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Icelandic group formed in
Reykjavík in August 1983 consisting of:
Einar Örn
Benediktsson : vocals + trumpet
Björk Guðmundsdottir : vocals
Guðlaugur "Gulli" "Gud Krist" Kristinn Ottarsson : electric
guitar
Birger Morgensen : electric bass
Einar Melax : keyboard
Sigtryggur "Siggi" Baldursson : drums
Originally the group was a
project based on an idea by among others Asmundur Jonsson from Gramm Records in
Reykjavik. They debuted live in Icelandic radio and played at a "We demand
the future" festival in Reykjavik 9/20/83 before "The Crass".
Later they played with Psychic TV and in England with "Flux of Pink
Indians" and others. Their debut album was recorded in London in January
'84. Later the same year they played at concerts in several European countries.
In June '85 at the Danish 'Roskilde Festival' and later the same year at
concerts in Iceland they played with Megas, the "grand old man" of
Icelandic rock. Kukl's music is complex and rhythmic, and a mixture of punk,
rock, jazz, and more experimental music, with the lyrics sometimes in English,
and sometimes in Icelandic. A powerful and personal band combining qualities
from three important groups in Icelandic rock from the beginning of the
eighties.
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