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My Summer As A Salvation Soldier

The artist formerly known as Þórir.

About Me

I go to Fugazi shows requesting Minor Threat songs.

12 Tonar

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/17/2006
Band Website: ssrpunk.blogspot.com
Band Members: Þórir, Forsetinn, Sindri, Addi, Óli, Hildur, Fannar, Júlía, Doddi, Petter, some guys that jammed with me at a show in London whos names I´ve forgotten.
Influences: I like bands/artists like; Neil Young, Slayer, Calvin Johnson, Neutral Milk Hotel, Wilco, Dropdead, Smog, His Hero Is Gone, Angels of Light, Dag Nasty, Municipal Waste, Swans, Morbid Angel, Earth, Die Young, Sage Francis, Pavement, Wolf Eyes, Infest, Spazz, Black Dice, Dinosaur Jr., I adapt, Will Oldham, No Hope For The Kids, Xiu Xiu, The Observers, Fucked Up, Tear It Up, Jawbreaker, Dillinger Four, Hot Water Music, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Black Flag, Trumans Water, I'm Beeing Good, Skátar, Bruce Springsteen, The Microphones, Singapore Sling, The Foghorns, La Quiete, Rökkurro, Drekka, Rivulets, Vollmar, The Hope Conspiracy, Modern Life Is War, Converge, Nasum, The Misfits, Leatherface, Slint, Hot Snakes, Exploding Hearts, Artimus Pyle, Iron Lung, Love, Changer, Stafrænn Hákon.. among many others..

I like writers like; Charles Bukowski, Galway Kinnel, J.R.R. Tolkien, William S. Burroughs, Franz Kafka, Alan Moore, Craig Thompson, Jack Keruac, Aldous Huxley, Douglas Adams, Frank Miller, Gary Spencer Millidge, Kurt Vonnegut.. among many others..

I like filmmakers like; David Lynch, The Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Peter Jackson, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.. among many others..
Sounds Like: According to other people: Silver Jews, Smog, Bonnie Prince Billy, Pavement, Castanets, James Yorkston.
Record Label: 12 Tonar
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

January 2008 Mix"tape".

Download1. Xiu Xiu - Yo Yo Bye Bye (why? cover)2. Tentacles of Doom - Sannleikur3. Silver Jews - I´m getting back into getting back into you4. Paul Baribeau - Christmas lights 5. Tigermilk - The Depar...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:37:00 PST

Things.. and stuff.

Yes. http://www.mediafire.com/?6vytmzlevvk Here´s a new song I recorded the other night. Messing around with some software. Its just a demo song but you can check it out if you want. I have loads of...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:09:00 PST

Exciting music in 2008.

So, what are you people excited about in 2008?Have you listened to the new Xiu Xiu album on their myspace? (myspace.com/xiuxiuforlife)It´s amazing.. Ama-Zing. I´m also really excited about the new Ear...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:30:00 PST

Merry Christmas!

Hello there.. I´m in Bremen... catching a train back to Viborg in about 2 hours. There me and Júlia will spend christmas with my family. I haven´t been able to sleep tonight so I made this mix. It´s s...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:47:00 PST

Favorite albums of 2007.

1. I adapt - Chainlike Burden2. Deerhunter - Cryptograms3. Health - s/t4. Skátar - The Ghost of Bollocks to Come5. Modern Life Is War - Midnight in America6. High On Fire - Death Is This Communion 7. ...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:18:00 PST

Long time no blog.

Hello. I´m in Denmark once again. Visiting my family for christmas.. Allthough I am making a quick trip to Bremen, Germany in a few days. That will be awesome. Just played a few shows in London. Some ...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:08:00 PST

US Tour

Yes, I´m working on booking a handful of shows in the Us of A in March next year.The dates are pretty much the 15th until the 30th of March.So if you live in New york, Maryland, West-Virginia, Ohio, I...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:44:00 PST

new songs.

Yes, all the songs in the player on my site are mastered and finalized versions from my up coming album "Activism". I´m hopefully going to be finishing up the artwork today so it should go to the pres...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:45:00 PST

Mastering.

Is being done today. By Guy at Exchange studios in London (the same guy (no pun intended) that mastered anarchists..). I couldn´t be there myself so I´m very excited to hear it next week. I´m going to...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:25:00 PST

airwaves is over.

YES! and after playing 7 shows, in 4 days my body said stop and now I´m ill.I had some fun though and saw some good bands. Buck 65 most notably. Now I just have to finish up the album, and possibly an...
Posted by My Summer As A Salvation Soldier on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:37:00 PST