Dicta
| Dicta | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Garðabær , Iceland |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , indie rock , pop rock |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.dikta.is |
| Current occupation | |
| Haukur Heiðar Hauksson | |
| Skúli Gestsson | |
guitar |
Jón Bjarni Pétursson |
| Jón Þór Sigurðsson | |
Dikta is an Icelandic indie rock band from Garðabær, founded in 1999 .
history
The band has existed in their current formation since 1999 - all band members have been friends since childhood. In 2000 they reached the finals at the Icelandic band competition Músíktilraunir . In recent years the band has appeared at festivals such as In The City in Manchester , the SPOT festival in Denmark and the popular Icelandic music festival Iceland Airwaves , which earned them a mention in Rolling Stone magazine .
Dikta's first album Andartak , which the band recorded entirely in Icelandic , was released in late 2002 and released by the band in Iceland under its own label Mistak Records . One of the single releases reached number one on the Icelandic charts. All three single releases achieved a high airplay on Iceland's largest rock radio station X-ið 977.
Dikta released their second album Hunting for Happiness in 2005 in Iceland. It was produced by Ace ( Skunk Anansie ) and published on Bad Taste. Gabríela Friðriksdóttir , who also worked for Björk , was responsible for the album artwork . It was the first album with all English lyrics and was also released in Denmark (2006) and Great Britain (2007).
In 2009 the band released their third work under the name Get It Together . The international release was on March 25th, 2011. The record was successful in Iceland and won the title "Most Popular Band" at the Icelandic Music Award on March 13th, 2010.
In 2012 the band took part in a project related to the drafting of Iceland's new constitution.
Although they are very popular in their homeland, the band members work full time.
Discography
- Andartak (Mistak Records, 2002)
- Hunting for Happiness ( Smekkleysa , 2005)
- Get It Together (Kölski, 2009)
- Trust Me (Kölski, 2011)
- Easy Street (2015)
Web links
- Official website
- Dikta on Myspace
- Dikta on Last.fm
- Dikta on YouTube
- Dikta on SonicBids
- Dikta at Iceland Airwaves
- Dikta on PureVolume.com
- Dikta on Albumcheck.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of the constitution project ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
