KUKL
Biography
There are two different bands that will appear here: 1) KUKL (a.k.a. K.U.K.L.) was an Icelandic gothic rock, post-punk group active in the 1980s, most notable for being one of Björk's first bands; 2) The British metal duo Kulk, scrobbles for whom are inexplicably redirected here by Last.FM.
KUKL (a.k.a. K.U.K.L.) was an Icelandic gothic rock, post-punk group active in the 1980s, most notable for being one of Björk's first bands. The name means "witch" in Medieval Icelandic.
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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 Guðmundsdóttir, 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.
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