Genres Electronic, downtempo Associated acts Pascal Pinon Genre Downtempo | Years active 2011–present Origin Iceland (2011) | |
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Albums Silkidrangar, Black Lights, Samaris, Silkidrangar Sessions, Hljóma Þu, Stofnar Falla Members Jófríður Ákadóttir, Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir, Þórður Kári Steinþórsson Record labels One Little Indian Records, 12 Tónar Similar Pascal Pinon, Sin Fang, FM Belfast, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Retro Stefson Profiles | ||
Samaris is an electronic music group from Iceland which formed in January 2011 and consists of Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir (clarinet), Þórður Kári Steinþórsson (electronics) and Jófríður Ákadóttir (vocals).
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History
After forming in January 2011, Samaris entered and won the 2011 Icelandic Músíktilraunir competition. Steinþórsson also won the Keyboard/Programmer prize. Following this, the group self-released their Hljóma Þú (2011) EP, which won the band an Icelandic Kraumur award. In August 2011, Samaris took part in a Stage Europe Network event in The Netherlands which brought together acts from Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany and Iceland. In October 2011, Samaris performed at the Iceland Airwaves festival.
A further self-released EP, Stofnar falla, followed in 2012 before the group signed with One Little Indian Records. The band performed at the 2012 Iceland Airwaves festival.
Samaris's self-titled debut album was released in July 2013, which combined the tracks from their two previous EPs along with four remixes, to generally favourable reviews. The album combined their music with lyrics taken from 19th-century Icelandic poems.
In 2017, lead singer Jófríõur Ákadóttir was featured on Low Roar's single, "Bones", from their upcoming album "Once In A Long, Long While".
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Góða TunglHljóma Þu · 2011
Wanted 2 SayBlack Lights · 2016
TíbráSilkidrangar · 2014