
John Grant's Songs from a Dark Place
American singer-songwriter John Grant presents a documentary exploring how Iceland, a land deprived of sunlight, has become a melting pot for creativity and music.
Another chance to hear this award-winning programme when 6 Music celebrated the Winter Solstice with a day of special programming around the shortest day/longest night of the year. American singer-songwriter John Grant who recently relocated to Reykavik and who appears at Glastonbury next weekend presents Songs from a Dark Place, a documentary exploring the music, magic and rise of Icelandic music and Nordic Noir and how a land deprived of sunlight has become a melting pot for creativity and music featuring Bjork, The Sugarcubes, Sigur Ros, Damon Albarn, Ben Frost and contributions from newer emerging Icelandic talent like Olof Arnalds, Asegir and Mammut and Fufanu.
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Duration: 01:50
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Asegir talks about growing up in Iceland
Duration: 01:24
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The influence of Bjork
Duration: 02:05
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John Grant on Iceland's dark light
Duration: 00:45
Music Played
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Sound Of Silence
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John Grant
Pale Green Ghosts
- Bella Union.
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Ben Frost
Venter (Evian Christ Mix)
- V A R I A N T.
- Mute.
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GusGus
Believe
- Kjól & Anderson.
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Blur
Beetlebum
- Food.
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The Outsiders
Phantom Bitch
- The Outsiders.
- I.O.P.
- 3.
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The Fall
Winter
- Hex Enduction Hour.
- Kamera Records .
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The Fall
Iceland
- Hex Enduction Hour.
- Kamera Records .
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Led Zeppelin
Immigrant Song
- Atlantic.
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The Sugarcubes
Birthday
- Mute Records.
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Hyperballad
- One Little Indian.
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Human Behaviour
- One Little Indian.
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Hidden Place
- One Little Indian.
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Sigur Rós
Svefn-g-englar
- Þetta er ísland.
- 1.
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Sigur Rós
Rafstraumur
- XL Recordings.
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Ѳú
Salt
- Komdu Til Mín Svarta Systir.
- Record Records.
- 4.
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Here It Comes
- Here It Comes (single).
- One Little Indian.
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Ólafur Arnalds
Tunglio
- ...And They Have Escaped The Wreight Of Darkness.
- Erased Tapes Records.
- 3.
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Emilíana Torrini
Sunny Road
- Rough Trade Records.
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John Grant
Ernest Borgnine
- Pale Green Ghosts.
- Bella Union.
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Samaris
Brennur Stjarna
- (single).
- One Little Indian.
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The xx
Angels
- Young Turks.
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The xx
Sunset
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Dry the River
Vessel
- Alarms In The Heart.
- Transgressive Records.
- 9.
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King And The Cross
- In The Silence.
- One Little Indian.
- 4.
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ѿý
- In The Silence.
- One Little Indian.
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Fufanu
Circus Life
- (single).
- One Little Indian.
- 001.
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GusGus
David
- (single).
- Hussle Recordings.
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Tonik Ensemble
Until We Meet Again (ft. Shipsi)
- Atomnation.
- PROMO CD01.
Broadcasts
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