*Japanese Edition, Digipack Edition.
Much-anticipated brand new full length from one of the leading lights of Iceland’s burgeoning alternative music scene, following 2004’s “Ventill/Poki” and the accompanying debut UK tour. Stafraenn Hakon is the pseudonym of Olafur Josephsson, and “Gummi” is his fourth album release for UK indie Resonant – the first two effectively being full [...]
Debut album was recorded at home using 4-track recorder, a guitar, a bass, melodica, drummachine and alots of tape hiss.
Reviews:
Stafraenn Hakon (aka Olafur Josephsson) recorded this at home on a four-track recorder, playing and composing all of the instruments, including guitars, drum programming, keyboards, melodica, bass, and more. It’s meditative, mostly instrumental, ambient rock-trance music. [...]
2nd album was recorded, mixed and mastered at home. All songs by Stafrænn Hákon except HVÍTI HÁKARLINN & HVARF by Samuel White & Stafrænn Hákon.
Þröstur Sigurðsson played trombone on SOLUTION & IODINE.
Þóra Magga played flute on SOLUTION.
Reviews:
If you’re Icelandic, you’re probably already aware of Olafur Josephsson’s project, as his career got a large boost by [...]