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FM Belfast is an electro-pop band from
Official website Their first album was recorded in New York and Iceland, with the group recording, mixing, and mastering it, and creating the album artwork themselves. Árni Vilhjálmsson has since left FM Belfast.
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Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
, Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
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Its members include Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977) is a founding member of Icelandic experimental band múm, and has been a part-time member of other Icelandic bands such as Benni Hemm Hemm, Singapore Sling, Slowblow, Andhéri, Skakkamanage, FM ...
, Egill Eyjólfsson and Ívar Pétur Kjartansson. Iceland Music Export
History
FM Belfast formed in late 2005 as a duo of Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson (Plúseinn) and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, but didn't really get going properly until Árni Vilhjálmsson and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason joined. The band was a studio project for some time until the Iceland Airwaves festival 2006 when the band expanded into a full-on live act. The members now vary from 3 to 8 depending on member availability. The core of the band is made up of Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson (Plúseinn, Hairdoctor, Motion Boys), Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (múm
Múm (stylized in lowercase) () is an Icelandic indietronica band whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.
History
The band was formed in ...
, Borko, Skakkamanage), Egill Eyjólfsson, and Ívar Pétur Kjartansson. They are joined sometimes by Sveinbjorn Hermann Pálsson (Terrordisco), Björn Kristjánsson (Borko, Skakkamanage), Birgitta Birgisdóttir and Eiríkur Orri (múm, Kira Kira, Benni Hemm Hemm).
The band's live show often features many percussionists, among them are Sveinbjörn Pálsson, Björn Kristjánsson (Borko
Björn Kristjánsson, known professionally as Borko, is an Icelandic musician. His debut album ''Celebrating Life'' was released in March 2008 on record labels Morr Music and Kimi Records.
), Halli Civelek, Svanhvít Tryggvadóttir, Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson (Retro Stefson
Retro Stefson was an Icelandic alternative/pop-band formed in Reykjavík, active from 2006 to 2016. The band was signed to Vertigo-Berlin/Universal.
Retro Stefson released their debut album ''Montaña'' exclusively in Iceland in October 2008 and ...
) and Þórður jörundsson (Retro Stefson).FM BelfastOfficial website Their first album was recorded in New York and Iceland, with the group recording, mixing, and mastering it, and creating the album artwork themselves. Árni Vilhjálmsson has since left FM Belfast.
Discography
Albums
* ''How to Make Friends'' (2008) * ''Don't Want to Sleep'' (2011) * ''Brighter Days'' (2014) * ''Island Broadcast'' (2017)Singles
* ''Lotus (Killing in the name)'' (2008) * ''Beint í æð'' (2014) * ''You're so pretty''; ''All My Power'' (2017) * Útihátíð (2024) ;Featured in * ''Back & Spine'' (Kasper Bjørke
Kasper Bjørke is a Danish DJ, record producer and remixer from Copenhagen.
History Filur
Kasper Bjørke started making music in the disco house duo Filur with Tomas Barfod in 1999. Filur released four studio albums: Exciting Comfort (2000), D ...
featuring FM Belfast)at
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''T ...
(2007)
References
External links
Official website
World Champion Records
Plúseinn's
Official Website
FM Belfast on Facebook
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