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{{Short description|Icelandic electronic band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = GusGus
| image             = gusgus_daniel-august_birgir_DSC04890.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| alt               = GusGus performing in Aarhus, Denmark 2016
| caption           = GusGus performing in Aarhus, Denmark 2016
| alias             = 
| origin            = [[Reykjavík]], Iceland
| genre             = {{Flatlist|
* [[Techno]]
* [[House (music)|house]]
* [[downtempo]]
* [[Ambient music|ambient]]
}}
| years_active      = 1995–present
| label             = {{Flatlist|
* OROOM
* [[4AD]]
* [[Kompakt]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|gusgus.com}}
| current_members   = 
* [[Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson]]
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Margrét Rán Magnúsdóttir
| past_members      = 
| background        = group_or_band
}}

'''GusGus''' is an electronic music band from [[Reykjavík]], Iceland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.discogs.com/artists/231513|title=Gusgus|website=Discogs.com|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>  Although initially a film and acting collective, the group is mostly known for its [[electronic music]].<ref name="Larkin90"/> The group's discography consists of twelve studio albums.

== History ==
GusGus was initially formed in 1995 as a film and acting collective.<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=183}}</ref> The band's name refers to the 1974 German film ''[[Ali: Fear Eats the Soul]]'' ({{langx|de|Angst essen Seele auf}}) by [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]], where a female character is cooking [[couscous]] for her lover, pronouncing it ''Gusgus''.<ref>[http://nuflicks.de/index.php/archiv/action/listSingle/cId/2/singleID/32/ Gusgus Interview with Nina Asseng, Berlin 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181306/http://nuflicks.de/index.php/archiv/action/listSingle/cId/2/singleID/32/ |date=2014-07-14 }} (comment by Daníel Ágúst, starting at 5:30)</ref> GusGus' music is eclectic, and although primarily classified as [[techno]], [[trip hop]], and [[house music]], the band has experimented with other styles.<ref name="Larkin90"/> They have remixed songs of popular artists such as [[Björk]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Moloko]], and [[Sigur Rós]].

Membership in the band has varied, and included:
* [[Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson]]
* [[Emilíana Torrini|Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir]]
* Magnús Jónsson (aka Blake)
* [[Hafdís Huld|Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir]]
* Urður Hákonardóttir (aka Earth)
* Högni Egilsson
* Birgir Þórarinsson (aka Biggi Veira or Biggo)
* Magnús Guðmundsson (aka Maggi Lego, Herb Legowitz, Hunk of a Man, Buckmaster De La Cruz, The Fox, Fuckmaster, or Herr Legowitz)
* Stephan Stephensen (aka President Bongo, Alfred More, or President Penis)
* Sigurður Kjartansson (aka Siggi Kinski)
* Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson
* Baldur Stefánsson (Director of Financial Arts, aka DJ Tekno Jörgensen)
* Ragnheiður Axel
* Páll Garðarsson<ref name="Larkin90"/>

In 1997, the band performed in Toronto. They returned for a second visit as part of a tour supporting their second album, ''[[Polydistortion]]''.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000203032032/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990509-gusgus.html "Live Reviews: Gus Gus May 6, 1999 Lee's Palace, Toronto"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', by Mike McCann</ref>

In 1998, a remix of the track "Purple" appeared on [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s trance compilation ''[[Tranceport (album)|Tranceport]]''.

After the group's third album, ''[[This Is Normal]]'' (1999), the filmmaking arm of GusGus (Kjartansson and Árni Þorgeirsson) split off to form the production company Celebrator, now known as [[Arni & Kinski]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arniandkinski.com/bio/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127185905/http://www.arniandkinski.com/bio/|url-status=dead|title=Arni & Kinski &#124; Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=November 27, 2007}}</ref> which has produced advertisements and videos.

In January 2004, they released the song "Desire" with [[Ian Brown]].

As of 2011 the band had sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://18.203.49.15/blog/new-gusgus-album-premiered-onboard-icelandair-flights/|title=New Gus Gus Album Premiered Onboard Flights &#124; Icelandair|website=18.203.49.15|access-date=2019-12-07|archive-date=2019-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207165117/https://18.203.49.15/blog/new-gusgus-album-premiered-onboard-icelandair-flights/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Its 2015 incarnation consists of four members (President Bongo, Biggi Veira, Urður Hákonardóttir and Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson). A few former members such as Hafdís Huld, Blake, and [[Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson|Daníel Ágúst]] have gone solo; [[Emilíana Torrini]] provided a song for the soundtrack of [[Peter Jackson]]'s film ''[[Music of The Lord of the Rings film series#The Two Towers|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

==Band members==
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|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1995
| 
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir
* Magnús Jónsson
* Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Magnús Guðmundsson
* Sigurður Kjartansson
* Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson
* Baldur Stefánsson
* Ragnheiður Axel
* Páll Garðarsson
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1996–2000
| 
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Magnús Jónsson
* Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Magnús Guðmundsson
* Sigurður Kjartansson
* Stefán Árni Þorgeirsson
* Stephan Stephensen
* Baldur Stefánsson
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2001–2007
| 
* Urður Hákonardóttir
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Stephan Stephensen
* Magnús Guðmundsson
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2008–2010
| 
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Stephan Stephensen
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2011–2013
| 
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Högni Egilsson
* Urður Hákonardóttir
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Stephan Stephensen
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2014–2016 
|
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Högni Egilsson
* Birgir Þórarinsson
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2016–2020 
|
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Birgir Þórarinsson
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2021–present 
|
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
* Birgir Þórarinsson
* Margrét Rán Magnúsdóttir
|-
|}

==Timeline==
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== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
!
! colspan="4" |Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Tónlistinn|ISL]]<br><ref>Tónlist chart positions:

* ''Mobile Home'': {{cite web |title=Tónlistinn – Plötur, Vika 22 – 2021 |url=http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614060212/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |archive-date=14 June 2021 |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=Tónlist |language=is}}
</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gus+Gus |title=Discographie GusGus |website=Les Charts |access-date=1 October 2023 |language=fr}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=gusgus |title=Discographie von GusGus |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=1 October 2023 |language=de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gus+Gus#charts |title=Discographie GusGus |website=Hitparade |access-date=1 October 2023 |language=de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2164/gus-gus/ |title=GusGus |website=Official Charts |access-date=1 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''Gus Gus''
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*Released: 1995
*Self-released
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! scope="row" |''[[Polydistortion]]'' 
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*Released: 7 April 1997
*Label: [[4AD]]
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! scope="row" |''[[This Is Normal]]''
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*Released: 26 April 1999
*Label: 4AD
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! scope="row" |''[[Gus Gus vs. T-World]]''
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*Released: 24 April 2000
*Label: 4AD
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! scope="row" |''[[Attention (GusGus album)|Attention]]'' 
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*Released: 14 October 2002
*Label: [[Moonshine Music|Moonshine]] / Underwater
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! scope="row" |''[[Forever (GusGus album)|Forever]]'' 
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*Released: 23 February 2007
*Label: Pineapple
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! scope="row" |''[[24/7 (GusGus album)|24/7]]''
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*Released: 14 September 2009
*Label: [[Kompakt]]
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! scope="row" |''[[Arabian Horse (album)|Arabian Horse]]''
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*Released: 23 May 2011
*Label: Kompakt
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! scope="row" |''[[Mexico (GusGus album)|Mexico]]''
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*Released: 23 June 2014
*Label: Kompakt 
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|62
|82
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! scope="row" |''Lies Are More Flexible'' 
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*Released: 23 February 2018
*Label: Oroom
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! scope="row" |''Mobile Home''
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*Released: 28 May 2021
*Label: Oroom
|11
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! scope="row" |''DanceOrama''
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*Released: 10 November 2023
*Label: Oroom
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=== Live albums ===
* ''[[Mixed Live at Sirkus, Reykjavik]]'' (2003)

=== Compilations ===
* ''[[15 ára]]'' (2010)

=== Singles ===
* "Polyesterday" (1996) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;55 <small>(as ''Purple EP: Polyesterday'')</small>
* "Believe" (1997) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;154
* "Standard Stuff for Drama" (1997)
* "Ladyshave" (1999) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;64
* "V.I.P." (1999) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;86
* "Starlovers" (1999) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;62
* "Dance You Down" (2002) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;141
* "Desire" (2002) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;95
* "David" (2003) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;52
* "Call of the Wild" (2003) — [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;75
* "Lust / Porn" (2005)
* "Need in Me" (2005) — [[Bulgaria|BG]] No.&nbsp;24
* "Forever Sampler" (2006)
* "Moss" (2007)
* "Hold You" (2007)
* "Add This Song" (2009)
* "Thin Ice" (2009)
* "Within You" (2011)
* "Over" (2011)
* "Deep Inside" (2011)
* "Crossfade" (2014)
* "Obnoxiously Sexual" (2014)
* "Mexico" (2014)
* "Airwaves" (2014)
* "Featherlight" (2017)
* "Don't Know How to Love" (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2164/gus-gus/|title=GUS GUS &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
* "Lifetime" (2019)
* "Out of Place" (2020)
* "Higher" feat Vök (2020)
* "Stay the Ride" (2021)
* "Our World" (2021)
* "Love is Alone" feat John Grant (2021)
* "Simple Tuesday" (2021)
* "Bolero EP" feat John Grant (2022) 
* "Into the Strange" (2023)
* "Eða?" feat Birnir (2023)
* "When we Sing" (2023) — [[Ukraine|UA]] No.&nbsp;55<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Apr 17, 2025 |url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ua/weekly/20250411-20250417 |access-date=18 April 2025 |publisher=[[TopHit]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of bands from Iceland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.gusgus.com}}

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