A music video to Teitur Magnússons song, Hvíti dauði, directed by Jón Bjarki Magnússon and featuring footage from the Hálfur Álfur documentary, has been nominated to the Icelandic Music Awards. Eight videos are nominated this year and people can vote between the videos here on Albumm.is.
The Icelandic Music Awards are the official annual music awards given in Iceland to commemorate the musical achievements of the year. The award was established in 1993 with an annual rock award given by the Union of Icelandic Musicians. Since then, it has developed into a multi-category event held usually in January or February for awards of the previous year. Since 2002, the event has been sponsored by the Icelandic Music Association known as Samtónn. This year the award ceremony will be held in April.
In Hvíti dauði, Teitur is joined by artist Gunnar Jónsson Collider, who produced, recorded and mixed the track. The song was written by Teitur Magnússon. The lyrics are also by Teitur but also include passages from the Bible and Icelandic poet Bólu-Hjálmar’s poem, Mismunur, about an old man facing his death. Teitur sings and plays guitar whilst Gunnar adds vocals, instruments and a dreamy pop production. Old friends from Teitur’s own live band Æðisgengið also lend a hand, most notably Erling Bang and Hreiðar Már Árnason who add drums and percussion.
Teitur Magnússon is no stranger to Icelandic music lovers. After a string of releases with pop reggae outfit Ojba Rasta, Teitur stepped into the limelight in 2014 with his solo album 27. The album contained pop music tinged with shades of psychedelia and tropicália, and was followed up with 2018’s Orna to critical acclaim. Teitur was recently nominated for an Iceland Music award for his Orna single Skriftargangur.
Gunnar Jónsson Collider has released electronic and ambient music on Icelandic and foreign labels since 2015, when he caught the attention of critics with his Apeshedder EP. After remixing Teitur and dj. flugvél og geimskip’s single Lífsspeki, Gunnar formed a collaborative relationship with Teitur which has now borne fruit with the single Hvíti dauði.