About Kimono

kimono is an experimental rock trio hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their lastest album is called "Easy Music For Difficult People" and is released on Kimi Records. kimono is made up of Gylfi Blöndal(guitar), Alex MacNeil (guitar and vocals) and Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason (drums). They have released three full-length albums in addition to their latest record including their debut in 2003 ("Mineur Aggressif"), the critically acclaimed "Arctic Death Ship" in 2005 and the experimental "all music recorded" in 2007, the last one in collaboration with Icelandic producer Curver (of Ghostigital). kimono took up residence in Berlin in 2005 and toured extensively around Germany, England, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland to follow up the release of "Arctic Death Ship" on the mainland. They got excellent reviews for both the album and their live shows from countless media and were written up as one of the 10 bands to watch in 2006 in Germany by the country's largest music publication, Intro. Kimono released their 3rd album in early december 2009, titled 'Easy Music for Difficult People'. The radio-single "Wire" from the album was a hit in numerous Icelandic radio stations earlier in the year. More information can be found at the official kimono site www.kimono.is