Esquimaux Management was an Iceland

Iceland

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ic independent record label

Independent record label

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 created around 1981

1981 in music

See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...

 by renowned composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....

 and Gunnar Ruðni Agnarsson, manager of New Wave

New Wave music

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 band Þeyr

Þeyr

Þeyr was a renowned Icelandic New Wave band from the early 1980s. Shrouded under a veil of mystery, their three-year existence was characterized by a deep interest in ancient wisdom...

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The company was in charge of the release of Þeyr’s records as well as books. In addition to this its owners performed with British bands in Iceland such as Eyless in Gaza, among others.

Esquimaux was terminated in 1983

1983 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...

 with the breakup of Þeyr. In 2001 the name of this company appeared in Mjötviður til Fóta

Mjötviður til Fóta

Mjötviður til Fóta was an album released in 2001 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creation of Þeyr, one of Iceland’s most important bands of the early eighties....

, Þeyr’s 20th anniversary album, in order to reflect its importance back in those days, although the company was out of operations, and the production of this album was in charge of former Þeyr members and friends.

Þeyr releases through Esquimaux

Year	Catalogue number	Title	Format	Notes
1981	EF 1	Life Transmission Life Transmission Life Transmission, also known in Icelandic as Útfrymi was an single released by Icelandic band Þeyr in 1981 through label Eskvímó....	7" vinyl	Jointly released with Fálkinn Fálkinn Fálkinn was an Icelandic record label.The label's only well known original release was Björk's 1977 debut album Björk. Fálkinn is sometimes used as the title for the album as the album did not have an official title....
1981	ESQ 1	Iður til Fóta Iður til Fóta Iður til Fóta was a single released in 1981 by the Icelandic New Wave/rock group Þeyr through Eskvímó and it was edited in 10" format. The title translates as "Moving Your Feet" but in Icelandic also forms a pun which can equally translate as "Guts at Your Feet".This record was never reissued since...	10" vinyl / cassette	-
1981	ESQ 2	Mjötviður Mær Mjötviður Mær Mjötviður Mær, released in 1981, was the second album by Icelandic New Wave/rock group Þeyr. It was edited through Eskvímó in 12” vinyl.Mjötviður Mær was Þeyr's most important work, according to the repercussions achieved in the media...	12" vinyl / cassette	-
2001	Aleph 0	Mjötviður til Fóta Mjötviður til Fóta Mjötviður til Fóta was an album released in 2001 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creation of Þeyr, one of Iceland’s most important bands of the early eighties....	CD	Distributed by Edda

External links

• Page of HÖH at Rate Your Music.com
• Intravenous.de - Page about Icelandic music. It includes a section for Hilmar Ö. Hilmarsson and Þeyr.
• Page about Þeyr
• Website about the history and discography of Þeyr
• Page about Þeyr at Tónlist.is - It includes mp3 samples (in Icelandic).
• Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson - Þeyr guitarist.
• Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com
• Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson - Þeyr drummer.