Listen: Download free Iceland Airwaves + Bedroom Community compilations

Even if you're not going to Iceland Airwaves - which kicks off later today - you can be thankful that the festival exists. Largely because, as with last year, the local English-language newspaper The Reykjavik Grapevine have put up a free 54-track compilation of (mostly) Icelandic artists playing the festival. You can download it from their website, either in Torrent form or straight download. The straight download is LARGE, by the way.

Here's the tracklist, if you're at all interested.

1. Hermigervill – Partýbær
2. Markús Bjarnason – Sweet Nothing (mix)
3. Mugison – Stingum af
4. Samaris – Góða tungl
5. Thorunn Antonia – Too Late
6. Sindri Eldon – Andrea (My Heart Is An Unknown Quantity)
7. Miri – Grafandi Andra
8. The Dandelion Seeds – Beautiful Stranger
9. LEGEND – Sister
10. Skurken – Bistisbo
11. Muck – Mother
12. Swords of Chaos – Northern Crater
13. Kira Kira- WELCOME HIGH FREQUENCY SPIRITS UNITED /li>
14. Daníel Bjarnason – Processions III: Red-handed
15. Ólafur Arnalds – Ljósið
16. Árstíðir – Ljóð í sand
17. Just Another Snake Cult – Friends Like A Changing Tide
18. Úlfur – Black shore
19. Reykjavik! – Hellbound Heart
20. IKEA SATAN – The Ghost Of Halfway House
21. Snorri Helgason – Mockingbird
22. Kalli – Nothing At All
23. Prinspóló – Niðrá strönd
24. Sudden Weather Change – Sharp
25. Lay Low – Brostinn strengur
26. Vigri – These Are They Eyes
27. Puzzle Muteson – En Garde
28. Stafrænn Hákon – Glussi
29. PORQUESÍ – Obvious Harmony
30. Tonik – Bogus Journey
31. Valgeir Sigurðsson – Dreamland
32. Útidúr – The Glow / Retreat
33. Krummi – Broken Clock
34. Sykur – Shed Those Tears
35. Hellvar – Morcau de Gaité
36. Ask The Slave – Sleep Now
37. Ljósvaki – Get Together
38. Weapons -What I Do
39. Bárujárn – Þula
40. Gunslinger – Stallone
41. Hoffman – Dirty Julie
42. Mammút – Follow (Bang Gang cover)
43. Dad Rocks! – Weapons
44. Valdimar – Yfirgefinn
45. Biggibix – Situation
46. Captain Fufanu – What It Takes
47. Gang Related – Mona
48. The Heavy Experience – Bad Temper, Bloody Sun
49. Sin Fang – Slow lights
50. Náttfari – Sumardagurinn fyrsti
51. Eldar – Bráðum burt
52. Lifun – Reykjavík
53. Q4U – Miracle Man
54. Sóley – Pretty Face

Another good thing. Good if you like free and great music, anyway! Is that one of our favourite record labels (also Iceland-based) are giving away a smaller, but still as great, compilation of their artists. It's from the Bedroom Community record label and can be downloaded below, or from their BandCamp. It features Ben Frost, Daníel Bjanarson, Puzzle Muteson and Valgeir Sigurðsson. Enjoy.