Orri Páll Dýrason

Orri Páll Dýrason (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈɔrːɪ ˈpʰautl ˈtiːrasɔn]; born on 4 July 1977) is an Icelandic musician. He was previously the drummer for Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1999, shortly after the recording of the studio album Ágætis byrjun, when the previous drummer, Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, left the band.[1][2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Orri.
Orri Páll Dýrason
Background information
Birth nameOrri Páll Dýrason
Born (1977-07-04) 4 July 1977
OriginIceland
GenresPost-rock, ambient, art rock, experimental rock, dream pop
InstrumentsDrums, keyboards
Years active1999–present
Associated actsSigur Rós

Orri has recorded five studio albums with Sigur Rós: ( ) (2002), Takk... (2005), Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (2008), Valtari (2012), and Kveikur (2013). He also contributed to Hvarf/Heim (2007), where "Hvarf" contains studio recordings of previously unreleased songs.

Personal life

Orri's father is the former footballer Dýri Guðmundsson, who made five appearances for the Icelandic national team.[3]

Orri has a daughter, Vaka, for whom the first track from the ( ) album is named.[4] and two sons, Dýri Angantýr (born January 2010),[5] and Jón Stormur (born November 2012). He's also the stepfather to his fiancé's daughter, Kría (born July 2008).

He is married to María Lilja Þrastardóttir, a journalist and a feminist activist from Iceland.[6] They are currently living in London.

In September 2018, he was accused of sexual assault by a fan on Instagram.[7][8] Orri published a post on Facebook where he claims his innocence but "in light of the scale of this matter" he chose to step down from band whilst attempting to clear his name.[9][10]

In October 2018 his wife María took to reddit to post an open letter to Boyd, in which she referenced her own experiences of sexual assault. She furthermore alleged that Boyd had been informed of these exact experiences on that night by her husband Orri, and accused Boyd of appropriating them as her own, citing distinct similarities of those two stories.[11]

References
  1. "sigur rós - frequently asked questions". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  2. "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2005» August» 17". sigur-ros.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  3. Ed Aarons (26 June 2016). "Sigur Ros's Georg Holm on Iceland at Euro 2016: 'It's kind of beautiful to watch'". The Guardian.
  4. "sigur rós - lyrics". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  5. "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2010 » January » 29". sigur-ros.co.uk. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  6. "María Lilja og Orri trúlofuð" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. "Sigur Ros Drummer Orri Páll Dýrason Accused of Sexual Assault". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. "Sigur Rós Drummer Orri Páll Dýrason Accused of Sexual Assault". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. https://pitchfork.com/news/sigur-ros-drummer-accused-of-sexual-assault-leaves-band/
  10. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2 October 2018). "Sigur Rós drummer quits band following rape allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027083746if_/https://www.reddit.com/user/MariaLiljaTh/comments/9oyar6/tw_a_message_to_the_woman_accusing_my_husband_of/
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