Friday, February 19, 2021

Iceland - Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra

Neyslutrans, the album
10 - 232 pts / 3 - 221 pts in semi 1
Hatari won this years Söngvakeppninn with the song Hatrið Mun Sigra (Hate will prevail). The band wrote their song themselves.
Hatari are Klemens Hannigan,  Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson and Einar Stefánsson.

Hatrið Mun Sigra was not released as a digital (or physical) single but can be found on the Söngvakeppninn (digital) release and the Tel Aviv 2CD.
Watch the official video here

Neyslutrans 2020
January 17, 2020 sees the release of the debut album by Hatari titled Neyslutrans. (Capitalist Google translates it as "Consumption of Trans, but it probably should be Trance").
It has 13 tracks including Hatrið Mun Sigra, early favorite Spillingardans and post Eurovision single Klefi/Samed with Bashar Murat.
On the digital version of Hatrið Mun Sigra is subtitled Xtended and it has a longer intro. I'm not sure if this is also the version on the physical releases.

The Remix Album

And, for us physicalist capitalists, there's a CD and LP release.
Available for 30 euros  (40 for the LP) (including 10,- postage) from the Hatari totally non capitalist Mechandise shop. Orders shipped from Febryary 4, also available at their upcoming tour.
(Svikamylla 2020) Full tracklist below.

Neyslutrans remixed 2021
On February 19 the band released a remixed version of the Neyslutrans album.
It includes a high paced electronic remix of Hatrið Mun Sigra by Vindimøde.
The (digital) album is available at Hatari's Bandcamp and other usual digital platforms


Hatari is
According to a Icelandic Music News interview participating (and winning) Söngvakeppninn is the "first step in renewed plan to bring down capitalism". Beginning with the Icelandic tourists industry. So now you know.
Photo by Lilja Jóns, taken from Iceland Music News

The band released their first EP Neysluvara (Consumer) in 2017 which includes fun titles like Tortímandi (Exterminator) and Biðröð Mistaka (Queue of mistakes)
In December 2018 they released a new single Spillingardans (Corruption dance).
They sing about popular issues like Death and Revolution in the capitalist society and Judgement day.
The band broke up after Spillingardans but re-united soon afterwards for Söngvakeppninn.

Versions
Hatrið Mun Sigra
- Tel Aviv 2CD
Hatrið Mun Sigra - Xtended
- album Neyslutrans (2020)
Hatrið Mun Sigra - Vindimøde remix 2021
- digital album Neyslutrans remixed 2021
Hatrið Mun Sigra - karaoke
- karaoke on official karaoke album (digital)
- ESC and karaoke on the digital Söngvakeppninn album (digital)

Spillingardans DRI
Iceland selected their Tel Aviv entry through the usual Söngvakeppninn preselection.
You can listen to all the songs here at Rúv's pages and Spotify.
All 10 songs have been released through Spotify and I'm sure digital shops will follow. All 10 entries are in Icelandic, 8 of them are also available in English. And there's also 18 karaokes to sing along to, I know you want to...

Charts
France top 200 (IFOP): 156, -
Scottish singles top 100 (OCC): 92, -

Links and sources
Iceland 2018 has the links to all Icelandic entries from 2009 to 2018.
Rúv Eurovision pages
Hatari websiteFB
Iceland Music News: Award Winning Techno Bondage Group to Open First Night of Icelandic Eurovision Preliminary Contest



Neyslutrans tracklist
1. Engin Miskunn
2. Spillingardans
3. Klámstrákur
4. Klefi / صامد (featuring Bashar Murad)
5. Þræll
6. Hlauptu (featuring CYBER)
7. Hatrið Mun Sigra (Xtended)
8. Spectavisti Me Mori, Op. 8 (featuring Pétur Björnsson)
9. 14 Ár
10. Ógleói
11. Helvíti (featuring Svarti Laxness)
12. Nunquam Iterum, Op. 12 (featuring Friðrik Margrétar)
13. Niðurlút (featuring GDRN)