Despite this caesura, those responsible see the current festival as a success. "Alles in Butter" they sum up in allusion to the motto ("Áfram með smjörið").
One well-known name followed another: Jon Gnarr, Ragnar Kjartansson, Daniel Bjarnason, Andri Snaer Magnason, Soley, GusGus or the Chamber Choir of the Schola Cantorum Reyjaviciens.
When Sóley and GusGus arrive at Kaserne on Friday, the songs of elves meets Viking dancing. With their different styles, the two acts at the Culturescapes show what Icelandic music culture can mean.
It may well be that one comes closer to nature in this corner of the world than anywhere else. Furthermore one gets quite close to the almost grotesque impulses with which the civilization of nature and its forces take possession: It looks upsetting.
Despite this caesura, those responsible see the current festival as a success. "Alles in Butter" they sum up in allusion to the motto ("Áfram með smjörið").
One well-known name followed another: Jon Gnarr, Ragnar Kjartansson, Daniel Bjarnason, Andri Snaer Magnason, Soley, GusGus or the Chamber Choir of the Schola Cantorum Reyjaviciens.
When Sóley and GusGus arrive at Kaserne on Friday, the songs of elves meets Viking dancing. With their different styles, the two acts at the Culturescapes show what Icelandic music culture can mean.
It may well be that one comes closer to nature in this corner of the world than anywhere else. Furthermore one gets quite close to the almost grotesque impulses with which the civilization of nature and its forces take possession: It looks upsetting.
