#1 - WHAT IS THE ONE ALBUM (OR EP OR SONG) THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE VERY NEXT MUSICAL THING THAT EVERYONE PRESSES PLAY ON THE NEXT TIME THEY FIND THEMSELVES THINKING “WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NOW”?

We recently did a score for a film called The Vasulka Effect about one of the pioneers of video art, Steina and Woody Vasulka. This score will be released on October 2nd so you can check it out then! In the meantime you should check out the James Blake cover of Frank Ocean’s GODSPEED. Beautiful cover that has been on repeat.

#2 - WHAT IS THE ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE NEXT IN EVERYBODY’S NETFLIX QUEUE (OK, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE NETFLIX, WE’RE ALL INTERNET ADULTS HERE AND KNOW HOW TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER)?

One show that comes to mind is the German show DARK on Netflix.

Really exciting concepts that leave you thinking about the time. Great show in general featuring striking music by Ben Frost.

#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE LOCAL BOOK STORE (OK, MAYBE THE LOCAL LIBRARY FIRST) TO FIND THE VERY NEXT BOOK THAT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE ‘ME-TIME' ASIDE FOR. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU GET, IF YOU WERE ME (AND, I SUPPOSE, YOU HADN’T ALREADY READ WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST)?

‘On Time and Water’ is an Icelandic book by the one of the most celebrated Icelandic writers, Andri Snær Magnason.

In the book he talks about the important environmental matters and puts them in a more relatable context. A must read.

#4 - WHAT IS THE ONE WEBSITE (OR JUST ANY OLD INTERNET THING: APP, GIF, SERVICE, WHATEVER) THAT YOU WOULD GET REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS ABOUT IF IT WERE TO SUDDENLY GO AWAY?

A great website we found recently is the streaming service medici.tv.

They stream classical concerts which has been fantastic during the recent times and it is thrilling to have access to a streaming service where you can watch Ashkenazy and Karajan among many others.

#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITTING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.

Drink more water.

OK folks, there you have it. Things that Hugar thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you log off and go top up on your water, make sure to follow Hugar on the Facebook / Instagram / Twitter and then also give ‘Reykjavik’ a listen below…

…and if you like what you’re hearing, go do some further hugar-flavoured audio exploring over on the Youtube / Spotify.