Fire & ice - an Icelandic mix

By lowlight

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For such a small country, Iceland has produced a surprising number of excellent artists. From Bjork to Mum to Seabear to Olaf Arnalds to Sigur Ros, it's really extraordinary the amount of wonderful music that comes from that island.

This last mix of 2011 is an Icelandic journey. All the music is created by artists from Iceland.
Icelandic music for me begins & ends with Sigur Ros & Bjork. They are both in the mix, with Jonsi, from Sigur Ros, making multiple appearances. In addition to the Sigur Ros tune, Jonsi contributes "Stokkseyri" from Riceboy Sleeps & "9" by Frakkur.

When a listener, Kevin, suggested the mix & the title, he was thinking of Iceland as a land of extremes...glaciers & volcanoes, 24hr days & 24hr nights. This mix doesn't swing too wildly from one extreme to another. It's more ice than fire. A few of the tunes do build in typical post-rock fashion, but generally things are fairly subdued.

Enjoy.

Uploaded 1 year ago -

Featuring tracks by Stafraenn Hakon, Frakkur , Sigur Ros, Amiina, Olafur arnalds and more

Boga Buy By Amiina	1
The Flat Buy By Johann Johannsson	2
Himininn er a hrynja, Buy By Olafur arnalds	3
Part 2 Ibm 1403 Printer Buy By Johann Johannsson	4
Veggur Buy By Stafraenn Hakon	5
Equilibrium Is Restored Buy By Valgeir Sigurðsson	6
Stokkseyri Buy By Jónsi & Alex	7
Álafoss Buy By Sigur Ros	8
Sudurgata Buy By Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson	9
Cosmogony Buy By Bjork	10
#9 Buy By Frakkur	11

mendozamendoza

4 months ago

a pleasure to behold thankyou

wabisabisan

8 months ago

Hey Dave Torr, thanks for the plug.... glad you're plugged in! See you next year on Harris

Dave Torr

8 months ago

You do the artists absolute justice Lowlight, I was listening to your tracks on the Isle of Harris in an artists studio and asked him who the music was by, he pointed me in the right direction, so glad I asked.
Thanks, keep it up.

decadans

9 months ago

Is it possible to make a lousy mix with all those outstanding Icelandic musicians ? Well, I doubt it. But there are way too few people who pay attention to this country's artists. Therefore, my absolute gratitude for this contribution of music. Thanks, thanks, thanks !!!