3 maart 2017
| Naam | Thorhallur Skulason |
| Functie | 2 × live act, DJ |
| Geslacht | man |
| Herkomst | IJsland  |
| Genres | house, techno |
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Biografie
Thor has been a leading figure in Icelandic club culture since the late eighties. THOR started out break-dancing but soon got to know the wonders of hip hop and electronic music and moved on to become a DJ. In 1989 he became the Icelandic "DMC DJ champion" and soon became one of the most respected DJs in Reykjavik, hosting most of the legendary "underground" radio shows in Iceland. DJ and Live Gigs around the world.
In the early nineties, Thor and his techno partner Biogen formed the legendary old school hardcore band Ajax, which was to become one of Iceland's first electronic bands ever to reach international success. The duo made the all time classic "Rufige EP", which sometimes has wrongly been credited as the debut work of the drum&bass don Goldie. Later Thor started producing electro and techno, inspired by the great music coming from the fast growing German electronic scene. Through the years, THOR has had a number of releases and remixes, and has featured on over 50 compilations.
THOR has also had many successful collaborations with great artists such as Björk, Goldie, Pascal F.E.O.S., Tim Taylor and Yagya. In addition, Thor has remixed artists such as Bob Marley, Anthony Rother, Sigur Rós, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Phunklarique-Dejonka, Audionova, Daniel August, Gus Gus and many more.
From 1997 till 2004 Thor owned and ran the Icelandic record labels Thule Records, Plast Trax, Uni:Form, Thule Tracks, Tissju, TMT-Entertainment, AE Records, Dizorder Recordings & 66 Degrees Records. The labels were the first Icelandic labels ever to specialize in electronic. The label was a boost to the underground music scene is Iceland, helping bands and artists like MúM, Trabant, Worm is Green, Exos, Ozy, Biogen, Plastik and Apparat Organ Quartet to take their first steps with debut releases.
After leaving his Music and Studio enterprise Thule Musik inc. behind, the main focus for Thor has been on his own music and other music related projects. His most recent releases include a two EPs with the German label Connaisseur Recordings in a series called "Iceland Lost Tracks" and two releases entitled Rusina and Club Rusina by the UK label Cablestone Recordings. Apart from his solo career, Thor has also made room for band work.
After ending the collaboration with Yagya, his longtime counterpart in the house band Sanasol, Thor teamed up with singer Unnur Andrea and together they formed the pop/ house/ electro band Coctail Vomit. The band's song 'Everybody is a raekjusalat" (Everybody is a shrimp salad) became a major hit in the Icelandic and Danish club scene, although never formally released.
Thor has done various shows (live or Dj) in US, Germany, Spain, Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium, Russia and many more.
Pseudonyms of Thor include: Flow Machine, Thor S, Thor Inc, Thor HEFX, Sanasol, Justin Simmons, Ajax, Samuel L. Bronkowitz, Coctail Vomit, Zitron, Oz Artists, Ro-Th, 42 Cows in Town, Unslung Heroes, Underground Family, Electric Insect, Thor HF and more.
In the early nineties, Thor and his techno partner Biogen formed the legendary old school hardcore band Ajax, which was to become one of Iceland's first electronic bands ever to reach international success. The duo made the all time classic "Rufige EP", which sometimes has wrongly been credited as the debut work of the drum&bass don Goldie. Later Thor started producing electro and techno, inspired by the great music coming from the fast growing German electronic scene. Through the years, THOR has had a number of releases and remixes, and has featured on over 50 compilations.
THOR has also had many successful collaborations with great artists such as Björk, Goldie, Pascal F.E.O.S., Tim Taylor and Yagya. In addition, Thor has remixed artists such as Bob Marley, Anthony Rother, Sigur Rós, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Phunklarique-Dejonka, Audionova, Daniel August, Gus Gus and many more.
From 1997 till 2004 Thor owned and ran the Icelandic record labels Thule Records, Plast Trax, Uni:Form, Thule Tracks, Tissju, TMT-Entertainment, AE Records, Dizorder Recordings & 66 Degrees Records. The labels were the first Icelandic labels ever to specialize in electronic. The label was a boost to the underground music scene is Iceland, helping bands and artists like MúM, Trabant, Worm is Green, Exos, Ozy, Biogen, Plastik and Apparat Organ Quartet to take their first steps with debut releases.
After leaving his Music and Studio enterprise Thule Musik inc. behind, the main focus for Thor has been on his own music and other music related projects. His most recent releases include a two EPs with the German label Connaisseur Recordings in a series called "Iceland Lost Tracks" and two releases entitled Rusina and Club Rusina by the UK label Cablestone Recordings. Apart from his solo career, Thor has also made room for band work.
After ending the collaboration with Yagya, his longtime counterpart in the house band Sanasol, Thor teamed up with singer Unnur Andrea and together they formed the pop/ house/ electro band Coctail Vomit. The band's song 'Everybody is a raekjusalat" (Everybody is a shrimp salad) became a major hit in the Icelandic and Danish club scene, although never formally released.
Thor has done various shows (live or Dj) in US, Germany, Spain, Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium, Russia and many more.
Pseudonyms of Thor include: Flow Machine, Thor S, Thor Inc, Thor HEFX, Sanasol, Justin Simmons, Ajax, Samuel L. Bronkowitz, Coctail Vomit, Zitron, Oz Artists, Ro-Th, 42 Cows in Town, Unslung Heroes, Underground Family, Electric Insect, Thor HF and more.
