66 Degrees of Sound

66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases and upcoming events.On this month’s episode we recap our Iceland Airwaves experiences, highlight some tracks that fell into the void, explore an internet radio journey, and get ready to party with some legends.Episode tracklist:Jae Tyler – Marijuana (r. Oct. 26)Sin Fang & Lala Lala – The Dark (r. Oct. 20)GusGus – Unfinished Symphony (r. Nov. 3)Benni Hemm Hemm – 24 Hours at the End of the World (looping radio station, launched Oct. 21)Sucks to be you, Nigel! – Splitta G-inu (out Nov. 10)Events:GusGus at Harpa — November 17 & 18, Harpa – Eldborg, 19:30 & 22:00 each night, 6.990 - 14.990 ISKKaffibarinn’s 30th Birthday Weekend — November 24 & 25, Kaffibarinn, FreeYou can find that and more events on our site events.grapevine.is. You can also upload your for free.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

In recent weeks, none other than Björk has voiced her opinion on open-net fish farming in Iceland. Hint: She's opposed. 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases and upcoming events. The show will now exist in podcast form only and mainly focus on new music, with discussions, artist interviews, and track listens. We will keep including one or two notable events per episode, but may not be relevant if you get hooked and go listen to back episodes. To support the recent wave of protests around fish farming, Björk recently announced a new track featuring Rosalía, out later in October. We hear international band Laura Secord (no, not the chocolatier), check out Julian Civilian's song about Icelandic mundanity, visit grandma with Supersport!, and get our hearts broken at Bankastræti via Elín Hall's and Una Torfa's recent endeavour. Episode tracklist:Laura Secord — The Nation's Greatest (r. October 2)Julian Civilian — Fyrirmyndarborgari (r. September 29)Supersport! — Hér gilda allt aðrar reglur, kveðja amma (Húsið Mitt, r. October  6) Elín Hall & Una Torfa — Bankastræti ( r. October 13)Iceland Airwaves is back  on November 2-4. Tickets are still available. All information, line-up, and tickets can be found on https://icelandairwaves.is/You can find that and more events on our site events.grapevine.is. You can also upload your for free.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

We're back from hiatus! After a few weeks of retooling and behind-the-scenes makeover montages, your pals Rex and Jói are back with a lemon-fresh new episode of 66 Degrees of Sound.66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases and upcoming events. The show will now exist in podcast form only and mainly focus on new music, with discussions, artist interviews, and track listens. We will keep including one or two notable events per episode, but may not be relevant if you get hooked and go listen to back episodes. On our first episode back, we oil our rusty podcasting hinges talking about the gorgeous new album by Laufey, a delightful surprise from newcomers Hreyfing, the mesmerizing and wonderous latest release from Ingibjörg Turchi, and friend of the show MSEA's brand new baby. We also highlight the upcoming Anna Þorvaldsdóttir double-bill, with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra performing her works on October 5th & 6th.Episode tracklist:Laufey — California And Me (Bewitched, r. September 8)Hreyfing — See You Later (Alligator) (Hreyfing Presents: Greatest Hits r. September 8)Ingibjörg Turchi — Epta (Stropha r. September 1) MSEA — It's got a little ring to it (Our Daily Apocalypse Walk r. September 15)The Iceland Symphony Orchestra performs the works of Anna Þorvaldsdóttir over a two night programme:October 5th at Harpa performing AION along with cello soloist Kian Soltani performing the additional works of Elgar.October 6th at Hallgrímskirka performing ARCHORA with accompaniment of the Klais organ.You can find that and more events on our site events.grapevine.is. You can also upload your for free.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

ANNOUNCEMENT! We are taking a short break for a couple of weeks to revise and refresh. We'll be back very soon! In the meantime, listen to some old episodes and our Spotify playlist. See you in a couple of weeks and as always, be excellent to each other!Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.This week before we head into a short break, we discuss how this was supposed to be the Summer of George, listen to some dope new music from Ronja's new album, finally welcome Sævar Jóhannsson's album release, get a fresh hot one from newcomer Varna GL, and close out with a joyful explosion of pop-rock by Eurovision buddies Celebs & Dilja!Episode tracklist:ronja — hex-industry (off abyss0p3lagic, r. August 11)Sævar Jóhannsson — Inhale (off Where The Light Enters, r. August 12)Varna GL — QAARDULU (raven) (r. August 14)Celebs feat. Dilja — Ég sé rautt (Unun cover) (r. August 15)Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.This week, Jói is joined by Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir — member of dark-wave group/witch coven Svartþoka, community organiser at Læti! (fka Stelpur Rokka!), and a newly joined member of Norðanpaunk's organisation team.  We talk Svartþoka's attraction to the esoteric and their ritualistic motives and accidentally make this episode a Norðanpaunk tribute. Episode tracklist:Svartþoka — Draumsóleyjahafið (r. March 22, 2022)Graveslime — 362 days until Christmas  (r.  in 2003)Dj. Flugvél Og Geimskip feat. Pree Tone — Hamskipti (r. February 8)Una Torfa — Þú ert stormur (r. August 8)  Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.This week, Rex and Jói start the episode in full non-sequitur mode and straight into third-party celebrity sightings. We get a missed release from April with a stellar track by Kzoba, we head to the club to get stupid with Bjarki, get blown away by Greenlandic star in the making Varna GL, and do some prancercizing with Ultraflex. Also, Jói goes full ham on Barbenheimer.Episode tracklist:Kzoba — DEATHWISH (r. April 14)Bjarki — Rave Daddy (r. July 21)Varna GL — IDDORARPI (city) (r. July 28)Ultraflex — Digg Digg Deilig (r. August 2)  Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.This week, Rex and Jói are sorry for the episode that vanished last week, talk volcanic gasses polluting the Reykjavík cityscape and expose a secret location from where you can witness the eruption from town. We also talk about Mávar's newest harsh noise release, get sneaky with snake from Skelkur í Bringu, get on that Central European train to gabber town, and try to enter Berghain in Barbenheimer attire. Episode tracklist:Mávar — Ég mun aldrei hvílast aftur (r. July 7)Skelkur í Bringu — Lúmski Snákurinn (r. July 15)Xiupill — Don't care to know (r. July 14)Jadzia — Close Encounter - Original Mix (r. July 21)You can find all our new music selections on our official New Music Friday Spotify playlist. Tune into Útvarp 101 every Thursday at 17:00 for The New Music & Events Roundup Show.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials: Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineTwitter: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine, in collaboration with 101 Sambandið.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.Happy 2023 Eruption everybody! This week, Rex and Jói are both back from holidays and adventures, getting super goofy again. We check out the new single by Sin Fang & Kjartan Hólm as Fischersund, and sit down for a very fun chat with the guys. We also delve into some nineties nostalgia with Áslaug Dungal, rock and roll all night and party every day with Hasar, and get some new hope with Gugusar.Episode tracklist:Sin Fang & Kjartan Hólm / Fischersund — Leitandi augu (r. July 7)Áslaug Dungal — Cold Dreams (r. July 7)HASAR — Báða daga, alla helgar (r. July 14)Gugusar — Vonin (r. July 14)Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.This time, Rex is off for a holiday so Jói is joined by Bjarni Daníel of indie band Supersport! fame. We find out about Supersport's forthcoming releases (which total a whopping two records this year) and their recent controversial label signing. We catch up with Sigga Ózk and Bassi Maraj, check out Reykjavík's newest super-group Píla, chat with Kolbrún Óskarsdóttir of Kusk, and stan denim-rockers Spacestation. During the time of recording, an earthquake shook the recording studio. Tune in for modest reactions. Episode tracklist:Sigga Ózk ft. Bassi Maraj— Sjáðu Mig (released June 23)Píla — Nobody (released June 29)KUSK — Áttir Allt (released July 7)Spacestation — Sickening (released July 7)You can find all our new music selections on our official New Music Friday Spotify playlist. Tune into Útvarp 101 every Thursday at 17:00 for The New Music & Events Roundup Show.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials: Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineTwitter: @rvkgrapevineSign up for our High Five Club and get exclusive benefits, such as an exclusive newsletter and a discount in our Grapevine store. This show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine, in collaboration with 101 Sambandið.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.

Welcome to  66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup.This week, Jói is off galavanting in Denmark and Rex is on their own, freely giving all the hot takes and unchecked critiques of the latest tracks. We check out a preview of LadieLex's new EP**, find a lost treasure from 2007 with Bílskúr, go darker than ever with Deep.serene, and get some anxiety relief with Katrín Myrra. The silly goose conference will resume next week!Episode tracklist:LadieLex — Ocean of Emotion (off of self-titled debut EP, coming out July 21)** CORRECTION: In the episode this was mistakenly announced as having been released on June 21. It comes out next month, but we're still happy to play it. Bílskúr — Manhattan Project (off of Information Stop 1, released June 22)Deep.serene — darkasitgets (released June 25)Katrín Myrra — Ljósið (off of Skuggar EP, released June 9)Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials:Instagram: @rvkgrapevineFacebook: The Reykjavík GrapevineYoutube: The Reykjavík GrapevineX: @rvkgrapevineThis show is produced by The Reykjavík Grapevine and hosted and edited by Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett.