Botnleðja

Botnleðja ('Silt') is an Icelandic rock band formed in 1994. They gained popularity when they won the Músíktilraunir, an Icelandic "battle between the bands" competition in 1995.[1] The band members are guitarist and singer Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, bass-guitarist Ragnar Páll Steinsson, and drummer Haraldur Freyr Gíslason. Heiðar and Haraldur are also band members of 'Hafnarfjarðarmafían' ('The Hafnarfjörður Mob'), a support band of the Icelandic FH football team and Pollapönk.

Botnleðja
Origin	Hafnafjörður, Iceland
Genres	Alternative rock, Britpop, indie rock, Grunge, Punk rock
Years active	1994-2004, 2011-
Labels	Rymur, R&R músik, Error músík, Spik
Associated acts	Pollapönk
Members	Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson Ragnar Páll Steinsson Haraldur Freyr Gíslason

The band Blur, who had been recording their self-titled album Blur in Iceland in 1997, were fans of Botnleðja. Their hit song "Song 2" borrowed the catchy "woo-hoo" from Botnleðja's 'Þið eruð Frábær'. Later that year Botnleðja joined Blur on their UK tour.[2]

Discography

Albums

• 1995: Drullumall[1]
• 1996: Fólk er Fífl
• 1998: Magnyl
• 2000: Douglas Dakota
• 2003: Iceland National Park
• 2013: Þegar öllu er á botninn hvolft

Singles

• 2013: "Panikkast"
• 2013: "Slóði"

References

1. Hæfilega kærulausir. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (256) 9 november 1995, p. 62
2. Botnleðja hitar upp fyrir Blur. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (84) 8 January 1997, p. 6