* En anglais uniquement
Amina (later changing its name to
Amiina) is an experimental quartet who can often be found playing live and working with fellow popular Icelandic band
Sigur Rós. Merging violins and cellos with ambient electronics, the group includes
Hildur Ársælsdóttir,
Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir,
Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, and
Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir. The four met while studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in the 1990s. In late 2004, they finally self-released a proper EP,
AnimaminA, picked up by U.S. label The Worker's Institute in May 2005. Their first full-length album, Kurr, arrived in March 2007. ~ Kenyon Hopkin