Icelandic prog?
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Topic: Icelandic prog?
Posted By: GoldenNoseSlim
Subject: Icelandic prog?
Date Posted: June 19 2023 at 07:04
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Hi, I'm in Iceland for a while, and wondering if you can help me dig deeper into their music. I'm familiar with the famous groups (Sugarcubes, Sigur Ros, Dead Skeletons) and they all seem to veer toward the proggy and psychedelic ends of the spectrum. Does anyone know of anything else that's interesting? Would especially be intrigued by older prog music if there is any?
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: June 19 2023 at 12:51
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I don't have any special knowledge of Icelandic music, but I did look up the top Icelandic prog albums in the PA database. Only 12 albums were listed, from 3 artists: Björk, Sigur Rós, and Eldberg. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: June 19 2023 at 13:15
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From the book " Scented Gardens of the mind , guide to golden eara of prog rock 68/80" by Dag Erik Asbjonsen 2000 EiK : 2 Lps in 76 and 77 (Camel/ Yes) Jonas and Einar : 1 LP in 72 (folk rock) Mánar : 1 LP in 71 ( looks good according to the author, Like "Old man and the sea" and "Junipher Green") Odmenn : 1 eponym double LP in 1970 ( good according to the author and better than any Trubrot's Lp)) Svanfridur : 1 LP in 1972 (mix of heavy prog and nordic folk) Trůbrot : 4 LPs from 69 to 72 (pop songs and eclectic choice of cover versions ) In 2000, only references of Trubrot 4 Lps were given by the author Author listed more folk references All the materials are unknown to me if I had to chose i 'd probably select Eik, Odmenn and Manar best regards M. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 01:15
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lucy in blue ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 07:28
| Eldberg (two good albums in 2011 and 2015 then they disappeared- they were very retro sounding) |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 07:37
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 16:00
Agree i got one also |
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: GoldenNoseSlim
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 17:49
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Thank you! That's brilliant! Just started to check those out. It sounds to me like they're quite inspired by the British folk-rock? I noticed that there's a lot of British vinyl in the Iceland flea market.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 18:00
Eldberg? Not to my ears. I'm not sure what their influences were actually but they had lots of organ. I have both and they are both enjoyable (you might have to be ok with foreign singing though). Apparently the one guy in the band was also in Todmobile who worked with Jon Anderson and Steve Hackett. Their version of Awaken is worth watching on youtube.
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 18:05
I have one of their albums lined up for review this summer, might be the debut. When I think Iceland I think Sigur Ros. Love some of their videos that were filmed from up there. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 20 2023 at 18:11
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EIK is the other band from Iceland I have coming up for review this summer, I think the second one. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: June 21 2023 at 15:35
just take a look at Greg Walker on-line shop Synphonic all the prog band are listed by their country of origin http://synphonicmusic.com/country/iceland.html |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: June 21 2023 at 15:37
they are not folk rock related |
Posted By: GoldenNoseSlim
Date Posted: June 22 2023 at 06:05
| That was really cool. I like how they work with that bluesy space-rock. Nice, nice stuff |
Posted By: Dapper~Blueberries
Date Posted: July 04 2023 at 14:38
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I don't think there are really any. I mean I know this site lists Bjork and Sigur Ros here, but tbh they aren't really prog. They're great, but they definitely aren't prog rock or prog metal. There might be some underground Icelandic prog groups though, but not quite sure. ------------- D~B |