GusGus

Iceland, 1995–now

Icelandic group that began in 1995 as a film and acting collective before the musicians took it over. Polydistortion (1997) on 4AD mixed lounge, breakbeat and trance; across thirty years and a long turnover of singers they have kept working, moving steadily from trip-hop toward house and techno.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced GusGus and 0 artists GusGus influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced GusGus?

• Depeche Mode — The members who turned the film collective into a band came to techno through Depeche Mode.
• Soft Cell — Marc Almond of Soft Cell is the other name they give for what got them started.