WORKS
(2019-)
Síðasta stopp / 終点 Video (2023)
Paradise Music Sound installation (2023)
Bardt S. Acrylic painting (2019-2023)
PHOTOGRAPHY
(2012-)
Exhibitions
Myndir. Lift Café, Tokyo. 2012.
Tókýó í Lit. Kex Hostel, Reykjavík. 2012.
Hawaii 2. Gallery 201, Tokyo. 2016.
Hawaii 2,5. Skuggi, Reykjavík. 2018.
TRANSLATION
(2010-)
Academic Writing
Book Chapter『日本におけるダブステップ—シーンとジャンルについて』Dubstep in Japan: On Scenes and Genres. (2017). In After Musicking (pp. 217–248). Tokyo University of the Arts Press.
Journal Article『クラブ・ミュージックのローカル化における真正性—日本におけるダブステップとヒップ・ホップの比較—』Authenticity in the Localization of Club Music in Japan: A Comparison of Dubstep and Hip-Hop. (2012). In The Annual Review of Musicology and Music Studies (pp. 65-76). Tokyo University of the Arts Press.
Music Journalism
The Japan Times
FeatureJapan's juke scene gears up to go foot to foot with ChicagoFeatureGetting Japan to think inside the juke box
FeatureRed Bull invests in tomorrow's dance-music stars
FeatureGreeen Linez debut revisits Japan's City Pop summer jams of the past
InterviewOrbital goes wonky after two years of gigs
InterviewGoth-Trad hatches postdisaster pop
InterviewAzari & III to get Japan sweaty
Live PreviewJames Blake
Live PreviewMatthew Herbert
Best of PickSoil & "PIMP" Sessions "Magnetic Soil"
CD ReviewDiskotopia Various Artists Volume One
CD ReviewThe Backwoods "The Backwoods"
Reykjavik Grapevine
FeatureHappily Under The Radar: Should We Listen To ILO, Or Not?Event ReviewSónar Day Three: Unicorn Sightings, Goosebumps, Maxed-Out Emo Meters
Translation
Computer GameNo Time To RelaxNTTR is a life-simulation game for PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch from Icelandic studio Porcelain Fortress. I translated the UI and game content from English/Icelandic to Japanese. Outside of direct translation, the work required localizing cultural references and making sure the jokes worked.
DJ MIXES
(2008-)
This series was born in 2008 when I started compiling the best boogie, disco and funk discoveries into mixes. Each represents 1-2 years of record hunting in Reykjavik, Tokyo and online.
Austurvöllur (2010) Download
My winning entry to radio show Party Zone's summer DJ mix contest, a blend of boogie, disco and funk.
Party Zone (2013) Download
A mix I contributed to Party Zone a few years later, centered on boogie funk and disco.
DansiDans (2010) Download
Boogie-funk centered mix I contributed to DansiDans.com, a now defunct blog about dance music in Iceland.
Jack The House Crew (2017-) Listen
Since 2017, I've DJ'd as Jack The House Crew when playing 90's house music. Follow the link for appearances on Icelandic radio show Plútó.
ABOUT
Arni Kristjansson (b. 1981) is an Icelandic artist, musician and previous cultural studies scholar based in Reykjavik.
He has a degree in Japanese from University of Iceland, and a masters in cultural studies from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Currently he is working on two exhibitions to be held in 2025.