Top 10 of Best Icelandic Albums of 2007 according to Atli Bollason /
10 Bestu Íslensku Plötur Ársins 2007:
10. Björk – Volta
9. Seabear – The Ghost that Carried Us Away
8. Amiina -Kurr
7. Benni Hemm Hemm – Ein í leyni
6. Valgeir Sigurðsson -Ekvilibríum
5. For a Minor Reflection -Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft
4. Jakobínarína -The First Crusade
3. Sigur Rós – Hvarf/Heim
2. Ólöf Arnalds -Við og við
1. Hjaltalín – Sleepdrunk Seasons
0. Sprengjuhöllin: Tímarnir okkar (His own band btw)
Source:
Blogspot of Atli http://bollason.blogspot.com
This year Sigur Rós Album “Ágætis Byrjun” was voted as Best Icelandic Album ever made. Because of this competition, Icelandic TV Program Kastljós asked some TV, Radio & Magazine personalities to give their Top 5 of the Best Albums ever made in Iceland.
Featuring albums by Hljómar, Fræbbblarnir, Das Kapital, Utangarðsmenn, Bubbi Morthens, Sogblettir, Spilverk þjóðanna, Stuðmenn, Bless, Ham, Sigur Rós, Purrkur Pillnikk, Björk, Tappi Tikarass, Jet Black Joe, Yukatan, Minus and múm a.o.
According to Andri Freyr Viðarsson(XFM Radio DJ), Heiða Eiríksdóttir (24 Stundir) (of the band Hellvar), Atli Bollason (of the band Sprengjuhöllin), Ólafur Páll Gunnarsson (RUV Poppland & Rokkland) & Ívar Guðmundsson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZhCY0nrCSU
The Sugarcubes performed their first Single “Birthday” Live @ Saturday Night Live Show (NBC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3mmVf6jA4w
Björk – “Hyperballad” Brodsky Quartet (Re)mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B27Q_pVkJI
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TOP 20 of Best Icelandic Albums of 2007 according to Rjóminn / Topp 20 íslenskar plötur 2007:
#20. múm – Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
#19. b. sig – Good Morning Mr. Evening
#18. Jakobínarína – The First Crusade
#17. Rökkurró – Það kólnar í kvöld…
#16. Skátar – Ghost of the Bollocks to Come
#15. I Adapt – Chainlike Burden
#14. Bloodgroup – Sticky Situation
#13. Páll Óskar – Allt fyrir ástina
#12. Gus Gus – Forever
#11. Hjálmar – Ferðasót
#10. Megas og Senuþjófarnir – Hold er mold
#9. Benny Crespo’s Gang – Benny Crespo’s Gang
#8. Björk – Volta
#7. Megas og Senuþjófarnir – Frágangur
#6. Sprengjuhöllin – Tímarnir okkar
#5. Ólöf Arnalds – Við og við
#4. Sigur Rós – Hvarf/Heim
#3. Hjaltalín – Sleepdrunk Seasons
#2. Mugison – Mugiboogie
#1. Seabear – The Ghost That Carried Us Away
Source:
Rjóminn www.rjominn.is/top/islenskt2007
Top 10 List of Best Icelandic Albums of 2007 according to Gummi Jóh / Topp tíu listinn Islenskar plötur arsins:
1. Hjaltalín – Sleepdrunk Seasons Listen & Buy @ http://kimi.grapewire.net/album/268
2. Sigur Rós – Hvarf/Heim
3. Megas- Frágangur
4. Megas – Hold er mold
5. Seabear – The ghost that carried us away
6. Sprengjuhöllin – Tímarnir okkar
7. Mugison – Mugiboogie
8. Hjálmar- Ferðasót
9. Ólöf Arnalds – Við og við
10. Jakobínarína – The First Crusade
Source: http://gummijoh.net/category/mp3blog
More Hjaltalín: www.myspace.com/hjaltalinband
Record label of Hjaltalín is Kimi Records
Stuðmenn @ Royal Albert Hall, London
24. March 2005
Stuðmenn were founded in school, @ “Menntaskólinn Hamrahlid” in Reykjavik. Their debut album “Sumar á Syrlandi” in 1975 became an instant success on the market and critics cheered the band frenetically as the milestone of Icelandic pop music. Their music combined high-flyingly merry and higgledy-piggledy varied songs, all with a twist, reflecting Icelandic characteristics and changing society by collected tunes and true icelandic lyrics. Now many years later they are still going strong.
“Mannstu ekki eftir mér?“
This song is called “Don’t you remember me?” which I guess is about people that used to have a crush on each other and now meet many years later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuE6hm2EwBc
“Brátt kemur ekki betri tíð“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxdPfSqCe6s
“Ofboðslega frægur” (Extremely famous)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0oZyOdbjns
“Semdu nú lag“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVeYhvIqBwk
“Æ þú mannst ekki neitt!” (You don’t remember anything)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx1wQjAfsDU
www.studmenn.com
Elíza Geirsdóttir Newman performed “Stone Heart” @ Off-Venue Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) Record Shop/Pop, Rokk & Rosir 2nd Hand Shop @ Iceland Airwaves ’07 Festival. A song of her Debut Album “Empire Fall” (Lavaland Records, 2007).
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3643848983679796453
FM Belfast & Örvar of múm played “Back & Spine” @ the Icelandair Opening Party @ the Kjarval Museum (Kjarvalsstaðir) @ Iceland Airwaves ’07 Festival.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6971334506656329675
Mammút performed the song “Þorkell” (“Thorkell“) of their Debut Album on Smekkleysa Record Label @ Gaukurinn (Gaukur a stöng), gig on Tuesday, the evening before the official start of the Iceland Airwaves ’07 Festival.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5998810956979756301
Videos shot by Wim Van Hooste
wimvanhooste
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