May 12th – Hist og
Hist og was founded in 2017 to compose and perform new music for Sigur
Rós’ Norður og Niður festival. Throughout the years, the trio’s
members have found themselves on stage with the experimental pop groups
múm, amiina and Sin Fang. Apart from that, they have sordid histories
of performing jazz and improvised music with Iceland’s most prominent
musicians.
Reflecting their unique background, the trio's music is a mix
of introverted and slow-heaving electronica, improvised music and twitchy
new age. The trio's first album, Days of Tundra, was released on Reykjavík
Record Shop in September 2019. Their second album, Hits Of, was
released on Reykjavík Record Shop in December 2020.
Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson, trumpet, keyboards and electronics
Róbert Reynisson, guitar, bass and keyboards
Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, drums and percussion