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 AMPOP's Profile |
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watch out here we come... |
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| Location: | London/Reykjavik, |
| Country: |  Iceland |
| Last Login: | Jul 2, 2008 (528 days back) |
About Me |
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| Childhood buddies Biggi and Kjartan didn’t know they were setting forth a mission statement for their musical collaboration when they named their first song “Ampop.” But the title – a linguistic mash-up of the words “Ambient” and “Pop” – would eventually become the Reykjavik-based duo’s sonic M.O. Not to mention their band name, under which Biggi and Kjartan would go on to release two critically-acclaimed and massively successful electronic records in Iceland (2000’s “Nature is Not a Virgin” and 2003’s “Made For Market”).
After “Made For Market,” Biggi and Kjartan grew restless with their gauzey, downtempo IDM. Enlisting the help of drummer Jon Geir, the band would go on to record 2005’s “My Delusions.” Jon Geir’s happy-go-lucky personality added a new dynamic to Ampop’s approach to music resulting in an incredible departure from the hushed, Morr Music-style electro of earlier releases. Gone were the stuttering beats and the hazy synths, replaced by guitars and live drums. The album instantly went gold and the title track was chosen as the Song of the Year and the Video of the Year at the Icelandic Music Awards after becoming a huge crossover hit on radio. Ampop were on a roll. Their 4th album was recorded in no time. "Sail to the Moon" was released in Iceland in November 2006 and is destined for gold. The title track teasingly shifts from moody atmospherics to bouncy indie pop, highlighting the band’s ability to effortlessly move between the somber and upbeat. The song has already become a huge crossover radio hit in Iceland and was followed shortly by the killer sing-along “Gets Me Down,” a rousingly optimistic track despite its title that caps out at just over the two minute mark. Listeners of the Ras 2 (National Radio) voted “Sail to the Moon” album of the year 2006 despite only beeing on the market for 1 month last year. The album was also nominated for few awards at the Icelandic Music Awards and the FM95,7 listeners awards. Few Ampop tracks have been hitting US TV shows like; MTV..S I..m from Rolling Stone, Army Wives and Kyle XY and more coming up.
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 6/23/2005Band Website: myspace.com/ampopband Band Members: BiGGi - vocals and guitars KJARTAN - keyboards and organ bass JON GEIR - drums and percussion Sounds Like: Join the Ampop Mailing List today Get the latest news delivered to you! E-mail: Record Label: Sena (for Iceland) otherwise unsigned Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Rock / Indie) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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New song on myspace |
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| hey everyone, we just put up a new song from our latest album "Sail to the Moon".It's called "Temptations", something we all fall into...at some point :)hope you enjoy the song.love,Biggi, Kjart... Posted by AMPOP on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:58:00 PST |
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’Two Directions’ in Glitnir ad |
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| 'Two directions' from our latest album 'Sail to the Moon' has was recently placed in successful, American Television series 'Kyle XY' and 'Army wives'.The song has just earned a placement in one of Gl... Posted by AMPOP on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:52:00 PST |
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Two Directions number 33 in the Aural Bliss 50 Most Blissful tracks of 2007 |
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| Hi you all and happy new year.We just wanted to deliver the news that Two Directions came in at number 33 in the Aural Bliss 50 Most Blissful tracks of 2007 countdown.Aural Bliss airs every Sunday 10P... Posted by AMPOP on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:04:00 PST |
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Live video from Iceland Airwaves Festival |
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| A recent live performance from Iceland Airwaves Festival, 2008. view videoWe performed a brand new track "Lost Control" in transition with "Two Directions" from "Sail to the Moon" album, but the later... Posted by AMPOP on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:22:00 PST |
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Pictures from Airwaves Festival 2007 |
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| here are brand new pictures from our performance and sound check at this year's Iceland Airwaves Festival: http://www.ampop.co.uk/photos/airwaves2007/pictures by Maria K. enjoy;AMPOP... Posted by AMPOP on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:55:00 PST |
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AMPOP live at Miklatn (videos) |
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| We know we've been lazy putting up live performances on our website, but that is about to change :-) Nowadays we are collecting video tapes fromvarious performances around the world, so stay tuned for... Posted by AMPOP on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:23:00 PST |
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Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, T'pau, Nick Heyward, Toyah and Altered Images. |
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| Were just back from Manchester where we played in Tatton park last sunday. It was great we really enjoyed it even though it was a bit weird for us to share the stage with....and take a deep bre... Posted by AMPOP on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:21:00 PST |
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"Two directions" on Kyle XY and Army Wifes. |
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| Our song, "Two Directions" appears on a recent episode of Lifetimes "Army Wifes".http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/armywives/As well as the latest episode of ABC series, "Kyle XY".http://abcfamily.go.co... Posted by AMPOP on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:11:00 PST |
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"Gets me down" video |
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| hey dear friends,we just launched a new video to "Gets me down" fromour new album, Sail to the Moon.please have a look:AMPOP - "Gets me down" videoLove,AMPOP___________________________________________..
. Posted by AMPOP on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:33:00 PST |
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Interview and album reviews |
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| hi Dear friends, here is a recent "Sail to the Moon" album review and an in-depthinterview with singer/guitarist; Biggi:www.caughtinthecarousel.com/albumreviews/AMPOP.html ... Posted by AMPOP on Sun, 13 May 2007 08:12:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Stafrænn Hákon, BLINDFOLD, Leaves, biggi, Yagya, Dikta, Hraun, Plat, é nata Emily, ELIANA PRINTES, Atomstation, Cohen コーエン, Weirdcore, Victoria, Natalia Clavier, K Jell, Rachel Austin - hello, my uglies now out!, Johno, hjörvar, ForgetMeNot, Highway Freeway, Christophe Girou, MARCUS T, caryca Katarzyna, Mademoiselle fine, Hitakútur, Erica Dawn™, VAX, Dj Vikkerinn d[-_-]b, George, Jóhanna, HDFEST Music Festival, eutexia, MusiKreativ.com, kallinn, SOMETIME, jenjen; needs a job., ÍMYND, Nick, Siverski 72, Villlli, Monitor, In Mobili, aurelien, Picture This Album release 2008, Melis, SILENCE, Lost Room, ALBA BEAT, Rakel, no clear mind, Deiggj, appledog
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