Stories of Captain Syrup

Do you need something for gray days to make your feet jump unconsciously? Jazz rock funky Captain Syrup is able to make you lose your breath and sweat all over but they can also make you so happy like you just got the best gift ever. Sounds like the band must be super energetic, right? Indeed, those youngsters proved it with their sweaty set at Bar Ananas on November 5th during Iceland Airwaves festival. What a madness. What a precious experience. Captain Syrup is an electrifying sonic mixture – adventurous, bold and brave if it comes about experiments and facing challenges. With a dose of imagination, the band’s sound ranges vast from killer funk to mathcore and it will surely make you pop by this party for a while. Add to this a pinch of crazy youth and you can imagine a tempo and progression of the sound. The trio consisting of bass, guitar and drums is from time to time supported by a saxophone player, some rappers and wild screams. So you see that Captain Syrup is truly a weird but soon-to-be quite mighty creature on the Icelandic music scene. Give them a chance to do some funkcore magic in your brain that you can hear live… or on their debut album Promo Scratch released at the end of 2015. A captivating set of Captain Syrup on the crazy Saturday of Iceland Airwaves was delayed so much that I had to administer caffeine straight to my veins since someone