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Iceland Airwaves 2009 Part 4

Eivör Pálsdóttir, Retro Stefson, FM Belfast and Dr. Spock

Faroese singer/songwriter Eivör Pálsdóttir brought her ethereal charms to the Reykjavik Art Museum on Saturday night.

Singing in a mix of English, Icelandic and Faroese, Eivör captivated the crowd with her primal but tender songs, drawing positive comparisons with the likes of Florence And the Machine and Kate Bush.

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Over at the heaving NASA venue, the impossibly young Retro Stefson drove the equally young (and good looking) crowd into a carnival spirited frenzy. Singing in Icelandic, English, French and Portuguese, the group churned out bossa-nova infused funk workouts, before merging their set into that of the oncoming FM Belfast in a move so seamless it would leave most DJs standing.
FM Belfast began their set proper with a blistering electro pop version of Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name Of, and carried on the party without dropping a beat.
Their set, packed with falsetto vocals and the frequent addition of members of Retro Stefson, kept the audience moving throughout, before ending with a triumphant, ticker tape filled finale.
Meanwhile, outside at a variety of ‘secret’ locations around the city centre, something very odd was going on. Attracted by the sound of riff-heavy guitars and the sight of a man breathing fire in between taking swigs from a bottle of JD, crowds began to form around an open sided lorry.
Performing on the truck were Icelandic nutters Dr. Spock, dressed in a wardrobe which included some staggering pink trousers and a wrestling mask.
Hurling yellow rubber gloves into the dancing crowd, the group fired through their short set before shutting up the lorry and driving off to the next location – all without stopping playing.
The Spock show was enjoyably entertaining, inclusive, a little crazy and a whole lot of fun – much like festival itself.

'Flights kindly supplied by Icelandair ''www.icelandair.com'

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