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Well, first off we have to tell you about two great concerts coming up this next week in Iceland. Tonight, Dikta will be playing at Grand Rokk in downtown Reykjavík. Other acts for the night will include Toggi, Mugsefjun, and Buff. Entrance is 1000 kronur and the show starts at 23:00. Then on December 22nd, Radio X 97.7 is holding a brilliant Christmas Benefit concert at Dillon in downtown Reykjavík. This show will start at 18:00 and cost 977 kronur. The night will feature performances by both Dikta and Dr. Spock, along with Vicky, Ourlives, Sign, The Viking Giant Show, Dynamo Fog, and many more! That’s a lot of music for the price. Dr. Spock’s latest album, Falcon Christ, is still going strong in Iceland. It’s been getting regular radio play and the band have been touring around the country for it the past month. The album would make a great Christmas present for any fan of rock or Icelandic music you know.
And while we wait for the new song by Dikta (called Let Go, which should be coming in the next coming weeks), we remind you of their amazing Christmas song. They recorded an old traditional Icelandic Christmas song called “Nottin var su ágaet ein” which translates to ‘That delightful night.’ The song was recorded in December 2007 to capture the true Christmas spirit.
You can find this beautiful track now at our webshop here: http://www.smekkleysa.net/album/339 Hope everyone is having a nice holiday season!
Mýmörg smáfyrirtæki um land allt taka þátt í átaki um kynningu og sölu gjafavöru og góðrar þjónustu. Úrvalið er mikið: Gæðamatvæli, hlýr fatnaður, vandaðir munir, gisting við þjóðveg eða úti í auðn, alúðar bað- og heilsumeðferð fjarri skarkala höfuðborgar, svo fátt eitt sé nefnt. Nógur er fjölbreytileikinn, en til að auka eftirspurn þarf að minna á gróskuna og gæðin. Með því að gefa ástvinum og vandamönnum trygga ávísun á sérstæða upplifun og innlendan kost, þá er ekki einungis verið að gefa góða íslenska jólagjöf, heldur jafnframt verið að gefa Íslandi sjálfu gjöf; Að gefa fjölbreytilegum sprotavexti áburð er að stuðla að þeirri sjálfbæru þróun efnahags- og atvinnuuppbyggingar landsins sem nú er aðkallandi. Björk Guðmundsdóttir er í forsvari fyrir átaksverkefnið og er í samvinnu við vef Náttúra.info, Nýsköpunarmiðstöð Íslands, Atvinnuþróunarfélög landsins, Hönnunarmiðstöðina og smáfyrirtæki um land allt. Útlit gjafabréfs er hannað af Hrafni Gunnarssyni, grafískum hönnuði, í samstarfi við Hönnunarmiðstöð Íslands. Christmas is well underway here in Iceland and each day, the 13 Yule Lads are coming and leaving little gifts for us at the Smekkleysa Shop that we are sharing with you.. for FREE!!! Check each day as they upload a new song from Smekkleysa artists as a free download! The links will appear on the main page each day and you can find the previous days available throughout the holiday season, too! Today‘s song is Planet by The Sugarcubes! And just because this has been a particularly hard year for most of us, we feel that is just more reason to be more generous and offer you a special free Smekkleysa Christmas album!! You will find the zip file of this collection of songs on our main page, also. We hope you enjoy all this music. And if you still need more ideas for Christmas gifts, do remember that you can purchase any CD on our site and you can download most albums immediately as we send you the CD by mail. Seasons Greetings and wishing you a very happy new year,
We liked this article written in Iceland Review. It is about our own Dr Spock’s brand new album, which is available now! ”Icelandic punk rockers Dr. Spock released their second album this week, entitled Falcon Christ. The band’s first album, Dr. Phil, was released in 2005 and was described as a “cold and nutritional splash to the ears of rock-thirsty listeners.” According to Smekkleysa Record Store, Dr. Spock holds a unique position in Iceland’s musical flora when it comes to musical creation, humor and concert performance. The band chooses to promote its music in original ways, for example by holding concerts in spinning classes at the gym and touring the capital region while playing on the platform of a truck. Falcon Christ includes 12 new songs with Dr. Spock, including “Fálkinn” and “Dr. Organ” that have repeatedly been played on Icelandic radio stations lately. The band also entered last year’s run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest with “Hvar ertu nú?” The band’s members come from different backgrounds; from bands like Ham, Ensími, Motion Boys, Funkstrasse and Quicksand Jesus.” Falcon Christ is out now in shops and will soon be available online at http://www.smekkleysa.net/shop/dr-spock Our very own Dikta have just posted a blog on their myspace page announcing that a new song titled Let Go is now being mixed. This exciting news is also accompanied by a video of Haukur, their lead singer, laying down some vocals for it. Also, Dikta has recorded a version of the traditional Icelandic Christmas song, Nóttin Var Sú Ágæt Ein. If you are in the Christmas mood or need help getting into the spirit, this wonderful song is available in digital format here: Ready to hear some loud, crazy Icelandic rock? Three of Iceland’s greatest current rock bands will be heading around the country on tour starting tomorrow (Wednesday the 26th of November). Dr. Spock have recently released their first single from the forthcoming album. The song is called Fálkinn and has been quite popular on the radio charts. Agent Fresco are getting ready to release their first EP with Kimi Records soon, and have been doing incredible things in their short time together, including just having won Iceland’s spot in the Global Battle Of The Bands and receiving a 5 star review in Kerrang! Magazine for their performance at Iceland Airwaves last month. Slugs has also released a new album last month to good reception and followed that up with a series of intense concerts, sure to be continued with this tour. Here are the dates:
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Jeff Who? release new album and celebrate with concert at NASAPosted by: manny in News, fréttir
Jeff Who’s incredible sophomore album has finally come out and delivers more of the fun pop, rock, and incredible energy that has made Jeff Who? one of Iceland’s best known bands. They invite you to celebrate this release with them this Friday, November 28th at NASA in downtown Reykjavík! This promises to be the event of the weekend. Don’t believe me? Then check out the new self-titled album at the Smekkleysa webpage and see for yourself!  Ghostigital along with Finnbogi Pétursson and Skúli Sverrisson have come out with a new collaboration called Aero: Music Composed For Aeroplanes. It is an instrumental album that was specially mixed and enhanced for your headphone listening experience. Perfect to listen to as you cross the oceans on a plane. The album was recorded both in New York and Reykjavík and also on board IcelandAir flight FI615. The album is available now, and we’ve just uploaded a sample from it called ”Transatlantic” to the myspace profile! Listen and get it HERE!! |
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