Bítið Fast í Vítið, which in Icelandic

Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...

 could be translated as ,"Biting hard into the know" or"Biting hard into knowledge", was an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 released in 1982 by Tappi Tíkarrass

Tappi Tíkarrass

Tappi Tíkarrass was a famous Icelandic punk/pop band which added elements of funk, disco and jazz to their music, marking a difference from other traditional bands at that time...

, an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic punk

Punk rock

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/pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 group led by vocalists Björk

Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...

 and Eyþór Arnalds.

Released by Spor label, it was their first work after the band had formed by the end of 1981 and with five tracks, it featured a song in English titled "London".

This release, is the most punk-oriented work of the band if compared to their following and last release in 1983 called Miranda

Miranda (Tappi Tíkarrass)

Miranda was an album released in December 1983 by Icelandic band Tappi Tíkarrass, which was led by singer Björk.With Miranda the band switched their music style to disco music, pop melodies and mellow songs counteracting their previous punkish EP, Bítið Fast í Vítið in 1982...

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The members of Tappi Tíkarrass were:

• Björk Guðmundsdóttir
  Björk
  Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
  
  : vocals and keyboards.
• Eyþór Arnalds: vocals.
• Jakob Smári Magnússon: bass.
• Eyjólfur Jóhannsson: guitar.
• Guðmundur Þór Gunnarsson: drums.

Credits

Music and lyrics: Tappi Tíkarrass. All vocals by Björk Guðmundsdóttir.

Album: Dóra Einarsdóttir.

Recording engineer: Tony Cook.

Photography: Friðþjófur Helgasson.

Production: Tappi Tíkarrass and Tony Cook.

Note: This article features Icelandic characters. For more information see Icelandic language

Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...

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