ROKK I REYKJAVIK / O.S.T.
VARIOUS (PINK VINYL) - LP
UPC: 634457234178
Label: ARENA ROCK
Format: LP
Release Date: June 19, 2026
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Pink Vinyl. Soundtrack (featuring a teenage Bjork!) to the 1981 Icelandic documentary back in print for the first time in 40+ years.
Rokk I Reykjavik is a landmark 1982 soundtrack compilation documenting Iceland's exploding punk, post-punk, and new wave scene at the start of the 1980s. Drawn from the influential documentary of the same name, the album captures a raw, DIY music community that would later have an outsized impact on global alternative music.
Features 33 tracks from many of Iceland's most important underground bands, including early recordings by Björk's band Tappi Tíkarrass, alongside Þeyr, Purrkur Pillnikk, and many others. The music ranges from abrasive punk and experimental post-punk to quirky new wave, offering a fascinating snapshot of a scene finding its identity.
The cover famously features a teenage Björk performing live, and the compilation remains one of the best introductions to the roots of modern Icelandic alternative music. The recent pink-vinyl reissue brings this long out-of-print cult classic back into circulation more than 40 years after its original release
TRACK LIST:
1 Ó Reykjavík, Vonbrigði
2 Seig Heil, Egó
3 Gotta Go, Fræbbblarnir
4 ÓVÆNT, Purrkur Pillnikk
5 Rúdolf, Þeyr
6 Creeps, Q4U
7 Breyttir Tímar, Egó
8 Where Are the Bodies?, Bodies
9 Hrollur, Tappi Tíkarrass
10 Moving Up to a Motion, Baraflokkurinn
11 Talandi Höfuð, Spilafífl
12 Í Speglinum, Þursaflokkurinn
13 Í Kirkju, Friðryk
14 Lífið Og Tilveran, Start
15 Gullúrið, Grýlurnar
16 Sat ÉG Inni Á Klepp, Egó
17 Gluggagægir, Purrkur Pillnikk
18 Dúkkulísur, Tappi Tíkarrass
19 Bereft, Mogo Homo
20 Hver Er Svo Sekur, Jonee Jonee
21 Killer Boogie, Þeyr
22 Kick Us Out of the Country, Bodies
23 Af ÞVÍ Pabbi Vildi Það, Jonee Jonee
24 Í NÓTT, Fræbbblarnir
25 Guðfræði, Vonbrigði
26 Stórir Strákar, Egó
27 Gonna Get You, Q4U
28 Toys, Q4U
29 Lollipops, Sjálfsfróun
30 Antichrist, Sjálfsfróun
31 Sjálfsfróun, Sjálfsfróun
32 Af Litlum Neista, Bruni BB
33 Rímur, Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
