Was an Independent, Do It Yourself Blog dedicated to Icelandic music by music slut Wim Van Hooste

Was an Independent, Do It Yourself Blog dedicated to Icelandic music by music slut Wim Van Hooste
Moved back to I love Icelandic music & started new blog Icelandic Music Mob
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March 27, 2011

"The Island Syndrome" - Article about the Icelandic music scene of today

Today I found the article by Ilana van den Berg about the Icelandic music scene in Hard // Hoofd
She tries to formulate an answer why music from Iceland is so popular in this piece entitled Het Eiland-Syndroom (The Island Syndrome)
De IJslandse acts breken een voor een internationaal door. Hoe komt het dat de popmuziek van dit vreemde Scandinavische eiland zo ontzettend populair is? Komt het door het klimaat, de kleine gemeenschap, Björk? Of toch het eiland-syndroom? “Ook al wonen we ver weg van de bewoonde wereld, vergeet ons alsjeblieft niet.”
The Icelandic acts have an international breakthrough one by one. How come that the pop music of this strange Scandinavian island is so popular? Is it because of the climate, the small community, Björk? Or after all just the island syndrome? "Don't forget us because we live so far from civilization."
“We come from a place where we count the days… until nothing.”
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Read the whole article in Dutch http://hardhoofd.com/2011/02/24/het-eiland-syndroom/

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