Music Publication Reviews
“A new interpretation of Rock-Music, unlike anything I have ever heard before.”
(DV, September 17, 1983)
“For once I find myself at a loss for words. This concert can not be described. Those who lived it will have it with them for the rest of their life.”
(DV, November 26, 1983)
“SHOCK: An Icelandic band whose name nobody knows, except it has to be shouted, stormed into life and made perhaps the nicest noise of the whole evening. Apparently with two lead vocalists, (impossible to see over the rhythmically swaying snoggers) this curious bunch generated an intensity born of a vaguely Fall-ish chaos everything getting wonderfully hysterical, but all the while, foundations remained under control, easily enjoyed.”
(Sounds, January 1984)
“We had expected some combination of Þeyr and Purrkur Pillnikk, but we were served with surprise in every respect. The music retains the manic quality of P.P. and the sophistication of Þeyr, but it moves far beyond. At first I thought I could not stomach the rhythmic frenzy and the crazy tonal combination but then my stomach and eventually my whole body began to move along. And who am I to disagree?”
(S&T, April 18, 1984)
“Their musical creation literally explodes into the faces or masks of the audience, thrusts itself into its consciousness and even if you don't happen to be interested, there is no way of avoiding it or refusing to take it into consideration...”
(DV, April 28, 1984)
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