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Just wondering if anyone knows about any Icelandic chiptunes or micromusic acts, venues netlabels or events.
The rest of the Nordic countries seem to be quite active but I don't know a lot about anything potentially happening in Iceland in the chip world.
Back in the day there used to be this guy called Combat Dave... wonder what he's up to nowadays.
Other than that Iceland is pretty dead in terms of chiptune as far as I know.
I remember Combat Dave! Had no idea at the time he was Icelandic.
I remember Combat Dave! Had no idea at the time he was Icelandic.
He's not. He is from the UK, but lives there since like forever,
Tekkman? I think thats his artist name.. he posts regularly on chip/win and seems really nice!
Tekkman? I think thats his artist name.. he posts regularly on chip/win and seems really nice!
Tekmann is from sweden.
with 330 000 inhabitants living in Iceland, you can't expect to get hundreds of chiptune artists coming from this country...
I'd like to live there for sure...
with 330 000 inhabitants living in Iceland, you can't expect to get hundreds of chiptune artists coming from this country...
I'd like to live there for sure...
Well, I'm not looking for hundreds. 
Sweden has ~30x the population of Iceland and has many, many chiptune artists so you'd expect 1/30 as many in Iceland but it seems there really aren't (m)any. It's probably because much of the computer culture of the 80s and 90s never made it over to Iceland. 
funny, I was thinking, "how many chiptune musicians from Sweden... ? probably around 300", the I checked this: http://csdb.dk/browse.php?grouptype_id=0&countries[]=205&type=sceners&profession_id=7&releasetype_id=0&eventtype_id=0&bbstype_id=0&sidtype_id=0&browsesub=Browse!
and there are 299 using C64 (and probably the remaining 1 using Atari ST 
). Anyway, even if there are 500, that would me it could be potentially 10-20 people making chiptune in Iceland, and there are probably less in reality. In France, which is 5-6 time the size of Sweden, on csdb there are only 14 people using C64 (probably more using ldsj on nintendo).
In my area, which is similar in population size, I know no one interested in chiptunes or making it...
As you said, it's different computer cultures...
Hi
My name is Breki and I am a chiptune musician from Iceland. Whaaaaat! My project name is Laser Life and it's funny that this thread is posted on the 7 april because I released my debut album 'Polyhedron' on the 8th of april. You can stream the album on https://laserlife.bandcamp.com/
I know one other chiptune musician from Iceland. His project is called (cassette). Check him out over here: https://soundcloud.com/rni-geir-l-russon
Last edited by Laser Life (Apr 12, 2016 2:06 pm)
Hi
My name is Breki and I am a chiptune musician from Iceland. Whaaaaat! My project name is Laser Life and it's funny that this thread is posted on the 7 april because I released my debut album 'Polyhedron' on the 8th of april. You can stream the album on https://laserlife.bandcamp.com/
I know one other chiptune musician from Iceland. His project is called (cassette). Check him out over here: https://soundcloud.com/rni-geir-l-russon
Ah ha, awesome! I knew at least a few of you must exist!
In Slovakia (same population as Sweeden) we have 2 max. 3 chipmusicians...
Iceland looks amazing to me. Another interesting country for holidays is Monte Negro...
Also small population as Iceland... They have also sea and small moutains...
BTW any plans for Iceland tour in future? Playing in pubs in biggest towns and villages? Anyone?
Last edited by Matej (Apr 13, 2016 9:15 am)
BTW any plans for Iceland tour in future? Playing in pubs in biggest towns and villages? Anyone?
Well, I'll be there in mid-august. . .
^___~