For A Minor Reflection are four young guys from Reykjavík who have grown from a hard rock duo, via a bunch of Pink Floyd covers, to the very wonderful post-rock soundscapers they are today. If this sounds like your thing you must catch them at Iceland Airwaves 2011 on Wednesday at 3pm at Kex, and then their main show on Friday in the Art Museum (Listasafn) at 9pm. If they don't sound like your thing, try them anyway - you may be pleasantly surprised and they tell jokes between songs. I had a chat with Kjartan Holm...
Hi Kjartan! Where are you, and what are you doing right now?
Right now we're in Reykjavík, Iceland and we have just finished recording an EP album which we're going to release at the end of September or the beginning of October. We're in the middle of the mixing process along with getting ready to go to China in four days.
Who's in the band?
The band consists of four 22 year old, pretty different guys who make music together. And drink beer with each other in-between. They're names are Kjartan Holm (guitar, keyboards, samples), Guðfinnur "Guffi" Sveinsson (guitar, keyboards), Elvar Jón "Elvis" Guðmundsson (bass, saxophone) and Andri Freyr Þorgeirsson (drums).
I heard that you used to play covers of Pink Floyd - is that true? Which other bands would you like to cover?
Yeah that's right. To begin with, before we had the guts to write our own material, we used to cover Pink Floyd massively. Mostly Comfortably Numb though, because of the epic guitar solo. Guffi and I, we are the egocentric ones in the band... I would like to cover Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" or Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" because they're just amazing. We're all big 80's suckers.
Who isn't! Your next record is being funded over at pledge music - how is that going? It seems like a really sensible way to get a record made.
The Pledge campaign is going incredibly well! We've reached 100% already and we have almost 40 days left. When a Pledge campaign reaches it's limit, it can still go further, so I encourage everyone who's interested in making a pledge to do so.
When you play at Airwaves there will be 5 or 6 other shows happening - so why should people come and see you guys?
People should come to see our show because we give it all we got in our live performances. It's energetic, quiet/loud, atmospheric, has visuals and extra instruments on stage, so yeah... We promise one heck of a show! And between songs, Guffi and I do stand-up. Something for everyone!
Have you seen the festival line-up? What are you really excited to see?
The festival line-up this year is really nice. What I'm most excited to see is Iceage from Denmark!
Any tips for first-timers at Iceland Airwaves?
The tips I have for first-timers at Iceland Airwaves is just to go and see and do as many things as your body and mind allows you to do! There is a reason why Iceland Airwaves is so highly appreciated by Icelanders and people from all over the world. It's simply one of a kind!
Thank you Kjartan, enjoy Iceland Airwaves 2011!
You can catch For A Minor Reflection twice during Iceland Airwaves 2011, at Kex on Wednesday at 39m then their big show at the Art Museum on Friday night at 9pm.
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