Iceland

In recent years i’ve been increasingly impressed at the amount of radical musical invention coming out of Iceland. Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, Hekla Magnúsdóttir, Áki Ásgeirsson, Þóranna Björnsdóttir, Bára Gísladóttir, Berglind María Tómasdóttir, Davíð Brynjar Franzson, Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir, Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir, Sóley Stefánsdóttir – these are just some of the composers …

It’s a sign of the trust that i have in Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir‘s music that, when she sent me her new album Skinweeper a few months back, i dropped everything and just pressed play. No prep, no note-reading, i didn’t even look at the track titles; i just wanted to listen, …

i’ve previously suggested that, for a while at least, use of the flute jet whistle in contemporary music ought to be subject to a lengthy moratorium, due to its excessive overuse. During some of the concerts at this year’s Estonian Music Days, i found myself wondering whether this should also …

My second evening at Tallinn Music Week was occupied with two events. The first was Tier Kollektiv, located in the cosy bar space of Fonoteek, to grab a rare opportunity to hear Icelandic singer Lúpína in action. It feels like Lúpína has been around for a long time; she started …

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