Gus Gus
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Biography
Iceland's prolific purveyors of ice-cool electronica, GusGus, formed in Reykjavik in 1995 initially as a film and acting collective comprising different artists, before the group began carving a unique space for themselves in the field of electronic music. GusGus – composed of a sprawling pool of members including Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Veiran), Stephan Stephenssen (a.k.a President Bongo) and singer Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson, among many more – kicked off their trajectory with their debut album GusGus in 1995, which was followed by 1997's critically acclaimed Polydistortion for 4AD – melding trip-hop, electronica and acid-dipped techno – and 1999’s This is Normal, with both making it into the UK charts, reaching 130th and 94th place. The collective went on to release a clutch of well-received and lauded albums, with highlights including 2007's electrifying Forever, 2009's 24/7 for Kompakt records, which mixed minimal techno and electropop, and 2018's Lies Are More Flexible. In 2021, GusGus ushered in a new era with the release of their eleventh album, Mobile Home, featuring fellow Icelandic band Vök's vocalist Margrét Rán and US star John Grant.
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