Reptile (
Icelandic ''Risaeðlan'') is a band from
Iceland
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on the record label
Bad Taste. Reptile is known for its over-the-top theatrics in their music, which combines
pop with other instruments such as
marimba
The marimba ( ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the mari ...
,
saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to p ...
,
banjo
The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin.
...
and
violin
The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...
. Their debut album ''Fame and Fossils'' was released in 1990. Reptile disbanded in 1992. Their label released a compilation CD called ''Efta!'' in 1996 under their Icelandic name, which includes newer songs recorded for a second album, earlier singles and
b-sides and songs from ''Fame and Fossils''.
Left Field Albums
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Members
Margrét Kristín Blöndal aka Magga Stina (vocals, violin)
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir aka Dóra Wonder (saxophone, vocals, 1984–1990)
Ívar "Bongó" Ragnarsson ( bass)
Þórarinn "Tóti" Kristjánsson (drums
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)
Sigurður Guðmundsson (guitar
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)
Margrét Örnólfsdóttir ( keyboards, 1984–1988)
Hreinn Stephensen (accordion
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, guitar, 1990–1992)
Discography
''Fame and Fossils'', 1990 (Reptile)
''Efta!'', 1996 (Risaeðlan)
'' Ivar Bongo EP'',1989 (Risaeðlan)
References
External links
Bad Taste Records
Rate Your Music
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Icelandic pop music groups