Yagya

Real Name:Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson
Profile:Icelandic producer Yagya (Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson) has been creating atmospheres through melody and sounds for more than a decade. A definitive member of the Thule Musik collective, Yagya also is known for his work as half of Sanasol and also the famed Plastic.

A student of computer science at the University of Iceland Yagya spends his free time creating music on his computer. He concentrates on atmospheres and moods and tries to reflect the beauty of the world around him in the sounds of his music. He seeks influence in the works of Gas, Philip Glass, Basic Channel, Brian Eno and anything that is true to itself and it's ideas. Yagya concentrates on the softer side of music and avoids heavy rhythms. He finds harmony and beauty in the simple sounds of nature and wants his music to flow naturally through the listener.
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/steiniplastik
Aliases:Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson, Plastic (2), Rhythm Of Snow, Tree, Zitron
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Releases:
Rhythm Of Snow (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Force Inc. Music Works 2002
Will I Dream During The Process? (CD, Album, Ltd)   Sending Orbs 2006
Rigning (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Sending Orbs 2009
Remixes:
Contraction EP (File, MP3, EP, 224 + File, AVI) WTLGD (Lights Yagya Re... Sutemos 2005
Push Play (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Electron John (Yagya Y... Mikrolux 2007
Appears On:
The Forcelab Edition - Composure Mixed By Algorithm (CD)   Force Lab 2002
Bioluminescence (CD, Comp) Discernment Native State Records 2007
Radio Recordings Four (CD) Dead Volcanoes Radio Recordings 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Flow.ers (File, MP3) We Reject The Now, Choose Sutemos 2005
Draumar Um Kalt Sumar (File, MP3, 192) Walkman Sutemos 2006
Nullisany ◄ (2 versions) Choose Zerinnerung ... 2006
Sutemos Live EP (File, MP3) A Thousand Words Sutemos 2006
Bioluminescence (CD, Comp) Discernment Native State Records 2007
Deepmix (File, MP3, 192) A Thousand Words Deepindub.org 2007
Radio Recordings Four ◄ (2 versions) Dead Volcanoes Radio Recordings 2007
Efficient Data Rotation (File, MP3, Mixed, Comp, 192) A Thousand Words Op3n.net 2008
Intelligent Toys 5 (File, MP3, 192 + File, MPEG-4 + , Comp) Coconut Rice Sutemos 2008
Misunderstood (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Walkman Mixotic 2008
Balance 014 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Snowflake 2, Change EQ Recordings 2009
Little Darla Has A Treat For You V.27 Eternal Spring Edition (2xCD, Album, Comp) A Small Offering Darla Records 2009
Rainsome Lone (File, MP3, Mixed, 232) Walkman Not On Label ([in]anace Self-released) 2009
User Reviews:
Mpendulo, Apr 16, 2009

An artist with a new vision as well as contribution towards electronic music particularly in ambient and dub techno sub genres.
At this point, 3 albums doesnt account enough for someone to be reaching legendary status but goodness me...
It seems as if its all that it takes regarding Yagya. With the possibility of more to come in the future, then you have got yet another dub techno God.
Not a single bad tune on all three albums, tunes that compliment each other in no other way I have experienced with other albums.

His works are very closely related to the sound Moritz & Mark produced under Rhythm & Sound but less experimental and more substantial.
His astonishing productions on the netlabel, Sutemos are also worth a mention and are still within the boundaries of his earlier and hopefully, later productions.
Iceland does not have much electronic artists but if the country was an unknown to some electronic music followers in this regard, Yagya has certainly put them on the map.

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