Ep. 29 - GusGus

Get to Know Iceland's Other Timeless Musical Export // 
Averaging one album every other year for the past two decades has
made GusGus one of the most consistent units in electronic
music—despite the fact that the group has had anywhere from two to
ten members over it's 20-year run. Currently a duo made up my
constant producer Birgir Þórarinsson (Biggi) and regular vocalist
Daniel Haraldsson, the Icelandic pair continue to craft melodic
electronic songs and perform them live on the same basic stage
set-up they've been using since the late-90s to adoring audiences
worldwide. They've also found a home on Germany's Kompakt, a record
label as reliable as the band itself, after stints at legendary
imprints 4AD and Underwater. "I'm not a sales person, and I don't
want to be a salesperson. I'm a musician," say Biggi, explaining
why he has no interest in the DIY opportunities of online music
sales. And if record labels, laptop-free performances, and
electronica albums sound a bit "retro" in 2016, you might want to
change that last word to "timeless," which is what good musicians
should always strive for. And what GusGus, more often than not, has
achieved.