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Úlfur
Birth nameÚlfur Hansson
Also known asBitroid, Klive, Dataplex
Born (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 36)
Mille Plateaux
Websitehttp://ulfurhansson.com

Úlfur Hansson (born 1988) is an Icelandic electronic musician. Úlfur's first album, Sweaty Psalms, was released in May 2008. It was recorded and written over two years, self-released but distributed by

Mille Plateaux
.

Úlfur Hansson has worked closely with his sibling and visual artist, Elín Hansdóttir, over the years. He also plays bass guitar with the Icelandic band Swords of Chaos.[3]

Since April 2010, Úlfur Hansson has been a touring member of Jónsi (Jón Þór Birgisson of Sigur Rós) international promotional tour of Jónsi's album Go.[4]

Selected discography

  • Batsugun Returns (as Bitroid) – 2006, self-released.
  • Sweaty Psalms (as Klive) – 2008, self-released.
  • The End is as Near As Your Teeth (w/ Swords of Chaos). Kimi Records, 2010.[5]
  • Sweaty Psalms (as Klive) – 2010, European version released on
    Mille Plateaux
    .
  • White Mountain (as Úlfur) 2012.[6]

Collaboration projects

  • Drift – 2007. Audio work for Elín Hansdóttir's installation in ZKM (Karlsruhe, Germany).[7]
  • Helix – 2008. A happening with Elín Hansdóttir. Reykjavík, Iceland).[8]
  • Path – 2008. Audio work for Elín Hansdóttir's installation in Listasafn Íslands (Reykjavík, Iceland) and Gallery Maribel Lopez (Berlin, Germany).
  • Each Thousand Years But a Day – 2009. Musical composition for a 7-piece brass band performed at Ryan Parteka's opening in
    Reykjavík Art Museum
    .
  • Pretty Bassic – 2009. Music for Margrét Bjarnadóttir and Saga Sigurðardóttir's dance piece for Reykjavik Dance Festival.
  • Universolo – 2010. Audio work for Elín Hansdóttir's installation in Unosolo Project Space (Rome, Italy).[9]

References

  1. ^ Pétur Valsson. "Árslisti Rjómans 2008". Rjominn.is. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Kira Kira & Klive "Norðrið Tour In Germany" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Sullivan, Paul; August 17, 2009, accessed November 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Bound By Form". Iceland Music Export. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  4. ^ Best, John. "Introducing Jónsi's Live Band". www.jonsi.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  5. ^ The End Is As Near As Your Teeth Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, Kimi Records, November 19, 2010, accessed November 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "White Mountain", After Hours, February 14, 2012, accessed May 1, 2012. (in Japanese)
  7. ^ Drift Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Elín Hansdóttir, January 8, 2007, accessed October 31, 2010.
  8. ^ Helix Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Elín Hansdóttir, Oktober 12, 2008, accessed October 31, 2010.
  9. ^ Universolo Archived 2010-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Elín Hansdóttir', March 23, 2010, accessed October 31, 2010.
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