Geyser - Anthology of the Icelandic Independent Music Scene of the Eighties
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Name = Geyser - Anthology of the Icelandic Independent Music Scene of the Eighties |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = miscellaneous |
Cover = Compilation_(Geyser_Anthology_of_the_Icelandic_Independent_Music_Scene_of_the_Eighties).jpg |
Recorded = ??? |
Released = 1987 |
Genre = [[Punk rock|Punk]]/[[New Wave music|New Wave]]/[[Gothic rock]] |
Length = 36:08 |
Label = [[Enigma Records]] |
Producer = various |
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<b>''Geyser - Anthology of the Icelandic Independent Music Scene of the Eighties''</b> was a compilation released in 1987 by the record label [[Enigma Records]]. With 11 tracks, this Icelandic compilation, which was issued in LP and MC format, featured some of the most important groups of the 1980s of the [[Punk rock|punk]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]] and [[gothic rock|gothic]] scene.<br>
The New Wave group, [[Þeyr]] appears with "Killer Boogie" one of their smash hits from ''[[As Above...]]'', their last album, which was released in 1982. Other important band featured here is [[Purrkur Pillnikk]], which was led by the vocalist [[Einar Örn Benediktsson]]. Also the grandfather of Rock, [[Megas]] appears with "Kóndor". [[Bubbi Morthens]] and his band [[Das Kapital (band)|Das Kapital]] appears with "Svartur Gítar". [[KUKL]], a group formed by [[Björk]], Einar Örn, [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]], [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]] (both from Þeyr), next to [[Birgir Mogensen]] and [[Einar Melax]] are featured with their song "Man on the Cross", which is also known as "Greece (Just by the Book)" and was taken from [[Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought)]] (1986).
==Track listing==
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! Track !! Title !! Length !! Artist !! Lyrics !! Audio clips
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| 01 || Killer Boogie || 02:47 || [[Þeyr]] || - || -
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| 02 || Excuse Me || 03:40 || [[Purrkur Pillnikk]] || - || -
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| 03 || Svartur Gítar || 02:50 || [[Bubbi Morthens|Bubbi]] & [[Das Kapital (band)|Das Kapital]] || - || -
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| 04 || Kondór || 02:10 || [[Megas]] & [[Íkarus]] || - || -
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| 05 || Kjöt || 04:17 || [[Vonbrigði]] || - || -
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| 06 || Glas || 01:43 || [[Jonee Jonee]] || - || -
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| 07 || Ad Astra || 04:34 || [[Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson]] || - || -
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| 08 || Man on the Cross || 06:42 || [[KUKL]] || [http://www.bjorkbrasil.com.br/letras/kukl/holidays_in_europe/greece.htm link] || -
|-
| 09 || Citified || 03:32 || [[Mickey Dean]] & [[De Vunderfoolz]] || - || -
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| 10 || Life || 03:50 || [[Stanya]] || - || -
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| 11 || Edda || 03:15 || [[Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson]] || - || -
|}
==External links==
*[http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10797/kukl/theyr.htm Page about Þeyr]
*[http://www.hanshan.org/musikk/theyr.php Website about the history and discography of Þeyr]
*[http://www.tonlist.is/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=2947 Tónlist.is] - Page about Þeyr. It features mp3 samples (in Icelandic).
*[http://www.intravenous.de/home/musik/artikel/island1.html Intravenous.de] - Page about Icelandic music. It includes a section for Þeyr.
*[http://www.islandia.is/gko/ Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]
*[http://www.isound.com/music/gkottarsson/ Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com]
*[http://www.myspace.com/godkrist Page of G. K. Óttarsson at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.isound.com/stanya Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at Isound.com]
*[http://www.myspace.com/steinimagg Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at MySpace.com]
*[http://www.smekkleysa.net/sigtryggur Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson]
*[http://www.southern.com/southern/band/KUKLL/ Official site of KUKL] - It features QuickTime movies to download.
*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ansatte/vidar/www/musikk/kukl.html Website about the history and discography of KUKL]
*[http://www.alwaysontherun.net/kukl.htm Always on the Run.net] - Site about KUKL. It includes lyrics and photographs.
*[http://www.bjork.com Official site of Björk]
*[http://www.ismennt.is/not/emelax/ Official site of Einar Melax]
*[http://www.tonlist.com/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=2675 Page about Megas at Tónlist.com] - It features discography with mp3 samples.
*[http://www.members.aol.com/skugga607/velkominhtm Official site of Bubbi Morthens]
*[http://www.myspace.com/jakobsmari Page of Jakob Smári Magnússon at MySpace.com]
[[Category:1987 albums]]
[[Category:Icelandic albums]]
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