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Fufanu have released a remix of Restart from their album Sports.

Sports has been released!

Produced in Iceland by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, ‘Bad Rockets’ along with first single ‘Sports’ sees Fufanu return with a palpable sense of urgency and a fresh spin on their dark, new-wave-esq electronic-driven post-punk.
 
Previously, the Reykjavik-based group operated as Captain Fufanu, making obscure techno music and bewildering audiences. Although Captain Fufanu were instrumental, Kaktus had started writing lyrics during a stint in London, where he worked on Damon Albarn’s Everyday Robots album. While he was away, Gulli had been creating a new soundscape, which Kaktus says “really conveyed what I was thinking.” Fufanu was re-born – a band with a riotous and guitar-led sound that was oddly born out of electronic beginnings rather than the other way around, as is more common. 

Launching the band at 2014’s Iceland Airwaves, in the space of just one week Fufanu became a hotly-tipped emerging band, made their UK live debut at the capital’s JaJaJa night and supported Damon Albarn at the Albert Hall - winning the approval of Brian Eno into the bargain. The band were praised by the press, who compared them to Neu!, Joy Division and Bauhaus. 

2015 saw the band sign to One Little Indian, before going on to support The Vaccines on their sold out March / April tour in the UK - also slipping in a memorable two-night stand with Bo Ningen at Hoxton Bar & Grill. In June things once again dramatically shifted up a gear when the band played to an enormous audience, supporting Blur at Hyde Park. 

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Rough or smooth, Agzilla spins many styles and faces of the Jungle and Drum & Bass genre.   Left-field Techno, House and Bass music has also been finding its way into his record box.   Agzilla started DJing in 1989, spinning Hip Hop and experimental Breakbeat material of the likes of the Blapps Posse. His days of Drum & Bass began in 1990 when his attention turned to the styles of Shut Up and Dance Records. From there on he was among the young heads that pioneered the early underground rave scene in Reykjavik, Iceland.

In 1991 Agzilla met Goldie who was painting murals at a club in Reykjavik. Goldie, Kemi and Jane turned him on to RAGE at Heaven, a Thursday night gig hosted by Grooverider and Fabio in London. The legendary party marked a turning point for Agzilla. Thor and Biogen were introduced to Goldie by Agzilla the same year. The engineering skills of these young and upcoming bedroom producers resulted in the collaboration between Goldie and Ajax. The AJAX project was released. 1992 Agzilla also released his first track, Rollin Like Scottie - Rufige Kru, with Goldie on Reinforced Records; Enforcers picture plate series no.3.

During the ups and downs of the Hardcore Drum & Bass era, Agzilla has spun at numerous parties and festivals ranging from Björk's annual new years eve parties, with Howie B, Graham Massey and Mark Farina to festivals with Prodigy, Aphex Twin and the Atari Teenage Riot.  Agzilla was eager to spread the soaring sounds and hosted for a few years breakbeat shows at local and college radio stations. Following the opening of his second record shop ELF 19 in 1996, Agzilla and his business partner President Bongo ( Gus Gus ) organized a weekly Drum & Bass event under the same name. To the pleasures of many young Icelandic heads, guests such as J Majik, Trace, Ed Rush, Nico, Dj Lee, and Boymerang came to the small but erupted showdown.

After moving to the States, Agzilla toured with Goldie on his U.S. Timeless tour coast to coast, from September to November 1997.

Agzilla's debut album Cats Can Hear Ultrasound on Metalheadz is a genuine melting pot of contrasting sounds covering a diverse range of BPMs.  There are many future projects and remixes in the works, including collaborations with Sinistarr and a host of local Icelandic and international talent. 

Agzilla currently runs RVK DNB club nights in Reykjavík and has been playing out at local festivals Sónar Reykjavík,  Iceland Airwaves and Secret Solstice.  Other Dj gigs amongst his most recent stops have included, Metalheadz, w/ Ink and Grooverider (London), Reykjavik Music festival, w/ Laurent Garnier, Darren Emerson, Asia Dub Foundation and the Herbalizer (Iceland), Moby's Chrismas party (NYC), Irving Plaza, Reprezent Live w/ Roni Size, Suv, Krust and Dj Die (NYC Giant Step), The Roxy w/ Goldie and Doc Scott (NYC Giant Step), Jungle Nation (NYC), Konkrete Jungle (NYC), Prohibited Beatz (NYC), 18th St. Lounge (DC).

Frímann has been spreading the deep, funky and crunchy sounds of techno for many years. He started djing in 1987 in school events and later organized rave and warehouse partys before playing in clubs.  Influenced by UKs early hardcore/drum and bass scene he became one of the main djs playing that sound in Iceland.  In those years a radio show called Party zone started and he played there on regular basis and soon he became known to the dance music culture.  In the early years Frímann used the alias DJ Psycho but with him turning to another music style the alias was left behind.
In 1993 Frímann turned his focus onto techno and became known for his tight sets and pioneering sounds. Frímann has grown with the club culture in Iceland, playing all the major clubs and with many of the international djs that have played in the domestic clubs. He also hosted his own radio show, Vírus for a few years and introduced new talent to the scene.  Around the millennium he started a collaboration with his long time friend, dj Arnar.  Those legendery nights that started at Club Thomsen are called Hugarástand (state of mind) and are still going strong.  This dj-duo combined techno and house music and the outcome filters the best of both music styles.  Today Frímann plays various forms of house and techno as long as it is deep´n funky ;)

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