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Must-Watch: Video Premiere: “Thunderbolt” by Bjork
3Did we get another Bjork video first again? Lovely. This is yet another track from Bjork’s new album Biophilia. A beautiful little number that doesn’t stray too far away from post-Vespertine Bjork. Still, it needs a little oomph to fulfill our desires. The video is surprisingly a live set directed by thirtytwo. You like?
Exclusive: 5 Questions with Loft965.com: Hafdís Huld
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1. Greetings from Kuwait! Loft965.com picked “Pop Song” as a “Sexy Track” of 2011! How do you feel about that and what do you think the rest of the year holds for you?
I am happy to hear that, thank you. I have to say I didn’t realize it was such a sexy song, I thought it was just honest. I think I will be busy writing and recording my third album for the rest of the year. I will be releasing it in 2012.
2. We are excited about the new album. What will it be called?
I am still writing songs for the album so I haven’t decided on a name for it yet. I usually don’t name my albums until all the songs are ready.
3. What musical direction are you taking for your new album?
At the moment it sounds like it’s going to be a pop album with a country and folky twist. But that could change before the album is finished.
4. Are you going on tour? What will be your next single?
I won’t be going on tour until after christmas, but I hope to travel to lots of different places to play my new songs next year. I don’t know what song will be my next single but I have two songs that are strong candidates. One about a scary house close to where I live and another about a very lucky boy.
5. We love quotes, what is your favorite quote or motto?
We have a lot of old sayings here in Iceland and some of them seem very strange, especially when they have been translated. One of my favorites is “Ég kalla nú ekki allt ömmu mína” it translates as “I don’t call just anything my grandmother .” It means I don’t get scared easily.
Bjork says art and science have to unite in the 21st century!
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The ever-so-lovely Bjork has spoken for the merger of the beautiful and logical. In an interview with the Guardian, the Icelandic damsel said: “Well, seems like science and art were pretty much the same thing for thousands of years until the industrial revolution and the enlightenment separated them. I feel the 21st century is going to be the one where not only they can unite again but they have to …”
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Introducing… Guðrið Hansdóttir
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Way out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, between Iceland and Scotland, is a cluster of 18 small islands called the Faroe Islands. Thats where Gudrid Hansdóttir was born and raised. Her music is a Lilith Fair-worthy blend of chamber pop and perky folk-rock and the past years she´s been performing in Europe and USA.
Gudrid started singing at an early age and shared a high interest in Music. She loved going through her fathers vinyl records and she discovered great artists like Kate Bush, Dolly Parton, Jethro Tull and Jimi Hendrix. Her father was a highly skilled guitar player on the Faroes and on Gudrid´s 14 year old birthday he taught her a couple of guitar chords and she started writing songs of her own.
Sexy Track: “Pop Song” by Hafdis Huld
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Formerly of GusGus, Hafdis Huld has done well as a solo artists. The Icelandic muse is already on the campaign for her third album and this is the lead single off of it. It’s kooky, as we came to expect from her, but also perfect for those crisp autumn mornings. The lyrics are simple yet striking. The arrangement is the same without straying too far away from her signature sound which is a great mixture between winter folk and playground love. This track is a breezy numbered that will leave you wanting more.
Official cover of Hafdis Huld’s “Pop Song”
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Video Premiere: “Pop Song” by Hafdis Huld
1The kooky one is ready to launch her third album and this is the first single off of it. “Pop Song” is not quite a pop song, nor is it that far away from what she has delivered in the past.
First Listen: “Pop Song” by Hafdís Huld
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Just when you thought no one can be quirkier than Bjork in Iceland, Hafdis Huld shows up. This little iceberg-folkie is loopy as hell, yet very talented and has a beautiful distinct voice. This is the first single (or buzz track) from her yet-untitled third album. Click below for the link! If anyone can get the song in mp3 format please tell us!
Bjork’s song “Virus” leaks!
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A third song from Icelandic goddess Bjork’s eagerly-awaited Biophilia has leaked. In true Bjork fashion, it throws you a new arrangement at every angle and although its hard to digest, it’s easier and prettier than usual. Much to many people’s dismay, Bjork’s “return to form” is sounding like nothing we have heard before, but surprisingly, we (who didn’t appreciate Volta muchly and didn’t care for Medulla) are actually liking what we hear. A lot of strings make the heart cozy. Click below to listen to it.
Björk is working with Syrian singer Omar Souleyman!
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Bjork is not one to stay to one or two genres for her releases, but this time around her pick for a collaborator is an unlikely musician from this part of the world. The Icelandic singer has opted to work with Syrian singer Omar Souleyman, Pitchfork has confirmed. Apparently, this will be “the first ever major Western pop release to feature Syrian dabke and Iraqi choubi music.”
Bjork starts three-day karaoke marathon for Icelandic nature!
1Video Premiere: “Sticks & Stones” by Jonsi
Legendary: “Cocoon” by Bjork
If there we were to make a list of best music videos of all-time, this would probably be in the top five, if not in the top spot. This song was monumental by itself but this video just propelled it into a dynamic like no other. This is also in hopes that the new offerings that Bjork has for us in 2011 are up to par to with these epic proportions.
Video footage of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupting!
What a sight!
Mad props to Iceland…
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I couldn’t have said it better. From TruthDig.com:
“Hats off to the Scandinavians, who continue to make the world’s progressives green with envy. Even as Iceland faces economic catastrophe, the volcanic island nation has made history by naming the world’s first (for the most part) openly gay national leader. Johanna Sigurdardottir will become prime minister. (The New York Daily News says Norway briefly had an openly gay man as prime minister.)
The family-values types can just relax. Sigurdardottir has been married to her female companion for seven years.”
Is Iceland Scandinavia, though?
Iceland gets fast-track to join the European Union
Following the deep economic crisis of last year and the ousting of the incumbent government, EU members have proposed a fast-track entrance to Iceland in the European Union. Although Iceland is a member of the Schengen Agreement and the European Economic Area, it has refused to join the EU over nautical fishing disputes in the Atlantic Ocean. There were talks of Iceland dropping their currency for the Euro before the economic depression. The European Union expects Iceland to hand in its application forms if the Social Democratic Alliance is to win in the next elections. This would make it the sole other entrant in 2011 alongside Croatia.
Video: “Tomoko” by Hafdís Huld
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 170
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“I hope you choke on your plastic halo”
- Hafdís Huld
Iceland’s economic crisis grows..
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It’s officially Iceland Day on my blog. And it was all by coincidence, however I will continue to look for Icelandic topics to continue the theme.
I was amazed to find out that the first country to fall pray to this global economic crisis is Iceland. I feel like the poverty escalation in Africa is at least partially due to the credit crisis, but then again, the media rarely focuses on African matters. But, Iceland?
Not only does it have the best standards of living, is one of the least corrupt countries in the world and has exemplary freedoms of speech and action. But it is also the home to some of the best music of the past decade – all in a population that is around a fifth of a million.
