Kraumur Awards is a music prize, organized by the Kraumur Music Fund, awarded for the best albums being released in Iceland.
The nominations for the first Kraumur Awards were announced in November 2008. Nominations and the award-winning albums are chosen by a selected panel of Icelandic music journalist and radio show hosts, with years of experience in playing and writing about Icelandic music.
The Kraumur Award usually goes to six albums, while 20 albums are nominated. The panel can add albums to the award category, which led to six albums in the first year and seven albums receiving the Kraumur award in 2013.
The Kraumur Awards an annual event with six best albums presented in alphabetical order.
Kraumur Awards 2008
The 2008 Kraumur Awards went to: Agent Fresco for Lightbulb Universe FM Belfast for How to Make Friends Hugi Guðmundsson for Apocrypha Ísafold for All Sounds to Silence Come Mammút for Karkari Retro Stefson for Montaña
Nominations (20 albums): Agent Fresco - Lightbulb Universe Celestine - At the Borders of Arcadia Dísa - Dísa Dr. Spock - Falcon Christ Emilíana Torrini - Me and Armini FM Belfast - How to Make Friends Hugi Guðmundsson - Apocrypha Introbeats - Tívólí chillout Ísafold - All Sounds to Silence Come Klive - Sweaty Psalms Lay Low - Farewell Good Night’s Sleep Mammút - Karkari Morðingjarnir - Áfram Ísland Múgsefjun - Skiptar skoðanir Ólafur Arnalds - Variations of Static Retro Stefson - Montaña Reykjavík! - The Blood Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust Sin Fang Bous - Clangour Skakkamanage - All Over the Face
Kraumur Awards 2009
The 2009 Kraumur Awards went to: Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir for Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus Bloodgroup for Dry Land Helgi Hrafn Jónsson for For the Rest of my Childhood Hildur Guðnadóttir for Without Sinking Hjaltalin for Terminal Morðingjarnir for Flóttinn mikli
Nominations (20 albums): Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir - Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus Árni Heiðar Karlsson - Mæri Bloodgroup - Dry Land Bróðir Svartúlfs - Bróðir Svartúlfs EP Dikta - Get it together Egill Sæbjörnsson - Egill S Feldberg - Don’t Be A Stranger Helga Rós Indriðadóttir og Guðrún Dalía - Jórunn Viðar, Sönglög Helgi Hrafn Jónsson - For the Rest of my Childhood Hildur Guðnadóttir - Without Sinking Hjaltalin - Terminal Kimono - Easy Music for Difficult People Lights on the highway - Amanita Muscaria Morðingjarnir - Flóttinn mikli múm - Singa Along to Songs that You Don’t Know Pascal Pinon - Pascal Pinon Ruxpin - Where Do We Float From Here Sudden Weather Change - Stop! Handgrenade In The Name Of Crib Death’understand? The Deathmetal Supersquad - Dead Zeppelin Víkingur Heiðar - Debut
Kraumur Awards 2010
The 2010 Kraumur Awards went to:
Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólyfónía Daníel Bjarnason - Processions Ég - Lúxus upplifun Jónas Sigurðsson - Allt er eitthvað Nolo - No-Lo-Fi Ólöf Arnalds - Innundir skinni
Nominations (20 albums): Agent Fresco - A Long Time Listening Amiina - Puzzle Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólyfónía Daníel Bjarnason - Processions Ég - Lúxus upplifun Jónas Sigurðsson - Allt er eitthvað Kammerkór Suðurlands - Iepo Oneipo Miri - Okkar Momentum - Fixation, At Rest Moses Hightower - Búum til börn Nolo - No-Lo-Fi Ólöf Arnalds - Innundir skinni Prinspóló - Jukk Retro Stefson - Kimbabwe Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band - Helvítis Fokking Funk Seabear - We Built a Fire Sóley - Theater Island Stafrænn Hákon - Sanitas Valdimar - Undraland Quadruplos - Quadroplos
Kraumur Awards 2011
The 2011 Kraumur Awards went to:
ADHD - ADHD2 Lay Low - Brostinn Strengur Reykjavík! - Locust Sounds Samaris - Hljóma Þú (ep) Sin Fang - Summer Echoes Sóley - We Sink
Nominations (20 albums): ADHD - ADHD2 Anna Þorvalds - Rhízoma Ben Frost og Daníel Bjarnason - SÓLARIS Dead Skeletons - Dead Magick FM Belfast - Don’t want to sleep For a Minor Reflection - EP Helgi Hrafn Jónsson - Big Spring Hljómsveitin Ég - Ímynd Fíflsins Lay Low - Brostinn Strengur Nolo - Nology Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal Ofvitarnir - Stephen Hawking/Steven Tyler Ragga Gröndal - Astrocat Lullaby Reykjavík! - Locust Sounds Samaris - Hljóma Þú (ep) Sin Fang - Summer Echoes Skurken - Gilsbakki Snorri Helga - Winter Sun Sóley - We Sink Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar
Kraumur Awards 2012
The 2012 Kraumur Awards went to:
Ásgeir Trausti - Dýrð í dauðaþögn Hjaltalín - Enter 4 Moses Hightower - Önnur Mósebók Ojba Rasta - Ojba Rasta Pétur Ben - God’s Lonely Man Retro Stefson – Retro Stefson
Nominations (20 albums): adhd - adhd4 Ásgeir Trausti - Dýrð í dauðaþögn Borko - Born To Be Free Davíð Þór Jónsson - Improvised Piano Works 1 Duo Harpverk - Greenhouse Sessions Futuregrapher - LP Ghostigital - Division of Culture & Tourism Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson & Steindór Andersen - Stafnbúi Hjaltalín - Enter 4 Moses Hightower - Önnur Mósebók Muck - Slaves Nóra - Himinbrim Ojba Rasta - Ojba Rasta Pascal Pinon - Twosomeness Pétur Ben - God's Lonely Man Retro Stefson – Retro Stefson Sin Fang - Half Dreams EP The Heavy Experience - Slowscope Tilbury - Exorcise Þórir Georg - I Will Die and You Will Die and it Will be Alright
Kraumur Awards 2013
The 2013 Kraumur Awards went to:
Cell7 – Cellf Dj. flugvél og geimskip - Glamúr í geimnum Grísalappalísa - Ali Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson – Patterns Just Another Snake Cult - Cupid Makes A Fool of Me Mammút - Komdu til mín svarta systir Sin Fang - Flowers
Nominations (20 albums): Benni Hemm Hemm - Eliminate Evil, Revive Good Times Cell7 – Cellf Daníel Bjarnason - Over Light Earth Dj. flugvél og geimskip - Glamúr í geimnum Futuregrapher, Gallery Six & Veronique – Crystal Lagoon (EP) Grísalappalísa - Ali Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson - Patterns Jóhann Kristinsson - Headphones Just Another Snake Cult - Cupid Makes A Fool of Me Lay Low - Talking About The Weather Mammút - Komdu til mín svarta systir Múm - Smilewound Per:Segulsvið - Tónlist fyrir Hana Ruxpin - This Time We Go Together Samúel J. Samúelsson Big Band - 4 hliðar Sin Fang - Flowers Strigaskór nr. 42 - Armadillo Tilbury - Northern Comfort Úlfur - White Mountain Þórir Georg - Ælulykt
The panel
The panel selecting the Kraumur Awards nominees and award albums for the years 2008-2010: Árni Matthíasson - head of panel, journalist with Morgunblaðið Alexandra Kjeld - journalist with Rjominn.is/Morgunblaðið Andrea Jónsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 2 Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen - journalist with Morgunblaðið Halldór Laxness (Dóri DNA) - journalist with DV Hildur Maral Hamíðsdóttir - journalist with Rjominn.is Ólafur Páll Gunnarsson - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 2 Trausti Júlíusson - journalist with Fréttablaðið Þorkell Máni Pétursson - radio show host at Radio X Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir - journalist with Fréttablaðið Arndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Matthías Már Magnússon - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 2
In the panel for 2008 Kraumur Awards only Sigvaldi Kaldalóns - radio show host at radio FM 957 Sveinn Birkir Björnsson journalist with The Reykjavík Grapevine
In the panel for 2009 Kraumur Awards only Haukur S. Magnússon - editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson - 365 media Benedikt Reynisson - Benson is Fantastic music blog
In the panel for 2011 Kraumur Awards: Alexandra Kjeld - music journalist Andrea Jónsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 2 Anna Andersen - editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen - journalist with Morgunblaðið Arndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Árni Matthíasson - head of panel, journalist with Morgunblaðið Benedikt Reynisson - Benson is Fantastic music blog Berglind María Tómasdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Egill Harðarson - web designer / editor of Rjominn.is Eldar Ástþórsson - marketing at CCP Games Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Helena Þrastardóttir - librarian / music lover Helga Vala Helgadóttir - lawyer at Valva / music lover Hildur Maral Hamíðsdóttir - journalist with Rjominn.is / PR and management Höskuldur Daði Magnússon - journalist with Fréttablaðið Kamilla Ingibergsdóttir - pr and marketing at Iceland Airwaves Music Festival Ólafur Páll Gunnarsson - program manager and host at Iceland National Radio 2 Ómar Eyþórsson - radio show host at Radio X-ið 977 Trausti Júlíusson - journalist with Fréttablaðið Þorkell Máni Pétursson - radio show host at Radio X-ið 977
In the panel for 2012 Kraumur Awards: Alexandra Kjeld - music journalist Andrea Jónsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 2 Anna Andersen - editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen - journalist with Morgunblaðið and independent music writer Arndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Árni Matthíasson - head of panel, journalist with Morgunblaðið Ása Dýradóttir - musician / Mammút Benedikt Reynisson - Benson is Fantastic music blog and music journalist for Kjarninn Egill Harðarson - web designer / editor of Rjominn.is Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Guðni Tómasson- music lover, historian and chairman of the board of directors, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra Haukur S. Magnússon - philosopher, musician and editor for The Reykjavík Grapevine Helena Þrastardóttir, Helga Vala Helgadóttir Hildur Maral Hamíðsdóttir - journalist with [Rjo]minn.is / PR and management [Projecta] Höskuldur Daði Magnússon - journalist/editor with Fréttatíminn Kamilla Ingibergsdóttir - pr and marketing at Iceland Airwaves Music Festival Ólafur Halldór Ólafsson Óli Dóri)- radio show host at Radio X-ið 977 and music blogger for [Straum.is] Ólafur Páll Gunnarsson - program manager and host at Iceland National Radio 2 Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir - musician / amiina Trausti Júlíusson - enthusiastic music specialist and journalist
In the panel for 2013 Kraumur Awards: Andrea Jónsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 2 Anna Andersen - editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen - journalist with Morgunblaðið and independent music writer Árni Matthíasson - head of panel, journalist with Morgunblaðið Benedikt Reynisson - Benson is Fantastic music blog and music journalist for Kjarninn Bob Cluness - reporter for The Reykjavík Grapevine and music blogger Egill Harðarson - web designer / editor of Rjominn.is Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir - radio show host at Iceland National Radio 1 Guðni Tómasson - music lover, historian and chairman of the board of directors, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra Haukur Viðar Alfreðsson - journalist for Fréttablaðið and punk-rocker, Morðingjarnir Helena Þrastardóttir - librarian / music lover Helga Vala Helgadóttir - lawyer at Valva / music lover Helga Þórey Jónsdóttir - enthusiastic music lover and film buff Höskuldur Daði Magnússon - journalist/editor with Fréttatíminn María Lilja Þrastardóttir - reporter Ólafur Halldór Ólafsson (Óli Dóri)- radio show host at Radio X-ið 977 and music blogger for [Straum.is] Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir - musician Hellvar, philosopher and radio host at Rás 2 Trausti Júlíusson - enthusiastic music specialist and journalist Valdís Thor - photographer and music lover Þórunn Edda Magnúsdóttir - shop manager for 12 Tónar Harpa
References
External links
Kraumur official site Kraumur official site - English Trade Council of Iceland, Kraumur Award Winners 2008 Iceland's Kraumur Awards 2008 Documentary - SPIN Magazine; SPIN Earth