Trúbrot

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Trúbrot were an Icelandic psychedelic/progressive rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the foremost groups on the Icelandic rock scene from this time period.

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[edit] History

The band was formed in 1969 as an Icelandic supergroup comprised of members of the bands Hljómar and Flowers. Their eponymous first album was released that same year, a collection of orchestral and organ-backed pop songs which included a cover of The Beatles's "Things We Said Today" and a nine-minute mini-opera "Afgangar", which was based on Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser.

While the first album is entirely in Icelandic, later albums featured more English singing. 1971's Lifun came in a hexagonal cover.

Several members of this band would become part of the group Náttúra, who released one album in 1972. Trúbrot itself broke up in 1973.

[edit] Members

  • Shady Owens - vocals
  • Gunnar Þórðarson - guitar, flute, vocals
  • Karl Sighvatsson - organ, piano
  • Rúnar Júlíusson - vocals, bass
  • Gunnar Jökull Hákonarson - drums, vocals
  • Magnús Kjartansson - piano, organ, vocals
  • Ólafur Garðarsson - drums

[edit] Discography

  • Trúbrot (Steinar/EMI, 1969; Reissued on CD, Steinar, 1992)
  • Undir Áhrifum (Parlophone, 1970; Reissued on CD, Steinar, 1992)
  • Lifun (Geimstenn, 1971; Reissued on CD, Geimstenn, 1991)
  • Mandala (Private Press, 1972)
  • Hrif (1974)

[edit] References

  • Asbjørnsen, Dag Erik. Scented Gardens of the Mind. Wolverhampton: Borderline Productions, 2000, pp. 357-358.
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