Midnight concert in Akureyri - 27.08.2008

This saturday, Hjaltalín and Retro stefson will play a midnight concert in Akureyri. The
The concert is a part of the cultural festival Akureyravaka. Both bands will play tvice during the night and then unite at Marina at midnight for an exciting show! The show starts at midnight. Tickets cost 1500 at the door but 1200 at Eymundsson bookstores beforehand! Hjaltalín | Retro Stefson

Reykjavík! collaborate with Ben Frost - 12.08.2008

Reykjavík! have announced plans to collaborate with Australian elctronics guru Ben Frost on their next album. The band had formerly planned to work with Frost's long time collaborator, Valgeir Sigurðsson, who also produced their first release. To avoid repeating themselves they decided Frost was their safest bet. The album is still untitled and will be released by Kimi Records come fall.
Reykjavík! | Ben Frost!

New song from Múgsefjun - 31.07.2008

Múgsefjun have released the song 'Hagsmunatíkin' to celebrate the festive Icelandic party weekend 'Verslunarmannahelgin'. They have also grown tired of obsessive radio usage of their hit 'Lauslát' and encourage the DJ's to play the new one instead.
The song can be bought at www.tonlist.is for small change!

Summer Fun tour ends at Nasa - 22.07.2008

Our fabilous Summer Fun tour will end at Nasa this wednesday at 20:00! All bands are now very well rehersed and sweaty and will play the concert of their young lives for us all. The tour has been good to them as well as all the beautiful people that have shown up around the country. The show is wednesday july 23. at Nasa, Reykjavík. Doors at 20:00 and the same low ticket price: 1000 kr/9 Euros. Be there!
For more info and (soon) photos visit the tour homepage!

Hey ho lets go - 06.07.2008

We are going on a Summerfun Tour!. We being Kimi Records and 4 bands signed with the label, Benni Hemm Hemm, Borko, Morðingjarnir and Reykjavík!. We will stop at Iceland's hottest places around the countryside and bring more hotness to the table. When Kimi Records Summerfun Tour comes to town speakers explode. Among places we are exploding are Ísafjörður (The hometown of Reykjavík! boys and allegedly Mugison), Húsavík (whale watching capital of the world), Seyðisfjörður (Nicest place in the world) and Höfn (lobster capital of Iceland).
The setup is quite simple. Every concert starts at 20:00 and the admission fee is 1.000 kr. / 9 eur. Tickets are sold at the door except for the NASA show in Reykjavík. You can buy ticktets for that show midi.is You will be able to buy T-shirts and CDs from us before, during and after the show so bring alot of money. There will be a special price on Kaldi (bruggsmidjan.is) before, during and after the show so bring more money. The schedule is here and on the right. Info about the bands are here and on their myspaces. If you have any questions just send us some emailsor just ask somebody sitting close to you.

• The schedule:
• July 14th: Stokkseyri - Draugasetrið
• July 15th: Ísafjörður - Edinborgarhúsið
• July 16th: Akureyri - Græni Hatturinn
• July 17th: Húsavík - Gamli Baukur
• July 18th: Seyðisfjörður - Lunga Festival Herðubreið
• July 19th: Höfn í Hornafirði - Pakkhúsið
• July 23th: Reykjavík - NASA
• tickets: 1.000 kr. / 9 eur
• Starts at: 20:00

Sleepdrunk Seasons on vinyl - 23.06.2008

Hjaltalín's Sleepdrunk Seasons is now finally available on vinyl! You can buy it in our shop now on a very special price, only for you my friend! We are so happy about this that we decided to give a free song from the album, it will be available on this site on friday!
Buy |myspace

Murta St. Calunga out today - 13.06.2008

Benni Hemm Hemm releases his third major release on Kimi Records today. The album is called Murta St. Calunga and is yet a new variation of Benni's good mixture of singer/songwriter/brass band genre. To celebrate we are giving away a song from the album 'Whaling in the North Atlantic'.
Myspace | Buy album | Free song

Mugison, Retro Stefson and Múgsefjun in Akureyri - 11.06.2008

Friday night concert will be at Græni Hatturinn (The Green Hat). Performing are Múgsefjun and Sick Bird. The Concert will start at 21:00 with a warmup from a young and talented local band called Sjálfsprottin Spévísi. Doors will open at 20 and ticketprice is 1000 kr./9 eur.
Saturday night show features Mugison and rising stars Retro Stefson. The show will be at Græni Hatturinn (The Green Hat) and starts at 22:30. The doors will open at 21:00 and ticketprice will be 2500 kr. / 23 eur. Local indie band Helgi og Hljóðfæraleikarnir will throw in a free show on midnight on saturday. Everybody welcomeagain at Græni Hatturinn
Tickets |Retro Stefson | Mugison | AIM festival | Múgsefjun

Hjaltalín in Denmark and the UK - 05.06.2008

This weekend Hjaltalín will play at Spot festival in Aarhus on saturday and Loppen in Copenhagen on sunday. The band will then continue to the UK where they play in Brighton and London. More information is to be found at the Hjaltalín myspace which also serves as their official homepage. At the myspace you can also hear a few of their excelent songs!
Myspace | Spot festival | Loppen

Mordingjarnir go North! - 05.06.2008

Actually, Mordingjarnir are going south east to Scotland today. Along with the kimi records label manager, they are visiting Dundee and Inverness for two festivals. Go North! is happening in Dundee and they will be performing on Fat Sam's Live Friday night. Reykjavik! cancelled due to a torn kidney and Mordingjarnir stepped up as the only band that can. Of course both bands are Kimi Records bands. Then they are going to Inverness to hopefully play at Rockness. There is a slim chance that someone from Dundee is reading this and hopefully he or she will show up and buy a T-shirt or a cd from them.
Myspace | Go North! | Rockness

Free Mp3 from Reykjavík! - 30.05.2008

We have now gone mad and are giving music away. Please ilsten to and download æji plís, the new single from Reykjavík! by clicking the image on the left. And don't forget to come out to the Kimi/Grapevine Party at Organ see Reykjavík!, Borko, FM Belfast and Dj Peter Parker playing tonight! Yeah!

Mugsefjun release 'Skiptar skoðanir' - 28.05.2008

Mugsefjun release their first album today. The album is released by the band itself but distribution will be handled by Kimi Records. Skiptar skoðanir was recorded in the western fjords of Iceland and carries a wide range of different influences and styles where guitar, bass, drums and accordion come together to support the optimistic view of the future present in the lyrics.
Myspace

Kimi & Grapevine party! - 22.05.2008

Kimi Records is throwing a party at Organ on may 30th! Borko, Reykjavik! and special guests FM Belfast are playing. Dj. Peter Parker will make sure everybody is dancing. Make sure to be there friday may 30th. Doors at 22:00. Tickets at a modest 1000 kr/ 9 Euros. Our special sponsors for this event are the good people at The Reykjavík Grapevine.

French fans of Kimi - 10.05.2008

Julien Courbe writes a nice article about our music on the website www.rockmydays.com and in the french musicmag Presto!. It is always nice to hear nice things from nice people in nice countries. Very nice. Don't hestitate to check it. It is not only in french, also in english!
www.rockmydays.com | Presto

Sweaty Psalms released today - 08.05.2008

Klive self-released his first album today, a fine piece of ambient/electronic work. The release is a co-op between the artist and kimi records and kimi will also handle worldwide distribution. Sweaty Psalms is available in our shop and all finer record shops in Iceland.
Myspace

New single from Hjaltalín - 24.04.2008

Hjaltalín releases their second single today, The trees don't like the smoke, in our shop. The "b-side" is a live version from their release concert held last February and was recorded by Iceland National Radio. The cover is designed by Siggi Odds, who is the official designer for Hjaltalín. The single is available in our online shop!
Buy the single | Myspace

Release concert#2 in IÐNÓ - 21.04.2008

Morðingjarnir are having their second release concert on friday April 25th. They have a good reason for celebrating their album, it has been receiving excellent reviews everywhere. Morgunblaðið gave them 4,5/5 and monitor.is gave them 86%. Reykjavík! and Sudden weather change are also playing at the concert and it starts at 22:00. Tickets on a special presale price on www.midi.is but you can also buy tickets at the door for 1.000 kr.
Buy ticket | myspace

Great reviews and two release concerts - 08.04.2008

Áfram Ísland! with Morðingjarnir has been getting raving reviews from the icelandic music press. DV gave them 5/5 and said that the album was a "total victory" and like "hammerblow in the balls". To celebrate their great album Morðingjarnir are going to have two release concerts in April, one in Akureyri and one in Reykjavík. (photo by: Árni Torfason)
Myspace

Borko release concert - 27.03.2008

Borko celebrates his album, celebrating life, with a concert in Tjarnarbíó on April 3rd. The concert starts at 21.00 and Seabear are Borko's special guests. Tickets are available on midi.is and the cost is only 1.200 kr.

Icelandic Music awards - 22.03.2008

Hjaltalín got recognized as the talent they are at this weeks Icelandic Music Awards. They won the prize as the most likely act to succeed and singer/songwriter Högni got the prize for songwriter of the year. A great night for an excellent band!

Two new albums out today! - 13.03.2008

Kimi doubles the katalog in one day. The new releases are Borko - Celebrating life and Morðingjarnir - Áfram Ísland! The albums are as different as they are good so fans of good music are in for a treat!

iTunes welcomes kimi records! - 06.03.2008

It is true! Kimi records first step towards global domination has been taken as kimi records has started to sell music on iTunes. This was made possible with the help of Grapewire. Einar Örn from Ghostigital is the brains behind Grapewire.
iTunes | Grapewire | Hjaltalín on iTunes

Celebrating life released in Europe! - 03.03.2008

Borkos album, Celebrating Life will be released by Morr Music in Europe today! The album is scheduled to be released in Iceland by Kimi records later this month as is Morðingjarnirs second album Áfram Ísland!

Hjaltalín in Copenhagen - 02.03.2008

Hjaltalín concluded their minitour of northern Europe last night when they played a show with Fellow Icelanders, Sprenjuhöllin in Copenhagen. Previously Hjaltalín had played at Voxhall, Aarhus with Múm and Borko. Last night Singer Högni played the Bass as bassist Guðmundur Óskar is on tour with Borko. Hjaltalín have now returned to Iceland but will soon find themselves on the road as they will support Múm again in New York in April.

Kimi web update - 02.03.2008

We have now finally updated our web. We have added some info on our releases and distribution and will frequently update the site with news related to artists and releases as well as other stuff we like.

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