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GusGus

Real Name:
Stephan Stephensen, Birgir Þórarinsson, Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
Profile:
Together Daníel Ágúst, Veiran and President Bongo are GusGus, Iceland's leading techno-/soul band.

GusGus saw the light of day for the first time in 1995, during a break in the making of the shortcut "Pleasure". Initially GusGus was as a multimedia collective that combined sexually tinged dance music with visual arts and shorts made by the group's members.

A self-titled debut album appeared on their Kjól & Anderson imprint in conjunction with the screening of "Pleasure" and immediately caused a buzz on the scene in their native land. Eventually it's euphoric grooves and sensual beats reached the demanding ears of UK's 4AD Records that signed the band in 1996. By and since the release of their 4AD debut and second album, "Polydistortion", the collective started touring relentlessly to a wide acclaim that has been enforced to this day.

1999 brought the highly acclaimed and anticipated "This Is Normal". By then the group had become celebrated remixers with mixes of fellow native stars Björk and Sigur Rós and also the international ones like Depeche Mode, Pizzicato 5 and Moloko up their sleeves.

Their fourth studio effort, "Attention", featured a new line-up and a new female vocalist, Urður "Earth" Hákonardóttir. Being a foursome GusGus became enormously focused on the thing that made the group known in the first place, the music.

They released their fifth album, Forever, in February/March 2007. Forever brought more streamlined grooves into the sound world of GusGus and anthems like "Need in Me" and "Moss" which is the band's interpretation of Daníel's song from "Swallowed a Star" (One Little Indian, 2006).

2008 sees GusGus as a new experience in sound and vision brought forth by Daníel Ágúst, President Bongo and Veiran.
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Discography

Releases:
Polyesterday (CD, Maxi, Dig)   4AD 1996
Believe (12")   4AD 1997
Polydistortion (Album) (2 versions)   4AD 1997
Polyesterday The Movie And Believe (VHS, NTSC, Promo)   4AD, Warner Bros. Records 1997
Anthem (12", Promo)   4AD 1998
Polyesterday (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   4AD 1998
4 Track Sampler (CD, Smplr)   4AD 1999
A Sampler (CD, Smplr)   4AD 1999
Ladyshave (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   4AD ... 1999
Starlovers (Single) (7 versions)   4AD 1999
This Is Normal (CD, Single, Promo)   Labels 1999
This Is Normal (Album) (9 versions)   4AD ... 1999
VIP (Maxi) (4 versions)   4AD 1999
Gusgus Vs. T-World (12", Promo)   4AD 2000
Gusgus Vs. T-World (Album) (6 versions)   4AD ... 2000
Attention (Album) (3 versions)   Underwater Records ... 2002
Desire (29 Palms Remix / Burns' Dirty F*cker Remix) (Maxi) (6 versions)   Moonshine Music ... 2002
David (Maxi) (2 versions)   Underwater Records ... 2003
Mixed Live: Sirkus, Reykjavik, Iceland (CD, Mixed + DVD, Mixed)   Moonshine Music 2003
Lust / Porn (12")   Great Stuff Recordings 2005
The Unreleased Remixes / Need In Me Remixes (CDr, Smplr, Promo)   Great Stuff Recordings, Pineapple Records (2) 2006
Forever (CD, Album)   Pineapple Records (2) 2007
Moss (Maxi) (2 versions)   Royal Flush Records ... 2007
Add This Song (2 versions)   Kompakt 2009
Remixes:
Fuse (Remixed) (EP) (2 versions) Angels (GusGus Remix) Mammoth Records 1999
Cannot Contain This (12") Cannot Contain This (G... Echo 2003
Troia / Pianissimo (12") Troia (Gusgus Remix) Great Stuff Recordings 2005
Mopedgang (12") Mopedgang (Gusgus Remix) Moonbootique Recordings 2006
Souls (6xFile, MP3) Souls (GusGus Remix) Audio Therapy 2009
This Is Audio Therapy Volume Two (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp, Unm) Souls (GusGus Remix) Audio Therapy 2009
Production:
101 Reykjavik (CD, Album) Reykjavik2k By GusGus EMI Records 2001
Sessions 12 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Moss Ministry Of Sound 2007
Appears On:
Anakin (Album, Comp) (4 versions) Blue Mug (Demo Version) 4AD ... 1998
101 Reykjavik (CD, Album) Reykjavik2k By GusGus EMI Records 2001
FabricLive. 09 (CD, Comp, Mixed) David (Medicine 8 Remix) Fabric (London) 2003
Release Yourself 2003 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) David (Medicine8 Remix) Stealth Records (UK), Defected 2003
Hybrid Present: Y4K (CD, Mixed, Comp) David (Luke Chable Mix) Distinct'ive Breaks Records 2004
Hybrid Present: Y4K (Part Three) (12") David (Luke Chable Mix) Distinct'ive Breaks Records 2004
Onelove (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) David (Darren Emerson ... Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2004
Creamfields / 07 (CD, Promo) Moss, Hold You (Lil De... Gung Ho! Recordings, Express Newspapers 2007
Sling It! (12") Sling It! (GusGus Rmx) Remute 2009
Tracks Appear On:
CMJ New Music April - Volume 44 (CD, Comp, Promo) Polyesterday College Music Journal 1997
Dr. Martens Shoe Pie (Comp) (2 versions) Polyesterday 4AD 1997
Vrooom! - Motorcycle Loveliness: Rare Selections For Your Delight (CD) Polydistortion Select Magazine 1997
Anakin (Album, Comp) (4 versions) Blue Mug (Demo Version) 4AD ... 1998
( Alfred More Of Gusgus (Cass, Mixed, Promo) Believe (Postmix) Not On Label 1999
Club Beats (Series 2 Volume 9) (2xCD) Very Important People CD Pool 1999
Tower Records June 1999 - Oh Behave! (CD, Enh, Smplr, Promo) Ladyshave Tower Records (4) 1999
101 Reykjavik (CD, Album) Reykjavik2k By GusGus EMI Records 2001
Ultra. 80's vs Electro 01 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Dance You Down Ultra Records 2002
A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise 2003 (3xCD, Comp) Dance You Down STEP (Stichting Entertainmentretail Promotion) 2003
FabricLive. 09 (CD, Comp, Mixed) David (Medicine 8 Remix) Fabric (London) 2003
Mein Leben & Ich (Der Soundtrack Zur Serie) (CD, Comp) Starlovers (Album Vers... Sony Music Media 2003
Release Yourself 2003 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) David (Medicine8 Remix) Stealth Records (UK), Defected 2003
Hybrid Present: Y4K (Comp) (3 versions) David (Luke Chable Mix) Distinct'ive Breaks Records ... 2004
Hybrid Present: Y4K (Part Three) (12") David (Luke Chable Mix) Distinct'ive Breaks Records 2004
OXA Ibiza Party 2004 (CD, Mixed, Comp) David (Tim Deluxe Mix) OXA 2004
Onelove (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) David (Darren Emerson ... Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2004
D-Mode Elite + Underground (CD, Comp) David (Tim Deluxe Remix) DBN 2005
...And Then We Started To Dance (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Hold You (Moonbootica ... Kontor Records 2006
Clubbers Guide Berlin 06 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Mallflowers Ministry Of Sound (Germany) 2006
Housexy - The Sounds Of Playboy (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Sweetsmoke Housexy 2006
Clubbers Guide Summer 2007 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Hold You Ministry Of Sound 2007
Compilation Electrochoc Vol.2 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Moss Electrochoc 2007
Creamfields / 07 (CD, Promo) Moss, Hold You (Lil De... Gung Ho! Recordings, Express Newspapers 2007
DJ Set Volume 46 (CD) Moss (Tim Deluxe Remix) Global Net Records 2007
Dance TV (2xCD) Moss Som Livre (Portugal) 2007
Electro SoundClash (2xCD, Comp) Need In Me (Jan Driver... Wagram 2007
GU Mixed:2 (Comp) (3 versions) Need In Me (Luke W Mix) Global Underground Ltd. 2007
Global Underground Afterhours 3 (Comp) (2 versions) Moss (Original Mix) Global Underground Ltd. 2007
Housexy Summer In The City (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Hold You (Lil' Devious... Housexy 2007
Ibiza Annual 2007 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Need In Me (Luke Walke... Ministry Of Sound 2007
Miami 2007 (2 versions) Moss Azuli Records 2007
Nature One - Das Dreizehnte Land (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Hold You (Namito & Dir... Toptrax Recordings 2007
Neo.Pop 07 (2xCD) Moss 1st Decade Records 2007
Sage Club 6 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Hold You (Moonbootica ... Alphabet City 2007
Sampler 23 (12", Smplr) Moss (Tim Deluxe Remix) Royal Flush Records 2007
Sessions 12 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Moss Ministry Of Sound 2007
Sessions 16 (2xCD) Need In Me (Luke Walke... Ministry Of Sound 2007
The No. 1 Electro House Album (4xCD, Comp) Moss (Greg Churchill R... Decadance Recordings 2007
The Underground 2008 (Comp) (2 versions) Moss Ministry Of Sound 2007
Great Summer Games Stuff (2xCD, Comp) Iceland Great Stuff Recordings 2008
Housexy The After Party (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Need In Me (President ... Housexy 2008
Rainer Weichhold's Secret Weapons (30xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) Moss Great Stuff Recordings 2008
The No. 1 Club Hits Album (4xCD, Comp + Box) Hold You Decadance Recordings 2008
5 Years Of Great Stuff (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Lust (Tonka Remix) Great Stuff Recordings 2009
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