Lunaire was the fourth single released by 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...

, a Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic New Wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

/rock

Rock and roll

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 group in 1983. The single was recorded in June 1982 and issued by Gramm Records

Gramm

Gramm was an Icelandic record label created by Ásmundur Jónsson and Einar Örn Benediktsson in 1981.Located in Reykjavík, Gramm’s first release was a 10-track 7" vinyl titled Tilf by Purrkur Pillnikk, a punk group led by Einar Örn....

 on a 7" vinyl record including three songs.

The title song "Lunaire" is considered as the most punk-oriented work of Þeyr, loaded with distorted guitars and rather futuristic sounds. "The Walk" is another of the group's highly experimental and original pieces, it can be seen as one of few songs to successfully mix ska

Ska

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 with mantra

Mantra

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The mix was in charge of Tony Cook and Þeyr.

Þeyr’s members were:

• Vocalist: Magnús Guðmundsson.
• Guitars: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
  Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
  Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson , guitar player and engineer. He is a mathematician, an inventor, a practising polytechnic engineer, lecturer and the author of several scientific papers....
  
   and Þorsteinn Magnússon.
• Bass: Hilmar Örn Agnarsson.
• Drums: Sigtryggur Baldursson
  Sigtryggur Baldursson
  Sigtryggur Baldursson is an Icelandic drummer and singer.Sigtryggur was born in Norway to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of the Sugarcubes and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic punk and alternative music scene. Other bands he has played in have included Þeyr, KUKL,...
  
  .

Track listing

Track	Title	Length	Lyrics	Audio clips
Side A
01	The Walk	03:42	-	-
02	Positive Affirmations	02:48	-	-
Side B
03	Lunaire	02:28	-	-

External links

• Page about Þeyr
• Website about the history and discography of Þeyr
• Tónlist.is - Page about Þeyr. It features mp3 samples (in Icelandic).
• Intravenous.de - Page about Icelandic music. It includes a section for Þeyr.
• Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
• Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com
• Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at Isound.com
• Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at MySpace.com
• Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson