Gus Gus

Gus Gus
Formed: 1995 in Reykjavik, Iceland
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Styles: Trip-Hop, Alternative Dance, Electronica, Progressive House, Indie Rock
Group Members: Herb Legowitz, Biggi Thórarinsson, Daníel Ágúst, Magnús Jónsson, Siggi Kjartansson, Stefán Árni, Hafdís Huld, Baldur Stefánsson
Biography: Being a quirky coed nine-piece from Reykjavik, Iceland, Gus Gus was almost bound to inspire comparisons to the Sugarcubes, though the onset of ten years caused the group to inherit the influences of electronic fuzz and trip-hop rhythms rather than the bout of post-punk lunacy that inspired the Sugarcubes ...Read full biography
Polydistortion
Released: 1997
Label: V2
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Gus Gus' first formal album as a full band was a quietly astonishing record -- the "new Sugarcubes" tag which the band gained was always misleading, since instead of that group's fractured avant-rock approach, ...Read full review
Attention
Released: 2002
Label: Vital
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Having explored lush, arty electronica on Polydistortion and eclectic pop on This Is Normal, the ever-changing Icelandic collective Gus Gus morph once again on their third album, Attention, stripping their ...Read full review
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