest cultural centers in Flanders, organising almost 500 activities each year...

Pétur Ben On Tour!
Pétur BenIt's been a little while since we heard from singer-songwriter/ composer-arranger Pétur Ben. Since releasing his superlative debut album Wine For My Weakness in 2007, his skills as an arranger, musician and composer have been much in demand. Finally freed from doing music for other people, Petur has found time to write some new songs, and has booked a few tour dates to try them out live...
 

Duplex: A Brand New Concert Series In Reykjavík!
DuplexDuplex is a brand new concert series in Reykjavik that takes place on the very first Saturday of every month. Joining forces with lauded downtown venues Sódóma and Batteríið, the series began a few months ago and has already bagged some of the best bands around, from hip hop crew XXX Rottweiler and DJ Musician (from
Retro Stefson to Sin Fang Bous and post rock troupe For a Minor Reflection.

  

  NEW RELEASES
 

Retaliate

Benni Hemm Hemm - Retaliate
With a move to Edinburgh, Scotland, Benni Hemm Hemm learned  two things. He learnt to speak Scottish and  that it´s just as much fun recording at home as it is to record in the Sigur Rós studio. To practice his recently discovered knowledge Benni made an EP at home with his newly bought home recording gear. This EP is called Retaliate. 

 

 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Daníel Bjarnason

Daníel Bjarnason - A Tasteful Procession
Daníel Bjarnason studied piano, composition and conducting in Reykjavík before going on to study orchestral conducting at the Freiburg University of Music in Germany where he graduated cum laude in 2007. Daniel works equally as conductor and composer and has worked with many different artists...

Icelandair

PODCAST DOWNLOAD
Hafdís Huld // Könguló (Hafdís Huld performs an acoustic version of 'Könguló' at Café Rosenberg in Reykjavík. Click song name do download, hit 'subscribe' to subscribe)


I <3 ICELANDIC MUSIC'S SONG OF THE WEEK
Iceland Music PuffinIn conjunction with the I <3 Icelandic Music blog, we now offer up our track of the issue. Press 'Read More' to listen to and read about this fortnight's track, Foreign Monkeys' 'Los'

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