K.U.K.L.

KUKL (a.k.a. K.U.K.L.) was an icelandic group in the 1980s, most notable for being one of Björk's first bands. The name translates to "witchcraft" in Medieval Icelandic. The band was formed in August 1983 when ?smundur J?nsson from Gramm Records wanted to create an avant-gard supergroup to perform on the final episode of a radio show called ?fangar. He assembled Björk Guðmundsdóttir, vocalist of Tappi Tíkarrass; Einar Örn Benediktsson...

The band was formed in August 1983 when ?smundur J?nsson from Gramm Records wanted to create an avant-gard supergroup to perform on the final episode of a radio show called ?fangar. He assembled Björk Guðmundsdóttir, vocalist of Tappi Tíkarrass; Einar Örn Benediktsson, a trumpeter and vocalist in Purrkur Pillnikk; keyboardist Einar Arnaldur Melax, from the surrealistic group Med?sa; Birgir Mogensen, the bassist from Spilafífl; and finally drummer Siggtryggur Baldursson and guitar player Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (a.k.a. Godkrist), both from the band Þeyr.