Trabant (band)
| Trabant | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Electroclash |
| founding | 2001 |
| Founding members | |
| Þorvaldur H. Grondal | |
| Viðar Hákon Gíslason | |
| Current occupation | |
| Ragnar Kjartansson | |
Drums |
Þorvaldur H. Grondal |
Guitar, bass |
Viðar Hákon Gíslason |
| Hlynur Aðils Vilmarsson | |
| Gísli Galdur Þorgeirsson | |
Trabant are an Icelandic electroclash music group that was originally founded in 2001 as a duo by Þorvaldur Gröndal and Viðar H. Gíslason, but has since grown into a quintet.
Her debut album Moment of Truth was released in 2001 and made her popular in Iceland. Three years later a live album was released, which was recorded at a party of Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson in his official residence in Bessastaðir . After Nasty Boy was a successful club hit, they reached the top ten of the Icelandic charts with their second studio album Emotional (2005).
Discography
Singles
- 2001: Enter Spacebar (Thule Records tmt06)
- 2002: Superman (Thule Records tmt07)
- 2005: Nasty Boy (Southern Fried Records ECB72)
- 2005: Maria / Pump You up (Southern Fried Records ECB92)
- 2006: Loving Me / Galdur (Southern Fried Records ECB95)
Albums
- 2001: Moment of Truth (Thule Records tmt08)
- 2002: Ballet (edition approx. 20 pieces)
- 2004: Trabant á Bessastöðum (live album) (12 Tónar 12T002)
- 2005: Emotional (12 Tónar 12T015)
Honourings and prices
- 2006: Icelandic Music Awards : nominated in three categories, including "Best Album 2005" ( Emotional )
- 2006: Tónlistarverdlaun XFM 91.9 (music awards from the XFM radio station in Reykjavík): “Best Album 2005” ( Emotional ); nominated in three other categories, u. a. "Best song 2005" ( Nasty boy ) and "Best live performance"
- 2007: Icelandic Music Awards : "Best Music Video 2006" ( The one (filthy dukes remix) )
Web links
- Homepage of the band (English; archive version) ( Memento from February 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Trabant on MySpace
- Trabant on Allmusic