Rokk í Reykjavík

Rokk í Reykjavík (pronunciation ) is a documentary directed by Icelandic Friðrik Þór Friðriksson during the Icelandic winter of 1981-1982 and released for the local television the same year.

Rokk í Reykjavík
Directed byFriðrik Þór Friðriksson
Produced byHugrenningur
StarringSeveral Icelandic bands
Music byVarious
Distributed byÍslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Release date
  • April 1982 (1982-04) (Iceland)
Running time
83 min
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

With this documentary, Friðriksson showcases the alternative music scene through several performances of the post-punk/new wave most important bands at that time taken from different concerts and accompanied by, some times, short interviews with musicians, and it portrays the lifestyle of the Icelandic youth faced to the establishment and advocated to anarchy, who were trying to find their own identity.

Rokk í Reykjavík is today considered as one of the most important documentaries about the Icelandic music culture and it included several important bands. For instance, Tappi Tíkarrass, a punk/pop band led by vocalist Björk Guðmundsdóttir contributed with two of their works: “Hrollur” and “Dúkkulísur”. The New Wave band Þeyr, today considered as one of the legendary Iceland bands of the early eighties, is featured here with their songs “Rúdolf” and “Killer Boogie”.

It is also worth of mentioning, the presence of Einar Örn Benediktsson’s punk group Purrkur Pillnikk, which appeared with two tracks: “Ovænt” and “Gluggagægir”.

Other important artists featured here are Bubbi Morthens with his band Egó, Fræbbblarnir, Grýlurnar, and the renowned Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson with his chanting poem “Rímur”, among others.

As this film was the first Icelandic work in Dolby Stereo, it brought innovation to the Icelandic film industry. With Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan as the distributor, Rokk í Reykjavík was released in VHS format. The soundtrack to this film was released as a double LP compilation by Hugrenningur in April 1982.

The cover artwork depicts singer Björk performing with Tappi Tíkarrass.

In July 2008 the movie was released on DVD by Sena in Iceland only.[1]

Songs

TrackTitleLengthArtist
01Ó Reykjavík02:25Vonbrigði
02Sieg Heil01:10Egó
03Gotta Go01:45Fræbbblarnir
04Óvænt01:07Purrkur Pillnikk
05Rúdolf02:49Þeyr
06Creeps01:48Q4U
07Breyttir Tímar02:20Egó
08Where are the Bodies05:08Bodies
09Hrollur02:25Tappi Tíkarrass
10Moving Up to a Motion03:15Baraflokkurinn
11Talandi Höfuð02:55Spilafífl
12Í Speglinum03:25Þursaflokkurinn
13Í Kirkju02:42Friðryk
14Lífið og Tilveran03:25Start
15Gullúrið03:10Grýlurnar
16Sat ég Inni á Kleppi03:42Egó
17Gluggagægir03:00Purrkur Pillnikk
18Dúkkulísur02:40Tappi Tíkarrass
19Bereft03:18Mogo Homo
20Hver er svo sekur?02:35Jonee Jonee
21Killer Boogie02:45Þeyr
22Kick Us Out of the Country01:55Bodies
23Af Því Pabbi Vildi Það01:43Jonee Jonee
24Í Nótt01:48Fræbbblarnir
25Guðfræði03:00Vonbrigði
26Stórir Strákar02:40Egó
27Gonna Get You01:26Q4U
28Toys01:57Q4U
29Lollipops02:50Sjálfsfróun
30Antichrist01:10Sjálfsfróun
31Sjálfsfróun01:30Sjálfsfróun
32Af Litlum Neista Verður Mikið Mál02:30Bruni BB
33Rímur02:00Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson

Credits

Personnel

Direction: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
Cinematography and lightning: Ari Kristinsson.
Other shooting personnel: Árni Páll Jóhannsson, Baldur Hrafnkell Jónsson, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Jón Karl Helgason, Magnús Magnússon, Peter Auspin, Richard Crowe, Sigurður Grímsson, Sigurður Snæberg Jónsson, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Vilhjálmur Knudsen and Þorgeir Gunnarsson.
Recording engineers from Þursabit recording studio: Júlíus Agnarsson, Tómas Magnús Tómasson, Þórður Árnason.
Sound: Jón Karl Helgason.
Edition: Ari Kristinsson, Kristín Pálsdóttir, Peter Auspin, Richard Crowe, Sigurður Grímsson, Sigurður Jón Ólafsson, Sigurður Snæberg Jónsson.
Executive board: Þorgeir Gunnarsson.
Mixing: Alan Snelling, Þórður Árnason.
Sound production: Anvil Studios, Abbey Road, London.
Video production: Johan Ankerstjerne a/s, Kaupmannahöfn.
Distributor: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan.

Soundtrack: Title: Rokk í Reykjavík. Label: Hugrenningur in 1982. Reissue: in 1993 by Bad Taste.

See also

References

  1. "ÍSLENSKIR DVD DAGAR" (in Icelandic). 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13.
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