Well, first off we have to tell you about two great concerts coming up this next week in Iceland. Tonight, Dikta will be playing at Grand Rokk in downtown Reykjavík. Other acts for the night will include Toggi, Mugsefjun, and Buff. Entrance is 1000 kronur and the show starts at 23:00.
Then on December 22nd, Radio X 97.7 is holding a brilliant Christmas Benefit concert at Dillon in downtown Reykjavík. This show will start at 18:00 and cost 977 kronur. The night will feature performances by both Dikta and Dr. Spock, along with Vicky, Ourlives, Sign, The Viking Giant Show, Dynamo Fog, and many more! That’s a lot of music for the price.
Dr. Spock’s latest album, Falcon Christ, is still going strong in Iceland. It’s been getting regular radio play and the band have been touring around the country for it the past month. The album would make a great Christmas present for any fan of rock or Icelandic music you know.
And while we wait for the new song by Dikta (called Let Go, which should be coming in the next coming weeks), we remind you of their amazing Christmas song. They recorded an old traditional Icelandic Christmas song called “Nottin var su ágaet ein” which translates to ‘That delightful night.’ The song was recorded in December 2007 to capture the true Christmas spirit.
You can find this beautiful track now at our webshop here: http://www.smekkleysa.net/album/339
Christmas is well underway here in Iceland and each day, the 13 Yule Lads are coming and leaving little gifts for us at the Smekkleysa Shop that we are sharing with you.. for FREE!!!
Check each day as they upload a new song from Smekkleysa artists as a free download! The links will appear on the main page each day and you can find the previous days available throughout the holiday season, too! Today‘s song is Planet by The Sugarcubes!
And just because this has been a particularly hard year for most of us, we feel that is just more reason to be more generous and offer you a special free Smekkleysa Christmas album!! You will find the zip file of this collection of songs on our main page, also. We hope you enjoy all this music.
And if you still need more ideas for Christmas gifts, do remember that you can purchase any CD on our site and you can download most albums immediately as we send you the CD by mail.
Seasons Greetings and wishing you a very happy new year,
From all of us at Smekkleysa. http://www.smekkleysa.net
We liked this article written in Iceland Review. It is about our own Dr Spock’s brand new album, which is available now!
”Icelandic punk rockers Dr. Spock released their second album this week, entitled Falcon Christ. The band’s first album, Dr. Phil, was released in 2005 and was described as a “cold and nutritional splash to the ears of rock-thirsty listeners.”
According to Smekkleysa Record Store, Dr. Spock holds a unique position in Iceland’s musical flora when it comes to musical creation, humor and concert performance.
The band chooses to promote its music in original ways, for example by holding concerts in spinning classes at the gym and touring the capital region while playing on the platform of a truck.
Falcon Christ includes 12 new songs with Dr. Spock, including “Fálkinn” and “Dr. Organ” that have repeatedly been played on Icelandic radio stations lately. The band also entered last year’s run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest with “Hvar ertu nú?”
The band’s members come from different backgrounds; from bands like Ham, Ensími, Motion Boys, Funkstrasse and Quicksand Jesus.”
Our very own Dikta have just posted a blog on their myspace page announcing that a new song titled Let Go is now being mixed. This exciting news is also accompanied by a video of Haukur, their lead singer, laying down some vocals for it.
Also, Dikta has recorded a version of the traditional Icelandic Christmas song, Nóttin Var Sú Ágæt Ein. If you are in the Christmas mood or need help getting into the spirit, this wonderful song is available in digital format here: http://www.smekkleysa.net/shop/dikta/nottin-var-su-agaet-ein
Jeff Who’s incredible sophomore album has finally come out and delivers more of the fun pop, rock, and incredible energy that has made Jeff Who? one of Iceland’s best known bands. They invite you to celebrate this release with them this Friday, November 28th at NASA in downtown Reykjavík!
This promises to be the event of the weekend. Don’t believe me? Then check out the new self-titled album at the Smekkleysa webpage and see for yourself!
http://www.smekkleysa.net/shop/jeff-who/jeff-who
Ghostigital along with Finnbogi Pétursson and Skúli Sverrisson have come out with a new collaboration called Aero: Music Composed For Aeroplanes. It is an instrumental album that was specially mixed and enhanced for your headphone listening experience. Perfect to listen to as you cross the oceans on a plane.
The album was recorded both in New York and Reykjavík and also on board IcelandAir flight FI615.
The album is available now, and we’ve just uploaded a sample from it called ”Transatlantic” to the myspace profile! Listen and get it HERE!!
Múm’s world tour for their latest release, Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy, has finished, but those in Bucharest will be able to see a VERY special DJ Set at Club Control this Saturday night, 22nd of November!
Múm DJ Sets are quite unique and memorable.. we know you will love it, so go!! And be sure to check out the wonderful selection of Múm items at the Smekkleysa Webshop.. http://www.smekkleysa.net/shop/mum
Minehead in Somerset, UK will be the place to be in a few weeks when Melvins and Mike Patton curate an incredible event.. The Nightmare Before Christmas, being held between the 5th and 7th of December.
Representing Iceland will be Ghostigital and Mugison. Other acts include Squarepusher, Rahzel, Fantomas, Melvins, Butthole Surfers, Dalek, Leila (Arab), Mastodon, Meat Puppets, Junior Brown, and many many more.
Dikta have wrapped up their tour of the USA with great results. I had the opportunity to catch one of their performances at The Viper Room in Hollywood, California and the new songs are sounding great! We all look forward to the release of their new album.
Don’t forget to catch them at this year’s Iceland Airwaves Festival in Mid-October. Also, check out their new single Just Getting Started on our webshop if you haven’t yet!
Smekkleysa SM/Bad Taste SM, was established in Iceland in 1986, by a group of young artists and musicians, who had been active since the Icelandic punk explosion in the early eighties. Part of their world domination or death manifesto, was to create a pop band with The Sugarcubes which in turn became the backbone for Smekkleysa SMs activities over the next few years.
The company has since grown from being an experimental cultural organization into a fully active record company. It has developed and worked with some of Icelands most interesting artists, e.g. The Sugarcubes, Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, Mínus, Ghostigital, Curver, Ske, slowblow, Kimono and Jan Mayen.
Currently we operate on-line and have a distribution system set up for our releases world wide. And Iceland.
Minehead in Somerset, UK will be the place to be in a few weeks when Melvins and Mike Patton curate an incredible event.. The Nightmare Before Christmas, being held between the 5th and 7th of December. 
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