Úlfur Hansson (born 1988) is an Icelandic electronic musician. Úlfur's first album, ''Sweaty Psalms'', was released in May 2008. It was recorded and written over two years, self-released but distributed by

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locally. The record received outstanding reviews in local newspapers and

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In promotion of the album, Klive toured Germany in 2009, opening for Kira Kira. Following the success of Klive's first album, Úlfur signed a record deal with newly reformed

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. Úlfur Hansson has worked closely with his sibling and visual artist, Elín Hansdóttir, over the years. He also plays bass guitar with the Icelandic band Swords of Chaos. Since April 2010, Úlfur Hansson has been a touring member of

Jónsi Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (; born 23 April 1975) is an Icelandic musician; he is the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his "angelic" falset ...

(Jón Þór Birgisson of Sigur Rós) international promotional tour of Jónsi's album '' Go''.

Selected discography

* ''Batsugun Returns'' (as Bitroid) – 2006, self-released. * ''Sweaty Psalms'' (as Klive) – 2008, self-released. * ''The End is as Near As Your Teeth'' (w/ Swords of Chaos). Kimi Records, 2010. * ''Sweaty Psalms'' (as Klive) – 2010, European version released on

. * ''White Mountain'' (as Úlfur) 2012.

Collaboration projects

* ''Drift'' – 2007. Audio work for Elín Hansdóttir's installation in ZKM (Karlsruhe, Germany). * ''Helix'' – 2008. A happening with Elín Hansdóttir. Reykjavík, Iceland). * ''Path'' – 2008. Audio work for Elín Hansdóttir's installation in Listasafn Íslands (Reykjavík, Iceland) and Gallery Maribel Lopez (Berlin, Germany). * ''Each Thousand Years But a Day'' – 2009. Musical composition for a 7-piece brass band performed at Ryan Parteka's opening in

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. * ''Pretty Bassic'' – 2009. Music for Margrét Bjarnadóttir and Saga Sigurðardóttir's dance piece for Reykjavik Dance Festival. * ''Universolo'' – 2010. Audio work for Elín Hansdóttir's installation in Unosolo Project Space (Rome, Italy).''Universolo''
, Elín Hansdóttir', March 23, 2010, accessed October 31, 2010.

References

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