Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name, Smárason, is a patronymic, not a family name, while, Þóreyjarson, is a matronymic; this person is properly referred to by the given name Örvar.

Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason 2011

Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977) is a founding member of Icelandic experimental band múm,^[1]^[2] and has been a part-time member of other Icelandic bands such as Benni Hemm Hemm, Singapore Sling, Slowblow, Skakkamanage, FM Belfast ^[3] and Represensitive Man. In his native country, he is also known as a poet/author. Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar ("Old villain, new times") a book of poetry was published in 2005 as a part of Nýhil's Nordic literature series. It was preceded by the critically acclaimed novella Úfin, strokin ("Ruffled, stroked"), released in 2005 and described as "a detective boy novel updated for modern girls".^[4] He studied screenwriting at FAMU in Prague.

Publications and discography

For discography as part of múm, see múm#Discography.

Úfin, strokin ("Ruffled, stroked") (2005) – novella^[5]
Scapigliata, lisciata (Italian translation of Úfin, Strokin) (Scritturapura, Italy, 2008) – novella^[6]
Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar ("Old villain, new times") (Nýhil, 2005) – poetry
To Fruits Turn the Youth (Afterhours, Japan, 2007) – Illustrations, drawings and poetry^[7]

References

múm

Gunnar Örn Tynes Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason Ólöf Arnalds Eiríkur Orri Olafsson Hildur Guðnadóttir Samuli Kosminen Róbert Sturla Reynisson

Studio albums	Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK Finally We Are No One Summer Make Good Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know Smilewound

EPs	The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records Dusk Log The Peel Session Gleðileg Jól

Singles	"Green Grass of Tunnel" "Nightly Cares" "They Made Frogs Smoke 'til They Exploded" "Marmalade Fires" "Prophecies and Reversed Memories" "Whistle" "Toothwheels" "When Girls Collide"

Compilations	Please Smile My Noise Bleed Remixed Late Night Tales Early birds

Soundtracks	Blái Hnötturinn

Former members	Gyða Valtýsdóttir Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir Sigurlaug Gísladóttir

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