Stórsveit Nix Noltes
Encyclopedia
Stórsveit Nix Noltes are an Icelandic
post-rock
and Balkan folk band formed in 2004 and composed mostly of members of other Icelandic bands such as múm
and Benni Hemm Hemm. Their first album, Orkideur Hawai was nominated as indie album of the year in the Icelandic Music Awards.
Music of Iceland
The music of Iceland includes vibrant folk and pop traditions. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk and Emiliana Torrini, and post-rock band Sigur Rós. Iceland's traditional music is related to Nordic music...
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
and Balkan folk band formed in 2004 and composed mostly of members of other Icelandic bands such as múm
Múm
múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...
and Benni Hemm Hemm. Their first album, Orkideur Hawai was nominated as indie album of the year in the Icelandic Music Awards.
Discography
- Orkideur Hawai (March 21, 2006, Bubblecore)
- Royal Family - Divorce (May 5, 2009, FatCat Records/Rough TradeRough Trade RecordsRough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
)