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GusGus is an electronic music band from Reykjavík, Iceland. Although initially a film and acting collective, the group is mostly known for its electronic music. The group's discography consists of twelve studio albums.




History


GusGus was initially formed in 1995 as a film and acting collective. The band's name refers to the 1974 German film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (German: Angst essen Seele auf) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, where a female character is cooking couscous for her lover, pronouncing it Gusgus. GusGus' music is eclectic, and although primarily classified as techno, trip hop, and house music, the band has experimented with other styles. They have remixed songs of popular artists such as Björk, Depeche Mode, Moloko, and Sigur Rós.
Membership in the band has varied, and included:

Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir
Magnús Jónsson (aka Blake)
Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir
Urður Hákonardóttir (aka Earth)
Högni Egilsson
Birgir Þórarinsson (aka Biggi Veira or Biggo)
Magnús Guðmundsson (aka Maggi Lego, Herb Legowitz, Hunk of a Man, Buckmaster De La Cruz, The Fox, Fuckmaster, or Herr Legowitz)
Stephan Stephensen (aka President Bongo, Alfred More, or President Penis)
Sigurður Kjartansson (aka Siggi Kinski)
Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson
Baldur Stefánsson (Director of Financial Arts, aka DJ Tekno Jörgensen)
Ragnheiður Axel
Páll Garðarsson
In 1997, the band performed in Toronto. They returned for a second visit as part of a tour supporting their second album, Polydistortion.
In 1998, a remix of the track "Purple" appeared on Paul Oakenfold's trance compilation Tranceport.
After the group's third album, This Is Normal (1999), the filmmaking arm of GusGus (Kjartansson and Árni Þorgeirsson) split off to form the production company Celebrator, now known as Arni & Kinski, which has produced advertisements and videos.
In January 2004, they released the song "Desire" with Ian Brown.
As of 2011 the band had sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.
Its 2015 incarnation consists of four members (President Bongo, Biggi Veira, Urður Hákonardóttir and Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson). A few former members such as Hafdís Huld, Blake, and Daníel Ágúst have gone solo; Emilíana Torrini provided a song for the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.




Band members






Timeline






Discography






= Studio albums

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= Live albums

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Mixed Live at Sirkus, Reykjavik (2003)




= Compilations

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15 ára (2010)




= Singles

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"Polyesterday" (1996) — UK No. 55 (as Purple EP: Polyesterday)
"Believe" (1997) — UK No. 154
"Standard Stuff for Drama" (1997)
"Ladyshave" (1999) — UK No. 64
"V.I.P." (1999) — UK No. 86
"Starlovers" (1999) — UK No. 62
"Dance You Down" (2002) — UK No. 141
"Desire" (2002) — UK No. 95
"David" (2003) — UK No. 52
"Call of the Wild" (2003) — UK No. 75
"Lust / Porn" (2005)
"Need in Me" (2005) — BG No. 24
"Forever Sampler" (2006)
"Moss" (2007)
"Hold You" (2007)
"Add This Song" (2009)
"Thin Ice" (2009)
"Within You" (2011)
"Over" (2011)
"Deep Inside" (2011)
"Crossfade" (2014)
"Obnoxiously Sexual" (2014)
"Mexico" (2014)
"Airwaves" (2014)
"Featherlight" (2017)
"Don't Know How to Love" (2018)
"Lifetime" (2019)
"Out of Place" (2020)
"Higher" feat Vök (2020)
"Stay the Ride" (2021)
"Our World" (2021)
"Love is Alone" feat John Grant (2021)
"Simple Tuesday" (2021)
"Bolero EP" feat John Grant (2022)
"Into the Strange" (2023)
"Eða?" feat Birnir (2023)
"When we Sing" (2023)




See also


List of bands from Iceland




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Liga Utama Inggris 2013–2014
• Mexico (disambiguasi)
• Skenario Terbaik (National Society of Film Critics Award)
• Liga Championship Inggris 2013–2014
• Pi (film)
• Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
• Daftar NBA All-Stars
• Daftar anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Amerika Serikat
• Daftar manajer Liga Sepak Bola Inggris
• Daftar penerima Medal of Honor untuk Perang Dunia II
• GusGus
• Polydistortion
• Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
• Mexico (GusGus album)
• Arabian Horse (album)
• Attention (GusGus album)
• Forever (GusGus album)
• This Is Normal
• Hafdís Huld
• List of bands from Iceland