Where the Birds Sound Like Drones: Brynjar Leifsson on the Noise from Iceland
Interview with Brynjar Leifsson (Of Monsters and Men) as part of the Noise from Iceland project “It’s always there. The noise. Sometimes louder, sometimes calm — but never gone.” I met Brynjar Leifsson, guitarist of the internationally acclaimed band Of Monsters and Men, as part of my project Noise from Iceland. Initially conceived as a sound […]
Interview with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: “I Might Be a Seabird”
A few years ago, I started working on a book about how Iceland sounds. I wanted to ask Icelanders—artists, writers, musicians, athletes—what Iceland means to them when it comes to sound. What do they hear when they think of their country? That idea became the beginning of the Noise from Iceland project. At the same time, I created […]
