// Mammút

Mammút perform Svefnsykt in a Reykjavik rehearsal space

Mammút perform Svefnsykt at Smiðjustígur 4a shortly after receiving the Kraumur
Award for their Kakari album.

Shot and edited by Stuart Rogers.
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Documenting Iceland’s inaugural Kraumur Awards

The Kraumur Awards is an annual music prize organized by the Kraumur
Music Fund and awarded to the best albums being released in Iceland. This
is a short documentary covering the inaugural Awards that were given to six
albums on November 28, 2008. Nominations and the award winning albums
are chosen by a selected panel of Icelandic music journalists and radio show
hosts with years of experience playing and writing about Icelandic music.

The 2008 Kraumur Awards went to:

* Agent Fresco for Lightbulb Universe
* FM Belfast for How to Make Friends
* Ísafold for All Sounds to Silence Come
* Hugi Guðmundsson for Apocrypha
* Mammút for Karkari
* Retro Stefson for Montaña

The six winners were selected from a shortlist of 20 albums (scroll down).

Recorded and edited by Stuart Rogers.
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Local Sounds Abound

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Take a sampleadelic excursion through 15 local bands that are sure to light up the 2007 Iceland
Airwaves festival. This years audio podcast features tunes by the likes of Lay Low, Amiina, Benni
Hemm Hemm, and Reykjavik! and is backed by a languid track provided by Mugison w/Hjalmar.
Watch the ride! Produced by Stuart Rogers and edited by Ben Allen.

Mammút interview and live at SxSW 2007

An interview with Kata and Arnar from the young Icelandic popstars Mammút
after their show at the SxSW festival on March 15, 2007. Our post show chat
was taken in the alley behind the venue, Uncle Flirty’s, and features cameos
by Austin’s finest on horseback. Included are excerpts of two songs from their
Nordic Nights at SxSW showcase.

Live footage by Stuart Rogers with interview footage shot by Adira Amram.
Interview and editing by Stuart Rogers.

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