KUKL

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KUKL (a.k.a. K.U.K.L.) was an icelandic gothic rock group in the 1980s, most notable for being one of Björk’s first bands. The name translates to “witchcraft” in Medieval Icelandic.

The band was formed in August 1983 when Ásmundur Jónsson from Gramm Records wanted to create an avant-garde supergroup to perform on the final episode of a radio show called Áfangar. He assembled Björk, vocalist of Tappi Tíkarrass; Einar Örn Benediktsson, a trumpeter and vocalist in Purrkur Pillnikk; keyboardist Einar Arnaldur Melax, from the surrealistic group Medúsa; Birgir Mogensen, the bassist from Spilafífl; and finally drummer Siggtryggur Baldursson and guitar player Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (a.k.a. Godkrist), both from the band Þeyr.

1	Outward Flight (Psalm 323)	148
2	Holland (Latent)	121
3	Greece (Just by the Book)	97
3	France (A Mutual Thrill)	97
5	Aegean (Vials of Wrath)	89
5	The Homecoming (The Night)	89
7	Gibraltar (Copy Thy Neighbour)	87
8	England (Zro)	70
9	Anna	21
10	Moonbath	20
11	Open the Window and Let the Spirit Fly Free	19
12	Assassin	18
13	Dismembered	15
14	Handa Tjolla	13
15	The Spire	12

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The Eye
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Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought)
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KUKL à Paris 14.9.84
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The Eye
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katarsys wrote:
last month

We need a time machine to get back the KUKL's bjork :D

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Black_Eyed_Siou wrote:
last month

Oh yeah, I can definitely see the similarities to The Birthday Party

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vidarth wrote:
July 2008

alexia_N : of course it's awful for someone who likes Britney...

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alexia_N wrote:
July 2008

I found this band because I downloaded a Bjork torrent... Yeah this stuff is awful. It gets on my nerves I just can't stand it! Especially when my headphones only work in one ear!

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Wazzo_ wrote:
June 2008

haha. KUK.

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kgullholmen wrote:
May 2008

yummie ... me likes

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NBR00026 wrote:
April 2008

Absurd. I never thought before that Bijork could have had a darkwave band O_o Great band,anyway. It recalls me some stuff of Virgin prunes,sometimes...the more listenable songs of Virgin prunes,of course ;)

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Spooky__Girl wrote:
April 2008

When will the names change?

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IanCurtis13 wrote:
March 2008

fantastic band

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kelch_der_liebe wrote:
February 2008

BEST

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Zeitgeist1980 wrote:
November 2007

Anyone has the Radio Show of KUKL, were they performed for the first time? It was broadcasted in 1983 and I was told that it is available in one form or another. Your help would be very much appreciated.

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skulliott wrote:
July 2007

Dismemberd is such an amazing amazing track, sounds incredible SUPER LOUD!

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TeenageCreep wrote:
July 2007

amazing band, Holidays in Europe is one of the best post-punk albums ever

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Podex wrote:
May 2007

You can also BUY things on the internet :O:O There are these strange Amazon.com links under the albums on this page, try looking there. Or try Amazon.co.uk since that is closer to where you live.

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LiesAndPlastic wrote:
May 2007

soulseek, of course.

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cicanaci wrote:
March 2007

lov.

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ladyemero wrote:
February 2007

I saw them way back in the 80's and in 2001 finally found their cd's in US in St Louis! I live in UK, no none remembered them here, well not anyone I know!

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MerryCrassmas wrote:
January 2007

The Eye is a great album :D

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STELLANOVA wrote:
December 2006

http://www.last.fm/user/STELLANOVA/journal/2006/01/4/53519/

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lukey89 wrote:
December 2006

someone send me the eye album please msn or otherwise lukenugent@hotmail.co.uk x

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