Vestur í bláinn started as a music project by Julius Pollux




Release date: September 1st, 2020

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All proceedings from sales on bandcamp will be donated to No Borders Iceland.
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All music written, recorded and produced by Julius Pollux Rothlaender

Mixed by Greg Giorgio

Artwork by Claire Paugam


Additional musicians:

Ægir Sindri Bjarnason, drums & percussion (#1, 6, 7, 10, 12)
Sigurlaug Thorarensen, vocals (#3, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Tumi Árnason, saxophone (#3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Maja Gravermoen Toresen, violin (#6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Martijn Eikenhout, double bass / guitar (#4, 7, 8)
Eugénie Ricard, bassoon (#1, 9)
Alison MacNeil, voice (#5, 12)
Óli Kondrup, trumpet (#1)
Rakel Sigurðardóttir, violin (#1)
Brynja Bjarnadóttir, vocals (#3)
Asker Bjørk, drums (#3)
Peter Broderick, vocals (#4)
Hannah Epperson, vocals & violin (#4)
Maria-Carmela Raso, vocals (#4)
Mink Steekelenburg, synths (#7)
Bjarni Daníel, vocals (#7)
Dušan Ðurović, guitar (#8)
Afra Kane, vocals (#9)
Finnbogi Örn Einarsson, vocals (#11)
Sóley Stefánsdóttir, vocals (#12)
Moses Destiny, vocals (#12)



special thanks to:

all participants, voices, musicians - my siblings: Jonas, Pia, Justus, Leonie, Josephine, Max, Nico - Hugrún Jónsdóttir - Ægir Sindri Bjarnason - Sigurlaug Thorarensen - Claire Paugam - Liane Aviram - Friðjón Edvardsson - Atli Arnarsson - Elva Simundsson - Egill Helgason - Alexander Elliott - Anna Marjankowska - Patrik Ontkovic - Alda Lóa Leifsdóttir - Refugees in Iceland - No Borders Iceland - Reykjavík Grapevine - RÚV





On invitation of the Reykjavík Arts Festival and as a final celebration of the project and the voices that it features, Julius Pollux invited a group of friends and musicians to perform the music pieces of Vestur í bláinn as a live concert together. Due to new Covid-19 restrictions in Iceland, the live concert had to be cancelled last minute and was recorded on video instead.

Musicians: Sigurlaug Thorarensen - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass Maria-Carmela Raso - vocals, keyboards Rakel Sigurðardóttir - violin, keyboards Ægir Sindri Bjarnason - drums, percussion Tumi Árnason - saxophone, clarinet Dušan Ðurović - guitar, bass Bjarni Daníel Þorvaldsson - vocals Julius Pollux - keyboards, sampler, guitar, bassLive
Sound & Recording: Nikulás Yamamoto Barkarson
Mix & Master: Julius PolluxSpecial
Video by Patrik Ontkovic

Thanks: Reykjavík Arts Festival, Ása Dýradóttir, Árni Hjörvar Árnason, Abbas Ali, Claire Paugam & all voices, musicians and artists that participated in Vestur í bláinn