Iceland Airwaves 2012 - The quick version

I've been back on this island, as opposed to that island, for a week now and I must confess that the thoughts of Iceland Airwaves 2012 haven't been organised into what I could call a 'review' yet. If you want a review RIGHT THIS MINUTE then I strongly suggest you take a look at what Mr Iceland Bob over at his sex farm. I'm certainly not disagreeing with his nomination of Legend, Reykjavik and Ghostigital as being amongst the many highlights.

Quick thanks too to everyone who helped organise the festival, it must have been a nightmare with the weather and the cancellations, but it was, as ever, amazing. I also know that plans for Iceland Airwaves 2013 are underway.

 I'm just here to give you three things I've learned in the week since I've been away from Iceland and I'll be back soon naming the best ten things I saw and other gimmicky stuff.

1. When I asked people on twitter to name three highlights, the most commonly named things were the storm and the new song, Brennisteinn, played by Sigur Rós.

2. The new Retro Stefson album is seriously effing good.

3. Hangovers are MUCH worse in London. I'm still assuming this is the sulphur shower effect.

I'll write more once I stop wading through the Little House Of Music videos over and over again. For now, here's where I was at Iceland Airwaves 2012 (unless you know better, in which case please do let me know!)

Wednesday October 31st
Jón Þór (Bar 11)
Sindri Eldon & The Ways (Bar 11)
Tilbury (HarpaSilfurberg)
Kiriyama Family (HarpaSilfurberg)
Retrobot (GamliGaukurinn)
Gabríel (Deutsche Bar)
Mammút (Harpa Silfurberg)
Sykur (HarpaSilfurberg)
Retro Stefson (HarpaSilfurberg)

Thursday November 1st
Mo Kenney (Hresso)
Technical Kidman (Hresso)
Passwords (Hresso)
Retro Stefson (Little House of Music)
Ólöf Arnalds (Restaurant Reykjavik)
Steindor Andersen & HilmarOrn (12 tonar, Harpa)
Retro Stefson (Sirkus port)
Samaris (Art Museum)
Cheek Mountain Thief (Idno)
Sólstafir (Harpa Nordurljos)
Ham (HarpaNordurljos)
Mugison (HarpaNordurljos)

Friday November 2nd
Ghostigital (Kex)
Þórir Georg (12 Tonar, Harpa)
Monotown (Harpa Nordurljos)
Me & My Drummer (Harpa Silfurberg)
Cercueil (Harpa Nordurljos)
Ólafur Arnalds (Harpa Nordurljos)
Apparat Organ Quartet (Harpa Silfurberg)
Wistaria (Amsterdam)
Moonface with Siinai (Deutsche Bar)
Reykjavík! (Deutsche Bar)
Dream Central Station (Deutsche Bar)
 
Saturday November 3rd
Sudden Weather Change (Hresso)
Caterpillarmen (Hresso)
Ólafur Arnalds (Little House of Music)
Asgeir Trausti (Restaurant Reykjavik)
Bartones (Laundromat Café)
Eliza Newman (Eymundsson)
Sóley (Little House of Music)
Prinspóló (Art Museum)
Epic Rain (Deutsche Bar)
Ghostigital (Deutsche Bar)
Legend (Faktory)
Ghostpoet (Deutsche Bar)
Morðingjarnir (Amsterdam)
 

Comments

[Wim Van Hooste]

What a program Mark. Almost as many bands as I did in my good days. It will take some time to recover.