"I need to go to the ocean often, just to be beside it. And I love mountains. For me, climbing a mountain is very renewing. I sometimes go back to Iceland to do it." source : The Daily Telegraph, 23 february 2002
http://www.bjork.com

DAMIEN RICE

Damien Rice is a singer/songwriter from County Kildare, Ireland. He now sings with Lisa Hannigan and released his debut solo album in Ireland in early 2002. In June 2003 "O" was released in the USA and Europe, with Damien appearing on The Letterman Show and receiving more acclaim from publications such as Newsweek and The Boston Globe.           
http://www.damienrice.com

EGÓ

It is hard to talk about the band Egó without mentioning the band Utangarðsmenn (The Outsiders) at the same time. Egó’s first album stayed in the top 10 for the best selling albums in Iceland, longer than all the albums of Utangarðsmenn put together.

http://www.bubbi.is

GHOSTIGITAL

Ghostigital are Einar Örn & Curver. They have hit calm waters and will play new songs from the forthcomming album In Cod We Trust, together with songs which have entertained and sustained them through dark blackout winter and pale summer nights.
http://www.ghostigital.com

HAM

In March 1988 one of the most controversal rockbands of all times in Iceland emerged the market. The phenomenon called decided to call themselves HAM .
http://www.sex.is/ham/

HJÁLMAR

The Icelandic band Hjálmar was formed in 2004 in Keflavík, an unofficial capital of rock music in Iceland. After a small number of rehearses they decided to record some material which was later to be included on their debut album.
http://www.hjalmarmusic.com

KK

KK (Kristján Kristjánsson) was born in Minnesota but moved home to Iceland with his family when he was ten years old. KK has composed music both for theater and movies and received awards for both songwriting and musical performance.
http://www.kk.is

LISA HANNIGAN

Lisa Hannigan is the amazingly talented female vocalist you will know from listening to Damie'n recordings and going to his gigs. She sings "Silent Night", the hidden track at the end of "O", and sometimes sings many of Damien's songs solo at his gigs around the country. http://www.damienrice.com

MAGGA STÍNA OG HLJÓMSVEIT

As the first artist to sign with Björk's record label, One Little Indian, Icelandic Magga Stina is not easy to categorize. With a past as a classical violinist and focal point in the manic jazz-metal pop band Reptiles, she is now on her own, but the music is just as compact and eclectic as the earlier material.

MUGISON

Mugison comes from the remote town of Isafjordur in the West Fjords of Iceland. After working in his teens on fishing boats, in fish factories and in the harbour (Papamugi is Isafjordur's harbour-master), Mugison left Isafjordur for London where he spent time studying music and hanging out.
http://www.mugison.com

MÚM

múm members started to play music way before the band took form. Gunni started his career by doing old-school hardcore on an Amiga. Kristín and Gyða started to play piano and cello at a tender age, and Örvar began to do music when his parents bought their first computer.
http://mumweb.net/

RASS

Rass (OK, lets make it clear right from the start, it means “ass”) is a real Icelandic punk band. And, as Rass is a real punk band, it also performed a real punk concert, as far as I can imagine what a punk concert should be about.
From Grapewine magazine.
http://www.icelandairwaves.com/artists.asp?pageID=18&artistID=163

SIGUR RÓS

Sigur Rós deliberately put a halt to live performances two years ago, to ensure anything they wrote towards the album would remain fresh in their minds. As a result only two of the songs on ‘Takk…’ have ever been heard at shows (prior to the band’s current European jaunt), with the remaining nine taking off in a multitude of new directions, only hinted at by the band’s previous work.
http://www.Sigur-Ros.is

ZEENA PARKINS

Zeena Parkins, multi-instrumentalist, composer, improvisor, well-known as a pioneer of the electric harp, has also extended the language of the acoustic harp with the inventive use of unusual playing techniques, preparations, and layers of digital and analog processing.
http://www.zeenaparkins.com