Biography
“Hipsumhaps is a word that we thought described the band perfectly,” Jökull Breki Arnarson explains. Along with his collaborator Fannar Ingi Friðþjófsson, Jökull is sitting back in his grandparents’ garage, which they’ve turned into a makeshift studio. “It’s a word that doesn’t know where it’s going or what it’s doing. You can’t define it. It’s kind of random, unsure of itself and unclear.” The pair have known each other for a long time, having first met when Fannar worked as a group leader at Jökull’s summer job in 2013. Over the years, they formed a tight friendship. Fannar began to take notice of Jökull’s musical ability, though, when the latter took part in Verzlunarskólinn’s singing competition Vælið.
“I had no idea that Jökull could sing,” Fannar says. “He sent me recordings of him singing two songs, some song by Elvis Presley, and ‘To Build A Home’ by The Cinematic Orchestra, which I was blown away by. I was so excited for him.”
Jökull went on to win Vælið but dropped out of Verzlunarskólinn the following December. “After dropping out I started working on music and producing for Flóni,” he explains. “I produced quite a lot of his first album, which was a lot of fun. I am honoured to have been part of that project.”
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