FUFANU: ‘Circus Life’ [b/w] ‘Goodbye’
Debut Single, 6th April One Little Indian

Formerly operating as techno duo, Captain Fufanu, with the addition of live instrumentation – and the band name shortened to a more economical Fufanu (“the Captain was left behind at a rave in Cologne”) – the Icelandic group began working up a dark, metronomic take on 70s and 80s European music.

The rolling, hypnotic, seven minute ‘Circus Life’ – uploaded to YouTube in October – primed early adopters at Rolling Stone (‘Disclosure attending Bela Lugosi’s funeral’), Line of Best Fit (‘…like a mythical Ouroboros’) and JaJaJa (‘mesmerising’) – and is formally released as Fufanu’s debut single on the 6th April, backed with shuddering and drolly-titled live opener, ‘Goodbye’.

In the space of one week last November Fufanu became the most talked about new band of Iceland Airwaves, made their UK live debut at JaJaJa Festival and supported Damon Albarn at the Albert Hall – winning the approval of Brian Eno into the bargain.

They repeated the trick in January with crushing sets at Eurosonic and are back in the UK supporting *Bo Ningen in early April as below:

Wednesday 1st April London, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen*
Thursday 2nd April London, Sebright Arms

Fufanu is: Kaktus Einarsson (vocals)/ Gulli Halldór (guitar/programming).