WWW Neurobeat hefur í rúma þrjá áratugi verið meðal frumlegustu og áhrifamestu hljómsveita tékknesku jaðartónlistarsenunnar. Með einstakri blöndu af industrial, hip hopi, raftónlist, myrkum hljóðheimum og ljóðrænum textum hafa þau skapað sér sérstöðu sem hefur aflað þeim dyggs aðdáendahóps víða um Evrópu.

Lifandi flutningur sveitarinnar er kraftmikill, sjónrænn og ófyrirsjáanlegur – upplifun sem er jafnmikið ferðalag og tónleikar.

Þetta er einstakt tækifæri til að sjá eina af áhugaverðustu tilraunahljómsveitum Mið-Evrópu í nánu umhverfi Smekkleysu.

Smekkleysa, Hverfisgata 32, Reykjavík
Fimmtudagurinn 30. júlí
Kl. 20:00

BIO:
The WWW band was formed in Prague in the early 1990s, during the fall of the communist regime in what was then Czechoslovakia. WWW was one of the first bands to experiment with rap in the Czech Republic. Later, they began incorporating live instruments and moved away from traditional rap production. In 2000, WWW paused its activities, and its members pursued other careers—founder Ondřej Anděra became a film director, while lyricist Lubomír Typlt focused on painting. The band returned to the scene in 2006 with their debut album, Neurobeat, released under the independent label BiggBoss.

WWW presents itself through an original stylization of hip-hop as a space for authenticity. Neurobeat was released as the second Czech dual-disc album, featuring the band’s original music videos. Their visual work has also been exhibited in major art galleries. WWW’s music uniquely blends hip-hop, industrial, electronic, and free-form composition. Lubomír Typlt’s lyrics challenge listeners to engage their imagination, with their impact heightened by a rich array of poetic and phonetic devices. Ondřej Anděra’s texts explore the rhythmic possibilities of language at an abstract level.
WWW has headlined major music festivals in both the Czech and Slovak Republics, including Colours of Ostrava and Pohoda Festival.

“MY FAVORITES!! CZECH IT OUT!” – Stephan Stephensen (President Bongo, one of the founding members of GusGus)

“This Czech band is absolutely BANGIN’ live. A fantastic mix of rhythm and technology!” – Tim Simenon (Bomb the Bass, producer of Depeche Mode album Ultra)

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Join us for the first ever Pride Edition of 8th Session, our monthly live series dedicated to showcasing grassroots artists and celebrating the incredible depth of Iceland’s independent music scene.

Every session brings together artists with distinct voices, stories, and sounds. This Pride edition is no different.

Featuring live performances by:
• Glóþór
• AfterpartyAngel
• Daphne Always
• Holy Hrafn

Come discover new music, support independent artists, and celebrate Pride through live performance and community.

See you there. 💛🌈

📍 Smekkleysa – Hverfisgata 32, Reykjavík
🗓️ August 6 • Doors at 19:00, first act at 19:30
💰 Pay what you can. Min 1.500 kr.

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Racetraitor is an American hardcore punk and metal band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band attracted controversy in the late 1990s, before any releases, as a result of their radical take on racial politics, which focused on ideas like systemic racism and white privilege before they were widely discussed topics in popular or underground culture. Racetraitor was also a key proto-metalcore act, one of the first few bands to incorporate extreme metal influences, such as death metal, grindcore, and doom metal, into hardcore.

As part of their European tour Racetraitor will be performing on Thursday July 16th in Reykjavik @Smekkleysa with the following bands:
– Dauðyflin
– Harmleikur
– Ónæði

Doors 17:30 – First band at 18:00

3.000 or pay what you can.

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These live concerts serve as an opening to the exclusive and intimate world of music from musicians from and based in Iceland, from all backgrounds and now we are opening for musicians from all over the world who are passing by or coming to Iceland.
All sessions will be recorded.

Vol. 04 feat.
* Tomi G
* SumVivus
* Súpa Daxins
* Birta Dís

 Smekkleysa — Hverfisgata 32, Reykjavík
 July 9 · Doors at 19:00, first act at 19:30
 Pay what you can

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DM us at @withoktaves

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A lot to celebrate and it will culminate in a one day festival in Víðistaðatún, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, Wednesday 12th of August. 

For years we’ve been having Mánakvöld ~ dance evenings under a full moon where Björk invites friends to DJ with her. This time we gather under the total solar eclipse and dance:

• Björk (dj set)
• Arca (dj set)
• Ronja
• Sideproject

+++ more friends to be announced !!

Support your local scene. 

All genres ~ All generations ~ All genders.

The event coincides with Björk’s exhibition at the National Gallery Of Iceland where three songs are presented at the museum on a theatrical scale for the first time. Ancestress and Sorrowful Soil, composed and arranged by Björk in honour of her mother, are accompanied by a new work derived from the artist’s forthcoming album. The exhibition is presented alongside Metamorphlings, an exhibition of James Merry, Björk’s long time collaborator.

Víðistaðatún is in the western periphery of the capital area, where the 100% total eclipse will be experienced for 1m and 4s and the total duration of the eclipse will be 2 hours. See http://eclipse2026.is/ for further information. 

All tickets include access to Björk’s exhibition at the National Gallery of Iceland and a pair of custom made approved solar eclipse glasses.

Additional bundles can be added to the purchase including signed collectors items, new releases and re-releases:

Björk fan bundle

• 1x Björk Orkestral with the Hamrahlíð Choir, new signed LP
• 1x exclusive Echolalia T-shirt
• 1x Smekkleysa special edition 40y birthday tote-bag

Björk & friends – A selection of new Icelandic music curated by Björk

• 1x Björk Orkestral with the Hamrahlíð Choir, new signed LP
• 1x GROWL POWER, Björg Brjánsdóttir & Bára Gísladóttir, signed LP
• 1x Skinweeper, Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, signed LP
• 1x Sourcepond, sideproject, signed LP re-release
• 1x Smekkleysa special edition 40y birthday tote-bag

Smekkleysa 40y birthday bundle – A selection of Smekkleysa gold, re-release and a new release

• 1x Orð fyrir dauða, Purrkur Pillnikk, signed boxset
• 1x Smekkleysa 33 1/3, World domination or death, autographed birthday book
• 1x Elektrónísk stúdía, Magnús Blöndal, LP re-release
• 1x NEW compilation release, by the newly founded label plata, signed LP
• 1x Smekkleysa special edition 40y birthday tote-bag

Note that the bundles come in very limited quantities and are only available through the festival ticket checkout at tix.is. Bundles will be available for pickup on site at the festival and at Smekkleysa Record Store in August.

Combined tickets for the rave and exhibition at tix.is from Friday 10th of April 10am GMT.

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Í tilefni þessa er blásið til hátíðar á Víðistaðatúni, Hafnarfirði, miðvikudaginn 12.ágúst 2026.

Mánakvöld Bjarkar og Smekkleysu hafa löngum skapað sér sess í íslensku menningarlífi, hvar Björk hefur um árabil boðið þekktu tónlistarfólki að utan að leika fyrir dansi undir fullu tungli í blandi við íslensku grasrótina. Að þessum sinni verður dansað undir almyrkva á sólu.

Fram koma:

• Björk (dj)
• Arca (dj)
• Ronja
• Sideproject

+++ fleiri vinir tilkynntir er nær dregur !!

Viðburðurinn fer fram samhliða sýningu Bjarkar í Listasafni Íslands sem stendur yfir frá 30.maí – 20.september 2026. Í safninu veita þrjár innsetningar gestum einstakt tækifæri til að upplifa alltumlykjandi verk sem búa yfir kynngimagnaðri hljóðrænni, sjónrænni og tilfinningalegri dýpt. Tvö þeirra eru tregaljóð, samin og útsett af Björk í minningu móður hennar, og hið þriðja er nýtt verk af væntanlegri plötu Bjarkar. Ásamt sýningu Bjarkar verður í safninu sýning James Merry, Ummyndlingar, en tvíeikið hefur unnið náið saman í fjölda ára.

Frá Víðistaðatúni í Hafnarfirði munu gestir upplifa almyrkva á sólu í 1 mínútu og 4 sekúndur, en áhrifa sólmyrkvans mun gæta í tvær klukkustundir. Nánar á https://solmyrkvi2026.is/

Innifalið í miðaverði er aðgangur að sýningum Bjarkar og James í Listasafni Íslands við Fríkirkjuveg og sérhönnuð sólmyrkvagleraugu í anda viðburðarins.

Þá bjóðast ennfremur til sölu í takmörkuðu upplagi pakkar með vel völdum árituðum eintökum af nýjum útgáfum, afmælisútgáfum og endur-útgáfum Smekkleysu. Sjá nánari upplýsingar hér að ofan og við miðakaup.

Miðasala hefst föstudaginn 10.apríl kl. 10 á tix.is 

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Rokk í Reykjavík er komin á vinyl og bleikum vinyl til okkar.

Sérstök útgáfu-, og hátíðarsýning á hinni margrómuðu heimildarmynd Rokk í Reykjavík (1982) eftir Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
Myndin fangar upphaf íslenska pönksins og nýbylgjunnar og er ein mikilvægasta heimild íslenskrar tónlistarsögu.

 Að sýningu lokinni fer fram pallborðsumræða með leikstjóranum Friðriki Þóri um áhrif myndarinnar og arfleifð hennar í íslenskri menningu.

Sýningin er í boði Smekkleysu og Tónlistarborgarinnar Reykjavík

 Laugardagur 8. nóvember kl. 15:00–17:00
 Bíó Paradís, Hverfisgata
 Frítt inn (takmarkað sætaframboð).

Rokk í Reykjavik

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A cornerstone of Icelandic music history is returning this November.
Rokk í Reykjavík, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson’s legendary 1982 documentary, will be screened at Bíó Paradís on November 8 at 15:00, followed by a panel discussionwith the film’s director and invited guests. The event is part of the Iceland Airwaves Off-Venue program, offering wristband holders free entry with advance reservation.

Coinciding with the screening, Smekkleysa / Bad Taste Reykjavík proudly announces the re-release of the original Rokk í Reykjavík double LP, first issued by Gramm Records in 1982.
Remastered and faithfully reproduced in its original format, the album captures the raw energy of Iceland’s early punk and new wave scene — featuring performances by Tappi Tíkarrass, Purrkur Pillnikk, Þeyr, Fræbbblarnir, Egó and others.

More than an album, Rokk í Reykjavík remains a document of a cultural revolution.
Now, over four decades later, it returns — raw, vital, and unforgotten.

 Saturday, November 8th · 15:00–17:00
 Bíó Paradís, Hverfisgata
 Free entry (limited capacity).

Rokk í Reykjavik

6990 kr

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Category: Just Into The Shop, More Icelandic Music, Punk, Punk, Rock, Smekkleysa All Vinyls, Vinyl

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Ferðalag um Ísland – Úr myrkri til birtu eftir bandaríska rithöfundinn Erin Boggs og Einar Örn Benediktsson. Bókin samanstendur af ljóðum Erinar, sem hún orti undir áhrifum frá íslensku umhverfi og mannlífi, og kolateikningum Einars, sem eru sjálfstæðar myndir en vinna með ljóðunum í því miði að skapa leyndardómsfulla fegurð náttúru og þess manngerða. Ferðalag um Ísland er sannkallaður prentgripur, í stóru formi, bæði á ensku og íslensku, og hefur að geyma 50 myndir og ljóð, auk þess sem tónlist eftir Kaktus Einarsson er samin sérstaklega fyrir verkefnið.
Sýning byggða á bókinni verður opnuð laugardaginn 2. nóvember í Listamenn Gallerí.

Einar Örn & Erin Boggs – A Journey of Iceland – From Darkness to Light

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Í bókinni Innanríkið – Alexíus sýnir Bragi Ólafsson á sér nýja hlið sem höfundur, og beinir athyglinni að því sem ekki telst endilega vera skáldskapur. Rammi bókarinnar er atvik sem faðir Braga upplifði fyrir aldarfjórðungi, þegar ókunnugur maður birtist honum í nokkur augnablik á heimili hans, og rannsókn föðurins á því hver maðurinn gæti hafi verið, sem leiðir til óvæntrar niðurstöðu. Samhliða þessum þræði skoðar Bragi ýmislegt í sögu fjölskyldunnar og sinnar eigin; hann flakkar um fortíð og nútíð, frá miðbæ Reykjavíkur upp á Mýrar í Borgarfirði, og út í heim, með viðkomu í hugarheimi annarra höfunda. Fjöldi ljósmynda prýðir bókina.

Smekkleysa hefur frá stofnun, árið 1986, gefið út fjölda bóka, þótt megináhersla útgáfunnar hafi alltaf verið tónlist. Fyrsta útgefna bók Smekkleysu var ljóðabókin Dragsúgur eftir Braga, og meðal annarra eru tvær bækur sem Bragi og Einar Örn unnu að saman, nú síðast bókverkið Út úr mátunarklefanum, sem kom út í fyrra.

Bragi Ólafsson: Innanríkið – Alexíus

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Presale copies will be signed by Kaktus. This record is released 25 oct 2024 and will be shipped then.

Kaktus Einarsson – Lobster Coda

3199 kr – 5490 krPrice range: 3199 kr through 5490 kr

Icelandic indie-pop songwriter Kaktus Einarsson – Black Vinyl LP – Limited Orange Blot LP – Gatefold Digipak CD  

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