GusGus
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| GusGus | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| Genre(s) | Electronic music | |
| Years active | 1995 - present | |
| Label(s) | 4AD | |
| Website | http://www.gusgus.com/ | |
| Members | ||
| Stephan Stephensen, Birgir Þórarinsson, Urður Hákonardóttir | ||
| Former members | ||
| Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson, Magnús Jónsson, Sigurður Kjartansson, Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson, Hafdís Huld Hákonardóttir, Emilíana Torrini, Magnús Guðmundsson, Baldur Stefánsson | ||
GusGus is a band from Reykjavík, Iceland founded in 1995. Current members are President Bongo, Biggi Veira & Earth. They released their 6th album, entitled Forever, in February/March of 2007.
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[edit] History
Initially formed as a film and actor's collective, they became mostly known for their electronic music. GusGus has had a varied lineup: Birgir Þórarinsson (aka Biggi Veira aka Biggo), Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson, Magnús Jónsson (aka Blake), Sigurður Kjartansson (aka Siggi Kinski), Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson, Hafdís Huld Hákonardóttir, Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir, Urður Hákonardóttir (aka Earth), Magnús Guðmundsson (aka Herb Legowitz aka Buckmaster DeLaCruz aka The Fox aka Fuckmaster aka Herr Legowitz), Stephan Stephensen (aka President Bongo aka Alfred More aka President Penis) and Baldur Stefánsson. Several lineup changes have occurred, and their current incarnation consists of 3 members (President Bongo, Earth and Biggi Veira). After the This is Normal album the filmmaking arm of GusGus, Kjartansson and Árni Þorgeirsson, split off to form the production company "Celebrator", nowadays known as "Arni & Kinski", which has produced award-winning advertisements and videos. A few former members such as Hafdís Huld, Blake, and Daníel Ágúst have gone solo, most notably though Emilíana Torrini, who provided a song for the soundtrack to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Their music is eclectic, and although primarily classified with techno, trip-hop and house music, they have experimented with numerous other styles. They have also remixed several famous artists, including Björk, Depeche Mode, Moloko, and Sigur Rós. Added to this they released a song called Desire with Ian Brown in January 2004.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Gus Gus (1995)
- Polydistortion (1997)
- This Is Normal (1999)
- Gus Gus vs. T-World (2000)
- Attention (2002)
- Forever (2007)
[edit] Singles
- Polyesterday (1996)
- Believe (1997)
- Standard Stuff For Drama (1997)
- Ladyshave (1999)
- V.I.P. (1999)
- Dance You Down (2002)
- Desire (2002)
- David (2003)
- Call Of The Wild (2003)
- Lust / Porn (2005)
- Need In Me (2005)
- Forever Sampler (2006)
