On this week's artist spotlight we welcome musician, artist, organiser and friend-of-the-pod Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir, a long-time member of Iceland’s grassroots music and art communities. This is her second time joining us in the studio, as she stepped in as guest co-host on an episode with us last summer in our old digs at 101 Útvarp, and we are very happy to have her back.
Ólöf is a member of the ethereal-doom band Svartþoka, where she plays theremin and sings. She is also prominently involved with Læti a platform for young girls and gender non-conforming kids to get involved in music at the ground level. Ólöf is also a visual artist and most recently broken off into doing solo electronic music under her own name, Ólöf Rún. We get into all of this and so much more on this episode.
Catch Ólöf Rún live at the Nordic House on Sunday June 30th at 15:00, as part of the PIKKNIKK concert series. More information about the show right here.
Links to Ólöf Rún:
Website: olofbenedikts.com
Instagram: @olofbenedikts
Svartþoka on Bandcamp
66 Degrees of Sound is a podcast production by The Reykjavík Grapevine, hosted by music editor Jóhannes Bjarkason and listings editor Rex Beckett.
Editing and intro music by Rex Beckett.
All tracks played on the show are in accordance with STEF, the Composers’ Rights Society of Iceland.
Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage and events.grapevine.is for more upcoming events.
On this week's artist spotlight we welcome musician, artist, organiser and friend-of-the-pod Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir, a long-time member of Iceland’s grassroots music and art communities. This is her second time joining us in the studio, as she stepped in as guest co-host on an episode with us last summer in our old digs at 101 Útvarp, and we are very happy to have her back.
Ólöf is a member of the ethereal-doom band Svartþoka, where she plays theremin and sings. She is also prominently involved with Læti a platform for young girls and gender non-conforming kids to get involved in music at the ground level. Ólöf is also a visual artist and most recently broken off into doing solo electronic music under her own name, Ólöf Rún. We get into all of this and so much more on this episode.
Catch Ólöf Rún live at the Nordic House on Sunday June 30th at 15:00, as part of the PIKKNIKK concert series. More information about the show right here.
Links to Ólöf Rún:
Website: olofbenedikts.com
Instagram: @olofbenedikts
Svartþoka on Bandcamp
66 Degrees of Sound is a podcast production by The Reykjavík Grapevine, hosted by music editor Jóhannes Bjarkason and listings editor Rex Beckett.
Editing and intro music by Rex Beckett.
All tracks played on the show are in accordance with STEF, the Composers’ Rights Society of Iceland.
Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage and events.grapevine.is for more upcoming events.