Quarterlifeparty

Pitchfork TV’s “One Week Only” feature this week is, Screaming Masterpiece, a documentary on Iceland’s music scene, specifically:

Through live performances and interviews with artists like artists like Björk, Sigur Rós, and Múm, director Ari Alexander Ergis Magnusson tries to find out why the country has such a wealth of musical talent.

In the latter half of chapter 1 they featured a band who upon first listen i thought was My Bloody Valentine, but was actually Bang Gang. I thought, “i have to find out more about this band”. Turns out, the band is mainly Barði Jóhannsson , and the song featured in the movie, “Find What You Get”, is off of his second album, Something Wrong (2003). Turns out he has a new album coming sometime this year which features vocals from M83’s Anthony Gonzalez. Small world. You can hear the new songs on Bang Gang’s myspace page.

I can’t wait to get home and watch the documentary in it’s entirety. Looks cool.

Bang Gang – Find What You Get (MP3)

They also have footage of Bjork in her first band Tappi Tikarrass, where she is about 18 years old…but doesn’t look a lick over 14.
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