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List Of Bad Taste Artists
This is a list of notable artists signed by Bad Taste, and have Wikipedia articles. {{compact ToC, side=yes, top=yes, num=yes Artists A *Ásgerður Júníusdóttir *Atli Heimir Sveinsson B *Bellatrix aka Kolrassa Krókríðandi *Björk *Bogomil Font *Borko * Botnleðja D * Daníel Bjarnason * Didda *Dikta E *Eberg * Egill Ólafsson * Einar Örn Benediktsson * Emilíana Torrini F *Fræbbblarnir G * Gabríela Friðriksdóttir * GusGus H * HAM * Haukur Tómasson *Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson *Hljómar J * Jagúar * Jóhann Jóhannsson K * Kimono L * Lárus H Grímsson *Lárus Sigurðsson *Leaves M * Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson *Maus * Megas *Mínus * Mugison * Mammút. P * Paul Óscar * Pax * Purrkur Pillnikk. Q * Q4U *Quarashi. R * Risaeðlan aka ''Reptile'' S *Sigur Rós * Singapore Sling * Sjón * Skakkamanage *Ske * Skúli Sverrisson * Slowblow * Spoon * Stafrænn Hakon * Steindor Andersen * Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Taste (record Label)
Bad Taste (known as Smekkleysa in Icelandic, literally ''Tastelessness'') is one of Iceland’s most important record labels; located in Reykjavík and known worldwide for being home to The Sugarcubes, it also publishes poetry books, short films, greeting cards and Icelandic gifts. Bad Taste should not be confused with Bad Taste Records, a distinct record label based in Sweden. History After the bankruptcy of Gramm Records, and the demise of Kukl, Einar Örn Benediktsson, one of the vocalists of Kukl and Ásmundur Jónsson from Gramm, with some of the former musicians from Kukl and members of surrealistic group called Medúsa, convened to create a record company called Smekkleysa in 1986. Later, it was renamed to its English translation, ''Bad Taste'', after Pablo Picasso’s manifesto: “Good taste and frugality are the enemies of creativity”. Smekkleysa’s first work was a postcard drawn by Friðrik Erlingsson, who at that time was the guitar player of Sykurmolarnir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (born 1971 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic visual artist, painter and sculptor. In 2005, she represented Iceland at the Venice Biennale, and she is a previous winner of Iceland's Gudmunda Art Prize (2001). She has also shown at Migros Museum, Zurich; Centre Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery, Reykjavik; Museum of Modern Art, Oslo; and Kunsthaus Graz. Friðriksdóttir has had several solo exhibitions including 'Crepusculum' at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt n 2011, 'Inner Life of a Hay-bale' at Gallery Gamma, Reykjavík, Iceland, in 2016, and 'GABRIELA' at Hverfisgallery, Reykjavík, Iceland in In 2018. She is also known for her collaboration with the Icelandic musician and superstar Björk. The two have collaborated on Björk's 2002 CD box set ''Family Tree'' and on the 2005 video for Björk's song "Where is the Line" from the album ''Medúlla''. The two also combined their multimedia efforts at the 2005 La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maus (band)
Maus is a rock band from Iceland, formed in 1993. The band consists of Birgir Örn "Biggi" Steinarsson on vocals and guitar, Daníel "Danni" Þorsteinsson on drums, Eggert Gíslason on bass, and Páll Ragnar "Palli" Pálsson on guitar. Most of their songs are sung in Icelandic, though English versions of some songs have been released, as well as some original songs in English. The band was active releasewise from 1994 to 2004 but still continue to play live. They released five studio albums, a number of singles and a compilation that also featured one new song and an bonus cd featuring unreleased demo's and remixes. The band was very active with live performances in and outside their native country. Abroad their most noticeable gigs where at the CMJ, Summerstage and touring Denmark. While active the band appeared at every Iceland Airwaves music festival including the first one. They were a popular supporting band for foreign bands who would visit Iceland. Those included bands/art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson
Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson (8 September 1925 - 1 January 2005) was an Icelandic composer, pianist and conductor. Jóhannsson studied with Franz Mixa and Victor Urbancic at the Reykjavík College of Music (1935–7, 1939–45) and with Bernard Wagenaar and Marion Bauer at the Juilliard School (1947–53). He was active as répétiteur and conductor at the Icelandic National Theater (1956–61), and was a producer at the Icelandic State Broadcasting Service ( RÚV) until 1974; Jóhannsson was also a founder member of Musica Nova in 1959. After a period in the United States, (1977–87), he took up residence again in Iceland. In the 1950s and early 60s, Jóhannsson was at the forefront of the Icelandic avant garde. His ''Fjórar abstraksjónir'' (‘'Four Abstractions’', 1950) for piano was the first Icelandic 12-note composition; he was also a pioneer in electronic music, composing his Elektrónísk stúdía for woodwind quintet, piano and tape in 1958. In 1971 Jóhanns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaves (band)
Leaves are an Icelandic indie band formed in 2000.Strong, Martin C.(2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 832 History Vocalist Arnar Gudjonsson was formerly the guitarist with Mower, and he was joined by Hallur Hallsson (bass guitar), Arnar Ólafsson (guitar, accordion), Bjarni Grímsson (drums), and Andri Ásgrímsson (keyboards). Late in 2001 they played with Emiliana Torrini and drew early praise from the '' New York Times''.Strauss, Neil (2001)THE POP LIFE; Iceland Shows Its Charm Is Still Vigorous, '' The New York Times'', 25 October 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2010 They came to prominence in 2002 with their single "Race" (which reached number 66 in the UK Singles Chart), and début album, ''Breathe'', drawing comparisons to groups such as Coldplay, Muse, The Verve and Doves. The album was released in the UK first to positive reviews, reaching number 71 in the UK Albums Chart, then was re-released in the United States, and a tour of both the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lárus Sigurðsson
Lárus Orri Sigurðsson (born 4 June 1973), known in English as ''Larus Sigurdsson'', is an Icelandic former professional footballer, who played most notably for Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion in England. Club career Sigurðsson was born in Akureyri and played with Þór Akureyri along with his father Sigurdur Larusson, who later became the manager. His cousin Þorvaldur Örlygsson who was playing in England for Stoke City recommended him to manager Lou Macari and he joined Stoke on trial. Lárus impressed Macari so much that he played him against Portsmouth before he had signed him. He played 23 times in 1994–95 and his performances were so good he won the player of the year award. He was an ever-present in 1995–96 as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Leicester City. He missed just one match in 1996–97 in what was the club's final season at the Victoria Ground. He played in all but three matches in 1997–98 as Stoke suffered relegation to the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lárus H Grímsson
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Kimono (band)
kimono are an Icelandic-Canadian math rock band, formed in 2001. The group consists of Alison MacNeil (vocals, guitars, production), Gylfi Blöndal (bass, baritone guitar and guitar) and Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason (drums and percussion). Blöndal is also a member of Hudson Wayne and Mr. Silla and Bjarnason plays drums Seabear and has performed on a number of other Icelandic independent albums. kimono's most recent studio album, Easy Music for Difficult People, was released by Kimi Records on 4 December 2009. The album topped many "Best of 2009" lists with journalists in Iceland. In 2011, MacNeil came out as transgender after having been in treatment for Gender dysphoria since late 2003. History 2001-2003: Formation and "mineur-aggressif" kimono formed in 2001 in Reykjavik, Iceland, after the breakup of a post-rock instrumental band called Kaktus. Alison, who is Canadian, had moved to Iceland in the winter of 1999 and joined the band after answering an advertisement posted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchestration with contemporary electronic elements. Jóhann released solo albums from 2002 onward. In 2016, he signed with Deutsche Grammophon, through which he released his last solo album, '' Orphée''. Some of his works in film include the original scores for Denis Villeneuve's ''Prisoners'', ''Sicario'', and ''Arrival'', and James Marsh's ''The Theory of Everything''. Jóhann was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for both ''The Theory of Everything'' and ''Sicario'', and won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score for the former. He was a music and sound consultant on ''Mother!'', directed by Darren Aronofsky in 2017. His scores for ''Mary Magdalene'' and ''Mandy'' were released posthumously. His only directorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagúar (band)
Jagúar () is a funk band formed in 1998 in Reykjavík, Iceland. They went international in 2000, when they performed at the "1000 years since the Vikings found America" celebration in New York City. The band gained critical acclaim for their second album, ''Get the Funk Out'', which won the Icelandic Music Awards' 2001 "Album of the Year". The band and its many current and former members continue to be active in the Icelandic jazz scene. History The original lineup consisted of Daði Birgisson (keyboards), Ingi S. Skúlason ( bass), Jón Indriðason (drums), Börkur H. Birgisson (guitar), Hrafn Ásgeirsson (tenor sax) and Birkir Mattíasson (trumpet), who were interested in playing funk, soul and jazz. In the early days, Jagúar performed in Reykjavík, often playing covers of funk artists such as James Brown, Kool and the Gang, Herbie Hancock and others. The band was soon joined by Samúel Jón Samúelsson on trombone, along with drummer Sigfús Óttarsson (replacing Jón I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hljómar
Thor's Hammer, or Hljómar, was an Icelandic rock band primarily active in the 1960s. Outside of Iceland, they are known among music collectors for their rare releases on Parlophone, sung in English and recorded in London for export. The most famous of these is the 1966 EP ''Umbarumbamba'', regarded as one of the rarest released records in the world and known to fetch prices into the thousands of dollars when a copy surfaces. Their style can be described as garage rock, fuzz rock, and freakbeat, with noticeable influences from both The Who and The Beatles. History Formed in Keflavik in 1963 under the name Hljómar (literally "''Chords''"), they soon became popular in Iceland at a time when local rock music was a rarity. By the mid-1960s they were recording in London on Parlophone Records for the international market, including the EP ''Umbarumbamba'', now a valuable collector's item. This record was recorded as a tie-in with a movie starring the band also entitled ''Umbarum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (; born 23 April 1958), also known as HÖH, is a musician, an art director, and ''allsherjargoði'' (''chief goði'') of Ásatrúarfélagið ("the Ásatrú Association"). Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson was a pioneer in the use of computers when composing music and cleared the path for new ideas in recording and arrangements. He has worked on ambitious, experimental and original projects with various musicians, such as Psychic TV, Current 93, Sigur Rós, Steindór Andersen and Eivør Pálsdóttir. From early bands to the birth of Þeyr From 1972 to 1975 he was playing drums in a school band called Fatima with guitarist Jóhannes Helgason, bassist Birgir Ottóson and singer Guðmundur Eyjólfsson. In 1974 singer Eiríkur Hauksson replaced Guðmundur and guitarist Sigurgeir Sigmundsson joined them and a year after they broke up. By 1979 Hilmar Örn was playing drums and occasionally the synthesizer in a band called Fellibylur (Hurricane) with vocalist Magnús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |