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Thor

Real Name:
Þórhallur Skúlason
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Þórhallur Skúlason is from Iceland and has been DJ since 1984...
Thor has been a leading figure in Icelandic club culture since the late eighties. THOR started out Breakdancing 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 DJ's in Reykjavik, hosting most of the legendary 'underground' radio shows in Iceland. DJ and Live gigs around the world include New York, Los Angeles and Portland in the U.S., Paris, Berlin, London, Brighton, Köln, Switzerland, Bergen, Riga, Barcelona, Munich and Frankfurt in Europe, St.Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Tcheboksary, Izhevsk, Kazan, Ulyanovsk in Russia and most clubs in Reykjavik, Iceland since 1984.

Electronic music producer since 1989...
In the early 90's, 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 featured some spoken words by 'Drum & Bass Don' GOLDIE (unfortunately for this reason Goldie has claimed that he wrote the tracks himself). 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.
He has appeared under various names (Thor, DJ Thor, Thor H.F.,Thor54, Thor S., Justin Simmons, Sanasol, Samuel L.Bronkowitz, Thor Z., Thor Inc., Flow Machine and RO-TH to name a few) on numerous labels around the world. These include Thule Records, Pineapple Records, Stratagem-musik, Harthouse, Missile, Neuton, Hey Babe!, Elektrolux, Reload, Yoshitoshi, Sony, BMG, Minus, Ministry of Sound, Nova Mute, Cream, Virgin Records, Plast Tracks, Kama Records, 66 Degrees, Plast Tracks, Planet Vision, AE Recordings and Uni:Form.
THOR has also had many successful collaborations with great artists like Icelandic singer
BJÖRK, GOLDIE, PASCAL F.E.O.S., TIM TAYLOR and YAGIA. In addition, THOR has remixed artists such as Bob Marley, Anthony Rother, Pascal F.E.O.S., Q-Burns, Abstract Message, Phunklarique-Dejonka, Audionova, Daniel August and bands like Culture Beat, Sigur Ros, Soul Patrol, Gus Gus, Spetsnaz, World Domination and Trabant.
From 1997 till 2004 Thor owned and ran the Icelandic record labels Thule Records, Plast Trax, Uni:Form, TMT-Entertainment, AE Records, Dizorder Recordings & 66 Degrees Records. The labels were the first Icelandic labels ever to specialize in electronica. The label was a boost to the underground music scene is Iceland, helping bands and artists like Mum, Trabant, Worm Is Green, Exos, Ozy, Biogen, Plastik, Kanada, Sofandi and Apparat Organ Quartet to take their first steps with debut releases on the label.

Recent years...
After leaving his Music and Studio enterprise Thule Musik inc. behind, Thor´s main focus has been on his own music and other music related projects. His most recent releases include a four track E.P. named Blues For A grey Planet EP on Stratagem Music in Canada and the Gus Gus label Pineapple Records are releasing his next 12”, Rusina. Apart from his solo career, Thor has also made room for band work. After ending the collaboration with Yagia, his longtime counterpart in the House band Sanasol, Thor teamed up with singer Unnur Andrea and together they formed the Pop/House/Electro band Dr. Disco Shrimp. The band soon changed their name to Cocktail Vomit after adding two new members, guitar player Örn and singer Agnes. The band’s song 'Everybody Is A Raekjusalat' (everybody is a shrimp salad) has become a major hit in the Icelandic and Danish club scene, although never formally released. Despite being a fairly young band, Cocktail Vomit has had numerous appearances in Iceland as well as playing gigs in the U.S.A., Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium, Russia and Latvia.

For living...
Thor´s work as a composer of film and advertising scores has been increasing over the years. He is entitled to a great amount of music in various short films and documentaries and is currently doing the main score for the American full length film, 1000 words. His TV advertising clients include GM Hummer, Egill S, Lotto Iceland, Pfizer, Cintamani, 1944, Icelandic National Bank, MS and phone companies Verizon and Siminn to name a few. He has also done scores for TV stations NFS and Al- Hurra(USA).
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Discography

Releases:
T1 / T2 (12")   Thule Records 1998
Aliens Don't Boogie (12")   Æ Recordings 1999
Aliens Don't Boogie (12")   Missile Records 2002
Mind Over Matter (12")   Frequent 2005
Blues For A Grey Planet (File, MP3, 192)   Stratagem Musik 2006
F**in Freak (12")   Subconce Records 2006
Remixes:
Walk The Same Line (Remix) (12") Walk The Same Line (Th... Dance Pool 1996
Music Takes U High (Maxi) (2 versions) Music Takes U High (Th... Dance Pool ... 1997
Von Brigði (CD, Album) Leit Af Lífi (Enduru... Smekkleysa 1998
Art Is A Division Of Pain Remixed Pt. 5 (12") 1977 (Thor's Thule Con... K2 O Records 2001
Enter Spacebar (Remixes) (CD) Enter Spacebar (Thor T... TMT Entertainment 2001
Superman (7") Superman TMT Entertainment 2002
Radi Lubvi (CD) Верхом На Зв... Снегири 2004
No Breath At 280 Feet (12") No Breath At 280 Feet ... Hammarskjöld 2007
Production:
Decks, EFX & 909 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Aliens Don't Boogie PIAS Benelux, NovaMute 1999
Co-production:
Icelandic Dance Sampler (2xCD, Comp) Tell Me 66 Degrees Records 1996
Appears On:
B-Sides The Code Of B-Haviour (Album) (2 versions)   Elektrolux 1998
No One Rides For Free (CD, EP, Ltd)   Straight Out Of Chemnitz Musique 1999
Q-Box (12")   Thule Records 1999
Hard One (CD, Dig) R.I.P. Neurotoxic 2002
Pax Project (CD, Album)   Not On Label  
Tracks Appear On:
Rave & Cruise Sampler (12", Promo, Smplr) Keep On Dancing BMG 1997
Fishcake: The Sound Of Thule (Comp) (3 versions) Glow Thule Records 1998
Decks, EFX & 909 (Comp) (7 versions) Aliens Don't Boogie M_nus ... 1999
Mini:malt (CD) T Vs. T, Good Day, T-2 Thule Records 2001
Various Artists (12") Good Day Æ Recordings 2001
42 More Things To Do In Zero Gravity Part 1 (2xCD, Comp) I Don't Have A Clue Uni:form Recordings 2002
Into The Night (CD) Find Out Way Malec 2002
Frühling, Sommer, Horst & Günter (File, MP3, 192) Blues For A Grey Planet Loopzilla 2006
Netlabel Mix 2006 Week 48 (File, MP3, Mixed, Comp, 192) I Can Ride Sonic Walker 2006
Traxousand (File, MP3, 192) Blues For A Grey Planet Mixotic 2006
Freie Liebe (File, MP3, 192) Blues For A Grey Planet Mixotic 2007
Pax Project (CD, Album) Give Me Your Hand Not On Label  
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