GusGus


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 ten studio albums.

History

Gus Gus was initially formed in 1995 as a film and acting collective. The band's name refers to the 1974 German film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, where a female character is cooking couscous for her lover, pronouncing it Gusgus.
Membership in the band has varied, and included:
In 1997, the band performed in Toronto. They returned for a second visit as part of a tour supporting their second album, This is Normal.
Gusgus' music is eclectic, and although primarily classified as techno, trip hop, and house music, the band has experimented with other styles. It has also remixed Björk, Depeche Mode, Moloko, and Sigur Rós. In January 2004, GusGus released the song "Desire" with Ian Brown. A remix of the track "Purple" appeared on Paul Oakenfold's trance compilation Tranceport.
As of 2011 the band had sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.
Its 2015 incarnation consists of four members. After the group's third album, This Is Normal, the filmmaking arm of Gusgus split off to form the production company Celebrator, now known as Arni & Kinski, which has produced advertisements and videos. A few former members such as Hafdís Huld, Blake, and Daníel Ágúst have gone solo, some though Emilíana Torrini, who provided a song for the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Band members

Timeline


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Discography

Studio albums