Yagya

As Yagya, Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson produces ambient dub techno that varies in definition, mood, and structure, from vaporous soundscapes to songs verging on dream pop. The Icelandic artist started in the '90s with mostly one-off pseudonyms and collaborative settings such as Sanasol. He introduced Yagya with the Force Inc. recording Rhythm of Snow (2002), and reappeared later in the decade on Sending Orbs with the relatively crisp Will I Dream During the Process? (2006) and Rigning (2009). Guðmundsson brought in a rotating cast of fellow vocalists for The Inescapable Decay of My Heart (Klik, 2012), then reverted to solitary work with the Delsin-issued Sleepygirls (2014) and Stars and Dust (2016). Stormur (A Strangely Isolated Place, 2019) presented Guðmundsson's leanest and most driving material. At the dawn of the 2020s, the producer launched Small Plastic Animals, the outlet for Old Dreams and Memories (2020) and more song-oriented Faded Photographs (2023).