 |
       |
Plays: 6595
Views: 20842 |
Formed: 1984
Official Site: www.islandia.is/gko/
iSound Site: www.isound.com/gkottarsson
|
|
|
Gudlaugur Kristinn Ottarsson - alias: The Third Ear/GKO/GodKrist/GodBless - launched his music-carrier from the very early age of two - and often devastated the gramophone/radio system of his parents - with frequent Hums, Buzzes and Cracks.
He was very generous wi |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| G.K.Ottarsson @ Gallery Ofeigur on 08.19.06 | | Venue: | Gallery Ofeigur | | Date: | 08.19.06 | | Time: | 8:00 pm | | Address: | Skolavordustigur 5 | | Location: | Reykjavik, [IS] | | Price: | free | | Description: | The Reykjavik Cultural Night |
|
|
Gudlaugur Kristinn Ottarsson - alias: The Third Ear/GKO/GodKrist/GodBless - launched his music-carrier from the very early age of two - and often devastated the gramophone/radio system of his parents - with frequent Hums, Buzzes and Cracks.
He was very generous with his melodic voice - and made frequent appearances on the Icelandic Children Radio - as well as kindergartens around Reykjavik in the 50s - and as an enthusiastic student of music in the 60s, he more or less drained his music teachers, and from the age of 18 has not encountered one since. Throughout school years he actively ran miscellaneous bands - from Kindergarten and right through his University years in the 70s.
As a young boy by his free will - he maintained small hydroelectric power plants in rural Iceland as well as Farming - and became involved in electricity, heat, sound and lighting ever since. Electronic, Acoustic and Magnetic equipment of a wide variety - for various applications - such as recording studios, radio stations, power supplies for musical instruments, underwater communication systems, software and algorithms for navigation, high frequency geo- or helio- thermoelectric generators, cooling-systems for optoelectronic components with thermoelectricity occupies GKO as well as writing several scientific papers, patents and technical literatures - some published in international journals and proceedings other classified while many reside at his website: (www.islandia.is/gko/SEE.HTML).
GKO's Science and Music are conducted hand-in-hand and very often, a music peace is composed, during or after discoveries, intuitions or inventions - and vice versa.
By fortune or luck GKO has made music and guitar performances as a composer, collaborator and/or contributor - on over 50 CDs or Vinyl-records that amounts to about two records each and every year.
Presently GKO actively makes contribution to Progressive Guitar Music by his unique arrangements of the works of J.S. Bach, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Megas, Kukl, ... , himself, ... to name but a few....
Bands/Ties/Ribbons/Strings:
"Lótus" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Böðvar Helgi Guðmundsson, Guðjón Sigurbjartsson, Guðmann Auðunson, and Sigurður Pálsson.
"The Sexytett" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Kristín Jóhannsdóttir, Gunnar Hrafnsson, Stefán S. Stefánsson, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, and Guðjón B. Hilmarsson.
"G W R" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Wilma Reading, Birgir Einarsson, Hlöðver Smári Haraldsson, Hreiðar Sigurjónsson, Pétur Hjálmarsson, Sófus Jón Björnsson, and Stefán S. Stefánsson.
"Þeyr" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Magnús Guðmundsson, Hilmar Örn Agnarsson, Þorsteinn Magnússon, and Sigtryggur Baldursson.
"Niceland" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Jaz Coleman, Magnús Guðmundsson, Hilmar Örn Agnarsson, and Sigtryggur Baldursson.
"KUKL" - members: Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Birgir Mogensen, Einar Arnaldur Melax and Sigtryggur Baldursson.
"MEGAKUKL" - members: Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Magnús Þór Jónsson (Megas), Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Birgir Mogensen, Einar Arnaldur Melax and Sigtryggur Baldursson.
"The Elgar Sisters" - members: Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Birgir Mogensen, Einar Melax, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (HÖH), Sigtryggur Baldursson, and Þorsteinn Magnússon.
"Hættuleg Hljómsveit" - members: Magnús Þór Jónsson (Megas), Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Birgir Baldursson, Haraldur Þorsteinsson
"MÖK Trio" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Tómas Magnús Tómasson.
"INRI" - members: Magnús Jensson, Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, ... + lot of others
"GKO & CO" - members: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (HÖH), Georg Bjarnason
Discography/Albums/Collaborations/Contributions:
Life Transmission 1981.
Brennunjálssaga 1981.
Iður til Fóta 1981.
Mjötviður Mær 1981.
As Above 1982.
The Fourth Reich 1983.
Niceland bootleg 1983.
Lunaire 1983.
Northern Lights Playhouse 1983.
Rokk í Reykjavík.
Geyser - Anthology of the Icelandic Independent Music Scene of the Eighties.
Söngull 1983.
The Eye 1984.
KUKL in Paris 14.9.84.
Holidays in Europe 1985.
Those Who Do Not.
The Elgar Sisters bootleg.
Crowleymass.
Loftmynd.
Höfuðlausnir.
Nóttin Langa.
Sögur 1980-1990.
Hættuleg Hljómsveit & Glæpakvendið Stella.
Þrír Blóðdropar.
Kjöttromman.
Drög að Upprisu.
Cold Fever.
Heitur Vindur.
Debut Box Set - The CD Singles.
Collection from Debut.
Crusher of Bones.
Venus as a Boy [CD 2].
Nælur.
Big Time Sensuality [CD 1].
Ull 1998.
Haugbrot.
Far... þinn Veg.
Fálkar (soundtrack to the film Falcons).
Mjötviður til Fóta.
Megas 1972-2002.
Family Tree, roots.
Roughness and Toughness.
Hús Datt, Megasukkat 2005.
Dense Time - The Naughty Nought 2005.
Greinilegur Púls, Megas 2006
Þrír Blóðdropar, Megas 2006
Drög að Upprisu, Megas 2006
Hættuleg Hljómsveit, Megas 2006
Dense Time, GKO 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contact Artist
Add to Profile
Add to station