Trúbrot were an
Iceland
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ic
psychedelic/
progressive rock
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band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
History
The band was formed in 1969 as an Icelandic
supergroup composed of members of the bands
Hljómar and
Flowers
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.
[Asbjørnsen, Dag Erik. ''Scented Gardens of the Mind''. Wolverhampton: Borderline Productions, 2000, pp. 357-358.] Their eponymous first
album
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was released that same year, a collection of orchestral and organ-backed pop songs which included
covers of
The Beatles
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's "
Things We Said Today",
The Supremes
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's "
My World Is Empty Without You" and
Jose Feliciano's "Rain", as well as a five-minute mini-
opera
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"Elskaðu Náungann", which was based on
Richard Wagner
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's ''
Tannhäuser''.
While the first album is entirely in
Icelandic, later albums featured more
English singing, which was at the time controversial in Iceland.
Undir Ahrifum review
Allmusic 1971's ''Lifun'' came in an octagon
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al cover.
Several members of this band would become part of the group Náttúra
"Náttúra" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Björk featuring English musician Thom Yorke. The track was released as a single promoting the protection of the Icelandic environment. , who released one album in 1972.[ Trúbrot itself broke up in 1973.
]
Members
* Shady Owens - vocals
* Gunnar Þórðarson - guitar, flute, vocals
* Karl Sighvatsson - organ, piano
*Rúnar Júlíusson
Guðmundur Rúnar Júlíusson (13 April 1945 – 5 December 2008), alternate names: Rúnar Júlíusson or Rúni Júl, was an Icelandic pop singer, music producer and footballer from Keflavík.
Football career
Rúnar was a member of Keflavík ...
- vocals, bass
* Gunnar Jökull Hákonarson - drums, vocals
* Magnús Kjartansson - piano, organ, vocals
* Ólafur Garðarsson - drums
Discography
*''Trúbrot'' (Fálkinn/EMI
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, 1969; Reissued on CD, Steinar, 1992; Reissued on LP + CD, Shadoks Music, 2010)
*''Undir Áhrifum'' (Fálkinn/Parlophone
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 1923 as the Parloph ...
, 1970; Reissued on CD, Steinar, 1992; Reissued on LP + CD, Shadoks Music, 2010)
*''Lifun'' (Tónaútgáfan, 1971; Reissued on CD, Geimsteinn, 1991; Reissued on LP + CD, Shadoks Music, 2011)
*''Mandala'' (Private Press, 1972; Reissued on CD, Geimsteinn, 1996; Reissued on LP + CD, Shadoks Music, 2011)
References
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Icelandic progressive rock groups
Psychedelic rock music groups