Ampop " Clown ", a song feat. on their album " My delusions " (2006)

The Sweet is Never as Sweet without the Bitter Kjarr - the very kúl and rather psychedelic new project by Kjartan F. Ólafsson (Ampop & Leaves) - is currently blowing our tiny minds here at IMX, and not just ours: Kjarr's eponymous debut album (downloadable here ) has also been voted Album Of The Week on RUV's Poppland show, and rightly so, say we. We got in touch and asked him all about it. Take it away, Kjartan! Hello Kjartan! How are you and what are you doing this fine day? I’m fine thanks, snow has fallen in Glasgow which makes ...

Blindfold is made up of four young vivacious Icelandic Londoners’ who have been creating their music that is drawing comparisons to Radiohead, Muse and Sigur Ros amongst others but with their own trademark sound and style. They have a passion for exploring new sounds and creating mesmerising songs, made by a vast mix of textures [...]

Gold Leaves is the brand new project of Grant Olsen, better known as the Arthur portion of Seattle folk duo Yu">Arthur & Yu. Hardly Art will release The Ornament , the debut LP from Gold Leaves , on August 16th. Recorded and co-produced by Jason Quever (Papercuts), The Ornament is equally informed by subtle R&B; touches and 60's Brit-pop production.  It's classic AM Pop if it were made in your bedroom and sounds like it was recorded in 1964.  It's relatively unpolished stuff that sounds as if it might all fall apart by the end of its run.   The Ornament is shambolic, fragile stuff that has a warmth and honesty to it and that's what makes it so good.  The Ornament is setting itself up to be the album ...

Ampop frontman Biggi Hilmarsson has composed the original score to the new feature-length documentary ‘Future of Hope’, which was released nationwide in Icelandic cinemas in beginning...

Iceland: Future of Hope Music score of this documentary was by Biggi Hilmarsson ( Ampop/Blindfold ). www.youtube.com/v/9LcmmeZ-V3g?fs=1&hl;&fmt;=18

Première on 3. September 2010 In Icelandic Theaters Music composed by Biggi Hilmarsson ( Ampop/Blindfold fame) Biggi Hilmarsson @ MySpace Documentary Trailer www.youtube.com/v/cLnFl7K8Tao&hl;&fmt;=18

It's not pop, it's not porno, it's Pornopop Pornopop , a great, but quite unknown band consisting of the bros. Pétur Jóhann Einarsson & Águst Arnar Einarsson . Band of brothers started in 1996 in their parents' basement, making music with a Roland drum machine. 2 months later they did some late night sessions @ recording studios all over Reykjavík, recording @ night, sleeping @ daytime. The outcome was the highly acclaimed album " Blue " which helped them land tour dates with Sigur Rós . Five years later they began writing music for their 2nd album. This time they used the dB Studio of friend, Arnar Helgi Aðalsteinsson , of the band Plat & producer of Ampop . Together Arnar & Einarsson & Einarsson recorded & produced the album " …and the slow songs about the dead calm in your arms ". This duo is working on a third album " Two lazy tigers ", to be released this year. http://www.facebook.com/twolazytigers Listen to these old songs: " My Bed = My Gravity " of the Album " Blue " (1996) Get the album @ Gogoyoko www.youtube.com/v/UBKZXnbkgTk&hl;&fmt;=18 " Centre ", a song of the Album " And The Slow Songs About The Dead Calm In Your Arms " (2006) Get the album @ Gogoyoko www.youtube.com/v/9CP3HuWcWeE&hl;&fmt;=18 " Death Tape " of the same album www.youtube.com/v/7kS1slETZiA&hl;&fmt;=18 Another 1 " Wired To The Cold Metallic Scene " www.youtube.com/v/RWdfb7KA6Wc&hl;&fmt;=18 Pornopop @ MySpace

People always ask me what did you bring home in your suitcase this time. So here's a list of my Icelandic music goodies, old & new stuff: 200.000 Naglbítar " Hjartagull " ( Dennis , 2003) 200.000 Naglbítar " Lúðrasveit Verkalýðsins " / CD + DVD ( Canned Records , 2008) Ampop " Sail to the moon " ( Sena , 2006) Cosmic Call " Cosmic Call " (Cosmic Call, 2009) Egill S " Egill S " ( Borgin , 2009) Eliza Newman " Pie in the sky " ( Lavaland Records/ Smekkleysa , 2009) Emiliana Torrini " Dead Things " / Single ( One Little Indian , 1999) Esja " Esja " ( Sena , 2008) Feldberg " Don't be a stranger " ( Cod Music , 2009) Hank and Tank " Songs for the Birds " ( Hank & Tank , 2009) Jet Black Joe " Full circle " ( Sena , 2006) kimono " Easy music for difficult people " ( Kimi Records , 2009) Kippi Kaninus " Happens Secretly " / Limited edition (Kippi Kaninus, 2005)(Released in 2009 on Brainlove Records ) Lára " Þögn " ( Sena , 2006) Leaves " Catch " / Single ( B Unique Records , 2002) Lay Low " Flatey " / CD + DVD ( Cod Music , 2009) Lhooq " Losing Hand " / Single ( Echo Label, 1998) Lhooq " Losing Hand " / 3” CD Single ( Echo Label, 1998) Lhooq " I don’t want to know" (Bogus) / Single ( Echo label, 1998) Mínus " Romantic Exorcism " / Single ( Smekkleysa , 2006 ) Morðingjarnir " Flóttinn mikli " ( Kimi Records , 2009) Nýdönsk " Himnasending " ( Sena , 1992) Pascal Pinon " Pascal Pinon " (Pascal Pinon, 2009) Reptilicus " Eight Fits " ( Staalplaat , 1998) Reptilicus " T emperature of blood " ( Cat’s Heaven , 1996 ) Reptilicus " S.O.B.S. " ( Staalplaat , 1996) Rúnk " Ghengi Dahls " ( Flottur kúltúr & Gutt music , 2002) Singapore Sling " The curse of Singapore Sling " ( Hitt Records , 2002) Ske " Love for you all " (Ske, 2009) Stjörnukisi " Góðar stundir " (2001) "Reykeitrun " Video www.youtube.com/v/S5jHyB4HiKk&hl;&fmt;=18 The Go-Go Darkness " The Go-Go Darkness " (The Go-Go Darkness, 2009) Toggi " Puppy " ( Sena , 2006) Úlpa " Mea Culpa " ( Handatt/Hitt Records , 2001) Úlpa " Dinzl " / Single ( Handatt , 2001) Úlpa " Jahiliya " ( Tindur/Handatt , 2009) Utangar ð smenn " Utangarðsmenn " (Live @ Stockholm 1982) ( Smekkleysa , 1994) We Made God " As we sleep " (We Made God, 2008)

Leaves News: 1 Member leaves Leaves & 2 Join The bass player & also a founding member of the band of Leaves , Hallur Hallsson , has decided to leave the band. Halldur is replaced by Elís Pétursson , aka Elli from the band Jeff Who? , who already played with the band @ a gig @ London . Elli played in the past also with Ghostigital . Recently Kjartan Friðrik Ólafsson of the band Ampop joined the band. Source: Fréttabladid " Race " www.youtube.com/v/l0XsyreonlM&hl;&fmt;=18 Leaves @ MySpace

-Πω πω, πως πέρασε έτσι γρήγορα ο πρώτος μήνας της χρονιάς?.. Ampop - January [zs] BPLO - January [zs] Cars & Trains - January [zs] DoF - January [zs] Nathan Moomaw - January [zs] Pooma - January [zs] Ravens & Chimes - January [zs] The Layaways - January [zs] Trashed On Fiction - January [zs] Tory Amos - Black-Dove (January) [zs] -Σαν χτες μου φαίνεται που φύγαμε για την Ανατολική Ευρώπη.. Paper Cranes - January In Eastern Europe [zs] -Στις οκτώ του μηνός δεν ήταν? Women - January 8th [zs] -Ναι, και γυρίσαμε στις είκοσι έξι.. Monsieur Guy - January 26 [zs] -Ή μήπως στις είκοσι πέντε? Είκοσι τόσο τέλος πάντων, εκεί θα κολλήσουμε?.. Why ...

London based composer Biggi Hilmarsson , of Blindfold and Ampop fame, Live @ Swedish Church of London with cello player Maddalena Branduardi on the 1. December 2009 . Biggi did work for films, commercials, and collaborated on albums of the bands Worm is green , Bela & Stafrænn Hákon . " Fool's Mate ", a song featured on his solo album, expected to be released in spring 2010. www.youtube.com/v/jVFDjyEoYj4&hl;&fmt;=18 Biggi's Website Biggi Hilmarsson @ MySpace Ampop @ MySpace Blindfold @ MySpace

Fyrst að maður er nú stjórnandi á þessari síðu þá er bara að sletta skyrinu. Fyrsta tónlistarmyndband mitt síðan...tja.... Ampop eða Bang Gang held ég bara. Alltaf jafnhressandi og Eberg mikill meistari fyrir framan myndavél sem og hljóðfærin.

100 Bestu Plötur Íslandssögunar/100 Best Icelandic Albums Björk Guðmundsdóttir : 7 albums Bubbi & his bands : 9 albums Sigur Rós : 5 albums Megas : 7 albums Egill Ólafsson/Spilverk þjóðanna : 11 albums Megas & Spilverk : 1 album Þursaflokkurinn : 4 albums Stuðmenn : 3 albums 23 artists made 61 of the 100 albums 24 albums from the period 1971-1980 24 albums from the period 1991-2000 ( ) - Sigur Rós 12. ágúst '99 - Sálin hans Jóns míns 200.000 naglbítar og LV - 200.000 naglbítar og Lúðrasveit verkalýðsins Abbababb! - Dr. Gunni og vinir hans Allt fyrir ástina - Páll Óskar Apparat Organ Quartet - Apparat Organ Quartet Á bleikum náttkjólum ...

Icelandic photographer Maria Kjartansdottir presents her first solo exhibition in London, in collaboration with composer and frontman of Blindfold , Biggi Hilmarsson . His new track and single “ Fool’s Mate ”, along with a mesmerising and evocative instrumental track from Blindfold will be supporting the haunting photographs. " Shared Future " deals with subjects that concern us all; circumstances and emotions that we have all felt and are aware of, but so seldom consider and express." And there's more to grap: Get a free Live EP (3 songs) @ www.ampop.co.uk/blindfold More Blindfold @ www.myspace.com/theblindfold