Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977) is a founding member of 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 experimental band múm

Múm

múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...

 and has been a part time member of other Icelandic bands such as Benni Hemm Hemm, Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling (band)

Singapore Sling is an indie band from Reykjavík, Iceland.As of 2011 they have released five albums and a best of compilation. Singapore Sling have supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their North American tours and covered Dirty Water a 1966 garage rock hit by The Standells in their debut album...

, Slowblow

Slowblow

Slowblow is an Icelandic musical duo consisting of Orri Jónsson and Dagur Kári Pétursson. Their music is an aesthetic of home-made, lo-fi analog tinkerings, which often slips into both electronic and folksy terrain. They began recording in the mid 1990s and have made several albums together...

, Skakkamanage, FM Belfast

FM Belfast

FM Belfast is an electro/electronica band from Reykjavík, Iceland.Its members include Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Árni Vilhjálmsson and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason....

  and Represensitive Man. In his native country he is also known as a poet/author. Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar (“Old villain, new times”) a book of poetry

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

 was published in 2005 as a part of Nýhil’s Nordic literature series. It was preceded by the critically acclaimed novella

Novella

A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...

 Úfin, strokin (“Ruffled, stroked”), released in 2005 and described as "a detective boy novel updated for modern girls". He studied screenwriting at FAMU

Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague or FAMU is one of the oldest film schools in Europe. Located in Prague, Czech Republic, FAMU was founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague...

 in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

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Publications and Discography

• Úfin, strokin (“Ruffled, stroked”) (2005) - novella
• Scapigliata, lisciata (“Italian translation of Úfin Strokin ”) (Scritturapura, Italy, 2008) - novella
• Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar (“Old villain, new times”) (Nýhil, 2005) - poetry.
• To Fruits Turn the Youth (Aftehours, Japan, 2007) - Illustrations, drawings and poetry.
• For discography as part of múm, see múm
  Múm
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