Hulda Ragnhildur Hjálmarsdóttir

Coming up..

Recent concerts…

16.05.26 // Solo set – SuperCollider Live coding. Laptop night at Megni, Reykjavík.

14.04.26 // Gargan live set. Upprásin concert series at Harpa concert hall, Reykjavík.

04.03.26 // Solo multichannel set w. electronics and viola. S27 at Hafnar.haus, Reykjavík.

17.02.26 // Gargan live set. The Horse Arrives at Mengi, Reykjavík.

Recent releases ..

ErkiTíð / Gargan – Sár-í-ör

Upcoming releases ..

Plata / Gargan – Sylph

Link to recent interview

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Straumar - Spilari RÚV

Eftir að Hulda Ragnhildur Hjálmarsdóttir lauk námi í arkítektúr langaði hana í meira frelsi og fann það í tónlist. Eftir að hafa lokið námi í tónsmíðum við nýmiðladeild Listaháskólans var hún skiptinemi við Sibelíusarakademíuna í Helsinki. Hulda gefur gefið út nokkuð af tónlist ein og í samstarfi við aðra, til að mynda í GARGANI og CATPURSE,Lagalisti:Óútgefið - Track 2Óútgefið - Calm song bounce.2Óútgefið - Soma Pipe SoundsÓútgefið - Marginal NotesÓútgefið - ClusteringSHE HAS CANDY - SHE HAS CANDY

Playlist

GARGAN

Gargan is an experimental electronic duo from Iceland, working with field recordings, repurposed clarinet sounds, coding, synthesizers, household objects, and improvisation. Deep listening shapes our practice, exploring how sonic landscapes reveal what thrives or fades in an environment. We build new sound worlds from existing places, highlighting the interplay between nature and the industrial.

SÖVN record release - CatPurse

CATPURSE, primarily exploring creative coding techniques via SuperCollider, embraces phantom footprints of the grotesque world around us. Taking a genre-agnostic approach, CATPURSE manifests as a sonic chimera in the experimental domain. Pop culture echoes intertwine with collective human murmurs, where physical sensation of taste, smell and touch – dissolves into deformed resonances. This album isn’t just documenting a journey – it’s about the strange disconnection of being an observer in a fabricated paradise.

album cover: designed by me.

Marginal Notes on a Body Slipping Away

Marginal Notes on a Body Slipping Away was a collaborative master’s-level project at the Theatre Academy in Helsinki. The group consisted of students from stage design, dance, directing, dramaturgy, lighting design, and costume design. I composed the music for the production. The performance is based on a Persian manuscript that recounts the stories of individuals who have expressed political opposition to the authorities in Iran.

Direction and Cinematography: Homa Shokri

Writing: Farhan Sonboldel

Dramaturgy: Birgitte Maaike Feddersen

Lighting and Video design: Oskari Kaarne

Scenography: Kristian Schmidt

Sound design: Hulda Ragnhildur Hjálmarsdóttir

Costume and mask design: Riitta Sinkkonen-Saarela

Performing: Kadence Neil , Paria Mohajerani