TAPPI TÍKARRAASS - Miranda 1983

Tappi Tíkarrass was a famous Icelandic punk/pop band and the name Tappi Tíkarrass, which in Icelandic means “Cork The Bitch’s Ass” was given after Jakob’s father claimed that the band’s music “fitted like a cork in a bitch’s ass”. Tappi Tíkarrass combined elements of punk and pop music to create an exotic post punk with references to Siouxsie and the Banshees and the first stage of The Cure. Miranda was released in December 1983 and with this album the band switched their music style to more pop melodies and mellow songs counteracting their previous punkish Bítið Fast í Vítið EP in 1982. Also in this album, vocalist Eyþór Árnalds was replaced in most of the songs, performing only two tracks: the title song and another version called “Mýrin Andar”. The inner sleeve featured handwritten lyrics of “Mýrin Andar” and a black and white child illustration by Björk. All in all a nice album with fourteen poppy songs, not bad.

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TAPPI TÍKARRASS - Bitið Fast Í Vitið EP 1982

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. The band is also considered the first serious music project of now renowned singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir. Bítið Fast í Vítið, which in Icelandic could be translated as 'Take a Firm Bite of Hell or Put Your Teeth Firmly into Hell', was the debut EP released in 1982 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.

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V/A - Rokk Í Reykjavík 2LP 1982

Rokk í Reykjavík was the soundtrack to the Icelandic TV documentary directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson during 1981-82 winter and released in 1982. The soundtrack, which was released in April 1982 as a double LP released through Hugrenningur, features the performances of several Icelandic bands of the post punk/New Wave scene. Bands such as Þeyr, Tappi Tíkarrass (a band led by singer Björk), Egó, Purrkur Pillnikk (with Einar Örn Benediktsson as the front-man), among others, were considered some of the most important bands at the moment, exclusively live material. Truly a fantastic time document of the early Iceland punk scene.

1.Ó Reykjavík - VONBRIGÐI
2.Sieg Heil - EGÓ
3.Gotta Go - FRÆBBBLARNIR
4.Óvænt - PURRKUR PILLNIKK
5.Rúdólf - ÞEYR
6.Creeps - Q4U
7.Breyttir Tímar - EGÓ
8.Where Are The Bodies - BODIES
9.Hrollur - TAPPI TÍKARRAS
10.Moving Up To A Motion - BARAFLOKKURINN
11.Talandi Höfuð - SPILAFÍFL
12.Í Speglinum - ÞURSAFLOKKURINN
13.Í Kirkju - FRIÐRYK
14.Lífið Og Tilveran - START
15.Gullúrið - GRÝLURNAR
16.Sat Ég Inni Á Klepp - EGÓ
17.Gluggagægir - PURKUR PILLNIKK
18.Mýrín Andar - TAPPI TÍKARRAS
19.Bereft - MOGO HOMO
20.Hver Er Svo Sekur - JONEE JONEE
21.Killer Boogie - ÞEYR
22.Miranda - TAPPI TÍKARRAS
23.Af Því Pabbi Vildi Það - JONEE JONEE
24.Í Nótt - FRÆBBBLARNIR
25.Guðfræði - VONBRIGÐI
26.Stórir Strákar - EGÓ
27.Gonna Get You - Q4U
28.Toys - Q4U
29.Lollipops - SJÁLFSFRÓUN
30.Antichrist - SJÁLFSFRÓUN
31.Sjálfsfróun - SJÁLFSFRÓUN
32.Af Litlum Neista Verður Mikið Mál - BRUNI BB
33.Rímur - SVIENBJORN BEINTEINSSON

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DAS KAPITAL - Lili Marlene 1984

Well folks, now an interesting band from the far north of Europe and you know, extremely cool music comes from there, sometimes snotty and cheeky, sometimes melancholic and dreamy and these Gentlemen are more in the second area, but read for yourself: Das Kapital was a short-lived band, fronted by Bubba Morthens, at a time when he was living fast. By this time Bubbi had been drinking heavily and was burned out, he had released five solo albums over a four year period, three albums with Utangarðsmann and three albums with Egó. When news broke in early 1984 that he was going to the United States to act in films, the nation went along with it and wished him well, unaware of his drug use. He also said in interviews that he had formed a new band with Danny Pollock and other western musicians under the name Das Kapital. The name, as most of course know, comes from the work of Karl Marx. Bubbi went west in the spring but came back a few weeks and still hadn't formed a band. In July, however, news broke that Das Kapital had become a reality. Besides Bubba, the members of this group were Mike (guitars) and Bubba's friend Björgvin (guitars), Jakob (bass) Guðmundur (drums), but the last two came from Tappi Tíkarrass. Bubbi himself was the third guitarist and vocalist and Gunnar played keyboards for a time.

Initially, the intention was probably to play only at Laugahátíð during the shopkeeper's weekend, but then it was decided to continue the collaboration and make an album. Bubbi had suggested songs that were actually all in English, but the lyrics were quickly translated into Icelandic. Before the band went into the studio, guitarist Björgvin left. However, two assistants were hired for the recordings, saxophonist Jens and cellist Arnþór. The album was made in a hurry and was released by Gramm and was titled Lili Marlene after the only cover song on the album, the wartime hit immortalized by Marlene Dietrich. Lili Marlene was generally well-received and sold well, even though the critics of the newspapers were unimpressed, the album barely got anything but shitty reviews in Morgunblaðin and Þjóðvillin, but much better in Helgarpóstinum, and became the third best-selling album of  1984. In the same year, they held a solidarity concert at Lækjartorg  but then there was a BSRB strike, the strikers were invited to give speeches between the band's songs, but by the time it was over, the band had been pushed off the stage and the strikers were taken over the program, Das Kapital thus became guests in a secondary act at their own concert. Soon after the end of the year or in January 1985, the news arrived that Das Kapital had gone on hiatus, but she had then retired, the reason being that Bubbi had admitted his problem and gone to treatment. He would re-emerge later that year after the treatment with one of his best albums, Woman. However, Das Kapital's story was not completely over, because they reunited at Bubba's birthday concert on June 6, 2006, which was recorded and released under the name 06.06.06, where you can hear three songs with the band. (source: glatkistan)

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