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Debut album available @ kimi.grapewire.net. |
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| Location: | Reykjavík, |
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| Last Login: | Aug 2, 2008 (109 days back) |
About Me |
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The music of Múgsefjun is somewhat difficult to sum up. It’s a melting pot of different genres and styles ranging from alternative country and folk to progressive rock. Those that have tried describing Múgsefjun’s music to others are usually reduced to naming other bands and musicians which kinda sound like Múgsefjun...and that’s a list that has a tendency to grow rather long. The lineup of the band is rather unorthodox, featuring an accordion player in tandem with the more familiar combination of drums, bass and guitars. Add intricate vocal harmonies to this peculiar lineup and you’ve got a very distinct sound. Múgsefjun was originally formed in 2004 by Hjalti Þorkelson and Björn Heiðar Jónsson, two best friends since early childhood. The name of the band came from a term often used by a teacher at their music school for describing cheap tricks to please the common undemanding listener. They undoubtedly adopted the name with a hint of irony because even though they write clever lyrics and catchy melodies, they often bury them in complex arrangements and odd time signatures. Hjalti and Björn were soon joined by Björn’s close relative Sveinn Ingi Reynisson on the accordion and as far as they were concerned, the band was complete with Hjalti and Björn playing acoustic guitars and Hjalti singing lead vocals. In the year 2005 they decided to change things around and add a bass player and a drummer to the band. Brynjar Páll Björnsson was drafted to play the bass. Finding a permanent drummer however proved elusive. After searching for a couple of months without any results, Björn Heiðar decided to take on the drumming duties until a replacement was found in Þorsteinn Már Jónsson. Þorsteinn then quit in the beginning of 2007 and was replaced by their current drummer, Eiríkur Fannar Torfason. TÓNLEIKAGAGNRÝNI / LIVE REVIEWS "The pace slows and musical horizons are expanded with the arrival of Múgsefjun. Their inverted alt-rock with an accordion twist is truly enchanting. Each chorus is an eruption of emotion, little pockets of brilliance evidenced by their counter-intuitive playing and a willingness to merge styles with impunity." Francis Jones, BBC "Múgsefjun was an instantly lovable crew, with their whirring melodies punctuated with accordion (and the occasional, forgivable flute solo). Hjalti Þorkelson is a gifted and impassioned vocalist, his timeless voice boosted by the complex textures of electric guitar and drummer Eiríkur Fannar Torfason." Katie Hasty The Reykjavík Grapevine, Airwaves 2007 issue 1
Múgsefjun í kastljósinu, nóv 2007 |
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Music:Member Since: 2/14/2006Band Members: Guitar/lead vocals Hjalti Þorkelson Guitar/vocals Björn Heiðar Jónsson Accordion/keyboards/ vocals Sveinn Ingi Reynisson Bass Brynjar Páll Björnsson Drums Eiríkur Fannar Torfason Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Country / Folk Rock) |
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Platan okkar, Skiptar skoanir er komin t!! |
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| Loksins loksins! g vill akka llum eim sem hafa stutt okkur gegnum etta skemmtilega verkefni.Takk i eru ll i!
Platan kom s.s t fyrir viku san, fkk 4.stjrnur frttablainu og er or... Posted by Mgsefjun on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:17:00 PST |
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Platan kemur t 28. ma |
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| Jja, er komi a essu.
tlaur tgfudagur okkar fyrstu pltu, sem mun heita Skiptar skoanir er 28. ma. S dagssetning mun standa, t fr v gefnu a ska fabrikkan standist sn tmamrk og ... Posted by Mgsefjun on Fri, 16 May 2008 04:53:00 PST |
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platan komin framleislu. |
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| Ahhh, loksins.. Allt tilbi, aeins um 3 mnuum of seint. a er hins vegar mislegt sem getur fari rskeiis framleislu, eins og t.d a hn myndi koma til baka hulstri fr sku rokkhljmsvei... Posted by Mgsefjun on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:08:00 PST |
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status pltu |
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| Jja .
Um essar mundir er platan a koma r hljblndun og ver g a segja a tkoman virist tla a taka fram r flestum vonum. er nsta skref tnjfnun, en vi tlum a vera srlega grand ... Posted by Mgsefjun on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:32:00 PST |
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Sm hljversblogg |
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| essum rituu orum standa yfir upptkur fyrstu pltu okkar. r fara fram lsistanki Flateyri sem nlega hefur veri breytt hljupptkuver. Svo nlega a vi erum ess heiurs anjtandi a... Posted by Mgsefjun on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:14:00 PST |
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mugsefjun at gmail.com |
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| Til a hafa samband.
Kveja:) Posted by Mgsefjun on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:24:00 PST |
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Plata vndum. |
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| N fer loksins a koma a v a vi Mgsefjunarmenn leggjum af sta pltu-upptkur. Ansi merkilegur tmapunktur fyrir okkur, eftir 3 r af leti og bjrdrykku, a allt s loksins a smella saman. Vi... Posted by Mgsefjun on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:58:00 PST |
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